This one covers a wide range from dubby breaks, rasta vibes, electro, techno, and ending with some melodic grooves. It's always such a satisfying experience to play a multidimensional set. Live in Love ***

LIve@Moontribe_November2021

Live at the intimate HOHM NYE 2022 in Eugene, OR At BNF Kombucha and Jun

Recorded 230am-345am between Luke Mandala and Bizio

Was such a fun night, happy 2022 everyone!

BenAnnand Live at HOHM NYE 2022 - Eugene, OR

My mix recorded live at Moontribe December 2021. I had a lot of awesome music saved up from the pandemic that I had patiently been waiting to drop in the desert, and this was my chance. Many of my favorite tunes from the last few years. I was a bitter cold night, but the music and fire kept us all warm. Set was played from 1030-midnight and the temperature was around 30 degrees. Definitely one of my favorite sets I've played. Moontribe dance floors are always special...

-=Psilovybe=- <)(>Live @ Moontribe December 2021<)(>

Like many friends, I'm missing Matthew Parkey from the physical world today.  

The soul of the desert, Matthew was always friendly and inclusive.  Always.  At a time when I felt I was told to be playing this way or that in the desert, he allowed me to be free.  At a time when I was not feeling included, he made me feel home.

His events, to me, were the first notable series of desert events outside of fmg.  They were not perfectly organized by any means but they were definitely organized with love by one of the most loving people I knew, and I think that's what stuck with most of us.  He was definitely a visionary, and in more recent years he spent much of his time making music.  

I always deal with pain and loss with music, so this evening I will release my set from one of Matthew's events, Beora, in Oct 2014.  I think it's my favorite set I played for him.

This set is a nighttime set despite the picture, one of the few sets I started with an ambient track but it's definitely techno from 2 minutes in

Rest in power Matthew Parkey, I wlll be looking for your light when I gaze up at the Moon and Stars <3  

*Picture by Jess Monster

Ben Annand Live at Beora Oct 2014, In Memory of Matthew Parkey

We welcome Seattle's Zacharia to our Wulfcast Mix Series. Enjoy these tasty jams!
Follow Zacharia: 
SC: soundcloud.com/zachariaaudio
BIO:
Zacharia is a name synonymous amongst Seattle’s underground dance music culture. Starting his musical and personal healing journey in the mid 90’s within the warehouse walls of the rave scene, he quickly found himself at the forefront of the drum and bass movement curating events and performing alongside the top tier drum and bass artists of the time. After being submerged in amen breaks and the driving / edgy sounds of dnb for 10 years, Zacharia was led to Burningman in 2005. It was there that he started his accent to the next phase of his musical expression. Coinciding with this change in musical direction was a shift in his personal path too healing. This trajectory can be tracked when following his musical progression, the past 17 years. Zacharia chose to start anew, eventually detaching from who he was personally and musically, and recreated himself from the ground up. As the Phoenix ascended, a more authentic, grateful, and loving version of himself emerged. 

Zacharia also prides himself on is his work helping to design and support Rane mixers during his tenure working with the original company between 2007 - 2016. His pinnacle accomplishment within the company was his hand in bringing to the world the MP2015 rotary mixer which, to this day, is a necessary component in his performances. 

Rane was sold in 2016 at which point Zacharia felt inspired to share the wisdom he had acquired on his own path to healing and chose to become a substance abuse counselor. After graduating in 2018, Zacharia found a perfect home with Bhadra Recovery and is currently the clinical supervisor and lead counselor, focusing on non-traditional methods and modalities to help others reconnect with themselves and others. 

This career path and his musical expression have begun to coalesce in a really beautiful way. 

More fully resourced and with a broader understanding of the healing process, Zacharia connects the masculine and feminine aspects of himself, delivering driving, yet gentle and nurturing, soundscapes with the intention to dig into the tough spots while resonating with the heart. Invigorated, passionately inspired, and heart centered, Zacharia is extremely excited to share the journey of life and re-discovery through his music today and long into the future.

Zacharia - 
“I am honored to become a part of the Wulfpack and believe it is a cosmic and serendipitous fit. I’m excited to be broadening my tribe and connecting to an outlet that can showcase my mixes and music in a way that feels right. 

