A celebration of a uniquely American sound through house music and downtempo bass music.

TUMBLEWEED SOUL SERIES:

Dear Listener

Because some tracks are digitalized from tape, others are playd with vinyl, and some came from audio-cd`s / wav&mp3 the hole set isn`t in the same quality. 
I hope u not mind, because it`s about music.
So feel free to coment, download, share and love it.
And ofcurse don`t forget to enjoy.

Then music makes our world to a better place 

https://soundcloud.com/fuenfvierteltakt
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lovely regards igor

Down-Nu-Future-Jazz-Beat-Trip-Hop

Bounty hunter bass, twangy mandolins and vocals, steel guitars, the chatter of banjos…and doleful harmonicas all get the whomp and groove treatment. No genre is sacred....  Taken from my set dropped in the Buckhorn, Covelo's (No. Calif) raucous drinkhole. This is raw, un-prepared live and spontaneous mix …on two Pioneers CDJ 900s and Allen & Heath Xone Mixer.

DRAGONFLY LIVE - WONKY TONK STOMP!

The Mood For Blues

PT 3. In Spotlight: https://soundcloud.com/djdragonfly/tumbleweedsoul
PT 4. https://soundcloud.com/djdragonfly/dragonfly-the-tumbledown-blues

A slow deep house travelogue from the Badlands to The Bayou, from the Western twang of Wyoming's cowboy country to the pensively achy ballads of Southern blues. Live & unscripted  (recording is from my set at Green River Rendezvous Festival,  Wyoming). Tracklisting below:

https://soundcloud.com/el-buho
The Limiñanas - Maria's Theme (El Buho's Cumbi-edit)
https://soundcloud.com/besvendsen
Be Svendsen - Leone
https://soundcloud.com/rapossa
Rapossa - Wild Guns (Samaha Remix)
https://soundcloud.com/k-paul
K-Paul, Kid Simius - El Remo Dub
https://soundcloud.com/nicopuschmusic
Nico Pusch - Blackbird (Thomas Lizzara Remix)
https://soundcloud.com/steven-maff
Steven Maff - Johnny
https://soundcloud.com/feinheitsbrei
Feinheitsbrei - Forest Of Souls
https://soundcloud.com/giaccaofficial
Antonio Giacca - Down Like the River 
https://soundcloud.com/a21producer
A21 & Fernando Sanchez - Niquelao
Nhii - A Mindful Blues 
https://soundcloud.com/nhii-music/a-mindful-blues
Devendra Banhart - Für Hildegard von Bingen (Crussen Edit)
https://soundcloud.com/devendrabanhart / https://soundcloud.com/crussen
Bob Dylan  - All Along The Watchtower (Soulmotion Dj Remix)
https://soundcloud.com/soulmotiondj
https://soundcloud.com/uone/premiere-uone-western-kaos-of-time-feat-briony-taylor-brooks-beat-pathwav
Briony Taylor-Brooks, Uone, Western- Kaos of Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8Otzk1zidg
Rocknrolla  Soundsystem - Nobody’s Fault But Mine
....and finally, one of the most underrated producers  ever, of downtempo, chilled-out, electro-soul & folk Americana:
https://soundcloud.com/akshinalizadeh
Akshin Alizadeh - Inner Struggle
Akshin Alizadeh - Southern Man

DRAGONFLY - TUMBLEWEED HOUSE & PRAIRIE BLUES

My focus with this mix was on the groove.
Set a vibe and ride it.
How'd I do?

I found a few of these tracks by way of DJs I heard in Tulum, in January, for Zamna and Day 0 festivals.

The rest I've come across more recently, putting sets together for Otherworld, our regional burn here on Vancouver Island, in June.

I want to give a special shout out to Bryz( @comanbr), a producer with whom I've recently become smitten. Everything he makes is fantastic. I've featured two of his tracks in this mix and will be playing many more soon.

