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b'We\'re back from Black Rock City, Boys and Girls, with hours upon hours of dark and dirty playa sets recorded live from DISTRIKT at Burning Man Rites of Passage! Today we\'re quite pleased to present you with the very first of those recordings from our good pal, Lee Coombs of Thrust Recordings. Enjoy! \\n\\n"It\\u2019s been two years since I have visited the Playa and I couldn\\u2019t wait to play my first DISTRIKT set. There is something really special about a huge daytime party in the desert! I re-edited and re-mixed like a mad man in the weeks leading up to Burning Man to make sure I had the right tunes for the job. DISTRIKT has the kind of vibe that I love, the crowd wants to hear Rolling Underground Beats that carry you through the day and then onto the night. They know quality and when they hear it, the place erupts. Hats off to you DISTRIKT. I had an Epic afternoon and loved every minute of it. Thank You!" - Lee Coombs x\\n\\nTrack List\\n1. Steve Lawler \\u2013 Kalimba [R&S]\\n2. Reset Robot \\u2013 V3 [Sprout]\\n3. Iguana Djs \\u2013 Nasty Night (Lee Coombs Remix) [Thrust Recordings]\\n4. Trent Cantrelle Vs Princess Superstar \\u2013 Robot (Lee Coombs Remix) [Sounds Like Music]\\n5. Josh Wink \\u2013 Everybody to the sun (Slam Remix) [Ovum]\\n6. Ways and Means \\u2013 Scissorfight (Lee Coombs Remix) [Audio23]\\n7. Bushwacka! \\u2013 West Side [Olmeto]\\n8. Marco Bailey \\u2013 Watergate [Bedrock]\\n9. Secret Cinema \\u2013 Pass the Dutchie [Mistakes Music]\\n10. Shlomi Aber \\u2013 Create Balance (Lee Coombs Edit) [Ovum]\\n11. The Freakazoids \\u2013 Freakazoid Experiments \\n(Lee Coombs Burning Man Remix) [Thrust Recordings Promo]\\n12. Lee Coombs \\u2013 Break 9541 (Ways and Means Remix) [Thrust Recordings Promo]\\n13. Lee Coombs and Meat Katie \\u2013 Thinking of you [Lot49]\\n\\nA little more background on this week\'s distinguished guest...\\nBending boundaries and ignoring the status quo \\u2013 where would the electronic music scene be today without Lee Coombs? For over a decade this British producer has been at the forefront of it all; releasing groundbreaking mix CDs, remixing the world\\u2019s most acclaimed artists and knocking out dancefloor destroying productions that are considered classics years after their release.\\n\\nA seasoned veteran, Coombs first hit the DJ slopes in 1989, bathing himself in the acid house scene at parties around London and Cambridge. Crucial in shaping his all-encompassing approach to DJing and production, this boundary-less approach would become Coombs\\u2019 trademark, mixing up breaks, house, electro, techno and acid with dexterous assurance.\\n\\nIn 1998 Coombs made his first massive strike on the breaks scene as the prized recruit of then \\u2018up and coming\\u2019label Finger Lickin\\u2019, with the man\\u2019s acclaimed album of 2001 \\u2018Future Sound of Retro\\u2019 signalling his arrival on the world stage. The album struck a chord within the dance music community, so much so that respected industry figurehead Pete Tong noted him as the \\u2018man to watch\\u2019. An \\u2018Essential New Tune\\u2019 accolade soon followed courtesy of Tong, with Coombs\\u2019 re-rub of Quivver\\u2019s \\u2018One Last Time\\u2019 making dance fans weak at the knees the world over.\\n\\nSuch was the demand for Coombs, that luminary Paul Oakenfold was soon knocking at his door, resulting in the critically acclaimed Perfecto Breaks album of 2002. After landing the job of remixing Oakenfold\\u2019s \\u2018Time of your Life\\u2019 and then further re-rubs for world class acts such as Moby, New Order, Lamb and Planet Funk, Coombs\\u2019 status as one of the industry\\u2019s most in-demand artists quickly developed. Even the BBC was under the Coombs spell with them flying him over to Prague in the summer of 2003 to record the theme music for the television program \\u2018Born to Win\\u2019 with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.