Here is to deepening roots and experiencing what the future holds together’’ 

Tracklist:
1. Yes We Can - Baboop - (Luis Junior Remix) 
2. Beyond Beliefs - Ben Böhmer
3. In My Head - Liefko, Enzo Siragusa
4. We Stay - Gaetano C, Max (Italy) - (Alessio Viggiano Remix)
5. Garrison2 - dubspeeka
6. The Shape Of Trance To Come - Lorenzo Senni - (Tale Of Us Remix)
7. Parking Garage Politics - Paperclip People - (Loco Dice Remix)
8. Memories - Budakid
9. Before the Flood - Einmusik & Budakid
10. Crowe - amhain 
11. Malindi - Adrien Kepler
12. Nothingness - Jerome Sydenham & Fatima Njai
13. Berceuse - Nathan Clement - (Brandon Scarbrough Remix)
14. Longing - Blindsmyth
15. Soledad - Nico Szabo
16. Distant Light - Max Cooper (Rival Consoles Remix)
17. The Send Off - Stewards of Sound (aka Shaun Whitcher and Zacharia)
18. Who You Are - Zacharia
19. Trickel - Zacharia
20. Paradise - Somaz
21. Barrier Thesis - Brandon Scarbrough & Vaer
22. Signs of Change - Landslide (Etapp Kyle Remix)
23. The Clown (Reshape) - Lord of Isles
24. Waterfalls - Qrion

Wulfcast 093 Zacharia

My return to Moontribe after 4 years!  Hey it ain't so easy to pull off living in Oregon... but good news, my venue booking business has me in California at least once a month so far this year :)

Anyway, it was great to be back!  For a March Full Moon this was a little more intimate than I was expecting - still a few hundred people there on a beautiful Thursday night though!

Musically this is on the faster,(130bpm) harder end of my range.  I did also slip in some breakbeats at the beginning and in the middle.

A lot of people haven't heard me play this style, and I always get a couple surprised comments when I play like this.  It's good to keep people on their toes!

I'll post the track list soon, but it takes a minute, and I wanted to get this up before it gets late :)  

I had a really great time here, and I danced for hours.  It was the first time I'd been in front of a huge system since the pandemic, sounded so good out there!  

Hope to be back for more soon  :)

Ben Annand Live FMG March 2022

Here is part one of the infamous Moontribe 29-year kimono set that I previously may have made some waves about - this part is on the house side but trippy for the desert...

This set had many challenges. I made a great playlist for it from my entire collection, did everything except export to usb, and then my logic board failed the next day.  Bye bye playlist!

So I rebuilt, as we do.  But with limited time my rebuild was limited to the last year of music, as well as some brand new music.  On top of that, I had convinced myself that my sets at Teleport and Moontribe were at exactly the same time - 10pm to midnight.  I think I told like 30 people this too :)  And of course I made my playlists - even the old one that disappeared - based on the 10-12 time frame

Sunday morning I look at the directions email and my set is listed at 6:00-8:30pm.  I thought it had maybe been changed on me then checked my message thread and I’ve just totally made up the 10-12 thing :) 

Point is that close to summer solstice 6:00-8:30 is a daytime set into sunrise while 10-12 is night-time ascending energy - they are drastically different energetically.  

So I made another new fricken 29-Year playlist based on my music of the past year, daytime into sunset.  I decided both ahead of time, and on the dance floor, that this Moontribe needed some trippy desert house music so that was the first hour.  

You can find the second part of this set - which is more minimal/trippy/breakbeat - one track down or at this link: 

https://soundcloud.com/ben-annand/ben-annand-moontribe-29-year-june-2022-part-2

Thank you Rithers for the lovely mastering job!  

