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![House.Techno.Love: Peep the 5 1/2 Hour Desert Hearts Crew Set from Symbiosis 2016 [Stream + Artist Spotlight + Haunted Hearts]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/hauntedhearts.jpg?resize=600%2C360&ssl=1)
Electronic
“Real vibe comes from the heart and it comes from the love for the music and the love for one another. Trust me if anyone can have a spiritual experience on the dance floor it’s me, but mine usually happen when I’ve got my eyes closed and I’m locked into a tight ass house groove. […]
![Dirtybird Campout 2016 – “This is NOT a Transformative Festival” [Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/image-1.jpeg?resize=600%2C315&ssl=1)
Electronic
The term “transformative festival” has been used and abused for far too long. “Transformative festival” has basically become a calling card for hippies, crystals, psytrance, etc. Now, I’m a big fan of all of these things – except psytrance – but at the end of the day, for a majority of festival goers a […]
East Coast
Brooklyn Comes Alive returns Oct. 22, for another ‘Day of Musical Collaboration Across Williamsburg’. The jam packed lineup features super-group formations from members of Lettuce, Dead & Co., Primus, Break Science, The String Cheese Incident, The Disco Biscuits, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Snarky Puppy and many many more. If you have never heard of this […]
![Symbiosis 2016 Family Tree ~ Coming Together to Collaborate and Co-Create [Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Symbiosis2016_0923_1444-JLB.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
~~Note: For this article Dino Durkin and Santiago Burelli have come together to give two very different yet very awesome, authentic accounts of what they both experienced at Symbiosis~~ It’s all too often that I go to festivals and find a few people having an amazing time and a lot of people standing around waiting […]
![Punching Mule Music Festival in Denver, CO: Featuring Ludacris, Galactic, Soulive and more [Photo Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Galactic_7444.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Situated in the downtown area of the Mile High City, the inaugural Punching Mule Festival was off the hook with musical talent, gorgeous weather, and awesome grounds activities. Whether you were there to see reggae rockers Tatanka, to soak up some funk from Soulive or Galactic, or maybe to satisfy that inner urge to see […]
![Talking About the Revolution with CloZee [Artist Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/clozee11.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
France has long been at the forefront of producing some of the most progressive artists in electronic music. A few names that immediately jump to mind include Justice, M83, and of course Daft Punk, artists who have emerged producing an original sound completely of their own. As electronic music has emerged into the mainstream much […]
![Resonance Music and Arts Festival Returns to Legend Valley for a Weekend of Transformation [Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/resonance3.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
East Coast
The sky couldn’t have been any bluer as the sun began to rise on the rolling hills of central Ohio last weekend. Cars and campers filled the parking lot as friends and peers readied themselves to embark on one of last Midwest festivals of the year. A weekend filled with music, art, fun and spiritual […]
![KAABOO: San Diego’s ‘Premiere’ Festival Has Some Growing To Do [Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/kaaboo1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Having heard nothing but praises and excitement for the return of KAABOO this year, I was brimming with curiosity to experience it for myself. On the bill were not only legendary musical talents such as Aerosmith, Sugar Ray, Jack Johnson, Jimmy Buffet, The Chainsmokers and Ludacris – the list goes on. But also laughs from […]
![6 Sets Not to Miss at Hillberry Harvest Moon Festival Oct. 13th-16th in Eureka Springs, Arkansas [Festival Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/lineup-1.png?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Hillberry Harvest Moon Festival is THE festival to be at the weekend of October 13th-16th. Presented by Deadhead Productions and Railroad Earth, Hillberry happens at the unique private land dubbed The Farm in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Graced with the best in Americana, Bluegrass, Folk, Soul and more, Hillberry’s lineup is every Bluegrass lover’s dream. The […]
Electronic
Coming out of the deep Southern city of Houston, Day for Night just blew our fucking minds. Albeit Day for Night hadn’t been on our radar last year, we took one look at the impeccable lineup and sealed our plans to be in H-Town the weekend of December 17th-18th. The return of Irish-born producer Aphex Twin was […]