Past Recordings

Welcome to the Opulent Music page. Below is a small sample list of past sets performed at the Opulent Temple over the years that we have saved recordings from. We're able to make them available to receive as a thanks for making a donation to our camp's efforts. As you hopefully know by now, we are entirely self funded through fundraising parties and camp members paying dues. We (like all sound camps) receive ZERO financial support from the Burning Man org, nor do we have some rich backers sponsoring the whole thing. Don't we wish!! To that end, we have permission from the djs to share their sets with donators. They are not for sale. We ask that in that spirit, you do not copy and distribute, nor upload on line once you've received. They also are currently helping us pay off our hefty debts from the '07 effort.

To have access to this incredible array of music from past guests including the likes of Paul Oakenfold, Christopher Lawrence, DJ Dan, Lee Coombs, Hybrid, the Scumfrog, and other superstars and camp residents alike, hit the DONATE button through Paypal. All CD's (except the 2004 3 cd sets) are as follows:

Donate $11 = 1 CD (includes our shipping costs to mail to you)

Every extra CD per order is an additional $7 donation each.

So... if you want 1 cd it's $11, two CDs it's $18, 3 cd's it's $25.

Or, go big and choose 10 cds (2 cd sets count as 2 cds) for a $60 donation.

2004 3 cd sets are $15.

All cds were recorded right off the mixer and have been remastered for sound quality, with custom label and track markings.

Once you receive your Paypal confirmation e mail, forward it, with your cd choices to our lovely Amazing Ms. E: eccmystry (at) yahoo (dot) com and she will mail them off to you ASAP.

If you don't have Paypal, send a donation check & your CD choices to

We are currently working on a digital download option for these sets, but it may take a while. For now, they are only available to receive in CD format.

Tuesday

Syd Gris

This set is known as 'Syd's Bamboo Angst' as it was the evening following the final break down of the Bamboo Synergy Dome Syd had worked all summer on. (A rope got caught under a tire during lifting and snapped a piece of the structure, dooming the whole project). The music matches the mood - dark, dirty, and at times a bit aggressive. Think Meat Katie, Lutzenkirchen, the Rogue Element, Hyper, Miles Dyson, Blende, etc. Nothing fluffy here, this is an intense set of dirty electro, house and breaks.

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Wednesday

Ali B

The UK based taste-maker Ali B takes us through a signature nu skool funky breaks and related sub-sounds set, making stops at glitch, dubstep and throwing his own classic rock samples, high octane monster tracks, funky vocals and a live MC on the mic. If you love your breaks, you need to hear this cross section as Ali B rocks it.

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Lee Coombs

Lee has been coming to Burning Man for years now, and he is among the best at creating a true 'playa set.' Future music and retro tech funk, with spacey acid sound scapes and a seamless juxtaposition of house, breaks, electro, and back again. It's dirty, pretty, funky, big, subtle, with lots of acid! The man keeps a solid groove going like few in the business, this set has something for everyone.

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Dex Stakker

SF-based Opulent Temple resident Dex Stakker delivers a mix blending cutting edge electro, electro house, and breaks tracks from both of his prime-time sets on Tuesday and Wednesday PLUS a special bonus 2-track Opulent Temple opening ceremonies intro from his Monday night O.T. opening set. What this set lacks in subtlety, it more than makes up for in lack of subtlety.

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Thursday

DJ Dan

The West Coast house legend delivers a quintessential yet dirty dust fueled Dan set. Solid house groove, but infused with big basslines, electro funk, and a range of both diva-esque and uplifting vocals. The mixing is perfect and allows the epicenter of juice in each track to explode in the next so you just can't stop moving. An all in all a phat electro house set of big tracks that will appeal to a number of genre heads.

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Dylan Rhymes

One half (along with Meat Katie) behind the leading edge of tech funk on Lot 49 Records, Dylan Rhymes, in his first playa appearance brings his dirtiest, funkiest, sickest tracks. A veteran producer who's produced monster tracks in many a genre, he brings the naughty house, bassy breaks, fucked up glitchy shit, all out bangers, but all united in dirty fun. Infectious.

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Coburn

Tim Healey, one half of the production duo Coburn. This UK based producer is known for his somehow dangerous feeling electro house with indy leaning vocals and always forward thinking sound vocabulary. He did not disappoint. This was one of the most original, and twisted, sets of the week. It was during this set we had the most people ask us, who the fuck is this? The tracks are naughty, edgey, contagious, and at times downright sick! Big squashing bass comes out of lilting melodies, and most of the music is tracks you've not heard before, or possibly will anywhere else.

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Friday

Paul Oakenfold

This set Oakey put together for the Opulent Temple will surprise you. Not much in the way of traditional big trance, this mix finds it groove in techy hooks and a lower end beat interspersed with Oakey's knack for beautiful celestial voices and accessible melodies. No cheese here, you'll hear a little of everything in a fresh set that might remind you why Paul is deservedly still one of the biggest names and influences in the global scene.

