Mazanita
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MSSV-005
As the fog settled around the dusky mountain ridge of Manzanita, we knew the evening was going to be special. DJs from all over the west coast assembled to produce an evening of dance, deep within the belly of mother nature. Four generators, twelve loudspeakers and a thousand plus party goers rocked into the morning light. Two A.M., // drops hypnotic beats; throbbing, intensifying, shaking the crowd to their primal state of dance.
The Manazanita mixtape captures everything that you'd expect from an evening with // at the controls, with special edits and deep blends of only the most refined electronic, techno, and minimal house music.
About //
// is US electronic producer and DJ Jonathan Higley. // began creating mixtapes, makeshift electronic instruments, and computer programs out of his father's Chicago-based studio at the age of 11. This early exposure to music and electronics continued when his family moved to Miami, where he began producing, DJing, and experimenting with electronic music. In 2008, Higley began production and DJing under the moniker //, but has also released tracks under the aliases XX, Collider, and O.N.. // found his unpronounceable name while coding software-based instruments. Through hacking out lines of code with '//', he created unpredictable, atypical sounds. // is known for his multi-laptop DJ setups and 6-hour marathon techno sets. His productions are eclectic, vacillating between techno, minimal, and downtempo while continually meshing thick bass lines, grooving drums, post-rock influences, and cinematic overtones.