Breathe (Out on Merkaba Music)

An East-meets-East caravansary of Indo-centric  trap-and-twerk that runs the gamut of sounds, vibes, genres and tempos. The set is marked by slow-and-low serpentine rhythms, syncopated stylings of twerked up Bhangra and Arabtronica, all blown by shifting winds  of bass.

An (as always)unplanned, from the heart set recorded @ Lightning In a Bottle, 2015, Temple of Consciousness stage.





DRAGONFLY - LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE (TEMPLE TRAP SET)

as usual i planned to continue this one or refine it or whatever but i lost interest.
hey i think its p good >:D 

sampled paramore and shinobi ninja <3

[ im not sure where the 3d bug pic is from but i think its so special ]

long n crunchy like a centipede

Summer lovin'

Some groovy tunes with a sweet bass backdrop to open the night of dance for the spring equinox full moon gathering. 
Let me know what you think, comments always appreciated!

art by Brook Paulin of Materia Media
more of my mixes here: https://soundcloud.com/cacadora

Tracklist
Uno Resuena (Desert Dwellers Remix) :: Lulacruza
Dusk to Dawn (Frameworks Remix) :: emancipator
Born Again (Cycle Mix) :: Domez M.
Intravenous (LabRat Remix) :: The OriGinALz
333 266 :: AMB
Glided Tour :: AMB
Barrel of Belief :: AMB
One Hundred Lights (Grouch Remix) :: Kaya Project
Solace :: beatfarmer
Spirit from the Dreamtime (Drumspyder Remix) :: Desert Dwellers
Diamond :: emancipator
Like the Wind (feat. Deuce Eclipse) :: DJ Vadim
Transcend :: Perkulat0r
Koto :: CloZee
Dream Atlas (CloZee Remix) :: Of the Trees
Happiness Is :: beatfarmer
Downtown :: Rising Appalachia and The Human Experience
Saturn ft. The Human Experience :: Saqi
Drakones Indikoi :: Rhythmstar feat. Rama
The Way (Tor Remix) :: emancipator


Caçadora - The Butterfly Effect

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Real Clouds

LIVE AT THE LANDING OF THE PIRATE SHIP 3AM FRI NIGHT

Dj Set Recorded at Syntonic Festival in Boulder 8-4-2012

Connect on Facebook: www.facebook.com/amani.of.desert.dwellers
For bookings email bookings@desertdwellers.org

Hailing from the southwest region of the United States, AMANI has been a unique fixture in the underground electronic music scene, seasoned by over two decades of studio production and performance. From his early days at remote desert gatherings, to his constant touring of clubs and music festivals with world renowned downtempo sensation Desert Dwellers, his career has traversed many musical styles and genres. Blending world music with cutting-edge sound design, Amani Friend has amassed an enormous catalog between his projects Desert Dwellers, Liquid Bloom, and Variant Field. Traveling the international festival circuit and staying on the road with a jam-packed schedule, AMANI continues to bring his alchemy of ancient-future psychedelia to dance floors around the globe. Equally adept at sonically fueling the spirit of large yoga classes or high-energy dance floors, Amani’s sonic offerings provide a journey into the imaginative realms of movement and sound.


AMANI Dj Set @ Syntonic Colorado

One of many lost mixes that are floating around out there... for old times sake. <3

FWD0045

AUSTERO - Rise n shine

This live* mix represents a treasure of old-to-nu-skool trans-Arabic motifs dropped in my set at Giza, Egypt, during the auspicious winter solstice gathering of 2012. 

It was recorded during the The Great Convergence, an amazing gathering held at the pyramids of Giza. The event was conceived by Tamer El-Shakhs and  produced by the excellent production team at The Do Lab, (thank you all!!) 

Many thanks to friends Jef Stott, Nominus, Drumspyder, Zeb SpyfromCairo Visini, Paula Peek Kraus, Said Mrad and Ganga Giri for the tracks they produced that made this cut….

*Performed on Two Pioneer CDJ 2000’s and 900 Nexus mixer…warts, clipping, truncations and all..”

Enjoy!


DRAGONFLY @ Great Convergence - Egyptian Solstice

2025:
10/24-10/26: Bloom Festival Sebastopol, CA
https://www.sebastopolbloom.com

9/20: Ecstatic Dance - willits:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1508772770150357

9/11: SYNERGY @ SOFT MEDICINE - SEBASTOPOL
https://www.facebook.com/events/1172153334721233

Burning Man
> HOOKAHDOME: FRIDAY 1am-2am @ 7:30 & ESPLANADE (GLOBAL BASS SET)
> SOUND GARDEN:  SATURDAY 1:00-2:30AM @ 2:00 & ELLISON (GLOBAL HOUSE SET)
>DISORIENT: WEDS: 1PM-2PM supporting: AMPLIFIED YOGA @ Esplanade & 2:15
> Cuttlefish art car: tbd

Aug 3: Ecstatic Dance San Rafael: https://www.facebook.com/events/4177420649154296

