Top 5 sets at Shambhala Music Festival

Many raw emotions are felt towards the entire crowd of all the hard working passionate artists, but I can only feature so many at once, so here are a few that really moved my heart to the beat of their bassline:

Lucent Dossier Experience
If you have not heard of this circus troupe, you better get familiar with it because they are changing the very core of the entertainment industry. They create an environment of overwhelming ecstasy, joyous bewilderment, and impossible creativity. Their musical style is pretty otherworldly, which complements their zany behaviours quite nicely. It is not uncommon to see them with a full orchestra of live musicians playing alongside their electronic tunes as circus cats enthral the crowd with their performance artists. Their dance moves are unbelievably wacky, their fire-spinners are dangerously professional, and their aerialist contortionist make you feel like you just walked into a Cirque De Soleil show on LSD. My heart just leaps with joy knowing that something like them actually exists. Beyond all costs, make sure you see their show at least once in your lifetime.

Fort Knox Five
This mastermind group are the godfather’s of modern funk, and have changed the scene internationally. Their infectious sound is a blend of live instuments, hiphop, reggae, and funky electronic breakbeats. When so many artists will cancel a tour due to a sore throat, what these heroes did sends chills up my spine. They rocked the Fractal Forest stage, accurately dubbed “The funkiest place on Earth”, without their co-founder and brother Jon Horvath just 2 weeks before his life faded away. Their immeasurable courage and spunk was celebrated by the thousands of beautiful people that congregated in this ultimate playground to funk for peace. They stay true to their mission, spreading the funk all over the place, inspiring your moves and grooves.

SUBVERT
This man is responsible for the beautiful curation behind the big bad sound of Shambhala’s Village stage, a role fit for no one else.  2015 was his 10 year anniversary as stage director and in celebrating that, he made his whole set with all his favourite tunes over the past decade. With such respectable musical knowledge, he stays true to his own vision for his unique sound. At a Subvert set you can expect to hear heavy dub, drumstep, hiphop, glitchy bounce, and classic rock songs all in a few minutes. Not a single soul can resist swaying to his frequencies, no foot left untapped. Having him drop “Zombies by The Cranberries” as his closing tune was a truly beautiful moment that so many waited years for.

TIPPER
Dave Tipper is a British musical producer that really sets his sound apart from anything else you have heard of. He will take you for a journey through his unreleased productions, uptempo ambience and old-school turntabilism. He really keeps you on your toes with such fast-paced dripping techno sound where every beat leaves you wondering whats next. This musical genius delivers cutting-edge precision of mind-melting sound uniquely his own, giving everyone an uncontrollable eargasm. If his live sets weren’t already legendary enough, Shambhala really set the bar this year for having visual artist Android Jones join the stage. From monarch butterflies rolling into fractal wormholes blossoming into chakra flowers and more… Android Jones’ art was an indescribable psychedelic dream. Shambhala sure knows how to spoil us.

MOONTRICKS
This Kootenay cat is definitely an exciting up-and-comer in our bass scene, and his passionate efforts shine brightly when you see him up on stage. Pouring all his love into his sets, he blends his vast range of musical preferences into one delectable taste. From trap to soul, blues to deep dubstep, and glitch-hop to guitars and harps, he can soothe any crowd into dance-induced bliss. His earthly sound was a perfect fit for The Grove stage’s sunday evening show. His sound is simply organic, beautiful and real. We are pretty lucky to experience his rise to fame together, I just can’t wait to see what he comes up with next.