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The man with many names, and many many massive tunes under his belt, took some time out from running his multi-faceted dance music empire to answer some questions lobbed at him by Funk and Filth.
The sunrise sets at the Nutz camp have become something of an institution during my annual pilgrimages to Burning Man.
As per usual they come after a number of days burnt out in the desert on sleepless nights, untold stimulants and with a mind blown from excess stimulation and inspired by being surrounded by hundreds of beautiful, passionate people.More ›
It's 8am. Black Rock Desert. This is the 3rd set I'd played within 8 hours ... 3-hours of blissed out 'Playa-Tech'.More ›
Real name /
Simon 'sHack' Shackleton
Aliases /
Zodiac Cartel, Simon Shackleton
“Elite Force unites the sometimes warring factions of electro house, techno, and breakbeat, like a peace keeper who values the spirit of cooperation and tolerance. He was forged in the fires of breakbeat, which has always had a habit of sucking in sounds that pass by. Elite’s sets are like a team performance, with tracks coming from all corners of the bass-driven sector, to create a vibrant hodgepodge of boundary-pushing dance music….“
[beatport 2009]
Simon Shackleton’s Elite Force project began way back in 1996, debuting on his own newly founded Fused and Bruised label with a series of peerless 12s and remixes. After five successful years winning plaudits from the likes of Fatboy Slim & Jon Carter, he put Fused and Bruised on the backburner to concentrate on production work. After sev..
