My debut Chocolate Groove DJ set, October 16th 2024 as JessGo Studio in Toronto. A full-circle journey from tantric downtempo through organic house. Like the proverbial snake, this set eats its own tail.

10.16.24 @ Chocolate Groove - Aries Full Moon

Fall season launch of Church Of Dance (IG: @churchofdance), Lithuanian House, Toronto, October 22nd.

10.22.24 Church Of Dance - New Beginnings

A darker, moody downtempo & trip-hop set for the first public edition of Creative Explosion, a masquerade themed, multi-modality co-creative art experience. This was a transcendently beautiful evening, and the first of many to come. Hope you enjoy this one...

12.13.24 Creative Explosion - Downtempo Set

My second Chocolate Groove DJ set, December 20th 2024 at JessGo Studio in Toronto. This set eats its own tail - can you catch the callback near the end?
Also: watch the live video (featuring my friend Everett Satoru supporting on drums) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m27O3vR_8FI

12.20.24 Chocolate Groove - Winter Solstice White Out

What a night! EDT is like a second home for me. This week's theme was 'Chrysalis' - it's the stage of transformation where the 'you' you know is dissolving, before the future state reveals, and the only thing left to do is accept & surrender to the experience of change.

Tracklist:
Ritual Pt I: Altar - Jon Hopkins
Dreams Within In A Dream (Liquid Bloom Remix, Pt I) - Desert Dwellers
Yayaya - RY X
Sailfish - Matt Williams
Na Montanha - Morillo
To Be The Air - Desert Dwellers
The Keeper (Alex Banks Remix) - Bonobo
Let It All Go - Beats Antique / Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Semente - Snarky Puppy
Like I Love You - Justin Timberlake
Classical Dragon - Marcin
Space Funk '75 - The Sponges
Interim - Nokae
Dragon's Eye - Beats Antique
Free Tibet (Vini Vici Remix) - Hilight Tribe
Carmen - Skazi
Vishnu - David Starfire
Amarasu - Tribone
Vibe Check - GRiZ
Rabat - Beats Antique
Humming With The Wind (Liquid Bloom Remix) - Shaman's Dream / Geometrae
Cry Me A River - Marcin
Perspective ft Masego - Juls
Inundated - Tora
La Luna y el Lobo (Jhon Montoya Remix) - Matanza
Detour - Dan Mulqueen
Dreams Within A Dream (Liquid Bloom Remix, Pt II) - Desert Dwellers
Ritual Pt VIII: Nothing Is Lost - Jon Hopkins

01.23.25 Ecstatic Dance Toronto - Chrysalis

Despite two blizzards in 4 days, and near-impassable roads, an impressive squad of Groove die-hards made it out to JessGo Studio for Valentine's Day Sweet Surrender, Feb 15th. My third multi-genre set for Chocolate Groove starts in organic / tribal / temple bass territory, before winding through various flavours of bassy / electro / deep / tribal / latin house. Genre conventions are for nerds,.. but if you're not feeling the vibe at any point, wait 5 minutes :)

0:00 Sombrio Spirit - Tumbara
0:28 Fire Gathering (@ATYYA Remix) - @LiquidBloom
3:05 Amoriri - @Temple-Step-Project
4:55 Dalkas - @Amanatimusic
6:50 Pyrolith - @LightLanguage
8:41 Reflection - @DavidStarfire
11:50 Broken Whole - @Tahum
13:08 Broken Whole (@Einki Remix) - @Tahum
15:22 Yarnana - @Savejofficial
19:03 Amarasu - @Tribone29 / @dysphemic
21:28 Saraswati's Twerkaba (@CloZee & @LuSiDofficial Remix) - @DesertDwellers
23:02 Omni - @LightLanguage
26:26 Tribe - @Morillo
28:39 French Dream - @CloZee / @LSDream x In The Air Tonight - @ScottNice
33:29 Transformist - @DavidStarfire
34:47 Bhangra Step - @Basher-Toe
37:41 Romanian Resurrection - @KONI52928
39:16 Shock (@Ahee Remix) - @DavidStarfire
41:27 Synergy - @Haywyre
43:53 Monarch (Speed of Light) - @Notakermusic
46:34 Dreams Within A Dream (@Derunmusic Remix) - @DesertDwellers
49:30 View From Laniakea (@hwitebear Vantage Point) - @DesertDwellers
51:59 Corazón de Gaia (@Basher-Toe Remix) - @LiquidBloom
54:02 Can Not Die - @Tribone29
56:19 Iris In The Dark - JustAGent
59:17 Oxum (@Tribone29 Remix) - @Porangui
1:02:17 Tuvan Twerk - @Basher-Toe
1:04:29 Illusions - @KalyaScintilla
1:06:07 Almadies - Orsso
1:08:07 Nomade - @itsturker
1:10:50 Sarvam - @JuliaSandstorm x Save A Prayer (@DJChus Remix) - @Kasango
1:14:57 Nataraja - For The Good Of All
1:18:57 Caress - @GiftedFire
1:22:22 Libre - @Bart-B-More
1:25:30 The Rhythm - @IAMTHEMBA
1:30:12 Milkshake 20 - @AlexWann
1:33:51 Tu Di Drum - @SanPachomusic
1:37:07 Sa Lana (Animalic Drum Remix) - Dylan-S

