Pura Vida friends - It’s with goosebumps that I share with you the recording of my sunrise set at Envision 2023 in the jungle of Uvita in Costa Rica. 

It was an honour to have the chance to soundtrack the last sunrise of the festival on the Lapa Stage. 

It’s my second time participating at this powerful gathering, but the first time doing a deep dive and camping on site for 7 days. What an incredible experience! The jungle comes with its challenges, including the heat, the humidity, the bugs and the lack of sleep. But it’s so much worth it!

I believe these moments outside the comfort of our home are actually allowing us to feel alive, bond with our fellow camp companions, and appreciate the highs even more. 

  Apart from being an incredibly unique festival experience with a beautifully diverse music programming, the one thing that is blowing my mind is its focus on sustainability, innovation and environmental initiatives. 

Let’s not fool ourselves, a lot of foreigners including artists are flying from around the world for this event like many other destination festivals, so there’s clearly an important carbon footprint coming from that movement. 

But once you get to the festival grounds, you can instantly feel that respecting Mother Nature is at the core of the intentions of Envision. From the bamboo used to build the stages to the respect of the land, from the water consumption to the fully compostable food merchants, from the waste management to the Eco Hub where you can learn about ecology…

The most exciting thing I discovered is the “SOMOS EL CAMBIO” project that is a reforestation initiative in partnership with the local indigenous communities that invites the participants to adopt trees and plant various species to create a natural corridor that links the top of the mountain to the sea, which is essential for water systems, fauna and flora. 

In addition to that, Envision offers an abundance of workshops, discussions, meditations, sound healings, women’s circles, vegan food, healthy drinks…proof that a large scale sonic gathering can actually evolve into a transformative experience beyond entertainment. That’s in my opinion an important vessel for change on the individual and collective scale and I’m hopeful a lot of events around the world will take this direction that is more aligned with Earth’s frequency. 

 Days and nights flew by, and suddenly it’s Sunday morning…time to get ready! All the stories, conversations and inspirations from different events during the week lead me to collect clues and pieces of the puzzle along the way which brought me have a better idea of what I would want to play for the sunrise moment. 

The Sunday programming was awesome, with music from  Marques Wyatt, Zach Walker, SIS and Township Rebellion. I started at 4:30 am as the night was still dark, following up Township who played a really cool energetic nocturnal session. He landed with quite a groovy track and it felt the energy was really high on the floor when I got to start. 

So quite in the opposite polarity of a traditional evolving set, this one started with a quite electric feel, blooming into a warmer and light daytime morning vibe.  

The first beams of light started appearing as I played ‘Tantale’ - Rafaelle jumped in at this moment to add vocals and it felt like a symbolic timing to transition from Luna to Sol energy.  

Thanks to my partner Ashley for joining me in this journey, my awesome Montréal friends Dexter, Gabrielle, Patrice, Rafaelle, Thibault, Caterina, Hellan and so many more that brought such a good energy so we all give everything we’ve got to land the astral plane. Thanks to all the amazing humans who danced with us! 

Also thankful for Driss, Uma and all the Envision crew for the invitations. Kudos to the sound team who worked tirelessly to make some miracles happen in the wild jungle. 

May we keep dancing to connect a little bit more with who we are: nature. 

I hope you’ll enjoy this set! 
 
Kora

Kora @ Envision Festival 2023 [Sunrise Set on Lapa Stage]

Pleased to be launching our 'Dense Nebula Performers' podcast featuring our Label DJs from around the world. Next up we have Zam Claasen with a huge mix of various tracks from Dense Nebula Records and more. Legendary skills for mixing tracks together that sound like they belong! 

