From the Wheel of Life Fortune Wheel at Burning Man 2013: Cargo Cult.
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Hot Enough to Ride, Sparkle Pony?
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Diplo and Skrillex Booed Off the Decks at Robot Heart [Updates]
Jack U got jacked. It seems the Burner ear is slightly more discerning than “Turn down for what”
PulseRadio breaks it down:
...One [story] that has just come our way involves Seth Troxler, Skrillex and Diplo at the infamous Robot Heart Bus.
Seth Troxler was scheduled for a set on the Robot Heart decks on Wednesday night, though as a source in attendance informs us, the Detroit DJ refused to play after his entourage was denied access to join him behind the decks. Looking to fill Troxler’s slot, organisers quickly replaced him with dance music’s hottest duo Jack U, aka Skrillex and Diplo, who just happened to be present at the time (the pair were at the festival to play at Camp Question Mark the following evening).
Crisis averted it would seem, with Skrillex reported to have played “a pretty cool set”. However things took a turn for the worse when Skrilly tagged in his pal Diplo, who made the unfortunate decision to drop DJ Snake & Lil Jon’s ‘Turn Down for What’. The result? An unfortunate booing from the crowd which brought an abupt end to the set. The Robot Heart vibe was then swiftly restored by scorching sets from Tale Of Us and Thugfucker.
All’s well that ends well?
You can check out some of the amazing photos from Burning Man 2014 here.
[Update 9/2/14 9:00am]
We have some eyewitness accounts from Burners
H(e)at(h)er:
This is such a bullshit article. This did not happen
H(e)at(h)er (different last name):
This is so not true. This show rocked and nobody booed
Daniel:
It’s totally true, was there. Robot heart is deep house vibes not top 40 bullshit edm
Erin:
It’s all true, I was there. However, missed the boo’ing part because we left 3 songs into skrillex’s set due to awfulness….
Christopher:
They deserved it.. They were both a disgrace…. particularly Diplo’s dumb ass dropping that fucking power 106 hip hop drop noise that they always dub over horrible hip hop songs to try to spice them up (like DJ Khaled… just annoying as shit) CONSTANTLY during the burning of the embrace…. Fucking joke ass DJ trying to ruin the vibe for thousands people on purpose just because he’s loaded with millions and arrogant as shit and thinks its funny? yeah… go ahead and NEVER come back EVERR please and thankyou. The best music all weekend wasnt even on big stages… all the legit HEADS were pretty much mostly randoms you’ve never heard of that were DJing art cars and still BLOW AWAY anything Diplo or Skrillex could ever hope to do on a dancefloor. I don’t think I’ve ever even heard of someone who likes them that doesn’t have to get turned up to lil jon levels of fucked up on drugs just to enjoy their tunes… so I guess the song was fitting.
Trevor:
article doesn’t mention that skrillex couldn’t mix any records and they also played toto africa. worst set i have ever seen. raped the robot
Chris:
Diplo is a d bag. I was there and he did that shit on purpose cause he doesn’t like underground. He deserved every bit of it, and who cares about that fool we were all there for tale of us anyway!
Dustin:
Good for Troxler for not putting up w robot heart’s elitism. I would have loved a set from him but they control who is on the bus (even when it’s not crowded). They have created an exclusive art car against the radical inclusion principle.
Michael:
Speaking as a person THAT WAS THERE, this article got it wrong. Diplo mixed Toto Africa into TD4W and the place went off. At the end of TD4W Diplo cut it off, “Turn down for……”. It totally worked as Thugfucker was up next to play much more down tempo sunrise set. I think it was a good set, Robot Heart was going off, and the people were into it and accepting of it. Not what you would expect to hear at Robot Heart, but very cool. From my perspective every one was cheering at the end, but if there was boing (complaining) it could have been because they thought the system died because he cut the song.
[Update 9/2/14 2:25pm]
Diplo has issued a public statement on Twitter about these events.
@PulseRadio @burningman of u check the video we played techno for an hour and ended w turn down for what and people cheered lol ask robot
— CATEGORY 6 PLURICANE (@diplo) September 2, 2014
We’d love to see that video, if anyone has a link.
Note that he’s not disputing playing “Turn Down For What”, which he’s obviously very proud of. In fact, he’s proud of the whole incident:
Most talked about set at burning man?
pic.twitter.com/mQ6MPioDd6
— CATEGORY 6 PLURICANE (@diplo) September 2, 2014
From EDM.com:
EDM.com’s very own David Lee Crow (Ghastly) was with the Jack U crew at the Robot Heart stage and witnessed firsthand the lack of serious demeanor, as this was certainly something Diplo played for a chuckle and not for shock value. They were traveling from stage to stage playing randomly, and like many professionals have done in the past, Diplo played a small joke on the crowd.
This is definitely not unheard of as Deadmau5 was lauded for playing the Ol’ McDonald version of “Animals” at Ultra Music Festival this past March.
Perhaps Diplo got into the spirit of Burning Man, and was pranking the crowd.
“Diplo, next time just get your sherpa to press play”
[Update 9/2/14 8:53pm]
A few more comments. I made a joke about the sherpa, but Skrillex DID in fact have a sherpa, who came in to adjust the levels for him:
Zach: The Robot Heart morning Skrillex was train wrecking the entire time – people kept coming up and adjusting his levels for him. He looked super fucked up
….I know for a fact that it happened because I was there booing… I usually like skrillex but he was train wrecking so hard that it was unlistenable. Like I said before, there were multiple people helping skrillex with his audio levels… Though watching Diplo’s face cringe every time skrillex f’ed up was hilarious… The only thing that I disagree with was the set time, they did play for about an hour…. Also, it’s not a matter of the 10 principals – just because your name is skrillex/diplo doesnt mean you can get away with what was unquestionably the sloppiest set that I have heard from two professionals – let alone two professionals that are considered all stars of the industry.
Darkwad Black:
I was there. And they really did suck.
Richard:
I saw Skrillex that night… They were at Root Society opening night after Bootie… Totally sucked! I saw soooo many people just walking away… First time ever… When he started complaining there were too many men and not enough women dancing on stage, that’s when I left… Embarrassing at best…
A DJ? Super fucked up at Burning Man? They’re doing it wrong! LOL
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Looking For A Certified Freak
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Oakey-Eyed View of Burning Man [Update]
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Lee Burridge Robot Heart Sunrise Set
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They Ride Roughshod
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Pssst, Hey Kid. . . the First One’s Free
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Luminescent Grand Launched at Cargo Cult 2013
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Music of Cargo Cult Camp Compendium [Updates]
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Bye, Bye USB Stick? Vegas Club bans DJs from playing Pre-Mixed sets, Dubstep, and other tricks
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Jamie Jones Loves Playing at Burning Man
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Invasion of the Boy Bands
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“Paris Hilton Tag Teaming the Avici Dwarfs”– OT Returns
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Satan – Why Be a King, When You Can Be a God?
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How Much Does It Cost To Book Your Favorite DJs? [Updated]
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“Dance Festivals Are The Best And Worst Places In The World”– Seth Troxler
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Rave of Thrones
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Opulent Temple’s New DJ Booth
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Victory for Ravers! White Ocean Lineup Announced
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Deep Space Embrace
One of the big events at Caravansary is going to happen at Embrace, an 80-foot high statue of two figures embracing. Dancetronauts are organizing “Deep Space Embrace”, which promises to be one of the biggest gatherings of art cars at … Continue reading
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