A little story about this musical foray,

my first vinyl set in some 4 year :)

Twas my last as resident of the city of LA,

my home base my entire dj career :)

And perhaps yet even more topical...

It was the 20-Year Anniversary of Tropical!

So you see it was a special mix!

All music is from 95 to 2006.

Great tracks sure are timeless!

To ignore them would be spineless

So in this particular musical trip

Expect some pops, scratches and skips

these were favorite tracks back in the day -

And that means they got heavy play!

Set posted December 27, 2018

Set recorded September 29, 2019 at Malibu Dream House

Dedicated to the memory of a special place lost in the Woolsey Fire (RIP 11/10/18)

Tropical 20-year Event Photos:

https://www.facebook.com/pg/tropicalevents/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2304736432874517

What did we do before Soundcloud existed? Well we started with mixtapes, then moved to mix cds for a while. Things started going digital around 2005/2006, and there was a gap before Soundcloud was founded in 2007 and of course took some time to become standard for djs posting live sets.

In that little interim we had a bulletin boards called 4Four. It was here that my mix post of a set I did for Frisky Radio in early 2007 caught the attention of Labyrinth Festival in Japan, and I was asked to play this exceptionally good event for the first time in September 2007. It was the top dj experience of my life! Maybe the top dance experience too, I really represented out there.

I was honored to be asked back in 2008. Things were a little different with the weather very wet; this was the last year at the Gunma location. As well, I had all 4 wisdom teeth removed a day or 2 before flying and I was a mess. I did pull it together for this set, though I will say it was not easy!

This is a unique set due to timing, around the same time music availability was transitioning from vinyl to digital, there corresponded an explosion of music in a previously neglected genre, minimal techno. For me, the minimal revolution went way too far, and often wasn’t groovy enough for me, but there was a sweet spot of funky, trippy minimal music which I explore in this set from 2008.

I too, was transitioning from vinyl to digital at this time, and that showed in my mixing setup, which was 2 technics turntables, a first-generation serato interface, and my mac powerbook. A few years later when my laptop died, I bought and switched over to CJ2000s.

Labyrinth is one of the top underground festivals in the world, it sells out of 2000 tickets in one day every year. It was the kind of party famous djs made plans to attend even if they weren’t playing that year, and you know that’s rare! The experience re-set the bar for outdoor parties for me, and has been an inspiration for Tropical, though on a smaller scale, ever since. If you ever get the opportunity to go, take it!

https://www.facebook.com/mindgamesjapan/

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Shasta Gathering was one of the best dj experiences for me, starting back in 2004. My set that year was 4am-530am, and I drove with 6 really good friends straight there.

Got on the decks right away, just my friends on the dancefloor. Kept playing through sunrise, other people kept coming out to the dancefloor

Kept playing. Stopped right about noon. My first 8-hour set.

This is the following year! It went about 8 hours as well, I have about 5.5 recorded. This is the first half.

In these days I recorded straight to CD, each block is 1 hour 20 minutes and not seamless. I faded between the 2 combined recordings here.

Will release part two next week!

My fave set of the 4 I played at Burning Man this year, this journey varies in style between techno, progressive, broken beat, tech house and tribal house!

*Photo credit: Jacob Avanzato

Track list:

1 Mathematical Symbols (@albradley3am Deep Remix) - AlBradley, @Swaab

2 Inward (Dub Mix) - @stankolevofficial

3 Dark Streets of Berlin - @ben_champell

4 Relapse - Dani Sbert (@dj_dani_s)

5 Gridlock - L.K. (@lk-rec)

6 Equinox - @Noaria

7 Revolutions Per Minute - @spiroskaloumenos

8 Reportage Sur Moto - @nima-khak

9 Neontrance - Tigerskin (@dub-taylor)

10 The End Of Logic (@carstenfietz & Tobias Schmitt (@acrylnimbus)Remix) - @briananeurysm

11 kullog (original mix) @damolh33

12 Divergent - @aga-a-k-a-aziz

13 Born Evil - @daviddurango

14 Heart Departent - miro-pajic

15 Juicy Chew - @martineyerer

16 The Hidden Track - @jesseroseofficial, Dave Taylor, Put It On

17 8th Of A Snake - @pbrstreetgang

18 Another Zone - @folicstate

19 Dry Wet - @sinisa-lukic

20 Up to You - (@giuseppecennamo Remix) - @mannafromsky

21 Crutch (@petedafeet Warehouse Edit) - Recruit

22 Hula Hoop (@guido-schneider-3's Break That Brain Remix)- @evelinefink

23 Breath Deeply feat. Moto - @dan-curtin

24 Ambition - Dani Sbert (@dj_dani_s)

25 There's enough for all of us feat. @michael_franti (@soinagawaofficial 12" remix) - @hardage

26 Deep South - Rossano De Luxe

27 Muuvin (@chriswood & @meat Muuvin & Groovin Remix) - @djleroi

28 Resolution (@alberto-ruiz & @alexander-laurell-1 Remix) - Dani Sbert (@dj_dani_s)

This set was supposed to take place between 1 and 2am on Thursday night but was extended an extra hour - must have been dong something right ;)

Honk if you want more of this on the playa! Or maybe don't honk if you're driving, but would sure appreciate Resposts, Shares, Comments, and Favorites.

