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13 tracks from the wildest Desert Hearts festival yet
The rising stars of the event stole the show
11 Pilo ‘ID’ (BNR 2017)
Fritz Carlton b2b Lubelski, Monday: As a bonus from their set, this track from producer Pilo which we can’t yet share is set to be released on BNR next month. This neurotic techno banger sounds like it was made for a Berlin warehouse and is guaranteed to be big – just ask those who were begging for the ID of this song booming from the Funktions at 3AM.
12 Frankey & Sandrino ‘Wega’
Marques Wyatt, Sunday: West Coast hero Marques Wyatt has certainly been around the block, so when it comes to reading the vibe of a party, Marques can always be trusted. This was one of the few times (if not the only time) we remember hearing an Innervisions track played out over the weekend and it was a pleasant surprise for a midday set on Sunday. By Sunday at 12pm, DJs are catering to a mixture of fresh faces who called it a night by 1AM and the zombies who decided that sleep is for the weak. There’s the right amount of tribal chanting and glitchy sounds in this 2017 release that actually fit Desert Hearts perfectly, so it made us wonder why more artists hadn’t gone down this path at the festival. Word has it Marques was one of the crowd favorites from the weekend.
13 Kevin Anderson & Ghostea 'Kablaam' (Desert Hearts 2017)
Kevin Anderson, Friday: Kevin Anderson had the pleasure of revving up the festival at 4PM on Friday afternoon. Kevin is known for leaning on the House-y side of Desert Hearts, and he tends to always know how to get everyone going. He played ‘Kablaam’ which is a collab track with the producer Ghostea, and set up the vibe for the rest of the night. ‘Kablaam’ is forthcoming on Desert Hearts records and is an instant tech house classic. You can hear a clip of it here.
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