02.15.25 Chocolate Groove - Valentine's Day

My second journey for Ecstatic Dance Toronto, in collaboration with a handful of incredible female musicians, for International Women's Day. This ride has a rather intense peak but a nice drawn out landing to end it.

Tracklist:
Offering - Temple Step Project
Ró - Árstíðir
Mycelium - Dirtwire
Earth Calls - Light Language
Root Fraction - Land Switcher x The Chain - Kerala Dust (live mashup)
Realms Of Splendor - Desert Dwellers
Bichinho Na Mata (Temple Step Project Remix) - Raio
sKin - Porangui
Navvie - Lunatic Soul
Stranger - Dirtwire
Descending To Nowhere - Rodrigo Y Gabriela
Zest Please - CloZee & Maddy O'Neal
Mellow Kinda Hype (Balkan Bump Remix) - Lazy Syrup Orchestra
Phavet (Soohan Remix) - HÄANA
Sachamama (Soohan Remix) - Porangui
Amor (Oktavdj VIP) - San Pacho
Telebakatu - Tayri
TAKA - Ahadadream
insanae et vanae curae - Reductio
Torrent Etude Nightmare - We Are One
O Fortuna - Claudinho Brasil
Zoro vs Mihawk - Sonya Belousova / Marcin
Roadworthy - Beats Antique / Antibalas Horns
Feeling Good - Apashe
Ndeko Solo (Voilaaa Remix) - Afriquoi
Mapaches - Tropo
Sunshine - KR3TURE
The Long Run - Bloom
Path Of Illumination (Prophici Remix) - Liquid Bloom
All Related (Liquid Bloom Remix) - Nessi Gomes
Loleta - WMD
Deeply Rooted In Silence - Handpan Mystic Flow
Sacred Blessing - Liquid Bloom

03.06.25 Ecstatic Dance Toronto - Polarity

Back for another global multi-genre Groove journey at JessGo Studio in Toronto. Dig in!

Tracklist: 
Mother, I Feel You (Temple Step Project Remix) - Larisa Gosla
Twilight (Skysia & Equanimous Remix) - An-ten-nae @ Morillo
Nikuah (Nyrus Remix) - Shaman's Dream
(live mashup with Go Back (YDG Remix) - John Summit)
Mehndi - Memba
Varshaver (Marvel Years Remix) Balkan Bump & Clozee
Seed (Tribone Remix) - Kaya Project
Valley Of The Kings - Koyö
Hamsa - Kundalini Project
Temple Of The Moon - Prophici
Electric Dust (Bloomurian Remix) - Morillo & KR3TURE
Harvest Dance - The Human Experience
Olvidame (Yemanjo Remix) - Xosé Lois Romero
Trinity - Akriza
Can U Hear It - Balkan Bump
Abracadabra - ICHI
Bahyay - (Twerkaba & Kallum Remix) - SAVEJ
Feral Noodle - Entangled Mind
Kukui - Akriza
Pethadin Beats - Kaya Project
Fragrance (SWAYLÓ Remix) - Liquid Bloom & Bloomurian
The Wilderness - Kilabo
Cuya - Savage & SHē
Afloja - San Pacho
Through Money - Raccy
Fire Inside - Apashe
Rock - Dirty Palm
Bodhisattva - Jass Yang
Gia - Köni
Murder On The Dancefloor - Danzantes
Talk To Me - Champion & Four Tet & Skrillex
(live mashup with Mother, I Feel You (Temple Step Project Remix) - Larisa Gosla)

04.12.25 Chocolate Groove - Libra Luminescence

This was such a fun night, and my first time in Montreal. Gratitude to the Plein Soleil team for hosting me! This set was an extended wave compared to what I've typically created, which left room for a bit of a double peak. Enjoy!

