Bliss Cartel: Recent Episodes
Bliss Cartel
Bliss Cartel (formerly known as Antithexist) is an electronic music producer and DJ currently living in Denver, Colorado. He began his musical career as a live college radio DJ at the Duke University student-run station, WXDU.
Since those early days, Bliss Cartel has played to crowds both large and small at regional and international events, including having the honor of opening for The Crystal Method on the 80,000 Watt Funktion-One Fractal Nation outdoor stage at Burning Man. He is known for his playful approach and extemporaneous live remixing to create unique, dynamic and engaging performances.
Glitch hop, funk and breaks set recorded and performed live in Denver Colorado on Dec 7, 2019 for the illustrious Mike Potter's birthday.
Thanks to all the beautiful people who filled the dance floor and took a ride on the groove train with me. <3
https://soundcloud.com/blisscartel/groove-train-live-set
This set happened because of Guthrey Coy.
This was performed and recorded live at sunset, at the Octopussy Camp at Apogaea 2016.
Guthrey Coy made this possible.
I re-dedicate this to you Guthrey, for now and ever. Happy Birthday!
Hells yes!
Dirty breaks, funk, and bass house dj set performed and recorded live at the Potions & Magic Motions fundraiser party for Wizards Camp, held April 27, 2019 at Abraxas Studio in Denver, Colorado.
<3 - Bliss Cartel
Blended funk, bass, old school & ghetto DJ set performed and recorded live at the Mountain of Consciousness event on May 6, 2019 (my birthday!) in Idaho Springs, CO.
It was late in the event but we rocked that floor! Thanks, you beautiful people!
<3 - Bliss Cartel
I am excited to present this progressive (++) psytrance set, performed and recorded live from midnight to 2am Thursday night/Friday morning on the Camp Be stage at Apogaea 2018. It was a distinct honor to play alongside such incredible talent at this camp.
Huge thanks to Carissa, Kat, Jacob, and everyone who made it possible for us to get through the gates so late that night and still be able to play for you.
Big big love to all of you beautiful people who filled the dance floor and rocked out with me that night. <3
I'm excited to share this midtempo set chock full of funk, with a healthy dash of electro swing and a pinch of glitch. It was performed and recorded live on April 7, 2018, at "Bass Mountain" an overnight music event at the incredibly gorgeous Earth One Recording Studio in Idaho Springs, CO.
I hope you enjoy this funk, breaks, and (deep & latin) house set performed and recorded live at "The Other Side of a Black Hole" fundraiser event for Event Horizon (an Apogaea Colorado Burn theme camp) in Denver, CO at Spectra Gallery on March 10, 2018.
Big big love to all the beautiful people who helped me keep the dance floor rocking until the very last moment. <3
This is a hot booty bass, dirty breaks and sexy house set recorded and performed live at The Love House "Secret Family Affair Birthday" event at 4am on 7/29/2017 near Denver, CO.
It is with a heart full of gratitude and a fuck ton of lust that I dedicate this set to all of the drop-dead gorgeous people who jammed the dance floor and rocked so hard with me. You are the inspiration and the motivation that makes this possible.
Burning bright with big big love <3
Slightly genre-bending, but mostly progressive psytrance set recorded and performed live at the Colorado Fruitascape 2017 yearly psy gathering in the desert on 5/14/2017. This was dropped from 9:30am-11:00am on Sunday morning, the capstone day for an event packed full of spectacular music.
I am honored to have had a chance to deliver a "particularly-me" kind of set and I have big big love for the beautiful people who cheered me on in all the best ways, including the special honor of dropping trou.
Special thanks to Em, who helped me survive long enough to actually get this done. <3
Hot and extra dirty booty-shaking set performed and recorded live in Denver, CO on 4/30/2017. The event was Maximum Velocity, a fundraiser for the Apogaea theme camp - Event Horizon. Thank you to all of you bright shiny beautiful people who filled the dance floor and tore it up with me. <3
This set was performed and recorded live in Denver Colorado on March 25, 2016 at "Unify - the Journey Within". My intention was to share only music that had played a significant role in my musical journey. <3
I'm posting this nearly a year later because I only recently re-discovered the recording. It is not my most seamlessly mixed set, but as I listen to it again, my heart and soul still resonate with this music and so I share them with you.
This funky breaks (and more) set was performed and recorded live at the 2017 Colorado Burnal Equinox event in Denver, Colorado. This was the closing set of the event from 1-2am. Thanks to all of you beautiful booty- shaking burners who filled the dance floor and joined me in getting down.
World-ending breaks performed and recorded live at The Land of Narrrnia in Denver, CO on 11/12/2016. Thanks to all who rocked out with me! <3
Big happy birthday congrats to Mike, Ryan and Nate!
Surprise! Breaks is a broad-spectrum breakbeat set (psychedelic, funky, hard, etc) performed and recorded live in Denver, CO on July 6, 2016 at the Mile High Hooker House for Brandon Lee's surprise birthday party.
Big love to Kylee for the invitation to play among such an incredible lineup of DJs and to Ryan for hosting. Happy Birthday Brandon!
I am happy to share this music that I love with the beautiful folks who danced and now with you. <3
8 Ways Home - sexy bass, house, and breaks set recorded and performed live at Apogaea 2016 at the Octopussy art car and theme camp on Saturday 6/11/16. Apogaea is the official Burning Man regional event for Colorado.
Thanks to the Octopussy crew and all you beautiful people who danced and rocked and honked. I was so glad to be home again!
