“There is no way to repress pleasure and expect liberation, satisfaction, or joy.”
― Adrienne Maree Brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good

Recorded live at the Somatic Revival in Asheville, NC. I geared this set towards sexy sensual partner dance, while keeping a wave structure to the musical progression. 

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Pleasure - live at Somatic Revival {Ecstatic Dance Mix by MIKAYA}

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Lyrics:

V1
There's magic all around me 
so much that I can't speak
I wonder where we are
perhaps it's really far
Baby we are free

that's none of your business
You can't sit with us
There's only room for love in this chariot 
So wait a minute 
I keep on living
You know I'm livin' right in this gypsy life

V2
I'm feeding off your energy 
so much that I can't speak 
I wonder where we are 
perhaps it's really far
Baby we are free

that's none of my business
You can't sit with us
There's only room for love in this chariot 
So wait a minute
I keep on livin'
You know Im living right in this gypsy life

Through Time And Space...

Gypsy (feat. Kaleena Zanders)

Gold

Gold (Jorgen Odegard Remix)

Whatever It Takes

Whatever It Takes (Jorgen Odegard Remix)

Next baby step in my experimentation in the electronic realm...  This is a simple original tune about creating your own reality.  It all started with a little bass line stuck in my head.  I wrote the lyrics and started recording the track about a year ago.  Finally got around to mixing it to the best of my ability.  Super huge thanks to DJ Sid (http://soundcloud.com/el-cid) for creating the beat.  

Best experienced on headphones/ bass-friendly speakers... volume up.  :)   

I would love some feedback, especially mixing tips and suggestions on what would be the most appropriate tags for genre.  

Thanks for listening!  

image by Dobka (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dobka/3071215489/)

Prison

Sit back , relax, close your eyes and take a few deep breaths. You're exactly where you need to be, listening to this music. Take it all in, embody the code. You're a Goddess

WESTCOAST ENCHANTED

Goddess Code

GODDESS CODE

This conscious dance set is loosely based on the set I played live for the Asheville Movement Collective on June 14th, 2019.

The intention of the set centers on the lesson I learned while traveling in 2016 to India, Bali, and Berlin in search of my beloved. On my journey I discovered the meaning of Love (in India), Courage (in Bali), and Freedom (in Berlin). As is so often the case, the beloved I was so desperately looking for in another was there inside of me all along.

The set follows the classic "wave," progressing through several genres and movements of music (Flow/Staccato/Chaos/Lyrical/Stillness) with the BPM's climbing from 60 to a peak of 125 and then coming down gracefully to a soft landing of 56 bpms.

Special thanks to these musical artists whose music is featured in this mix: Djivan Gasparyan, Bluetech, Yaima, Geoffrey Oryema, Little Star, Erothyme, El Buho, Jean du Voyage, Gab Rhome, Booka Shade, Gianluca Vacchi, Rampue, DJ Glen, Stanton Warriors, Croatia Squad, HAANA, SOOHAN, An-ten-nae, Vida Sunshyne, AMB, goopsteppa, Ayla Nereo, The Human Experience, Bee Born, Quixotic, Madelion Moondrop, Lights Dim, Gallery Six, Porangui, and Aaron Krause.

Asheville Movement Collective - 2019 Summer Solstice Mix

Thank you Devi and Finn for inviting me to play for the MCDC family. Such a special event. I prerecorded the set earlier the same day, after working on the 2 wave arrangement all morning. The intention was around the theme of connecting the energy of the Appalachian mountains with the Island of Maui, as this was a home coming of sorts with my return to Maui from Asheville, NC.

This set is loaded with music from Asheville, the Beloved Festival in Oregon, and songs that majestically bring back memories of Dance Church Maui.

I always love dancing in the Makawao Union Church Community with the MCDC family. Such sweet nectar. Thank you to all those who came and left their sweat on the dance floor.

If you'd like to know who the artists are, please read the comments.

Mountains to Sea - Maui Conscious Dance Collective - Wed, Sept 11, 2019 - 2 waves

"Holding Together" denotes a time for creating union with others in order to help one another. Imagine the element of water coming from the sky to assist the earth after a period of drought. So too, can your dance come to assist you and bring vitality and hope to your body, mind and soul. So too, can your dance with community assist you in feeling supported, witnessed, and held. When everything wants to fall apart, lean into letting go, and let your sacred union with dance bring it all back together.

This set was played originally for an online dance at the Asheville Movement Collective, and then I re-recorded it the day after and swapped out a few songs. This is actually my 5th recording of the set, and I'm finally satisfied with the track progression and happy to share it with the world. After each revision I get feedback from dancers and I dance to the set as well to see how it works. I've found this iterative feedback process really elevates the quality of the mix, although it is time consuming. About 40 hours goes into each mix I produce.

We had dancers join us for this practice from Asheville, Maui, Bali, Florida and Boulder. I drew inspiration for the intention above from the I Ching or Book of Changes. 

It's always an honor and pleasure to guide you on this dance journey. Thank you for listening and please leave me a comment, like and/or share. Your engagement helps me get more listens on Soundcloud. :)

Track names will be annotated in my comments, along with my notes on how the creative process unfolded. I am deeply grateful to all the musicians and singers who made the music that went into this set. 

With love and gratitude... let's dance!
Mikaya

Holding Together - Asheville Movement Collective - Friday May 1st, 2020 - 1 wave

'Journey Into Wayward lands' 

A beautifully crafted jazz-infused electronic piece. 

This will be the final ever track by Synergy Sound, and we're honored to be the home for this incredible swansong. 

Good bye Synergy Sound! Thankyou for the amazing music <3 

A new path as @echomap has begun! 

Out - 13.05.2020

Initium LP

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Synergy Sound - Journey Into Wayward Lands

You are invited to take a moment to contemplate what it means to embody receptivity. In what ways can you embrace and accept what is happening in your life? What can you feel going on in your body, mind, and emotions? Be receptive to it all, and allow the energy to flow into your dance. Often times it is through surrender and receptivity that a clear path forward is provided.

This set was played for Asheville Movement Collective's Sunday morning dance on May 16th. There's a lot of bird medicine in this set through the lyrics of a couple of songs. I didn't plan it out that way, it just happened. 

And so on the day of the dance, while we danced outside in my yard, of course, feeling our call a hawk circled us as Deya Dova's song "Return of the Bird Tribes" began, and then later during our closing circle as Shaunna was sharing her dance experience she noticed a hawk flying above her outside her house where she was dancing. And as she describes this to us all, my housemates and I saw our hawk return to circle above us! Praise the magic of our winged allies who help to sooth the winds of change that cross our skies. We love you!

Special thanks goes to all the artists who made the music which I played in this set. Please see my comments for the artist and track names, as well as my comments about how the mix came together.

Thank you for listening, liking, commenting and reposting. It really helps me get more listens through the Soundcloud algorithm! 

Enjoy the journey my friends. We'll see you on the other side. <3

Prison

chelleigh