Mysteryland’s festival within a festival; Sunday School artists you can’t miss
While EDM will be given its fair shake throughout Mysteryland's US debut, the festival within a festival, Sunday School, looks to be the bohemian retreat for many of those interested in dancing without any neon distractions. The tech and house driven refuge has outgrown its single stage version found at Electric Zoo and instead occupies 3 full stages, The Big Top, the mirror-covered Spiegeltent and a special Vinyl Only arena. Over the course of two days, forty of the most cutting edge talents in tech house, deep house and techno will provide the soundtrack for the more seasoned dance music fans. From Detroit's Visionquest crew, to Pan Pot, Carl Craig, Joris Voorn and Ovum's 20-year anniversary, there is no shortage of eclectic underground talents in this lineup.
Rina Mushonga – Eastern Highlands (Joris Voorn Extended Remix)
For those needing a soothing melody to help ease them into the weekend, Joris Voorn has you covered with his new extended remix for Rina Mushonga's "Eastern Highlands." The track progresses through nine minutes of breezy guitar riffs floating atop elegant vocals with a hint of tropical percussion.
Lykke Li – No Rest For The Wicked (Joris Voorn Remix) [Preview]
In the grand scheme of things, Joris Voorn has remained a guiding light to electronic music’s most open-minded fancies. As seen in recent remodels for St Germain and Steve Mac, he also remains one of the industry’s more audacious remixers. Icy alternative songstress Lykke Li is the latest to strike his fancy, one that has the Rejected maestro at the heels of “No Rest For The Wicked” to test the creative remits of his craft once again in 2014. Li’s supple topline offers a more than befitting canvas to the Dutch legend, who takes a more serene and piano-driven approach to that of his often groovier and technically charged output. The result is a beautiful rendition coherent enough to be appreciated away from the dance floor and atmospheric enough to keep the hairs on the back of the neck upright. There are few others on the market who can manage such extremes in temperament and that’s exactly why Voorn remains as essential to the market as he was five years ago.