it's so original this mix, really rare music !! <3

loving this mix, need to get you back to AZ with these vibes!

Can’t pull it up on Shazam. What is it?

That slide guitar groove in the mix is just 🔥🔥🔥🔥

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

TUMBLEWEED SOUL SERIES:

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!

This is my first recorded downtempo set, on a lazy August night.  I hope you like it. PS. I'm a DJ now.

Ladyboss – Izzy on the Ears

The evolution continues...as does the rain!

Opening night at Wonky Town was a vibe and a half, the space was a wonderland begging everyone to come play full to the brim with games, interactive installations, a cosy lamp lit lounge and all sorts of other shenanigans 

It was an honour and a privilege to play on a purpose built stage compliments of the festival and Fulcrum Designs in lieu of Sheila no longer being with us - May she forever rest in bass...

Also worth noting for full transparency and celebration of my musical journey that it was my first time performing live directly on the decks sans laptop and controller which was a whole new world in terms of convenience but all wrapped up in the kinda nerves I thought were behind me

Looking forward to continuing the learning process, experimenting with the weaving and manipulating of sound drawing inspiration from those in the know around me and as always with the highest level of gratitude and respect for the original creators 

On that note....

Night Wind - Islandman
Duat - Trippin Jaguar
Sol - Alef
As Time Goes By - Zuma Dionys
Marimbando ft Magupi - Zen Baboon 
Etincelles - Mouma & Baso 
Not Her Favourite - Ramyen
No Trumps (Zigan Aldi Remix) - Rapossa
Culture Of Knights - Uone
Drifter - Be Svendsen
Deja De Ser - Afgo & Beeghy
Welwyn ft Harry Vanvagen - Thornato
Searching For ft Lazarusman - Xinobi
Utopia - Sylvio *With a few tickles of ATB - Until I come just for fun ;)
Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac (Vibrant Matters Rethink)

Artwork: James R Eads - Only the rain knows

⫷EFF 2022⫸⚬⫷ Wonky Town ⫸⚬⫷Fluiditea⫸

Burning Man. It's the sum total of what makes being human an extraordinary experience, and that feeling has been my constant and consistent theme on the playa since my first time out, in 1995.  In this unscripted, 75-minute mix, mid-tempo organic house explores and celebrates the cultural nuances of mystically joyful and mesmerizing melodies and the deep push of pulsating rhythm and groove. The sounds of Aboriginal Australia, The Middle East, The Celts, and Africans of North, East and West origination, The sounds of the natives of the  Caucus Mountains and SE Asian steppes are all woven together in an unstoppable flow for the dancefloor.

I encourage you to explore and discover the incredible music the following artists have created, whose music ended up in this mix. Behind every tune is years of each and every producers picking up and practising an instrument, spending years learning music composition and music software and hardware, doing countless gigs, signing music contracts, dealings and negotiations JUST to get THEIR art to YOUR ears and DANCEFLOORS. To all that, I say: Thank you!

In order of appearance:

Aldous Huxley interview
@Didgi-Taal
https://soundcloud.com/boddhi-satva, https://soundcloud.com/fnxomarofficial
https://soundcloud.com/karmaamusic
https://soundcloud.com/benarsenalofficial
@Megablast
@BaikalNomads
https://soundcloud.com/shkoon-music
https://soundcloud.com/abelrayofcl
https://soundcloud.com/cosmonaut
https://www.beatport.com/track/blessing-sergii-petrenko-dub-remix/14458420
https://soundcloud.com/moonanga-music
https://soundcloud.com/cafedeanatolia/elias-fassos-risk-gr-anasa-cafe-de-anatolia
https://soundcloud.com/ben-bohmer
https://soundcloud.com/pipeandpochet/t-puse-dor-reuveni-purpose-original-mix-1
@KERIMKAAN
https://soundcloud.com/agawe
https://soundcloud.com/hvmza @GazMawete

DRAGONFLY - BEYOND DUST ( SOUNDGARDEN) BURNING MAN 2022

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

July 1, 2023

My 12th year performing at Priceless was the most fun I've had yet. Thank you to all of the planners, volunteers, and attendees that make Priceless happen. Deep gratitude to the musicians who made the music in this set, especially previous Priceless guests El Búho (@el-buho), David Last (@davidlast), and Rumpistol (@rumpistol). 