Tracklist:

Ancient RItuals - @ashimusic
Dance Of The Seven Sisters - @deya-dova
Askhim (@mosemusica Remix) - @faran-ensemble
Nefes - @shamansdream & @porangui
The Deep Abzu (@morillomusic Remix) - @deya-dova
Sarangi Sauna - @morillomusic & @lo-renzo-project
Firedance - @kayaproject
GIon - @Ukimusik
Trapped In The Sultan's Palace - @byzantine-time-machine
Koto - @clozee
These Hands (@temple-step-project Remix) - @porangui
Shamanic Awakening (@aleceo Remix) - @thinkcity
Oxum (@tribone29 Remix) - @porangui
World House - @morillomusic x Yanno - @infinitesheikh
Nakufeeli - @Orkidz & @Yemanjo
Alicante - @Hugel
Contigo - @Tayrimusic
Bayamo - @Calussaofc
Tum Turrum - @Tayrimusic
Ndeko Solo - @Afriquoi
Gran Maestra Curandera (@kora-musique Remix) - @Porangui
El Oro De La Tolita - @thornato
No Place I'd Rather Be - @lazysyruporchestra
Go Deeper - @idriselba
Tu Di Drum - @sanpachomusic
We Are A Tribe (@kundaliniproject Remix) - @Temple-Step-Project
Tierra Sagrada - @stevecherrymusic
Ivar's Revenge (@Cyantist Remix) - @danheim_music
Incantations - @tribone29
No Escape - @apashe & @malaamusic
Safari - Omiki & terramusicofficial
Dreamcatcher (@k-hurt Remix) - @shponglemusic & @thelastgunslinger
When The Light Gets In (@liquidbloom & @boomurian Remix) - @kayaproject
Spectrum - @savejofficial
Invoco - @subaqueousmusic
Quintessence - @entangled-mind
Falling - @timschaufert
First Light - @aguamayyim
Slow Down - @thehumanexperience
One Love, One Heart - @morillomusic
Ancient Rituals - @@ashimusic

05.09.25 Plein Soleil, Montreal

My opening set for 1000th edition of @ecstaticdancetoronto, celebrating nearly 20 years of conscious dance & community in the Toronto area, and supporting @andrewavocados headlining. Honoured to be involved! 

06.19.25 Ecstatic Dance Toronto - 1000th Dance

Season opener for Chocolate Groove's outdoor season, July 2nd at Sunnyside Beach Toronto

07.02.25 Chocolate Groove - Outdoor Season Opener

Another full-circle set that ends where it began. Took some extra chances with this one,.. find your centre by pushing your edges.

Tracklist:
Gratitude Wisdom (Emerging Heart) - Liquid Bloom
Nubra (Tylepathy Remix) - Liquid Bloom & PERE
Underwater - Benjy Wertheimer
Koyangwuti - Deya Dova
A Call To Sama - Akriza & Mah Ze Tar
Saladin - Einki
Kamanjā - Temple Step Project
Jada Temple (Mollono.Bass Remix) - Armando Letico
Savanna Sultana - Scott Nice
Mirage - Simba Sax
Overture - Beats Antique
Reflection (Kaya Project Remix) - David Starfire
Ayé Yewo - Liquid Bloom & Porangui
Delulu - Mushina & Noëlle Sol
Divine Moments Of Truth - Shpongle
Voy - San Pacho
The Murge - Juan Dileju
Bells Of Kakariko - Oliver Koletzki
Great Plains - Klangphonics
Ritual In The Sun-Ring (Auraboros Mashup) - Jon Hopkins x Circle Percussion
Ancient Aum - Electric Universe
Atara - Iyakuh & Lo.Renzo
Sweet Caroline - Equanimous
Ladada - Scott Nice
Sunrise (Rara Avis Remix) - Shaman's Dream & Geometrae
Mama (Mose Remix) - Sam Garrett
The Ways - Thornato
Ufuawatu (Mandala Affect Remix) - Liquid Bloom & PERE
Creation - Entangled Mind
Isles Of The Great Goddess (Temple Step Project Remix) - Deya Dova
Reveal - Bliss
Nubra (Tylepathy Remix) - Liquid Bloom & PERE
Koyangwuti - Deya Dova

07.17.25 Ecstatic Dance Toronto - Inner Harmony

My first of two ecstatic dance sets at the 18th annual Open Air Anahata Festival in Bobcaygeon ON.

08.02.25 Anahata Festival

My first time playing Sonic Springs Fest was phenomenal - got to throw down a more aggressive, high energy set than usual, complete with a revamped live percussion rig incorporating most of my full drumkit,.. and then, on top of that, I was invited for guest appearances drumming over nine other sets over the weekend... not even a temporary rain-delay and threat of thunderstorms Saturday could stop us! SSF, I'll 1000% be back.