I am on tour now, please send a pm or email me benannand at gmail dot com to inquire about an appearance in your city!

Sept 14 One Tribe Moon vibe, San Francisco

Sept 21 Family Function/ Los Angeles, CA

Sept 23 Apparitions Festival, Baja, Mexico

Sept 29 Tropical 20-Year Malibu Mansion Oasis, Malibu, CA

Oct 7 Sunday Night Mass, Burlington, VT

Oct 13 Soul State 2-Year, Tropical 20 Year Tour, Las Vegas

Oct 19 Tropical 20 Year Tour, Seattle

Oct 21 Tropical 20 Year Tour, Eugene

Oct 27 Tropical 20 Year Tour, Vancouver

+ more tba, get in touch for more info!

Many thanks to the artists below for making beautiful music spanning 22 years, allowing me to wind this flow in front of the Feather River at the beach stage at Sunset Campout, and big love to @dj-Galen, @Solarsf and J-bird for having me there! Also thanks to Robin Russell for the great photo! instagram.com/robinrussellsf

1 Light - @Patlac, Afra (2018)

2 Escape - @Moti-Brothers (2016)

3 26 (@Addex Remix) - La Rose (2014)

4 No Rush (@Matt-Prehn Remix) - @RichardEmpire (2014)

5 Come Get I feat. 6LDA - BRS (2000)

6 Lost In The Loft - Weekender (1998)

7 Bluenote - @DJ-Rasoul (1999)

8 Someone To Love (Mister J's Luv Cutz Remix) - @DemonRitchie (2004)

9 Someone To Love (Original Mix) - @DemonRitchie (2004)

10 Petalpushing - @MiguelMigs1 (2000)

11 Piso 30 (@G_Spice Remix) - @DjWady (2011)

12 The Fisherman (@David-Devilla & @Elisabeth-Aivar Remix) - @ZaVen (2016)

13 Better Day (Original Vocal Mix) - Presence (1997)

14 Equis Costa (Pete Moss Remix) - Fantasna (2012)

15 Silverlights (Flavour Mix) - @PhunkDiggaz (1998)

16 Dream Come True (@RainerWeichhold & Matt Keyl Remix) - @FrankDonner, @Mnaasner (2013)

17 Chicken Wind (@ChrisWood & @Meat Remix) - @JulesandMoss (2014)

18 Marana (Original Mix) - @Supernova (2011)

19 Day's With You - @LulaCircus (2011)

20 I Like To - @Sven-Tasnadi (2015)

21 That's Life - @JamesDexter (2018)

22 303 Nasty Groove - Joyce Muniz (@Joytoy) (2013)

23 Heart and Soul (@Addex Remix) - @IliasKatelanos (2012)

24 House - BRS (2001)

25 Makes You Want Me (@AlBradley3am Deep Remix) - Carlo @MrGambino (2013)

26 Aquatic Journey - @HellyLarson (2016)

27 Whispers - @PhunkDiggaz (1998)

Live from Moontribe's spectacular 25-Year Anniversary celebration at Los Coyotes Indian Reservation, june 28, 2018

It's not perfect... but it is psychedelic ;)

Follow Moontribe Collective on Soundcloud: @moontribe_collective

After a 3.5 hour techno set which ended at 8:30am at Gorg-O-Mish Afterhours in Vancouver, B.C., 400 miles of driving including 2 naps at rest stops... I played this fabulous deep house set at the Hifi Music Lounge in Eugene, Oregon 11:45pm-2amm :)

I am fully dedicated to music now and even though the travel was crazy, I really wanted to play in this fair town that one day I expect to call home.

It is a special atmosphere there and I know the energy would be right for whatever I chose to play, in this case I was really fiending to play house music and had made up my mind on that.

Spent a good bit of time putting the folder of music together for this and overall wanted to bring more vocals than I usually play so be forewarned...

Don't expect to hear a lot of obvious ones though, I tend to play obscured vocals open to interpretation like the other layers of the music.

At the same time this mix has many more clearly understandable vocals than usual for me.