Special shout out to my forever inspirations for Forest vibes - Ganucheau (@ganucheau) and Dr. Toast (@drtoast). It still feels like everything I do with music is trying to do for others what they have done for me. 

Happy Priceless.

Griffin Crafts - Priceless 2023

A wee going away mix for my favourite friendlies and for the folks far and wide who fill my heart up with your love and support.

This ones a full circle of chillers, bouncers, deep techy rippers and back around. Music that moves, rocks and inspires me ... as do you all ♡

One for the Road ... ♡

Soooo here it is, my latest offering, an audible morsel, a tasty little musical treat dug deep from my soul containing all the tunes I have been loving/playing to absolute death this past year or so. Always such a challenge to narrow it down but each of the tracks themselves tend pave the way to the next and in the end the process becomes somewhat out of my hands 🙌
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I am thankful for all the original creators who have provided this most recent soundtrack to my life, they have joined me while travelling far and wide to Japan, Canada, the States and the UK, they have serenaded me in the garden and on crafternoons, in the kitchen and my yoga mat and on walks, hikes, rides and long drives alike always enhancing the beauty of the scenes I find myself in.
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They have soothed me, moved me and inspired me in ways I find it hard to articulate and so in a way this here little mix is my way of both giving back and paying it forward so others might have a chance to connect with their creations. Honorable mention to Mayyadda for the opening mantra and East Forest and Duncan Trussell for the final thought provoking track So What? 
 
“Where words fail, music speaks.” ~ Hans Christian Andersen 

⫷ TRACKLIST ⫸ 
Holding Space - Mayyadda 
So Free - Alex Serra 
Deer Garden - Ours Samplus 
Fast Asleep - TM Juke 
Dusty Memories - Karmawin 
Time Will Let Us Go - Slim ft Merryn Jeann 
Absence of Gravity - Audio Dope 
Orbiting - Fable 
Leaf Encoder - Okami 
Time for Space - emancipator 
Atlas (Sloth Rave Version) - KAYAM 
Loose Ends - Hardkandy 
Sin Gas - Chancla 
La Luna y el Lobo (Jhon Montoya Expedition) - Matanza ∞ Oceanvs Orientalis 
Saudade - MOONTIDE ft Samuel Wexler 
Going Home - Black Grass 
Change - Isaac Chambers 
Away - Max Wheeler ft Pollena 
Secret Sorrows - Jacob Gurevitsch 
A Journey into Oneself - Neutzer Frau 
Orient Express - Amentia 
Mantra - Jean du Voyage ft Djela & Pierre Harmegnies 
Sound of Home - Sterling Grove ft Ellyn Woods 
So What? - East Forest ft Duncan Trussell
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Artwork ~ Old Man of Storr by Ian Cox / Reimagined in Canva
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#downtempo #soulfood #lounge #chill #music #brisbanedj #homebrew #musicisthehealer #timecapsule

⫷ Homebrew ⫸⚬⫷ Anteadote ⫸⚬⫷ Vol 2 ⫸

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

This mix is the sound of spring and the changes it brings. Holding onto the highs, the trebles, the tweaks and the whimsy. In a world that seems intent on getting smaller I cherish the flavours and colours from far and wide. As our spring rains fall they draw me outwards to a place of light and hope. Still holding on to the steady rhythms of the deep months that are almost behind us, those deeper tech beats that I’m always drawn to still remain. Memories drawn from old tracks made new .. Leonard, Lhasa, dub tempos, those 303 acid sounds that still roll around in my brain. Slower rhythms, gorgeous vocals, ups & downs and with them an awakening to the promise of all that lies ahead. Spring Equinox ’25.. bring it on ♡

♡ SPRING FEVER ♡

( 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)

a slow deep burner, heavy on the latin vibes.. just the way I like it

bonitas ♡

PRETTY. GRITTY. DEEP. SLOW. 
MYSTIC. MAGIK. GLOBAL. 
HOUSE. 100 BPM.

Live freestyle exploration of global sounds and slowdeephouse
Late night @opulent-temple CHILL.
BURNING MAN.
THANK YOU.

DRAGONFLY OPULENT TEMPLE CHILL HOUSE SET  - BURNING MAN - LOST ON PLAYA

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)

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