I was back at Full Moon in August last week!  Waiting for that recording :)

Coming up this week

August 19/20 United Undivided, Denver, CO
August 22 Space Taco Tuesdays, Pomona, CA 
August 26/27 Utopia Festival, Salem, OR

Ben Annand - Moontribe 29-Year - June 2022 Part 1

My set from Moontribe September 2022
Recorded live somewhere in the Mojave Desert under a full moon 1:30-3:00am

TRACKLIST:

01. Anthony Rother_Stellarator (Plasma Mix)
02. Anthony Rother_Stellarator
03. Alex Jann - Blue Moon Rising
04. Limit B - Simplistic
05. Volsoc - Calzoni
06. Brandroid & Bartek Industries - Shatterpoint
07. Nikki Nair - XXX
08. Breach - Jack (brandroid Remix)
09. Alien Rave - Bilocation
10. Doctor Jeep & Fixate - Dorado
11. Absent - Melting Point
12. Nikki Nair - Startrack
13. An Avrin - Mosquito
14. Stones Taro - Magma Driver
15. Roaming Data - Social Engineering
16. Interplanetary Criminal - Darkside
17. Cesco - Move Too Slow
18. Bailey Ibbs - We Run
19. Mike Kerrigan & n808 - Out at Night
20. Cynthia Stern - Follow (Smashback Remix)
21. Reginald - Electronique
22. Bartek Industries - ProPhono
23. Josh Wink - Higher State of Consciousness (Bartek Industries Bootleg)
24. Bartek Industries - ID
25. Bartek Industries - ID

Bartek Industries @ Moontribe September 2022

Mr.&Mr.s Cycle (remaster).wav

Dru Roma - Airflow [M4U091]

Kuiper Belt (Red Richards)

Buy on bandcamp

Hurukan, D'Jamency  Oliver X - Kuiper Belt (Red Richards)

I hope you enjoy my music and how I mix it.
For bookings contact benannand@gmail.com // gunita@listedbookings.com

2025 Confirmed dates

Jan 1 Los Angeles - Moontribe NYD
Jan 17 Los Angeles - Tropikroma LA Fire Benefit
Jan 31 Los Angeles - The Livehouse Presents
Feb 1 Orange County - True Ent LA Fire Benefit
Feb 13 Portland, OR - Silk and Sound at Secret Grove
Feb 21 Los Angeles - the Livehouse Presents
Feb 22 Los Angeles - Be My Tropical Valentinew
Feb 28 Pahoa, Big Island, HI - Bee Dance
Mar 1 Honolulu, HI - Centered at Bevy
Mar 2 Honolulu, HI - Anuras Afterhours
Mar 14 Guadalupe Canyon, BC Norte,. Mexico - Leyenda de Eterna
Mar 20 San Jose Del Cabo, BC Sur, Mexico - Afterhours
Mar 21 San Jose Del Cabo, BC Sur, Mexico
Mar 22 Cerritos Beach - Spring Fling at Big Fun Beach Club
Mar 28 Boise, ID - Treefort Music Fest
Apr 4 Eugene, OR - Soul Sessions at Play
Apr 5 Portland, OR - Lit at Capacity Social Club
Apr 18-20 Anza, CA - Tropical Hot Tub Oasis Retreat
May 2 Vancouver BC - Gorgomish Afterhours
May 3 Vancouver BC - The World Afterhours
May 21-25 Bakersfield, CA - Lightning in A Bottle Festival
more soon...

Biography:

In his zone from deep house to techno, Ben Annand pairs impeccably smooth mixing skills with a dynamic style that keeps the music moving, artfully playing with breakdowns and spending most of his time in the mix.

“For me, a great mix is the interplay of 2 unique pieces of music, creating something greater than the sum of the parts - and a great set weaves those mixes into a musical flow you can’t help but lose yourself in on the dance floor.”

Ben fell in love with dancing and rave culture in 1995, and learned to mix in 1996. Just 2 years later he became resident dj at the famed Moontribe Gathering, and started his own production company, Tropical. The first half of his career was mostly focused on DJing abroad, with 13 trips to Moscow’s Propaganda club, travel across Russia, Spain, and Mexico, an appearance at Wiggle at Fabric in London and two at the Labyrinth Festival in Japan.  

In more recent years, Ben Annand became a top West Coast festival DJ, and recently played a standout set at his 5th consecutive Lightning in a Bottle (CA). He has also appeared at Sunset Campout and Desert Hearts (CA), Oregon Eclipse (OR), Photosynthesis and Cascadia (WA), Shambhala and Motion Notion (BC, Canada).

As organizer of Tropical, he's donated over $32,000 to charity, hosted zero-waste events in Hawaii, and presented gender-balanced dj lineups.

Whatever his project,, Ben Annand is always contributing, and always thinking outside the box.