It is a slow builder, you will notice it does get bumping there towards the end,

Would love any comments, of course always remember if you like a mix, the nicest thing you can do for the artist is simply to repost it <3

* Photo by Carpe Kairos Photography

IG: @carpekairosphotography

FB: https://www.facebook.com/CarpeKairosPhotography/

In the middle of summer tour 2017 which included some many great festivals and outdoor events, the stand-out Dj experience for me was right here at a sweaty underground called Gorg-O-Mish in Vancouver, Canada.

When it comes right down to it, a small room with the right energy can become one of the most focused dance experiences...

Super high quality recordings were done in house, one mic-ed up to capture crowd noise, so I did include some of this energy towards the beginning and end.

I will be back at Gorg-O-Mish on Saturday, June 2nd, and am releasing this mix to support the gig.

Gorg is located at 695 Smithe St, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 2C9

This is part one of the 3-hour+ mix, part two released on @rainforestmusic this week: http://www.rainforestmusic.net/?p=podcast-75

Enjoy!

Proudly presenting my new favorite techno mix, live under the March 31 full moon 1am-230am. Track List added July 2, 2018

1 Argos (Takashi Watanabe Remix)- Mari Mattham

2 Time And Again - Deepbass

3 Solar Wind - K-Fel

4 Stellar - Steve Parker

5 Floating In The Cloud Of Venus - Steve Parker

6 Marbled - Gian Paolo Mantovani

7 Floating In The Cloud Of Venus - Steve Parker

8 Haze - Mladen Tomic

9 Utopia 2 (Tex Ture Remix) - Za__Paradigma

10 Ejakulation - Jesper Dahlback, Nima Khak, Swedish Naan Boys

11 Obvious - Damolh33

12 Statik - Dani Sbert

13 White - Noaria

14 Twin - Bastet

15 Camden Rock - Shin Nishimura

16 The Night We Call It the Day - Chicola

17 Highlands (Patrick Zigon Remix) - Bardia Salour

18 xet 2 (original mix) - Damolh33

19 Rod (Pjotr G & Dubiosity Remix) - Steve Parker

20 Satellite - TKNO

21 Manethon - Sebastopol

22 Senpu - Rennie Foster

23 Feel It (Sian 's Numb Remix) - Sebrok, Tassilo

I had not played a nighttime fullmoon in about 3 years and wanted to supply something really special.

For some reason most of the interesting new music I've found lately is techno, so I felt well-stocked for this event

I got a little more experimental on the mixing to make the mix extra-trippy, check the transition around 10mins for example

Hope you enjoy this rather intense mix from me. As always, play it loud! Recommend you download it for a higher-quality listening experience ;)

And please do me the favor of reposting this set so it can see maximum exposure here on Soundcloud <3

Bookings contact [email protected] and cc: [email protected] if out of Southern California area

At long last, my first-ever downtempo set, created for Jessica Annand’s yoga class at Oregon Eclipse 2017 Global Gathering August 22, 2017

Infinite thanks to Symbiosis Gathering for the opportunity, and the artists below for creating the music I wove together with intention of coming out of darkness post-Eclipse at the spectacular Oregon Eclipse Global Gathering Aug 2017 :)

Special dedication to @HellyLarson who passed 5 days before this set was played and who produced so many of my favorite tracks including my wife's favorite - Wide Road - which appears here as track number 10.

1 Tibetan Sound Bowls - @KaruneshOfficial

2 Diving Dancer (Sofa Session Deep Mix) - @Klartraum

3 Seasons Change - @KevinYost

4 Don't Mind Me - @Sinan-Kaya

5 Eyes Of Gold - @KevinYost, @Guy Monk

6 Lavender Mist (@Luna-City-Express Downbeat Remix) - @MartinezOfficial

7 Ornithine - @StephenJKroosOfficial

8 Swordfish - LunchBox

9 Interlude - @Microstar-Music-Germany

10 Wide Road - @HellyLarson

11 Space Time Delta - @NadjaLind

This set was played the morning after the eclipse, providing an uplifting soundscape specifically to Jessica Annand's yoga class, great for your yoga practice or any time you need your music to chill you out a bit.

Musically this mix is a blend of ambient and downtempo, maybe some would call parts of it house lol but it does peak out at 100bpm so definitely completely different from anything I have released before

If you are a yoga teacher note that there is a bonus 15 minutes of chimes for savasana at the end

There were some technical issues with the live recording so this is a redo mixed in my home studio on 2 CDJ2000s on March 6, 2018

I am excited to begin releasing more studio mixes now that I work full-time from home, please stay tuned!

I'm also on tour this Spring! Please check my Artist page for tour dates:

https://www.facebook.com/pg/benannandmusic/events