Acid Totem has always been known for throwing outdoor parties all over Northern California, as far North as Mendocino all the way down to Big Sur. Throughout our 7 years of existence, our yearly Smoke Out party has quickly grown to become our flagship event. After witnessing an absolutely insane turnout for 2009's party, we figured it time that we move the event to private land- it gets kinda hard trying to hide 600 ravers, burners, and party kids along with their cars no matter how far in the cuts you trek!
This year we're relocating to the event to the the grounds of the Lupin Lodge which sits in the Santa Cruz Mountains, less than 20 minutes from San Jose and Santa Cruz. We'll have two areas of sound, a full restaurant, beer and wine bar. Unlike years past, the sound stages will be indoors, but there's plenty of area to frolic around on the grounds of Lupin!
About Lupin:
Lupin Lodge is a beautiful nudist resort in the mountains above the Lexington Reservoir in Los Gatos, so please don't be surprised if you see a naked person here or there. Lupin is also a place for free spirits and open minds, however, due to the fact it is a nudist resort, they do take sexual harassment and unwanted advances very seriously. There is also no photography allowed at the event. There will be a beer and wine bar running til 2am for the 21 up. Also, tent camping is available on the deck if you'd like to stay overnight. Tent cabins and yurts can also be reserved by contacting Lupin.com.
The Music and Talent!!!
Let us just stay we're super stoked to have all of our special guests grace the Smoke Out this year. Now we're not going to sit here and tell you DJ Superstar Glue Sniffer is the #3 DJ in the world, but what we will tell you is that we booked these guys for a reason. Like parties in the early to mid 90s, we also spent a lot of time thinking about the ebb and flow of the musical energy. The main area will feature more uptempo beats and all of our special guests, while the Nudome yurt will feature a more chilled out attitude with sounds like funk, dub, trip hop, atmospheric drum n bass and more.
Worthy (Dirtybird, Anabatic, Blue Collar Ent)
http://www.myspace.com/djworthy
The boys at Dirtybird put house and techno music back on the map with their first release 5 years ago. Worthy has developed his own unique sound and continues to keep the massive choons coming on Dirtybird and his own label, Anabatic. Be sure to catch him dropping peak our tech house in the main area.
Maneesh the Twister (Surya Dub, Dub Mission)
http://www.myspace.com/maneeshthetwister
Maneesh plays and produces a varied array of dub influenced music, and he's exactly the type of DJ that brings the vibe the Smoke Out is known for. Maneesh holds down residences at 2 or Northern California's premier dub collectives; Surya Dub and Dub Mission.
J. Rogers (Blipswitch Digital, Surya Dub)
http://www.blipswitchdigital.com/
Joe has been making quite a name for himself in the local techno and dubtech scenes. His label, Blipswitch Digital, has seen cross over success in the techno and dubstep arenas. Joe's love for both genres translates into his unique sound that he calls dubtech.
Blue Soul (Tilde Records, Whiskey Pickle)
soundcloud.com/archetypewriter
Blue Soul started DJing raves in Portland, Maine during the early 90s. A gifted producer who's polished his skills over the years he seems to be able to create intelligent grooves no matter the genre. Be sure to catch him doing his thing in the Chilled Nudome Yurt.
Jana D (Acid Totem)
http://soundcloud.com/janad
The first lady of Acid Totem. She'll be winding things down as we groove our way towards the breakfast boogie buffet in the early hours of Sunday.
Ivan Ruiz (Hidden Cove, Jazzid)
http://www.myspace.com/djivan831
Ivan plays house music and downtempo like a seasoned veteran. An avid collector of vinyl, he's ammassed quite a collection during his years working at Amoeba Music.
Sparkinzi
http://sparkdoo.bz/
What good is a smoke out if you're not gonna bring the funk? I'm not talking nuskool funky breaks, but James Brown - Tower of Power get your funky rumpin shaking type of funk! Sparkinzi will be blessing the Nudome Yurt with funk so stank it'll make a hippie's dreads wilt.
Kris Kent (Acid Totem)
Kris is a native of Massachussets but has been laying down tech house and breaks for the last 10 years in California. Kris will be warming the party up for us in the main area with a chilled set of house and breaks.
Flook (Acid Totem)
http://soundcloud.com/dackmaddy107-hotmail-com
Flook is a scientist when it comes to playing his timeslot. He understands the true essence of a sunsrise set and he'll be blessing us in the Nudome Chill yurt for a special sunrise downtempo set.
Ben Haus (Acid Totem)
http://acidtotem.net/music/benhaus/
Ben has always been firmly rooted in techno and house music. He's always been intrigued by dub music and its influences on DJ culture and electronic music. Lately he's been experimenting with a new project he calles Dubtroit, which is described where Detroit Techno and Kingston Dub meet. Catch him dropping the dub magic in the chill yurt.
Unityvybe (Acid Totem)
Acid Totem's staple progressive DJ. Unityvybe plays those tracks you're ready for at 4am, deep basslines, swooping synthin lines, and eerily melodic stabs.
5-MeO (Acid Totem, Mizumo Music, Tilde Records)
http://www.myspace.com/5meotechno
Did you say Tech House? 5-MeO has got it. 5-MeO and Flook hold down the title for the resident old schoolers, and it definitely shows when they play. 5-MeO will be laying the foundation for Worthy to grace the decks.
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