Name: DRAGONFLY - DEEP MAGICK: PRIMORDIAL ECSTATIC DANCE - OAKLAND by DR∆GONFLY in ECSTATIC DANCE
Duration: 2 h 46 min 39 s
Description: DEEP MAGICK RITUAL MOVEMENT....2 hours, 46 mins of hypnotic, worldy, percussive and shamanic ékstasis ( @ Oakland Ecstatic Dance ). From its traditional slow warm-up to its conclusive grand exhale, traditional and contemporary Eastern, African, European and Asian motifs, instruments and voices weave through this serpentine mix of magical peaks and valleys.

Killer Track! ID would make my daughter and me happy

Would love to use some of the tracks for my wild woman journeying dance workshop. Anyway you can release a track list?

Really like that ambient wash at the very beginning ... what is that???

Before it was called "Ecstatic Dance" there was Dragonfly. His mixes are constantly taking dance floors to the ecstatic edge of terra incognita, a place defined by that familiar place of emotional depth, where it resides in the exhilaration of exploring music and movement. And at the same time, his sets - always unplanned, always a mystery - are a like a "trust fall", an experience where the dancefloor surrenders to a DJ whose love of the dancefloor is what comes first. Dragonfly's own initiation goes back to a metaphyshical and metaphorical rebirth in 1980, during the explosion of the punk and New Wave music scenes...and is true today, where the dancefloor is still a place he calls home.

All genres, tempos and cultures weave with deep bass, gossamer groove and beckoning beats for an inexplicable, exciting, soul-crafting session of empathogenic sound. Breathe deeply, go deep, dance hard.

PAST ECSTATIC DANCE APPEARANCES INCLUDE: Berlin, Bucharest, Amsterdam, Costa Rica, Jordan, Antwerp,  Portugal, New York (NY), Montreal (CDN), Oakland (CA), Nevada City (CA), San Francisco (CA), Portland (OR), San Diego (CA), Los Angeles (CA), Big Island (HI), Bend (OR), Eugene (OR), Ashland (OR), Palo Alto (CA), Sebastopol (CA), Sacramento (CA), Cambria (CA), Willits (CA), Global Eclipse Festival (OR), Lightning In A Bottle Festival(CA), Beloved Festival(OR), Burning Man Festival (CA) and many more...

About me:
I never plan sets. And I never will. One reason is that Ecstatic Dance is an adventurous dialogue between the dancers and the DJ. And just as the best conversations are not planned, but rather intimate explorations inspired by mutual respect, wonderment, curiosity, expression and mystery, I feel that the opposite is true for a planned set. It's a monologue. As a DJ whose first love is dancing, I am invested in the dance floor. And, to dance is to be vulnerable. To Never plan a DJ set also is vulnerability. To share in that place of raw unpredictability, is intimate connection. Dancers and DJs need each other to reside in that place in order to feel empathy , to stay connected. So, this approach to DJing may not work for everyone, but that's just me.... As it relates to preparing, that's an entirely different subject... in order for the dialogue to work as a place of connection, I have an unabridged encyclopedia of music dripping with sonic emotion and the rhetoric of rhythm. So being prepared means arriving at the decks with a broad range of taste in music, and an understanding of how dancers can become over saturated with tempo and tone. On a personal note, When it comes to music, well, that is where I am polyamorous...and under the covers is a veritable orgy of genres just waiting to make love to the sound system.

ECSTATIC DANCE

Expect the unexpected: Two hours & seven minutes of genre-hopping, tempo-morphing dance music. A slow build, followed by mid-tempo bump and groove gives way to driving tribal house , then collapses in to funk, twerk and eventually a grand, downtempo exhale

Designed and informed by the dancefloor, channeled by yours truly and mixed live, unplanned and uncharted on CDJs and with live percussive elements on my Roland Handsonic. Welcome to a journey of beat-huffing bass music, mystic glitch, electroswing, twerkhop, tribal house, Afrofunk,Balkan trap and dreamtempo!

Recorded at PDX Refuge, Jan 1st, 2014. Day of Intention with  Alex Grey and  Dragonfly, live music with https://soundcloud.com/peia-1

Partial Artist List Includes:

Anchor Hill
Plantrae
Drumspyder
Whitebear
Chris Komus
Push Pull
Marie Boine
Will Magid
Maga Bo
Buku
Keith Baker 
Jus Now
Psy-Fi
Synthetic Epiphany
Mnemesoyme

DRAGONFLY ECSTATIC DANCE SET- PORTLAND  JAN 1, 2014

Thanks to https://soundcloud.com/dj-maggie

"This mix was made during a period of introspection, as I faced significant life changes necessitating tough decisions. Anchored by the belief that intuition is the most reliable compass, I found this notion simmering within my thoughts and emotions as I curated each track in the setlist, which is why it is called "The Heart Knows." Such pivotal moments frequently come tinged with emotional unrest. To help soothe my soul, I incorporated a selection of emotionally restorative melodies that currently resonate with me. My hope is that this mix will envelop you in a sanctuary of soothing rhythms and soulful nourishment, guiding you through your own periods of reflection."

