Recently ran a marathon and made a high powered tech house mix to help push me through the last part of the race. Let it be an aid to any activity that comes your way. SEND IT!  

Track list:

The Missing Channel (Static Electricity Mix) - Two Cold
Renegade (Adam Ten & Mita Game Remix) - Parallelle
Egypt Sunset - Maori 
Mundo - Bonafique
King Cobra - Tunnelvisions
Da Ding - Wyatt Marshall
Oh Baby Dance - Basti Grub, Natch & Dothen
Guaja ft. Emmanuel Jal, Nyaruach, (BenjyN-You-Up Freaky Dub) - LevyM
Solitude - German Brigante
Yeah Yeah (D Ramirez Instrumental) - Bodyrox
Kontrol Room - H Foundation
Cala A Boca - D-Nox & Beckers
Tina - Vintage Culture, Meca, Bhaskar, The Vic
Music4TheMassess (Andrea Oliva Remix) - VNSSA
The Paddle - DJ Touché
Katanga Slide - Two Cold
DGTS - Afrique
Acid Disco - Joeski
Spread - Kaiq
The Dark Side of Pleasure - Quiver
Revelation Love - Waltervelt
Lips Like Sugar (Way Out West Remix) - Echo and The Bunnymen

The SEND IT Mix

Recorded live midnight to 2am at Tropical's 25-Year Anniversary in Santa Monica

I need to out more sets out, here's a start <3

Tropical celebrates NYE in a hilltop mansion in LA, and is also preparing for April's total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico. Holla if you need info :)

Ben Annand Live Tropical 25 Year Los Angeles 11-25-23

Catch the magic of LA rave icons @Thee-O and @Ben-Annand in an unplanned b2b set at the Tropikroma Campout in Santa Clarita in August 2023!

This outdoor event survived a location shift the week of the party and crazy weather brought in by hurricane Hilary that canceled every other event, leaving Tropkroma as the last event standing.

The night was an homage to perseverance among the three organizers collaborating on the event - Tropical, Terrakroma, and The Gathering, ChinoSound who provided crystal clear Danley sound, and the 100 or so die-hard dancers that braved the first ever hurricane to hit LA - in August no less - and dance at this magical event in the trees.

Because we knew that rains would come in heavily in the late morning we made some shifts in the schedule.  Most notable was to move Thee-O's morning set into a combined nighttime back to back set with Ben Annand.

Thee-O is one of the most prolific LA DJs of all time, possibly playing the most total sets of any LA underground DJ from the 90s til now.  Ben also has an impressive DJ resume in addition to being the founder and vision behind Tropical, one of LA's most consistent, well-known and well-loved little underground events :)

There is no shortage of history between these two iconic LA underground warriors... At Ben's very first LA DJ gig for an outside promoter in 1996, he opened for Thee-O at Hollywood's infamous Gotham Club.  Ben DJed as Mr. Annand back then and is listed as such on the title for sake of nostalgia :)

The two have played together frequently since, and Thee-O has been a featured guest at Tropical parties in California, Oregon, and Hawaii.

Note how this set flows almost perfectly through a variety of styles between the 2 DJs switching every 4 tracks.  Hopefully this unexpected collaboration between Thee-O and Ben Annand will not be the last!  

Be sure and follow each of these DJs personal SoundCloud accounts at @thee-O and @ben-annand and get in touch with one of them if you want to make something like this happen again

Thee-O x Mr. Annand live b2b Tropikroma Gathering (L.A.) August 2023

Something a little different for ya.  Me at my moodiest.  In more recent years I apply tags to my tracks of different vibes so that I can organize my massive music collection better.  One of the biggest categories is 'Moody.'  

Of course a lot of people going out on Friday and Saturday night to my gigs are out to celebrate, so this category doesn't get as much play live as more funky upbeat rhythms.  As such it's somewhat underrepresented on my Soundcloud.

Well not anymore :). I'm dedicated to releasing more sets this year and I see this one as the start of a series.  Welcome to Ben Annand Moody AF :). 

The opener of this series is an opening set I played on a Sunday night from 9-11pm. It's actually just the first hour, 9-10.  It's ok to be moody when people are settling in :). It was also November just after the time change and loss of light... the beginning of the moody season in Eugene :)

An opening set is always interesting musically (or should be) because you get to start from scratch, and set the tone for the whole night.  So it's always a set that should be played with intention.

In this particular case, I was in a sensitive space because I had taken some really nasty criticism from the organizer of an event recently before.  I won't go into detail but it was very tactlessly and cruelly delivered.  So of course that affected my headspace both in terms of insecurity, and in terms of wanting to deliver a great set since I didn't entirely disagree with the criticism so much as I was hurt by the tone from a supposed friend.

So why am I telling you this?  Because this set is moody as fuck!  It opens with a lush vocal track that really spoke to me when my marriage suddenly went up into smoke. I find this track really intense so I haven't played it much but at home.   

