digital be-in Artists

Live Performances

Alcyone

Medicine Drum producer Alex Newman (UK), Kali's Angels/Medicine Drum vocalist, Suzanne Sterling, and Afro-Mystik Percussionist Jsn aka Drumfire, draw upon many years of studio and stage experience to create a distinctive live act that is exciting, sophisticated, and highly danceable. Mixing up house--deep, tech and tribal--with breaks, trance and dub elements, this trio have been causing a sensation recently with their lush textures and chunky grooves. In the last 12 months Alcyone has performed at: Burning Man (WOW and Sol System stages), Earthdance, Anon Salon's "Sea of Dreams," Sol System's "Primitive Sol"--as well as playing major festivals with Medicine Drum including Agarinasai Festival in Japan (headlining) and Reggae on the River.
www.alcyonemusic.net.

Axis Mundi

Stuart Sovatsky (Sonic Trance Chant), Sondra Slade (Producer/Lead Percussion), Travis Wernet (Didgeridoo) and Amy Carr (Percussion) together revive the timeless ritual of Shakti-Shiva's Dance. Based on the Yoga of Anahata-Nad--Spontaneously Arising Sound--the music of Axis Mundi recreates the shamanic acoustics & Pineal Rapture of Vedic Cave Rituals in ancient India, invoking a deep journey through the mystical dimensions of Coherent Emotion and Primal Yearning. Sonic Kundalini Trance Chanting channels the throbbing currents of primeval Devotion, Didgeridoo and World Beat rhythm into a resonant whole, igniting the Inner Mounting Blue Flame and infusing modern Trance Dance, Flow Yoga and Dynamic Whole Body Meditation with the living energies of Quantum Field Transformation.

Bluetech

Evan Bluetech produces his unique style of digital downtempo from the West Coast of North America. Classically trained on the piano for public performing, Bluetech deviated from the traditional structure of classical music and being to relearn the instrument from an energetic and tonal perspective. This resulted in his interpretation of nature's expression of being, establishing a playing style that is dronal ambient, downtempo, improvisational. His style has been described as PsyDM (psytelligent dance music) and SpaceHop. Bluetech has released tracks on many compilations and a full length EP from well respected ambient label Waveform Records. Along with Shakatura, he has started an ambient/downtempo tour called Ambient Alchemy which is now in its second year, and will be joined in 2004 by Phutureprimitive, and Solar Fields.

Cybervixen

A recording artist who has worked with the best in England in the top studios Cybervixen's collaborations include work with legendary producers Trevor Horn, and Ritchie Rich at Abby Rd. and The Pink Floyd’s Britannia Row Studios just for starters. In San Francisco on the Ambient Trance tip, releases on Ceiba Records have whorled round the internet. Live performances at festivals, clubs and parties continue to make this cultural creative “the belle of the underground ” on Fraser Clark’s Internet Magazine The UP!, being dubbed ”Electro diva” in the trance cult movie Liquid Crystal Vision. Spinning and singing live, with percussionists sending out hypnotic dance beats this DJ/Vocalist is morphing the role of DJ as we know it. Her siren songs communicate right into the heart of the crowd.

Dianarosa

Dianarosa is the vocal and high-performance-poetry persona of Diana Rosalind Trimble, an entity which split in late 2002, as part of a conceptual art piece funded in part by a generous grant from an anonymous donor and a paying gig with an annual world and experimental music festival in Europe. With the Klangwelten festival, "Dianarosa" toured Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Luxembourg for several months, billed as "avant-garde vocalist from San Francisco" with comparisons to Bjork and Meredith Monk. In addition to her own backing tracks, loops and beats, she performed with an eclectic world-class ensemble including Opperman on a variety of strings and electronics, tabla master Jitander Thakur, Mongolian throat singer, shaman dancer and Moorin Khor player Enkh Jargal and a six-piece singing wooden xylophone troupe from Uganda.

Foxgluv
Introducing...Foxgluv...the pioneers of the New West. Trailblazing new frontiers of sound with a synergy of rhythm & rhyme, pop culture & science fiction, Foxgluv’s evolution of dance music is a dynamic interplay between live performance and slick production techniques. Synthesizing the best of the UK underground with the velvet cream core of the California experience, Foxgluv are consciously crafting a sound that speaks for itself. Foxgluv have played at venues, events & festivals across the USA and overseas

Irina Mikhailova

Irina Mikhailova delivers profound vocals transcending the boundaries of culture and human experience ranging from intimate to adventurous, trancey and hypnotic. It's like brightly colored veils slowly swirling in warm evening winds, heavy with the scents of faraway caravans. Irina is a cross-pollinating vocalist, composer, and multi instrumentalist whose musical style reflects the rich traditions of Russia, the Middle East and Asia.

Kali's Angels

Kali's Angels, featuring Suzanne Sterling, Lakshmi Devi, and Amy Carr, is a powerful vocal and multi-instrumental trio. Deeply passionate and dynamic, Kali's Angels interweave rich vocal harmonies, powerful lyrics, enticing melodies, hypnotic rhythms & deep ritual with seamless fluidity, while constantly riding on the improvisational edge. Accomplished solo artists in their own right, together their sound is unique--original songs and ecstatic chants weave folk, Celtic and gospel influences with Indian and Middle Eastern modalities. Their sensual sound draws the listener into a sonic sanctuary where a potent blend of vocal magic evokes transformation and awakening.