Tracklist :
Kino Doscun - Inner Dub
KiloWatts - The Great Blue Yonder
Dauwd - Theory of Colours
Bop - Fragments
Max Cooper - Lovesong
Nga Tae - Star Waka (Paddy Free Remix)
Erothyme - Our Sacred Hours (feat. Madelion Moondrop)
Sorse - Blackbirds
Bluetech - Seance For the Living
KiloWatts - Nightshade
Snakestyle - Extransience
Polynation - Why You (Oaktree Remix)
Data Rebel - Crossing Over
Synkro - Above the Clouds
Encounters - Reverie (SineRider Remix)
ali dada - Laguna
Rain Dog - Beyond Their Years (DJ Maggie edit)
Pascal Schumacher & Maxine Delpierre- Drops

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After several months of introspection, we are delighted to announce our grand return with a new visual communication and artistic direction! On the agenda, new sound experiences and uncharted musical explorations. The Jedi team is excited to present our brand new visuals and the various sectors that will punctuate your days and nights:

🌜Night Pleasure (ambient, psybient, downtempo, idm...)
A hybrid/multi-genre sector for your cocoon times. Immersive soundscapes await you, ready to transport you to unexplored dimensions.

🍃 Bass Garden (psybass/psydub & bass music)
Vibrate to the rhythm of hypnotic bass, psychedelic sounds, and music that resonates with your soul. The journey into the world of bass music begins here.

☀️ World music
Explore the riches of electronic music from around the world. From ethnic rhythms to enchanting melodies, prepare for a sonic world tour.

🚀 Hybrid
Where the nostalgia of the 90s meets the modernity of downtempo, techno, and break music. A unique musical fusion awaits you, blending retro elements with a contemporary sound experience. A more dancefloor-oriented and colorful sector, celebrating genre hybridization.

📷 Graphic design by Emilie Ghashghaie

Jedi’s Chillout | Dj Maggie • The Heart Knows

Rhythm Sanctuary ~ HeartSeeds [4.24.25]

Dance Temple | Vol. 1 | Bali | 09.06.2025

Release Infos :
Artists : @immadyofficial
Record label @art-of-downtempo
Release/buy link - https://go.protonradio.com/r/rlRDWnRSbnBWA
Mastering engineer:
@kip_casey
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Tagträumerei shifts the EP into a brighter, more flowing phase. Hypnotic synths and airy textures float above a confident rhythmic drive, giving the track a sense of orbiting movement. Faster and more propulsive than the opener, it embodies the balance of dreamlike atmosphere and assured momentum, at the same time creating a sense of forward motion without losing its ethereal quality.
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Follow the artist:
@immadyofficial
Follow the label:
@art-of-downtempo
www.instagram.com/art_of_downtempo/

Download/Stream

Premiere : I'm Mady - Tagträumerei [Art of Downtempo]

Inseparable Ep

Lost You

LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE - FESTIVAL-STYLE ECSTATIC DANCE SET
Unlike most ecstatic dances this set reflects the open dancefloor and permeable container that comes with 20k beautiful and crazy people attending Lioghtning In A Bottle. As such, I adhered to what I would call a "traditional" approach by mixing up genres, vibes and tempos in order to keep the core dancers fully activated, regardless of their place in their flow... http://lightninginabottle.org

DRAGONFLY - ECSTATIC DANCE - LIGHTNING IN  A BOTTLE 2016

An awesome crew hosts a really high-vibin' get-down in a very sweet part of L.A. Lots of great juice bars, yoga studios, shops and hang outs...right near the beach, too. This set was was for their 2-year anniversary. What a great day!

DRAGONFLY @ LOS ANGELES ECSTATIC DANCE - 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Oregon rocks. Eugene Ecstatic Dance was no exception. This set features an all world music Ecstatic Dance journey featuring: Latin, African, Balkan, Celtic, Indian, Middle Eastern...

DRAGONFLY - EUGENE GLOBAL ECSTATIC DANCE

DEEP MAGICK RITUAL MOVEMENT....2 hours, 46 mins of hypnotic, worldy, percussive and shamanic ékstasis ( @ Oakland Ecstatic Dance ). From its traditional slow warm-up to its conclusive grand exhale, traditional and contemporary Eastern, African, European and Asian motifs, instruments and voices weave through this serpentine mix of magical peaks and valleys.


DRAGONFLY - DEEP MAGICK:  PRIMORDIAL ECSTATIC DANCE - OAKLAND

Excited to finally share my latest mix with you! It's a blend of ethnofusion bass music together with the amazing artwork from Android Jones which I gave a Shivelight touch, to visually aid you on this journey :D

It's a mix with a lot of my favorite tracks I found last year that I want to show you. Much love to all artists for creating these gems! 
Music from sonic wizards like Bwoy De Bhajan, Audeka, LOrenzo, Byzantine Time Machine, CloZee, SOOHAN, Bassline Drift, Symbolico and many more. Thank you so much for your music!

