If you’ve logged onto Facebook within the last month or been keeping it locked on Pulse Radio, you’re likely (overly) aware that Burning Man is fast approaching. As friends from near and far are touching down in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Reno and slowly making their way to Black Rock City, we’re sitting behind a desk doing our best to keep you posted on the preposterously amazing musical delights that will be on offer at this year’s 2013 edition. From theme camps to art cars, Burning Man excels at blowing minds and eardrums and if it’s your first time you’d be forgiven if you thought it was all about Robot Heart.
The fact is however, that loads of people from around the world have dedicated much of their free time over the last year preparing their own special creations of unique desert-ready party venues packed with world-class sound systems and accompanying A-list DJ Talent. Since we’re all about promoting good times and you’re either already out there, making last minute thrift store runs or frantically packing we thought we’d do a little bit of the legwork for you. So feast your eyes on an impressive collection of lineups and (at times) unsettling graphic choices. You can be sure that the 90’s era rave flyer design motifs and MS Paint formatting selections are entirely done in a kitschy tongue-in-cheek kind of way.
The Mayan Warrior is back for its second year on the playa and after a particularly impressive inaugural showing the team behind it has worked diligently to improve it to be even more spectacular. The lineup speaks for itself.
Camp Charlie and its “Charlie The Unicorn” Art Car went full Brony with their flyer and will feature DJ Dan, Donald Glaude, Andy Caldwell, Christian Martin along with San Francisco and New York favorites respectively, Galen and Michaelangelo and Stephanie Herndon. Keep your eyes peeled for Fleetwood Smack as he/she/they will be playing a lot!
New York’s Disorient will be kicking into gear immediately on Tuesday night as Wolf & Lamb, Soul Clap and The Beach Club All-Stars (Crew Love) get things off to a raucous start. On Thursday, Maxxi Soundsystem headlines a night of great music with support from Holosound, Lovecraft, Adrian Ravelo, Bedouin, Erika Mysti and Anthony Attalla.
Pink Mammoth will feature Robot Heart’s Swamy and Jon Dill along with artists such as Shaun Reeves, Lance Desardi, Blond:ish, Atish, Eli from Soul Clap, and Marques Wyatt. Lee Burridge will help you prepare for the temple burn on Sunday as he brings it home playing from 11am-Sunset.
Disco Knights is back with another stormer of a lineup. These trouble makers are known for the A-list talent that can often be found manning the decks and this year is no exception. Keep your eyes peeled for Guy Gerber, Ashley Wild, DJ Tennis, Wildkats, Maxxi Soundsystem, Thugfucker vs. Jonny White, Hot Natured & Visionquest, Francesca Lombardo and Chicago’s Nick Bassett.
San Francisco’s Distrikt will feature Listed’s Hoj, Galen, Christian Martin, Thugfucker, Davi, Elite Force, The Scumfrog and much more. A camp known for day raving, listen for a booming sound system and a bunch of dust getting kicked up in the air.
We couldn’t find a more detailed flyer for Nexus but it’s likely because they were too busy confirming fresh faced upstarts such as Guy Gerber, Bill Patrick, Seth Troxler, Dubfire, Jamie Jones, Waifs & Strays, Thugfucker, DJ Tennis, and Life & Death. Signal Flow with Aquarius Heaven and Ataxia are some of the new breed we suggest you keep your eyes on as well. Click the image below for the full lineup on their Facebook event page.
A new addition to the playa this year will be the much anticipated Kazbah which you may or may not have heard about through their kickstarter and idiegogo campaigns. It’s a creation that promises to feature no less than 50,000 watts of sound and a pyramid design intended to harness sacred power from the heavens. You’ll be able to catch artists such as Tone of Arc, Navid Izadi, Aquarius Heaven, Davi, Greg Pidcock. Thursday will feature a number of B2B sets including Jon Dill vs. Swamy, Atish vs. Mighty Cat and Naveen G vs. Nikita.
The Music Savages have a big Wednesday planned which will feature Tone of Arc, Waifs & Strays, Wilkats, Ashley Wild, Tboy, Kreature, Jon Dadon, Jake Patrick, and Ollie Mundy.
As per their flyer, TriFucTa 2013 will offer a lot in the way of sensory experiences along with a music schedule that promises a wide variety of talents. Greg Pidcock from Hot Creations and Lovecraft from No. 19 Music will be playing and Washington DC’s Sarah Myers, fresh from a season in Ibiza, will be showing off what she learned while on the white isle.
Thursday night reVITAlize aims to bring awareness to the growing plastic epidemic our world is facing by focusing on how much plastic isn’t recycled, specifically in the form of toothbrushes. They’ve created a giant disco ball that will be illuminated and suspended 100 feet above the playa which should be clearly visible. Since Visionquest loves supporting a good cause, you’ll be able to catch Seth, Ryan, Shaun and Lee all playing in support of the effort.
Didn’t think you’d get a chance to see Oakenfold at the burn this year? Well think again because that motherfucker is playing twice at motherfucking White Ocean! SICKKKKK! Nervo, Funkagenda, Hernan Cattaneo, Sydney Blu, Michael Woods, and Fehrplay will also be making appearances.
