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Oh, weekend! How we’ve missed you so. And as another week flies by, Labor Day weekend draws nearer, which means Sun City Music Festival is rapidly approaching. If you haven’t bought your tickets to the Labor Day weekend celebration, what are you waiting for? Get your joie de vivre and order tickets online or in select stores!

If you haven’t noticed, we’re feeling awfully Frenchy today. For this edition of Weekend Warriors, it’s time to laissez les bon temps rouliér! We noticed many of our Sun City artists this year are from France. So to soundtrack your weekend, we’ve got three mixes from our Français acts for all les guerriers (warriors) out there. And you wanna know the best part? They’re all available for download! Enjoy.

Mixmag Mix Of The Week: French Fries & Bambounou

French Fries and Bambounou are two talented Parisians out on a mission to create music where house, techno and bass all merge together. Back in April, les garçons were asked by Mixmag to provide the Mix Of The Week. For the just-shy-of-an-hour mix, the boys intertwine a long list of stripped down, four-to-the-floor beats bordering on punchy and chest-rattling. Break out the sub-woofer for this one.

Popof at Inox Nightclub Opening

When Inox Nightclub first opened their doors in Toulouse, France, they called on recent Sun City addition Popof to bring the energy to the opening for a Form Music (Popof’s label) Showcase. Weaving seamlessly in and out of tracks that are a little bit housey, a little bit minimally, and lot-a-bit groovy, Popof’s two hour mix is filled with rolling basslines, trippy sample effects, and tribal vibes all around. We would love to hear this set by any body of water!

House of Vans x Boiler Room: Gesaffelstein

House of Vans is a semi-private event space and skatepark in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. They open the doors to the public for special events, concerts, and this time around, the world-renowned underground pop-up party, Boiler Room. At about an hour and a half, this mix delves into that dark, industrial, techno that monsieur Gesaffelstein is now trademarked for. If you’re going to a party where the people don’t mind being packed like sardines and getting sweaty, this is definitely the mix for you.

Sun City Music Festival act and brotherly duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike are easily one of the most recognizable names in the dance music game right now. Known for their killer remixes and festival-ready house, they have gained a tremendous amount of support from some the industry’s main heavyweights and proved they are a force to be reckoned with.

Dimitri and Michael Thivaios did not begin their dreams together. Dimitri Vegas started DJing at the age of 14 early in his career, making ​​several appearances in smaller clubs and was also the resident DJ at BeatFM radio. He left Belgium in 1999 and began touring Europe. He lived in Mallorca and Halkidiki, Greece before moving to Ibiza in 2003, where he became the resident at major clubs like Privilege and Space. It was here, where the boys stumbled onto something great. Dimitri recants, “Well we were actually born in Greece but moved to Belgium when we were kids. Mike’s always been more into hip-hop than me and been MCing for a while, then when I was out in Ibiza I was playing house in a club, Mike walked in and started flowing some beats on top of my mix just for fun, and the whole place went nuts. We tried it a couple more times and every time the same reaction so we knew we were on to something special. It’s just blown up from there.”

With a steady formula, the boys began to hone in on their art. But it wasn’t until much later that they would feel they could commit to it fully as a career. Mike recalls in an interview, “I think the pinpoint for us was in 2005 when we decided to move back to Belgium after living years in places like Ibiza etc with non stop parties, build our studio and focus on producing music. We decided to get serious and it paid off.” We first caught wind of the boys in 2007 with their remix of DJ Yoeri’s “Cocaine.” Though the track received relative underground success, it would be their edit of Swedish House Mafia’s “Leave the World Behind” in 2009 that would catapult the duo to their international success.

The year of 2010 also proved to be vital for the boys’ career. Not only did Dimitri and Mike become Tommorrowland residents, a role that they still hold to this day, but they also launched their own label Smash The House, a sub-division of the revered Spinnin’ Records.

Currently, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike are preparing for the 2013 edition of Tomorrowland going down this week, but you can catch the duo when they make their way to El Paso for Sun city Music Festival. Have you bought your tickets yet?

Today, we’re clashing the sounds of two Sun City Music Festival artists — one that’s members are plucked from all over the place, and the other imported from Israel and then from across the Atlantic. Though their styles are completely different, we love the thought of blending the sounds of both Droog and Borgore. But we think the fans from both sides can agree that these two artists, are masters in creating their unique sound. And you’ll be able to see that sound in action come August 31st and September 1st. Buy your tickets today to score the best deal.

Droog

Based out of L.A., Droog, meaning “friend,” first started gaining recognition for their respected weekly at the world-famous Avalon Hollywood. The party was legendary for hosting some of the biggest international house and techno talents. From 2007 to 2011, Droog had held down a residency at Avalon rooting themselves as a trusted source for truly underground talents.

Now, as a production trio, the boys have begun to hone in on their style, making excursions into mood-enhancing, spellbinding tech house loaded with trippy motifs, fat synths, and lyrics/vocals that might confuse and intrigue you. This is made evident by their Westbound EP released back in 2011. The track “Unhinged” is their signature spooky formula and wrapping it around an uptempo house jack and haunting, wobbly-pitched vocal. The effect on the lyric pulling me… closer… is so eerily wonderful, sitting on the corner of sensual and creepy. It’s one of our favorites.

Today, you can find the collective producing original and remixed material for revered labels all around the world. You can get on the action and see our droogs as Droog performs at this year’s Sun City Music Festival. Go in stores or online to grab your tickets today!

Borgore

Borgore is one of the most controversially loved artists in dance music right now. If not for his social media antics, than definitely for his memorable, catchy, and sometimes questionable lyrics. Early tracks like “Icecream” and “Love” were underground successes and helped catapult him to the world-renowned fame he’s sitting at today. As a producer he creates a unique sounds in bass and bass accessories, calling it “Gorestep” and incorporating triplet drum patterns and heavy metal influences, no doubt an influence from his days in the band Shabira. Perhaps our favorite example of this “Guided Relaxation Dub” and his recent banger “Decisions” released last year on Buygore Records with backup vocals provided by Miley Cyrus.

Known for his crazy energy and interactive live shows, expect nothing less than a bass-in-your-face energy filled set when Borgore takes the stage at Sun City Music Festival. Buy your Sun City tickets today!