Phutureprimitive

Phutureprimitive is the sublime musical creation of Oregon based DJ/Producer Rain. The Phutureprimitive sound is subterranean electronic tribalism, combining elements of organic downtempo, ethnic breaks, and sensual atmospherics. Ethereal vocals soar over dub basslines, and live percussion unfolds over odd time signatures creating a groove that is influenced by the synthetic textures of psychedelic trance as well as the kinetic grooves of world music. Rain developed a love for electronic music early on, and began to hone his DJ skills in 1992, inspired by the early trance and goa releases of labels like Eye Q, Dragonfly, and T.I.P. For further information please visit www.phutureprimitive.com

Tonehenge

High voltage, live, world electronic dance music. As the electronic scene moves toward live acts, Tonehenge, with their compelling vocals, strings and driving rhythms, combined with their dancers and deeply spiritual approach, find themselves at the edge of the next musical wave. As The Blade Magazine says, "Events happen, music changes! Tonehenge sets the tone for that change...pure pop genius!"
www.Tonehenge.com

Trip Tech

Trip Tech is an audio experiment, a machine made of sound, crossing the boundaries between mantra and language, poetry and music. They make connections linking thought and objectified emotional expressions, found in the realm of a metalanguage, created with electronics, film, and light. That machine is tuned for the creation and deconstruction of belief systems; a tool for building a techno-shamanic bridge into the unexpected.

Currently Trip Tech are: Kyron (above) and David Collin (left). Kyron, aka JC Mendizabal, mostly works in electronic music, from Dark Ambient to Trance to experimental, which he likes to combine with live recordings and "noise." David’s influences and exposure to Indian music masters and a chance encounter with Charles Mingus led to his free improvisational breakthrough utilizing electronic instruments and multitracked tape collage as a performance tool creating musically based sound environments often accompanied by projected imagery of his own creation.

DJs

Dov

Dov is a DJ, producer, and music industry guy who plays stuff with beats and lots of bass, especially breaks. He runs a record label, Muti Music that focuses primarily on breaks and electro. Additionally, Dov cofounded a new Internet Breaks Radio Show on Flux.fm with DJ Push of Future Breaks. Hailing from South Africa, he’s traveled the world, currently laying his hat in San Francisco. Check out some of his latest adventures from a Midwest tour that took place in March of 2004.

Goz

DJ Goz has been guiding deep psytrance journeys and downtempo groove sessions since 1995, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area. Highlights include many events and gigs at Burning Man, Sea of Dreams NYE parties, Digital Be-Ins, Radio-V Salons, Ambient Groove Temples, Day Out of Time events, the Green Spirit Dance, Paradox conferences at Arcosanti, Arizona, and various smaller parties and dance events. He has also explored various collaborations, including the Mobius trio with singer Joie Favier (a.k.a. CyberVixen) and sound designer Bob Bralove (Grateful Dead, Dose Hermanos, Second Sight), which included gigs at the Fillmore, Fusion Festival and Earthdance Festival.

KJ

As a veteran DJ with unparalleled knowledge of electronic music from around the globe, KJ has gained international acclaim for his sonic manipulations and has been instrumental in introducing psytrance to the local scene. He is a regular at outdoor festivals such as the Pride parade, the Castro Street Fair, Pink Saturday, and the How Weird Street Fair. He's spun beats at virtually every club in San Francisco that features electronic music: the DNA Lounge, 1015 Folsom, Club 550, and a dozen smaller venues like Liquid and the Galaxy Club. (From Camille Taiara's article "Keshav Jiwnani is Not the Enemy," SF Bay Guardian)

Ooah

Starting off as a battle DJ in New Orleans, playing at small bars & clubs with local hip-hop artists, God Awful Productions and DJ Quickie Mart. Then moving on to Austin,TX, OOAH created his own junkyard style, spinning drum & bass with a raw hip-hop flavor, hitting the scene with the freshest of tracks. Now residing in Los Angeles, OOAH rocked the El Circo dome at Burning Man keeping the crouds mashing up the dance floor. This turntablist is currently spinning hard breaks and funky hip-hop, cuttin' and scratchin' up and down the west coast with artists such as Lorin Bassnectar, An-ten-nae, and FreQ Nasty.

Rob Rayle

Rob Rayle has made a name for himself as a DJ and producer and is a driving force in the S.F. underground scene. Organizing legendary Koinonea parties in the late 90s, and currently through Sacred Dance Society and numerous one-offs, he is an active member of a community of artists, musicians, and others dedicated to bringing healing to the planet through community dance ceremonies. Rob’s past DJ sets have ranged from ambient to trance, and similiarly in his musical collaborations, Gamma Ray, with Joie Favier, and Bufo, with Adam Ohana.

Shakatura

Long time Bay Area producer and DJ, Shakatura creates a lush and uplifting fusion of dubbed-over breaks, tribal house, and world rhythms. He has performed as a DJ at major festivals including Shambhala, Rainbow Serpent, Earth Dance, Fusion, and Burning Man. A prolific studio producer, Shakatura has released music on Ceiba, Looq, Interchill, and CyberOctave records. A new full-length album is underway, and will be released independently June 2004.

Space Cowboys (8Ball & Polarbear)

The Space Cowboys are a locally based collective that began their early exploration of the atmosphere during wild wild wrangling days in Black Rock City. From among their strong roster of DJs, 8ball and Polarbear (LA) will rock the Be-In with breaks, electro and house beats. For info on 8ball go to www.bikini-wax.net

Dr. Spook

Doctor Spook is part of the Phoenix Family, Tao, which throws outdoor psytrance parties Northern California. His energies are boundless in the cause of drivin' tunes, and he also plays at various club venues as well as taking on the role of VJ extraordinaire.