dedicated to all the glorious creatures of Mystic Creatures festival... thank you for the magic, the connections, the silliness, the chaos, the beauty…

special_thanks to the wonderful https://soundcloud.com/narfux for for being a big inspiration for this set 🫶

tracklist_

calm whale :: learn from the water
ólafur arnalds :: raddir
ólafur arnalds :: woven song
peter power :: wild and free
daniel imhof :: camina
daniel imhof :: in between
ninze :: nomads night owl
ben & vincent :: cappadocia (dr parnassus remix)
trippin jaguar :: moon
tiefe wasser berlin & trippin jaguar :: roy (end of time remix)
ayla schafer :: viento de atacama
karen y los remedios & spaceage poetry :: el rio
nachur :: fernweh
anouar brahem :: the astounding eyes of rita
aukai & awaré :: weavers
jon hopkins :: feel first life
kelsang chukie tethong :: a prayer to dispel sickness and harm
nils frahm :: them

recorded and uploaded in lossless AIFF

If any moments in the journey stand out to you, please add a comment! I’d love to hear from you ♥️

a_r_t_a :: dreams of mystic creatures (downtempo journey set)

𝄇 Alchemical downtempo.
𝄇 Lower-BPM rituals for gathering in connection, depth and expansion.
𝄇 Ceremonial journeys for dreaming, loving and living.

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A little backgound on what brings me to be here...

My musical life started in the disciplined but narrow world of classical music. In my teens I had several powerful group musical experiences that looking back I would class as genuine peak experiences, and these lit a fire in me, setting my direction for the next 15 years.

I was lucky enough to study and train at the Royal College of Music in London before doing a masters in jazz composition and performance, after which I stepped out into the world as a freelance musician. However, after around 10 years I had lost the meaning, enjoyment and purpose that had initially carried me into the profession, and I knew I had to stop. From one day to the next I put my life as a musician down and went an entirely different professional path. But I knew that music would come back to me when the time was right. Another decade or so later - with a whole lot of life in between - here I am.

Most of the music I play is in ceremonial, shamanic and ritualistic contexts, but there is something about the sacred chaos of raves, parties and festivals that I experience as one of the highest forms of collective beauty. It is into these spaces that I offer the music that I share here.

Thank you for being here, and for taking the time to read this. And feel free to get in touch ❤︎

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Upcoming_adventures

Wir am Bahnhof festival, Aug 22-24, near Berlin

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Collaborations or bookings? Get in touch at a_r_t_a@icloud.com or just drop me a DM 🙌🏻