Otherworld 2024

The following fiction is true: Cowboy Noir, Spaghetti Westerns, Smokey Vocals, Country Blues, Lizard Kings, Storm Riders, Deep House and all...:

So "as the story goes":

"It was sometime back in 1962, when I found myself piloting a wheezing old Ford station wagon, feeling not just disoriented but positively misplaced on the dusty byways to Joshua Tree. The washboard roads shook my bones and rattled my teeth, so the accidental discovery of the sole watering hole in that barren wasteland was like stumbling upon an oasis. Despite its forlornly desiccated and saturnine exterior, the lonely backroads bar was an outpost that promised the desperate kind of salvation only dire needs can summon: Ritual libations. A stiff drink, and a moment's respite.

As I pushed through the nameless saloon’s swinging double doors, they creaked open to reveal an astonishing sight: Johnny Cash, Jim Morrison, Ennio Morricone, and Hope Sandoval, all seated together at the bar, deep in their cups. Behind the counter stood Barnett, the bartender, a sly vision of dry humor and endless spirits. They spotted my lonely silhouette and, with drunken enthusiasm, beckoned me to join their spirited symposium.
What followed was a cacophonous marathon of intemperance and debate, as we discoursed basslines and bourbon, whisky and women, UFOs and poetry, guitars and remixes, and…deep house.

The outcome of that wild and chewy night? This mix—a tribute to your culturally errant wanderings, a testament to “stepping into yes”, the uncharted paths we stumble upon…and the unexpected that ensues".

Tracklisting by request, but do check out my friend Tone Ranger @ 57:10:
@https://toneranger.bandcamp.com/track/palomino

DRAGONFLY - TUMBLEWEED SOUL - THE GOOD THE BAD & THE DUSTY

The most recent edition of The Wild Camp Out was so damn deeeeelightful it's officially now crowned my favourite Australian festival...

What a community? What a vibe? What an utter sensory delight and what absolutely stunninggggg land to be frollicking upon feeling right at home following one of the most authentic and heartfelt Welcome to Country experiences I have ever been a part of ✊

Thankyou to Royal Jelly Productions and the entire Wild Camp Out team, you bunch of legends! Truly honoured to be a part of the magic created this time round and sincerely hope to be back again!

As always deepest gratitude to the original maestros below for making these here exquisite creations that have had such a profound effect on me recently and will forever live in my soul rent free ❤️
 
Daughter of the Sun (Ft Katie Tupper & Justice Der)
Centre (Ft Sridaya Srivatsan
A Slight Return - Partika
No Mind Dub - Mike Rauss & Guacayo
You Gotta Be Free (Ft Karen Gibson Roc) - Lemongrass
Golden Nectar - J Boogie's Dubtronic Science
White Sands - Tommy Guerrero
Cumbia del Olvido - Nicola Cruz
Shaman - MORSE
Desierto - Coqui Tramontana & SoDPM
Playa Paraiso - Zip Zip, Blue Noir
A Spoonful of Honey - KlangDruide
Wake Up - Al Jawala & Murmusica
Revenge of the Wankers - Oceanvs Orientalis
Aube - Walter Astral
Tanguita - Tot La Momposina - Jonajosu Remix
Desert - Jose Solano
Quiero - DJ Dandara & Anissa Damali - Pophop Remix
In the Beginning (ft Nathan Nicholson) - Claptone
Havana 1959 - Mano Tiro
Neunivai - Shanti Radio
Oiga Mi Alero - Lemurian & Seba Campos - Mollono Bass Remix
Know How - Justin Jay & George Sandler
Malo Okoma (ft Theresa Ng'ambi) - Dj Poolboi

The beauty of sharing this home recording in lieu of the live set is that it gave me the ability to leave a number of tracks intact with their original flow and integrity rather than slicing, dicing or skipping along to squeeze everything into my allocated time slot. 

On that note, ran out of time to play the final track I had hoped but it is so so beautiful and fitting to the event i've chosen to include it in hopes it still reaches the ears of who might need to hear it <3 

Artwork ~ Scott Tuckfield - Source of Warmth

⫷Wild Camp Out 2025⫸⚬⫷Serendipitea⫸

Recorded Feb, 2025 on matcha tea in the interior mountains of British Columbia.

