YokoO is no stranger to house music in its deepest, most spiritual forms. He has released on highly regarded labels such as All Day I Dream, Musik Gewinnt Freunde, Kindisch, Get Physical, Moodmusic and Plastic City, turning the heads of artists such as Kollektiv Turmstrasse, Matthew Dekay and Lee Burridge. As a DJ, he embraces the dance floor with a dynamic and honest approach. Next month, YokoO will return to the sunny beaches of St. Martin and re join the SXM Festival ranks. Here to give you an insight into his world is YokoO telling us about his experiences at the festival last year, his multicultural approach ...
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11 February sees The Gardens of Babylon return to their spiritual Amsterdam home, WesterUnie. Over the past few months, Gardens of Babylon have brought the likes of YokoO, Britta unders, Acid Pauli and many more for spiritually guided community events spread across Amsterdam’s vast nightlife spectrum. Now, the venue which played host to its first two editions expands with the Garden’s biggest lineup and production to date. Featuring an immersive experience including a “Sacred Zone,” this edition highlights health and healing with cleanses, massages, and astonishing light shows. As always, the Gardens of Babylon spiritual program will kick off with ...
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After two official events at WesterUnie and an exclusive ADE showcase alongside Behrouz’ Do Not Sit On The Furniture atop the A’DAM Toren, The Gardens of Babylon returns with ‘The Ajna’ – taking over De Marktkantine with a trio of Berlin talent – Acid Pauli, Chris Schwarzwälder, and Holger Hecler – set to guide the night. The night of mystical performances and visual dream effects is carried by the theme – ‘The Ajna‘ – or the third-eye chakra. To see the themes realised, the night’s musical selections will be accompanied by a multi sensory production featuring The Gardens of Babylon ...
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After October’s foray into house music and spirituality with YokoO, The Gardens of Babylon are back for another go, this time featuring the duo of Britta Unders. The duo, made up of Britta Arnold and Unders, productions and DJ sets are spacious, tripping, techy and transportive. Their combined love of music, life and international globe-trotting has created an unstoppable flow, yielding an EP for Katermukke, a remix for Jonas Saalbach on Einmusika and remixes for Nico Stojan & JAW, Be Svendson and Arman Miran, while bringing their sound to the likes of Fusion Festival, Shoeless parties in Old Mokum, Woomoon ...
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After many a dusty desert performance, master of eclectic house YokoO comes to Amsterdam this Friday, 7 October. Carrying on its ethos of music, mystic performance, and spirituality, the new Amsterdam concept Gardens of Babylon first fell in love with the sounds of YokoO somewhere between the Earth and the sky. Instantly gripping in both energy and sound, the All Day I Dream staple’s music, bridges the gap between music and meditation through his journey DJ sets, rollercoaster of a tour schedule, and a prolific release catalogue (Get Physical, Moodmusic, Plastic City, etc.). On the night, YokoO’s 5 hour journey will see ...
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