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Tracklist:

1. Armen Miran - Lullaby
2. Ecoteric – Riddim Natir
3. Lux Aurum – As Above So Below
4. Xeonzyne – Mirk
5. Mariano – Propofol
6. HEKA – Kilumi 
7. Chris Corner – Kosmososmose
8. Meerkat – Rats and Mice
9. Ecoteric – Zopanda
10. Oliver Schories – Daily Routines
11. Moodmode – Crispy Fried Potatoes
12. Lish – one of those days
13. Merkaba – Beneath The Surface
14. Electrypnose – Just One More
15. Tanto – Storm Titanfall
16. Greenwolve & Unknown Concept – Way On
17. Detroit Grand Pubahs – Big Onion (Accapella Mix)
18. Zandre van Zyl – Stargazing 
19. Agoria – Scala
20. Gaia Groove – Arcane
21. Noeron – Gypsy Queen
22. Tanto – Visions
23. Unknown Concept – Aurora
24. HEKA – Sweet & Sawa
25. Thook – Menace To Society
26. Kubes – Plant Medicine
27. Noeron – Lone Wanderer
28. ETH – Crossroads
29. FALA – Zimeshika
30. Dirty Hippie & Evil Oil Man – Gaytorade 
31. Drathas & Mekanik – Potwhale
32. Flow-Tek – New Age Bogan
33. Return Of The Jaded – Days
34. Fala – Fugazi
35. Theydream – Replicant
36. Betelgeuse – Mistletongue
37. Boshoco – Wardah (Anatolian Sessions Remix)
38. Evil Oil Man & Hypogeo – Morphex
39. Lo-Fi – All Apologies
40. Anormic - Aqualizer
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DJS002 - DOC. | New Zealand

Over The Moon features EMOG in this episode with his Eclipse 2024 mix with tracks from his recent release, "Temporal Trance", along with some of his older material. Emile V. aka EMOG is a renowned psychedelic dub music producer from Vancouver, BC. He started his musical journey early, mastering instruments like guitar and piano. Drawn to the psychedelic sound, EMOG began crafting his unique blend of music. He rose from local events to international festivals like Envision, Free Earth and Shambhala, gaining popularity. EMOG released his first EP, "Celestial Tales," in 2013, followed by more EPs and his debut album, "Infinite Horizons," in 2018. Known for high-energy performances, he blends live instrumentation and electronic beats, creating an immersive experience with visuals. Beyond music, Emile founded Gaia Sound Music Events, organizing gatherings, and contributing to the psychedelic music scene. EMOG, the Ecstatic Music of Gaia, is celebrated for his distinctive fusion of psychedelic dub and trance, captivating audiences, and inspiring fellow artists worldwide. Get ready for a journey into a sea of hidden treasures - "You will be inspired by the sound and driven by the music."

:: Tracklist ::

Crow
Bass Ritual
Cosmic Serenade
Enjourney (Remastered)
Peaceful Pathways
Timeless Odyssey
Wine and Honey
Voyage to the Unknown
Astral Junction
Sailing in the Sky
Dreams to Eternity
Mind-Melding Voyager

https://soundcloud.com/emog | https://soundcloud.com/overthemoontunes

EMOG | Over The Moon Series Ep. 4 | 19/05/2024

In this new monthly series, you can hear a playlist of the freshest releases, carefully selected by the members of the Hungarian Darth Frog collective, focused on dark-prog, zenonesque, dark minimal, bush-tech, and psy-bass styles. In this month's show, you can enjoy POTTER's DJ mix.

https://soundcloud.com/harryblotter01 | https://web.facebook.com/darthfrogcol

POTTER | Darth Frog Selects | 17/09/2024

A journey deep down the rabbit hole, into the dark, the unknown, the abstract... This month, in the 3rd part of our Kafka Tempo label series, our guide in sound will be AKA NINA. An audio journey with a genre-fluid approach, focusing on zenonesque, dark minimal, and psychedelic techno.

https://soundcloud.com/aka_nina | https://soundcloud.com/seldonbudapest

AKA NINA | Deep Down The Rabbit Hole Ep. 28 | 17/09/2024

Airi Live @ Main Stage - Universo Paralello - 2024/25

Live at Kalani Ecstatic Dance, March 2025.

Ecstatic Dance 2025 Mix

A one shot live jam recording with many analog oscillators and whatever was used for it..

Modular Drone

pattern A9

Rogue Moon

Edea

Merkaba remixed by Sirian. Out now on Merkaba Music.
Feat. vocal sprinklings from DJ Yumi of Japan.

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