Mudita

( TUMBLEWEED SOUL PLAYLIST:https://soundcloud.com/djdragonfly/sets/way-out-west )

THE TUMBLEDOWN BLUES (LIVE @ NORTHERN NIGHTS FESTIVAL) : 
It's 2:30am and in a fast-paced, ever changing world  I’m dropping a downtempo mix that blazes a slow, achy trail across the American West. Festooned with ghost towns, rusticating prairie graves and lonesome crows, this collection of tunes lends you doleful voices, blues guitars, twangy banjos and the stuttering ragtime of vintage pianos. Its sideshow twin is the conjoined grumble and grime of downtempo bass. The cadence does have moments of upswing; ribald bar rooms and scurrying outlaws make a momentary presence. But the coffee-meets-whisky approach makes this sonic libation yet another perfect slow-sipper as the soundtrack for your wayward soul.

Mad props to my friends Kr3ture, Dirtwire, Morillo, Scott Nice, Ryan Herr, Jesse Hendricks, DJ Taz...and all the other super talented producers in this mix:
@kr3ture 
@dirtwire 
@morillomusic 
@scottnice 
@vandelux 
@daily-bread 
@bitskymusic 
@ryanherrmusic 
@tnertle 
@moontricks 
@buttonz00 
@thomasvent 
@inbloom1469 Gravitas-recordings – Koy-nobody-elses 
@keraladust 
@djtazrashid

DRAGONFLY - THE TUMBLEDOWN BLUES (live @ Northern Nights Festival)

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It was an absolute honor to share my set with the beautiful festival family at the Howells Family Picnic during my very first experience at magical Pacheena Bay. I’m still glowing from the energy and warmth you all brought to the dance floor! Deepest gratitude to the Huu-ay-aht First Nations for welcoming us to your ancestral lands—your connection to place and community is truly inspiring. Big thanks to Ben and the entire crew for your dedication in making these moments possible.



Tracklist:
MI.LA, Maxxim – Nishati (DALAH & Ilias Katelanos Remix) @musicmila @dalahfr @iliaskatelanos
Jhony Castillo – La Gringa (Original Mix) 
Indie Elephant, Vlad Starque, Kole Audro, Monaloca – Soulmate (Extended Mix) @indie_elephant
Jesus Fernandez – Old Skool (Extended Mix) @jesus-fernandez-195526780
Tom Enzy, Sael Quinn – Pinponpim (Extended Mix) @tomenzy
Modjo – Lady (Koshi & Daymaan Remix) @koshicue @daymaan
DiMO (BG), Aaron Sevilla, Paqui La Morena – Moreriaas (Original Mix) @dimobg
Havana Hustlers, Daniel Matheus – Get Busy (George Calles Edit Version) @daniel-matheus-348989723
Cris Taylor, Simea – Acelera (Extended Mix) @cristaylor_music
Dadoni, Divolly, Markward – Bailaor (Original Mix) @divollyandmarkward
Eran Hersh, Marasi – Sweet Dreams (Extended Mix) @eran-hersh
M3RT, Cafe De Anatolia, Cem Berk – Kallin (Original Mix) @cafedeanatolia @cem-berk-ay

Pacheena Bay Music Festival Live @ Gabana Stage 2025

PolyMorphism

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Origins Spotify Playlist: bit.ly/OriginsSpotify

Tracklist:
Max Richter - Infra 5
Pavel Dovgal - Faust
Lapalux - Don't Mean a Thing
Couros - Circles
Pavel Dovgal - Floating Beams
Downtown Party Network - Space Me Out
Sasha - Vapour Trails (Kiasmos remix)
Bonobo - Bambro Koyo Ganda
Pedestrian - Airs & Graces
Four Tet - Sing (Floating Points remix)
Pascäal - Rain Jacket

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dBMcast #181: TOTALITY: Bass Medicine IX
Looking back at the musical highlights of Summer 2017 with my Get Found family + the SynchroniciTEA House Project crew at festivals across the Pacific Northwest, this mix invokes the sights, sounds, smells and sense of communal wonderment and soulful inspiration of another epic ride round the sun. Speaking of the sun, our highlight of the year was most definitely the moment the moon’s shadow slipped in front of the sun as we gathered in a field in eastern Oregon with 60,000+ other souls to witness the total solar eclipse at the Symbiosis Gathering. TOTALITY, truly a mind-blowing, heart-orienting, life-activating moment that we will never, ever forget. This bass chakra therapy journey is dedicated to everyone who got to share in that experience, and to the musicians in this mix who guide and inspire ~ 