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Bunny from Rabbit in the Moon (dj set)

Known for their classic techno tribal trance shows, front man Bunny does a ripping dj set taking us through some big time party electro, classic remixes, techno and tech trance, and even some big breaks. His own vocals and interactions with the crowd are interspersed thoughout the set. His mixing across these genres is impressive and spot on and you'll find yourself immersed in the sound scapes at times for a true back to the playa transporting. The set sounds fresh and different though you might recognize some of the tracks, the programming from one place to the next makes the whole set have it's own unique cohesion.

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Syd Gris

Syd has always approached his playa sets wanting to showcase his range among the many worlds he walks in the SF dance music scene (as well as his short attention span), and this set is no different. Always wanting to make a statement, the set opens with a spoken word piece from the movie 'Waking Life' right into the Dubfire remix of 'Stop the Revolution'. He then makes stops at big powerful electro, driving and uplifting progressive, tech funk break beat, and into big time progressive trance with peaks made for a flame throwing dj booth. Ending with the hauntingly beautiful 'Chase the Rabbit', the listener will definitely have that 'I've been on a musical journey' feeling that a thought out, well programmed set can leave you with. If Tuesday's set was angst, this set was redemption.

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J'Sin

Jason got on the decks and told us who was daddy, in this next set portraying his own approach at creating a musical collage with a myriad of sounds, including progressive, electro, and psy, with a few surprise elements for your sensory delight.

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DJ Dan & Travis Sunrise Set

The instantly legendary spontaneous sunrise set that was the talk of the playa, and by far the set of the week. When Gabriel & Dresden didn't show up for their sunrise (they ended up not being able to make it to BM, which we didn't know at the time), Dan happened to be hanging out with his buddy Travis. Dutch invited him to step in and playa history was made. Freed from any pre-conception of place, time, or what to play, Dan leads a ridiculously fun and sexy set of house, techy trance, and playa laced techno. Fun and naughty and dirty tracks you'll want to sing along with while you blush, this set simply fucking rocks.

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Saturday

Christopher Lawrence

The biggest name in American trance, at his first Burning Man, brings it to us just how it should be on a Saturday night. Driving trance, big and beautiful melodies, new takes on classic re-mixes, big tracks made for the desert, and into a more pretty yet sinister psy influenced progressive trance to keep the pace intense but still accessible.

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Dutch

This set begins where Christopher Lawrence left off Saturday night, jumping in both feet first with a massive bass line driven tracks. His progressive trance selection and mixing will corrupt you, giving spine tingling chills of delight when each track breaks across the dance floor. Definitely a set you'll want to keep on your pod or in your car. When your finished listening, you'll realize your at your destination and have been there for quite some time.

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Sentient

San Francisco's top psychedelic trance DJ once again welcomed the sunrise to Opulent Temple on Sunday morning this year. After last year's legendary after-Burn morning set with friend Atum, Sentient went solo this year, showcasing a selection of the newest, cutting edge psytrance, and guiding the crowd down to the slower BPMs of his last tracks. The tracks in this set bring their own unique energy to the dancefloor, whether it was driving, groovy, fierce, psychedelic, funky or melodic. But they all shared one quality, which was that they drove the dancefloor wild.

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Syd Gris 1CD Dj Set (2006)

Syd Gris

The only recording that made it out of the whole 2006 year. Syd’s Saturday night set plays big as it should for the night of the burn, but with a number of surprises in store throughout the set. Deep but banging, progressive with electro leanings, trancey without losing it’s muscle, and even some acid techno amidst the tech trance. The crowd went nuts for this and we think you will too.

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Lee Coombs 2CD Dj Set (2005)

Lee Coombs

Lee takes us on his acid fused tech funk ride with 2 hours of quinssential Lee Coombs. Some big breaks tracks, including many of his own productions and re-mixes, alternate with acid house and related sounds. With Lee having more time to cover some ground, this is a must have for fans of Lee’s sound and music. Finding the perfect ending to his set to set up Tiesto, (on after him that night), this set will leave you smiling.

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Scum Frog 2CD Dj Set (2005)

The Scumfrog

Scummie has been playing the Opulent Temple since 2004, and has played it more than any other visiting dj, so he knows the beauty and range possible playing Burning Man. Bringing his ‘house music with balls’ to the party, he plays awesome party music, funky, tribal, disco yet all with the proper amount of Scumfrog attitude. It’ s house music on playa dust.

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Hybrid 3CD Dj Set (2004)

Hybrid

Hybrid stepped in spontaneously when we found out on playa Sandra Collins (a guest of ours in 2003) couldn’t make BM after all. And wow, what a playa Gods moment that was. They played the set of the week, with their progressive-techy-edgey breaks sound fitting in perfect with the desert setting. All dance music fans will find something to like in this awesome mix spanning close to 3 hours, still one of the favorites of all the sets EVER played at the Opulent Temple..

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D:Fuse 3CD Dj Set (2004)

D:Fuse

For D.’s first set at his Burning Man we gave him the span of the night to take it wherever he wanted to go, and take it he did. Covering a wide range of progressive house, tribal, a touch of trancey stuff and the perfect sunrise tracks to meet the rising sun (you’ll know it when you hear it), this set also covers a lot of ground over 3 hours while sounding continually fresh as D has the juice to keep it interesting.

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Opulent Temple Tunes & DJ's

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