Check it on youtube: https://youtu.be/anlSncrJP-8

Poranguí - Sachamama (Numatik Remix)
Mind Over Mayhem - Trapped In Bangladesh
Koyö x Intr3pico - Valley of the Kings (AlgoRythmiK Remix)
L*o*J – Kong
Anchor Hill - Red Silk
Clearlight – Blotter
Sikada x Byzantine Time Machine – Cuneiform Chronicle (Gisaza Remix)
Yider x Jason Hou - Foreign Land (Jai Tee Remix)
Audeka - Ode to Oberyn
Sikada x Byzantine Time Machine - Cuniform Chronicle
Temple Step - Gracias, Gracias (Dysphemic Remix)
Bassline Drift - Radha Ramana (Ft. Kirtaniyas)
SUBROOT - Babble On
Detox Unit & Hullabalo0 - Whatchu Need (Iyakuh & Pathwey Remix)
MantisMash - Dreamers Eardrums
Lo.Renzo feat Nico_Asha - Lhwar Jewda
SOOHAN-Silsila Ye Chaahat Ka - Shreya Ghoshal (SOOHAN Remix)
SOOHAN - Super Heady Spiritual Gangster (Dropkick Bootleg)
Anchor Hill - Jungle Heat
CloZee – Desert
Kaya Project - Soul Sanctuary (Bwoy the Bhajan Remix)
5AM x Iyakuh – Shuhasu
Symbolico - Har Braha
Echo&Tito - YYY (TRIBONE Remix)
Desert Dwellers-Saraswati's Twerkaba (David Starfire Remix)
David Starfire - Turn it Up
Govinda - Beautiful Mystery
Wu Wei x Subleeminal - Balancing Act (Lo.Renzo Remix)

Through Ancient Eyes [Mixtape] Tribal Trap / Global Bass / Psy-Bass / Eastern Dubstep

Beloved Festival. This is Ecstatic. This is Dance.  Prophetically, for the first 15 minutes of the set a large dragonfly swirled and flew above the packed dancefloor...and thus the transformation began.

This is  how it's done; one take, no pre-planned mixes as it evolves as an organic conversation with the dancefloor.

https://www.belovedfestival.com/lineup/music/

DRAGONFLY - BELOVED & ECSTATIC (Beloved Festival 2019)

Amani's 1st Yoga Flow class recording from the Australia Eclipse festival 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 @ Australia Eclipse - Yoga Flow 1

Recorded live during my former weekly Sunday Twitch show "Omakase" on May 31 2020. I was feeling the weight of the civil unrest across the country, and stayed close to heart medicine music.

Video available of this set here: https://youtu.be/GR2LM-bzKF4

Tracklist:

Nanosphere - Exogenesis
Kaya Project - The Fearless Path (ft. Irina Mikhailova)
Shwamp - Echodebetic
Pitch Black - Third Light
iinaK - Falling Out
Beatfarmer - Droplets
AtYaA & Goopsteppa - Lucid
DJ Krush - Still Island (feat. Shuzan Morita)
Hibernation - Colours
Sick-E - Dark Matter
Giyo - Our Planet is Down
Cates & DPL - Late Night Nothingness
Bluetech - Light Years From Home
Melorman - Deep
Kaya Project - The Weight of Words (Hedflux Remix)
Mux Mool - Lazy Soul
Journeyman - 50cc Part 2
Karmma State - Ego Analysis
Spatialize - Sundog
Eat Static - Beyond Our Dreams
Rain Dog - Dream is Destiny
Tracing Arcs - Voodoo (Zengineers Undecided Remix)
Om Unit & Synkro - Reflections
Amawalk - Huju feat. Amalgamy
Chris Zippel - Around, Arrived (Aurora Mix)
Balance - Lightness

Corazon

We will all be ancestors one day. To be born is to die, to die is to be born.
Here we are - a cyclic opportunity to awaken together.
Let us walk each other home in a good way, tending the path that it may nourish and inspire the next seven generations.

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Tracklist:

Dillard - Reconcile 
Amon Tobin - One Shy Morning
Om Unit - Praying Out Loud (remix)
Antimonos - черно море
Nomadic - Dusk (remix)
A Path Untold - I See
Kora - Wahiba
Rushkeys - Rituals
Rushkeys - Dark Clouds
Tor - Breaking Down (remix)
Dillard - INNER / IDONTKNOWWHY
ATTYA - Eon
Morillo - Movement
Akal Dub - Dusk (remix)
Clozinger - Lone Wolf
Clozinger - Royal
Skysia - Bridge of Roses
Orenda - Awaken
Antimonos - In Utera (Foeniks remix)
Antimonos - In Utera
EurthymY - Diov
Orenda - Gayatri
Druj - Hadean Ships (remix)
Dillard - Empress 
Erothyme - Relief Remains


Cover Art: Cameron Gray

Birth Unto Death, Death Unto Birth

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

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