tracks // Tipper "Dreamsters VIP" / Edamame "Passim" (feat. emancipator) / Four Tet "Alap > Lush" / Axel Thesleff "Bad Karma" + Sigur Ros / Deya Dova "Myth of the Cave" (Drumspyder remix) / Subaqueous "Invoco (ft. Marya Stark and Boaz Drum) / Kiasmos "Blurred (Bonobo Remix) / emancipator "Goodness" / Charlesthefirst "The Prophet" / Goopsteppa "Heavyweight" ft. Ill Chill / Sol Rising "The Journey" / Nico Luminous "Flying Colors" / CloZee "Foundation" / Elephant Revival "Raven Song" (Ponder & Pathway remix) / Aether "Watching You Fake a Smile" / Four Tet "Planet" / Poranguí "Sueños de la Selva" (Yaima remix) / Poranguí "Sueños de la Selva" (AtYyA remix) / Random Rab & Lapa "39 Circles" (CloZee remix) / Eurythmy "Let It Happen" \\

Destination Burning Man Podcasts

TOTALITY : Bass Medicine IX  ~comments/likes/shares appreciated~~~

Part 2: https://soundcloud.com/djdragonfly/tumbleweed-house-prairie-blues

Part 3: https://soundcloud.com/djdragonfly/tumbleweedsoul

Part 4. https://soundcloud.com/djdragonfly/dragonfly-the-tumbledown-blues
Today I crafted this pretty 'n gritty downtempo journey of blues and bass meets Folktronic Americana: Music meandering like the Mississippi and swampy like the bayou,  this grimy grip of downtempo speaks from a snatch of six-string, a chatter of banjos, lonesome  voices and pondering bass lines...

Mad props to all friends/artists on this mix. Please find them, listen to them, support them.
>>>>>>>>>TRACKLISTING:
@Moontricks - Mountains
@Dirtwire - When the Levee Breaks (ft. Sidecar Tommy https://soundcloud.com/sidecartommy)
@Smoovi - Blue Bulbs
@Friend. - New Familiar
https://soundcloud.com/telmini Canned Heat - Going Up The Country (Telmini Edit)
https://soundcloud.com/ecklecticmick King Chubby meets Ecklectic Mick - Keep On (Mississippi Swamp Mix) -
https://soundcloud.com/beat-fatigue - Thongs  Strings 
https://soundcloud.com/oxaka - The Saz
@Kr3ture - Anthropocene
@Dirtwire - Damn Rooster
https://soundcloud.com/the_widdler - Outlaws
https://soundcloud.com/nomagikmusic - Daphne BlueBird & AkizzBeatzz - Who Will Comfort Me (cover: Melody Gardot)
@Gangstagrass - O Death 
@KairoKingdom - Take Me Higher (RDR2)
@ZackaRose - You should have a living
https://soundcloud.com/elmagomusic Anin Misone - Nobody's Fault (EL MAGO EDIT)

DRAGONFLY - HOMEBOUND BLUES (LONGING & LOCKDOWN)

A rhythmic remedy woven to calm the chaos within me

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” ― Plato

Artwork: Autumn Skye ~ Aya

With much gratitude and respect for the original artists, producers and algorithms for bringing this musical medicine into my life, full track list below

Dirtwire - Sailing the Solar Flares
Isaac Chambers - Dusty Swap Jives
Thievery Corporation - Amerimacka
De Ushuaia a La Quiaca (Peter Power's Inverse Edit)
Deya Dova - Return of the Bird Tribes
Palov - Lokums & Matches
Goldcap - Shanti
Rapossa - Oriental Tales
Kaya Project - One Hundred Lights
Kurup, Salvador Araguaya & Spaniol - Gato de Beco
Bobby Mc Ferrin - Circlesong 6 (Peter Power Edit)
Be Svendsen ft Kamilla Kovacs - October Letters
Parallels & Joe Finch - The Smooth Gardens
Feathered Sun - Scheune
Beautiful Chorus - The Waves We Give

⫷Shady Lady Teahouse⫸○⫷Heard Immunitea⫸

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 - HOMEBOUND BLUES (LONGING & LOCKDOWN)

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