08.14.25 Sonic Springs Festival

Releasing an epic summer and surrendering to the changing of seasons with another journey at Ecstatic Dance Toronto - enjoy!

Tracklist:
Medicine Bowls - Liquid Bloom
Portals - Light Language
Conquistador (Astrix Remix)[Intro] - Juno Reactor
Lotus Heart (Kalya Scintilla Remix) - Desert Dwellers
Hachirasu (Dvniel Remix) - Ritmos del Sur
Temple Of The Moon - Prophici
Zjerm (Clap! Clap! Remix) - Shkodra Elektronik
Sharaj (Kaya Project Remix) - David Starfire
Raqsa (Liquid Bloom / PERE Remix) - Temple Step Project
Dzambo Funk - Balkan Bump
Kukui - Akriza
Snake King - Dysphemic
Dusty Bugs - Opiuo
Tzelma (KinAhau Remix) - Cirque du Solieil
Opium Of The Tribe - Tulsy
The Rift - Beats Antique
La Tromba (Marco Lys Remix) - Chris Lake
Block Rockin' Beats - Avis Vox
Bass Ritual (Mushina Remix) - David Starfire & co
Conquistador (Astrix Remix)[Peak] - Juno Reactor
Thriller - Cory Wong & Dirty Loops
Glow - Fred again...
Prayer Song (Sinego Remix) - Balkan Bump & Mah Ze Tar
No Place I'd Rather Be - Lazy Syrup Orchestra
Waro - J.Pool
Dire Kedo - Yemanjo & Scott Nice
Praise You - King Topher
Templo - Lux Arcana & Mushina
Huankara - MUTA
The Mycelium Is LIstening (Subliminull Remix) - Liquid Bloom
Waves - Mose

10.02.25 Ecstatic Dance Toronto - Surrender

A flow from the Pluto opening party, Nov 8 2025, setting the mood before the main circle and culture talk. This selection digs into organic rhythms, deep atmospheric house, and global electronica—music meant for settling in and connecting.

11.08.25 Pluto Opening Party Pt1

A live journey recorded at Pluto, Toronto, on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, during the 7 Intimacies x Spiral Dance Playshop.

Chapters:
0:00 - Warm Up //  6:30 - Etheric (Spiritual Allies) //  18:30  - Alchemical (Co-Creators)
29:22 - Seductive (Lovers) // 41:35 - Oneness (Integration / Closing)

The mix & facilitation guided participants through seven distinct flavours of intimacy, exploring three of them at length using embodied movement and non-verbal connection. It’s an eclectic, deep, and flowing soundscape designed to move the energy of connection, attraction, and belonging through the body.

Tracklist:
Warm Up:
Back on 74 (Full Crate Remix) - Jungle
Soil & Sky - Morillo
First Light - AguaMayyim
~~~~~~~~~
Etheric:
Flowers - In Love With A Ghost
YaYaYa - RY X
Cosmic Dust - Thelonious Coltrane
Heavenly Bodies - Lieko
~~~~~~~~
Alchemical:
Soothsayer - Encoutners
Sailfish - Matt Williams
The Bizarre Bazaar - Morillo
Santé - Stromae
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Seductive:
Slow Down - The Human Experience
Thru My Hair - Téo?
Heat - breathe.
THUG - Amaarae
~~~~~~~~~
Closing:
Gooey - Glass Animals
Na Montanha - Morillo
Belong In The Sun - Téo?
Koz Kazah - Thornato
Jazz In The Air - Juls
Liminal (Brambles Remix) - Luke Howard

11.26.25 7 Intimacies x Spiral Dance

Full set mix from the debut of my new solo event series, Snakecharmer, Fri Dec 19 at Pluto. This was such a blast, and so inspiring for further creation. Stay tuned - the next one is Friday Feb 20!

25.12.19 Snakecharmer - The Ecstatic Dark

What happens when a lifelong metal drummer discovers multi-genre DJing? Musical snakes eating their own tails is what. 

Launched in late 2024, Auraboros (aka Chris Taylor) has already found solid footing in Canada’s conscious dance scene, with appearances at Chocolate Groove, Daybreaker, Alternity, Floorplay, a resident DJ slot at Ecstatic Dance Toronto, and summer festival appearances including Sonic Springs, Bumi Fest, Open Air Anahata, and Toronto Tantra Fest. 

Juggling both live drumming and DJ mixing at once, his sets take you far from where they begin, through wide-ranging tempos and genres to land you somewhere different yet familiar, just like his own life’s journey. 

Auraboros is here, and there, and back again.

Auraboros

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