This set played at the historic EndUp in San Francisco for the Real Deal Party Feel by Listed, Living, and the Grass is Green
It was a party full of feels!  TYSM Gunita, Nikita, and everyone who made it happen.  DJs have the easy job at a party, but your work is not unnoticed.

Playing a dj set in between two live acts - Moniker and all-time fave Dubtribe - I wanted to bring the energy up in an appropriate way, bringing some vocal energy and funkiness but also winding back down before Dubtribe.

Of course I could do zero of this without the amazing artists who created these gems I blended.  

As time goes by I'm down to pretty much zero sympathy for DJs who hide their track lists because they thinking someone will bite their style - sorry but if you think that way I doubt your style is very worth biting.  Other people made the tracks, give them the credit they deserve.  Mixing is an art - but don't be ridiculous :)

Bite me all you want it, I take it as a compliment and we both know it won't make you Ben Annand :)

TRACK LISTING

1 Circles - Evren Furtuna

2 Nipia Feat Moggli (Mihai Popoviciu Remix)	Nicolas Duvoisin	

3 You Can't Take It - Col Lawton	

4 All Around Us - Reverse Logic

5 Sad To Think - Pete Moss, Onur Ozman

6 Blue Turtle (Lauhaus Remix) - Nicolas Duvoisin	

7 Coconuts - Lauhaus, Mario Franca	

8 Ludovic - Leonardo Gonnelli, James Dexter

9 Sacred Essence - Tenna

10 You Trip Me Out On 2 - Chris Simmonds, Private Funk

11 Hola - Christian Burkhardt

12 Don't Look At Me - Duwayne Motley, Col Lawton

13 Escalateher (feat. Hive71) (Terry Francis Dirty Boy Rerub) - Hive71, Jake Beautyman

14 House Brause (Toman Remix) - Christian Burkhardt

15 London Nights (Burnski Remix) - Dokta	

16 The Step Up (Burnski Remix) - Rossko (UK)

17 You - Franck Roger

18 Miso Happy (Col Lawton Remix) - Bobby Breezy, Scottie Soul	

19 How It Was - X brazas

20 Hopeless (JT Donaldson Remix) - Dirtytwo

See you next time San Francisco!  
Get those tracks, I'll have all-new music next time I see ya anyway :)

Next up for Ben Annand

Tropical 23-Year Anniversary PNW in Portland at Epicenter warehouse OUTSIDE area, October 1st, 2021

Tix:  https://tinyurl.com/trop23pdx

Ben Annand Live at the EndUp SF Sept 19 2021 at Real Deal Party Feel

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

Groovy, Dancefloor friendly progressive, Melodic house, and Techno for Human and Interstellar beings. Live from the Subtract Music Stage at Disclosure Festival, LA, 2022

Disclosure Fest LA 2022

Tropical is thrilled to release our fourth set from Oregon Summer Campout 3 weeks ago!

Please enjoy Joe Pea's  sunset set from Saturday evening 8:00-9:30pm!

More pictures from Tropical Oregon Summer Campout:
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Follow Joe Pea here on Soundcloud @Joe-pea
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Photo credit: Tyler Cameron
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Joe Pea - TOSC 004 - Live at Tropical Oregon Summer Campout June 25, 2022

Tropical is thrilled to release our fifth set from Oregon Summer Campout 3 weeks ago!

Please enjoy Kevin Davis' lovely set from Saturday afternoon 2:00-3:30pm!

Photo by Anthony Svendsen:   IG: @anthonysvendsen

More pictures from Tropical Oregon Summer Campout:
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A personal journey through Tribal and Afro polyrhythms reflecting my relationship with psychedelics and the sculpting of sound.

Next up on Thursday... Harlequin

Kevin Davis Jr - TOSC 005 - Live at Tropical Oregon Summer Campout June 25, 2022

This is one of those sets that built up inside me, patiently awaiting its perfect moment. I found a few of these tracks some years ago and was struck by their unique flavor. Slowly but surely I built up my collection of what I would call the "indie-dance / nu-disco" sound. There is plenty of music under the blanket of those genres but much less of it out there that speaks to my personal tastes. I kept my ears open and picked them up one by one. This isn't a style that I will play often, but damn did it feel right on this beautiful sunrise morning in the desert. Smiling faces and dancing bodies radiated love and light, the speaker stacks roared and my heart was full. I hope you enjoy this set at full volume and dance yourself unabashedly into your happy place :)

Sunrise at Moontribe 29 Year Anniversary, Indie-Dance & Nu-Disco

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

Thank you to everyone that made our first 2023 gathering a success!

This is the opening set at 11pm, which ramps up to some funky, dirty breaks at around the 21 minute mark.

The first 20 minutes of chill and tribal house was crafted as an intro that sets the tone for the night, as the bonfire was lit in a spectacular fashion at about the  14 minute mark.

Intense but dance floor friendly.
Recorded somewhere in the Mojave Desert.

Live @ Moontribe Gathering March 2023

Beatport

Kaiq - See Line (Gianni Firmaio Remix) - Out Now

@shkema - Singapuras 
Remixer - @inflagranti
Label - @goodskills

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PREMIERE - Shkema - Singapuras (In Flagranti Remix) (Good Skills)

🌙 Built for the floor. Driven by the groove.

This Clubbing Tech House album by Harper Lee captures the essence of late-night rhythm — stripped-back beats, rolling basslines, and hypnotic energy built to move bodies till sunrise. Each track is a pure club weapon: tight percussion, deep drive, and infectious groove that commands the dancefloor.

From Floor Control.wav to Underground Pulse.wav, every sound was crafted for the moment the lights drop and the crowd locks in. Minimal. Raw. Addictive.

🎧 Step inside the night. Let the rhythm take control.

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Mainroom Flow

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.