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 🫶

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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)

🖤 downtempo 🖤
The more bpm the more I resign

science fiction soul
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radiohost.hermit.hiker

Next:

29.08. Lauschkonzert Festival am Waldrand (live modular ambient)

07.09. Voyage °41 on Radio rabe.ch 08-10am




Past: is over

German-born David Juno discovered electronic music in Jena before moving to New Zealand. Melody and organic sounds are at the core of the music he is passionate about, through different tempos and moods within the 4/4 realm of house and downtempo. David Juno concocts harmonious brews that enthrall listeners at large and small gatherings; clandestine woodland rendezvous; thundering, pitch-black basement blowouts, light-speed gigs aboard gleaming spaceships, and even interdimensional celestial soirées. He's a regular at XCHC and core member of Mary Hush. David Juno is a sonic conduit - his sets create atmospheric journeys that connect audiences through sonic storytelling, ranging from dark, spacious soundscapes to bright, energetic peaks that capture the full spectrum of human emotion and experience - with all the nuances in between.

2025
Auerworld Festival - Auerstedt, Germany
Relish Festival - March - Waimate, NZ
NZ Spirit Festival - March - Auckland, NZ

2024
Chi Wow Wah City - Opening for Viken Arman - November - Christchurch, NZ
Abracadabra at Ponderosa Ranch - March - Waihi, NZ
Shipwrecked Festival - February - Te Arai, NZ

2023
Rhythm & Alps Festival Yumm Zone - December - Cardrona, NZ
Summer Technical
Mary Hush VI: The Holographic Hotel - May - Christchurch, NZ
Relish Festival - March - Waimate, NZ
Splore Festival @ Lucky Star - February - Tapapakanga, NZ
Kiwiburn @ Swing Fling, Paradox, Devour & Delight - January - Hunterville, NZ

2022
Splitfest - September - Temple Basin, NZ

2021
Mary Hush presents Simulation '75 - Dec 18 - Christchurch, NZ
Super Sounds w/ Harry Charles and Laminar - Aug 6 - Christchurch, NZ
Abracadabra Festival - July 23-25 - Waihi, NZ
Mary Hush Presents: Night Dive to Neptune - May 1 - Christchurch, NZ
Omnishakti Festival - Feb 28 - Takaka Hill, NZ
Shipwrecked Festival - Feb 14 - Te Arai, NZ
Kiwiburn - Swing Fling and Paradox - Hunterville, NZ
Flux First Birthday (with Beacon Bloom) - Jan 16 - Christchurch, NZ

2020
Slow Motion 01 - Dec 4 - Christchurch, NZ
XCHC: The Underworld - Oct 31 - Christchurch, NZ
Mary Hush Presents: Slow Boat to Centauri - Jul 25 - Christchurch, NZ
XCHC: Where the Wild Things Are - Jul 17 - Christchurch, NZ
Mary Hush Presents: Aftergloom Delight - Jan 17 - Christchurch, NZ

2019
Something Else Festival - Nov 15 - Lake Sumner Park, NZ


Header photo by Lukas Vacha during my set at Shipwrecked 2021

member of @talparec


zug verpasst:
12/11/21 Radio X 23.00 - 02.00 
27/08/21 Tanzhaus West, Frankfurt a.M.

18/10/19 ZOOM CLUB 
20/09/19 villa paradiso/bergstation mit éner
18/08/19  ORGANICA - Varigotti/Italy mit Ale B.
09/08/19 villa paradiso/ mit Dn.H, NAJESH&ARTIŠOKO 
06/07/19 villa paradiso/bergstation
18/05/19 Tanzhaus West - Mømø, NAJESH & ARTIŠOKO
10/05/19 villa paradiso/bergstation/
02/03/19 Herberge Horst mit Faul & Spaeth & Mach Mal Langsam
01/12/18 villa paradiso/bergstation/ mit ∆.∆∆, mømø & kw shah.

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𝄇 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 🙌🏻

Collecting music for creative journeys ✨🎨