\\n\\nEver the musical innovator, Lee Coombs\\u2019 2004 album release \\u2018Breakfast of Champions\\u2019 signalled a significant evolution in his sound. Collaborating with some of the most respected artists in his field \\u2013 from Dylan Rhymes to Christian J, Andy Gardner (Plump DJs) and Jem Panufnik (Soul of Man), the album charted the ambitious new territory of Tech Funk, injecting the Breaks sound with butt-shaking elements of House, Electro and Techno. It was a style Coombs would make his own, alongside fellow innovators Meat Katie, Elite Force and Dylan Rhymes. Featured on the acclaimed album was the cracking single \\u2018Shiver\\u2019 (feat. Katherine Ellis) which was snapped up by classic house imprint Azuli and became one of the biggest vocal house anthems of 2005, whilst the \\u2018Alright All-Night/Dubhead\\u2019 and \\u2018Obsessional Rhythm\\u2019 singles went straight to no.1 in the DJ Mag Beats & Breaks Chart.\\n\\nDeparting Finger Lickin\\u2019 for new pastures in 2005, Coombs\\u2019 focus shifted to releasing music through his own Thrust Recordings imprint as well as Adrift and Meat Katie\\u2019s Lot49 (then Whole9Yards). It was at this time that he started his \\u2018Thrust\\u2019 club nights in San Francisco, with the quarterly events becoming one of the hottest tickets in the Bay Area. He also formally joined the Lot49 team, mixing the label\\u2019s compilation Lot49 Presents \\u2013 Lee Coombs.\\n\\nWhen he is not in the producers chair, Coombs regularly tours all corners of the globe and is a bona-fide fan favourite throughout Europe, the USA, Australia, Asia and of course the UK. His popularity has also ensured his repeat appearance at infamous festival \\u2018The Burning Man\\u2019 in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada.\\n\\nCoomb\\u2019s latest artist album entitled \\u201cLight and Dark.\\u201d Was released in October 2009 on Lot49, Coombs views this as his most ambitious project yet with a range of tempo from 100 \\u2013 128 bpm. While still dancefloor focused, collaborations with the likes of Seasunz, Katherine Ellis, Uberzone and others help push the albums boundaries and showcase Coombs\\u2019 abilities across multiple genres.\\n\\n2010 saw Lee move back into the T.V. music world when Absolut Vodka asked for his services with their \\u2018AbsolutNight\\u2019 campaign. In 2011 they also asked Lee to write the music to their \\u2018Absolut Blank\\u2019 Campaign which includes \\u2018behind the scenes\\u2019 video soundtrack and an Electronic version of their currently worldwide showing \\u2018Absolut Blank\\u2019 T.V. ad. Lee\\u2019s ability to create music that fits any kind of film or game is becoming widely known throughout the industry.\\n\\nIn a world that\\u2019s so often governed by trends and fads, Coombs\\u2019 unwavering ability to simultaneously destroy dancefloors and push musical boundaries over 20 years since he first touched a pair of turntables is a remarkable achievement in itself. There\\u2019s little doubt that his impressive sonic skills will be rocking ears for many years to come.\\n\\nFor more information on Lee visit him at www.leecoombs.com or http://soundcloud.com/analogdelayed. And don\'t forget to check out Lee\'s fan page on Facebook. \\n\\nFor more information on DISTRIKT, and to make a donation, visit www.distriktcamp.org. \\n\\nDISTRIKT artwork and PodOmatic page design by Tricia O\'Connor Hamon\\n\\nDISTRIKT vox promos courtesy of Sarah Tancer (http://sarahtancer.com)\\n\\nDISTRIKT Podcast co-produced by DJ Kramer [DISTRIKT] and DJ Zach Moore [Space Cowboys].'