The mix stays deep and moody, gradually building energy then wavering then building.  It's super trippy, a little dark/melancholy for me, but still house and totally danceable of course :)

So with all that said, I hope you enjoy this one and I will keep em coming!

Ben Annand Moody AF Vol 1 (Live at the Big Dirty in Eugene at Secret Sauce)

All Together Now

A few months ago, I had the honor of being asked by https://soundcloud.com/blackvelveteennow to make a mix for https://soundcloud.com/proton's Featured Artist series. It took multiple takes, some blood, sweat, and tears but I finally locked it in and got to share it with the world. Peep game and enjoy!


Tracklist below.

Zillas on Acid - Lose Your Soul (Original Mix)

Motor City Drum Ensemble - Escape To Nowhere (Original Mix)

Len Leise - El Modelo (Gilb'R Remix)

Balagan - Moonlight (Simple Symmetry Remix)

Dreems - An Ancient Eddiitt (Original Mix)

Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul - Ceci N'est Pas Un Cliché

Persian - Parvaaneh (Alphonse Remix)

Phoreski - 80's Boy (Original Mix)

Donald Dust - Flashback Souvenir (Original Mix)

Tevo Howard - House Room (Paul du Lac Acid Dub)

Darlyn Vlys - Wuzu (Original Mix)

AIMES - Phosphorescent (Original Mix)

Rigopolar - Saturnia (Original Mix)

S.O.N.S. - Acid Dreams (Trance Jungle Mix)

Hey Mother Death - Deranged My Love (Donald Dust Remix)

Moodymann - It's 2 Late 4 U And Me (youANDme EDIT)

Vanessa Worm - Heaven to Hell (Eden Burns Remix)

FLIGHT MODE & Joel Brittain - Burn This (Original Mix)

Red Axes - Relax Shiva (Original Mix)

Baltra - Dreaming of a Disco (Original Mix)

Miki - Templares (Gerd Janson & Shan Remix)

Lauer - Fanta Korn Tanker (Original Mix)

Skinnerbox - Sese (Original Mix)

Felix Dickinson ft. Blane Lyon - People’s People (Felix’s Dub)

Front De Cadeaux - Ouvre Ta Bouche (Gabe Gurnsey Factory Floor Remix)

Audiojack - Spirit (Original Mix)

Natasha Bai - Your Kiss (Original Mix)

Jules - Miss U (Original Mix)

Zeta Reticula - Common Centre (Original Mix)

Proton Featured Artist Mix: Kadeejah Streets

This is one of my best set recordings so how come I never released it?  

Only because I had released a set with similar vibes right before playing. 

This was a really fun winter party - in fact I had a rather sketchy drive home to Eugene in a snowstorm...

Been meaning to put this one out there for a while.  In 2024, I'm dedicated to putting out more mixes so here ya go!

Ben Annand Live at House Party Reno Dec 2019

And now for something completely different!  

132 BPM Progressive-leaning techno mix :)

I wasn't expecting to be left at quite this fast a tempo but I'm glad I was :)  Only my Moontribe mixes tend to get over 130 like this, so it was a rare chance to spread my wings.

Deseract puts on a really cool party and the space, sound, lighting, and deco were all on point here.  It felt super underground and all my friends had a great time here.  

Hope you like the mix!  I'd love to play more sets like this :)

Ben Annand Techno Progressive Mix - Live in LA at Love and Lore by Deseract

Guest mix from Sean Cooper, broadcast in the VOID Dec 2023

Sean Cooper in the VOID - Dec 2023

❤️‍🔥 Sunday nights in Seattle means one thing: Flammable. For 30 years, Flamm has been our friends&fam tradition of house music to close out the weekend. Weekly dance church, served hot.

This past winter solstice 2023, I played a fun set at Flamm that I decided to whip up into an otter-style 4-hour House buffet, including many tracks I didn't get to play that night. Bon appetit! ❤️‍🔥

❤️‍🔥 For the Love of Flammable ❤️‍🔥

The hugely respected DJ Three revisits the Hallucination catalog with an all-vinyl session. 

Download: https://www.xlr8r.com/podcasts/2017/08/podcast-502-dj-three/

@djthreeofc

XLR8R Podcast

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XLR8R Podcast 502: DJ Three

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

Upcoming Confirmed Dates

Oct 7 - Infinite Energy (Tesla Coil Show and Dance Party) San Diego at 
Encore
Oct 20 Gorg-O-Mish Afterhours, Vancouver BC Canada
Oct 21 - Spooky Forest, Darrington, WA
Oct 27 - Howl 20-Year Anniversary, Portland, OR
Nov 3 - Tropical Tour Sacramento, CA
Nov 12 - Secret Sauce Sundays, Eugene, OR
Nov 25 - Tropical 25 Year Anniversary, LA, CA
Dec 31 - Tropical NYE 2024 - Elevated House Party in the Hills of LA
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.

Ben Annand Live at House Party Reno Dec 2019

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