July 18-20 Northern Nights Festival
https://northernnights.org/nnmf2025/
May 21-25 Lightning In A Bottle 
https://www.libfestival.org/
April 22 - Nevada City Ecstatic Dance
April 18th - Sacramento Ecstatic Dance
March 30th - Salt Lake City - Ecstatic Dance
https://www.facebook.com/events/957214139827736/
March 7th - with Beats Antique in Arcata, CA https://www.facebook.com/events/590483817146050/590483820479383/
Feb 16: Daybreakers - Yoga set w/ Nat Kendall
Great American Music Hall. SF
https://www.daybreaker.com/event/san-francisco/
Jan 25th - Soulplay Party @ 
Lake Merritt Dance, Oakland
https://events.humanitix.com/soulplay-soiree-connect

2024
Dec 31 - NYE @ The Flamingo - Santa Rosa
Dec 17 - Nevada City Ecstatic Dance
Dec 8 - Marin Ecstatic Dance - San Rafael
Nov 15 - Soft Medicine Sanctuary with Equanimous
https://www.facebook.com/events/2439626586226329
Sept 21 - PORTAL w/Janet Stone (Mill Valley)
https://www.theportal.house/
Sept 21 - SF How Weird Street Faire
https://howweird.org/
Sept 15th - Venice Beach
https://www.ecstaticdancela.com/
Aug. 26-31 - Burning Man
https://burningman.org
June 21-23 - June Jam (AZ)
https://www.june-jam.com
June 9 - Soulplay (CA)
https://www.soulplay.co
May 22-27, 2024 - Lightning In A Bottle (CA)
https://www.libfestival.org/experience
May 2-6, 2024 - High Vibes Festival (CA)
https://highviberecords.ticketspice.com/highvibefest2024
April 4-9, 2024 - Texas Eclipse Festival (TX)
https://seetexaseclipse.com/
March 4-10, 2024 - Envision Festival (Costa Rica)
https://www.envisionfestival.com/
Oct 5, 2023- Joshua Tree Music Festival (CA)
https://joshuatreemusicfestival.com/oct-event-info/


Music without a map: Showcasing travelogues from the global turntable...

Taste is trust.  DJing is trust. 
wHo: Hailing from the West Coast and serving sound as one of the most sought after Freestyle selectors in the Festival, Club and Ecstatic Dance scenes. A magic carpet ride of sound transports the dancefloor when Dragonfly throws down his full-spectrum, body-mind-soul transglobal sound experience. Think cutting-edge, polyrhythmic akashic bass meets primordial sound, elastic dreamtempo, tribal mayhem, and ecstatic bliss. 

wHAt: Each mix showcased is a unique snapshot or portrait of the dancefloor. No mixes are alike, no dancefloor is alike...and no set ever preplanned, recorded or mixed. This is raw.

hOw:  As a consummate crate-digger his days are spent down the rabbit-holes of sound, constantly discovering emerging talent and the hidden gems of sonic possibility. With an ear for the exotic and a background in movement arts, his approach is through the emotive keyhole of the psyche, while unlocking the heart of the dancefloor community. As a percussionist who’s adventured extensively throughout the near and far east, his mixes span all tempos and all genres of electronic dance music. His selections are drenched in global idioms, accented with tribal motifs, and interwoven with relentlessly intoxicating rhythm and groove.   

wHEre:
Past festival appearances include. Lightning In A Bottle,Symbiosis Gathering, Envision festival, Joshua Tree Music Festival, Hogfarm Hideaway, Enchanted Forest Festival, Lucidity Festival,Wanderlust Festival, Beloved Festival, Northern Nights, Stilldream Festival,Eclipse Festival (Australia),Great Convergence (Egypt), Envision Festival (Costa Rica), Shambhala Festival (Canada),Manifest, June Jam, Power to the Peaceful, Peace Village, Burning Man, Raindance, Earthdance, Harmony Festival, Awaken,OMIES Fest, Mystic Garden Gathering, Mystic Island Festival, Foreverland, 
Ecstatic Dance Retreats and Ecstatic Dance in: Berlin/Amsterdam/Budapest/Antwerp/Bucharest/Portugal, Jordan, Oakland/Nevada City/Portland/Cambria/Los Angeles/New York/Salt Lake City/Hawaii/Palo Alto/Berkeley/Santa Barbara. YOGA JOURNAL Conference, A-FEST Portugal & Jordan, SOULPLAY, Austin Yoga Festival, Science & Non Duality Conference, No. California Sufi Camp, Creating Enlightened Society (hosted by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche), David Deida, Bioneers Conference, No California Permaculture Gathering, Julia Butterfly Hill fundraiser, Santa Cruz Film Festival, and many more.

wHy:
Life is short; may your dance be long.


((((*´`*´¯`·.¸¸o*o¸¸.·´¯`*´`*))))
~~~!!!~~~~dRAGONFLy~~~!!!~~~
booking:
djdragonfly@gmail.com

DRAGONFLY @ Great Convergence - Egyptian Solstice

DR∆GONFLY