(original image by Rabbitt)
The Sun's Requite - breaks and house set performed and recorded live on 5/10/2016 in Denver, Colorado at the Voodoo Comedy Lounge as part of Makayla's birthday celebration.
I also consider this set to be a celebration of my own solar return which occurred just two days prior.
Happy Spring!
This is a techno, house, breaks & bass sunrise set recorded and performed live on 4/30/2016 at the "Smoker's Delight" event in Denver, CO.
Psychedelic breaks set originally performed live at the Absurdia 2.0 (the first one) event just outside Denver, CO in 2015. This recording was performed and re-recorded live on 3/27/2016 at Narrrnia in Denver, CO.
Track Listing
- Beat Cube - Death World (Original Mix)
- Meat Katie, Chevy One - Lumsden (Original Mix)
- Neurodriver - Sidewinder (Original Mix)
- Perfect Stranger - Slope (Hedflux Remix)
- Atrium Sun - Never Say Die (Original Mix)
- Beat Rangers - Junkyard Is Alive (Retroid Remix)
- Laurent Garnier - Gnanmankoudji (Kultur & Colombo Remix)
- Beta - Mad Rhythm (Original Mix)
- Too Dusty & Blazer - Push Up The Bass (Blazer Remix)
- The Brainkiller - Heisenberg (Geon Remix)
- Shade k - Over (Original Mix)
- Alter Form - Isolation (Retroid Remix)
- Digital Breaks Foundation - One Inch Punch (Original Mix)
- Kobana, Yane3dots - BN2 1TW (Matrick Remix)
- Mesmer - Time To Bounce (Original Mix)
- Drumattic Twins - LFO Soup (Original Mix)
- Oshi One - Way You Move (Dj Hero Remix)
- Funk U - Make U Move (Original Mix)
- Retroid - Supernatural (Karton Remix)
- Andrew Philippov - No Way to Escape (Omauha Remix)
- Blond - Jump With Me (Original Mix)
- Andrew Chalov - Snowy Longing feat. Alexandra Krischtopa (Parallax Breakz Remix)
- Dj Moff - Requiem For A Dream (Breaks remix)
Breakcore, jungle and gabber set recorded and performed live for the Vibe Essentials Elements Fire III event in Denver, CO on 12/15/2015.
It was so much fun to play!
Funk & electro-swing DJ set recorded and performed live at the 2015 Denver Decompression on 10/10/15.
I present this warts and all -- not my most perfect set but really fun to play. Thanks so much to the wonderful dancers!
This is also a special tribute to John Horvath of Fort Knox Five. Your work has moved me in so many ways! You are missed.
Mixed EDM (deep & bass house, swing and breaks) set performed and recorded live on October 3rd, 2015 in Denver, Colorado for a birthday house party for Marcus Nielson.
Live sexy bass house set recorded and performed on 9/12/2015 in Denver, CO. This set is dedicated to Denelle (dude!) with special thanks to Cristal for all her amazing music discoveries over the years.
Live deep melodic house set performed at the 8/2/2015 "Sexy Sundies" event in Denver, Colorado.
Live progressive and melodic breaks DJ set performed on May 31, 2015 at "Elements: Earth II" in Cherry Creek State Park, Aurora CO.
Track listing: Orbital - Halcyon (Trukers Remix) Barbitura - Flight Of The Navigator (Retroid Remix) Kaan Koray - Heart of Africa (Trukers Tibetan Chant Breaks Remix) Atrium Sun - Never Say Die (Original Mix) Laurent Garnier - Gnanmankoudji (Kultur & Colombo Remix) Beta - Mad Rhythm (Original Mix) The Brainkiller - Heisenberg (Geon Remix) Shade K - Over (Original Mix) Alter Form - Isolation (Retroid Remix) Digital Breaks Foundation - One Inch Punch (Original Mix) Kobana, Yane3dots - BN2 1TW (Matrick Remix) Mesmer - Time To Bounce (Original Mix) Drumattic Twins - LFO Soup (Original Mix) Oshi One - Way You Move (Dj Hero Remix) Funk U - Make U Move (Original Mix) Retroid - Supernatural (Karton Remix) Andrew Phillipov - No Way to Escape (Omauha Remix) Blond - Jump With Me (Original Mix) Mehilove - Oblivion (Slang & Technodreamer Remix) Andrew Chalov - Snowy Longing feat. Alexandra Krischtopa (Parallax Breakz Remix) DJ Moff - Requiem For A Dream (Breaks remix)
Live progressive psytrance set performed on Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 at the Fruitascape Family Psy gathering in western Colorado.
Track listing: Let's Have A Psytrance Kiki (Antithexist Mashup) - Flowjob, Scissor Sisters Pressure (Original Mix) - Vice, Morten Granau Neural Contact - Ender & MorBeat Forbidden Fruit (Sonic Entity Remix) - Zyce Hormone X (Original Mix) - SpaceCat Razzle Dazzle (Captain Hook Remix) - Phony Orphants Devotion (Protoculture Remix) - Liquid Soul Od Daka La Mana (Original Mix) - Bliss, Ritmo Rising Shamans (Original Mix) - Middle Mode Rise (Klopfgeister Remix) - Philter What Rises Must Converge (Original Mix) - Freq Faith (Original Mix) - Liquid Soul Save It (Original Mix) - Ghost Rider, Ruback Reminder - Sonopictorial Energy Transfer - Prematron Copenhagen Knights (Original Mix) - Flowjob, O.T.B. Desert - Pettra Funky Hostage - Symphonix Vice (Original Mix) - Interactive Noise Think Twice - Audiomatic