This was an epic Sunday at Kalani.  
You wouldn’t know, but I was absolutely devastated to find after arriving for sound check I’d forgotten my headphones. 
What does that mean?  It means I can’t pick the next song by hearing it.  Headphones let me scrub through my songs while I’m DJ’ing and find what song I feel sounds and feels right to play next. 
I spent an hour before starting, head in my hands, accepting how poorly it was going to go.
Fortunately a set of headphones showed up.  Dean Odysseus Yacalis drove over an hour, bringing his.  That’s family.  That’s PLUR.  That’s ALOHA.
It had been a drought on Big Island and everyone’s wells were dry.  
But today it rained.  Waves of rain roared over the canopy above, invoking cheers and joy as the luscious, emotive, and sometimes sexy beat dropped, one wave after another.  
A small crowd of wild and beautiful people danced merrily in a puddle right outside the building, half naked, swimming through the sky's natural shower. They cheered, whooped, and called out like animals.
I glanced over from my station to see them and felt the most joy I’ve felt in a long, long time.  It’s one of those memories I’ll keep with me forever… pure freedom, innocence, and ecstatic bliss. 
I’ve finally come to a point in my DJ journey where I no longer want the experience to be about me… at all.  
Finally, I feel like my ego is no longer leading the way.  
I'm able to just dance, be in my body, feel the emotions of my lifetime wash through me... and let that guide the selections of each song, moment by moment.
I just want the dance experience to be deep.  I want it to be smooth.  
I want it to warm the body up slowly, until the point where it explodes with energy… coaxed by sounds that touch the heart, body and soul…


Tracklist (Improvised Set):
Mary Isis: Circle of Belonging (live performed)
Garth Stevenson: Dawn
Temple Step Project: This Love (feat. Madhu Honey)
Porangui: Iluminar
Moon Frog: I Can See
Ayla Schafer & Mose: Vuela con el Viento (Mose Remix)
Droeloe: Zzz
David Starfire: Soma Dreams (CloZee Remix)
Heartwurkz: Floating
Soohan: I’m Crazy Over You
CloZinger: Lone Wolf
Soohan: Tunak Tunak Tun - Daler Mehndi (SOOHAN Remix)
Soohan: Bakhshi
Soohan: Ritual - Adèle & Zalem (Soohan Remix)
Defunk: Shake feat. Willdabeast (Maha Quest Remix)
Equanimous & nok nok: Bumpin Bass Beatbox (Savej Remix)
Pantyraid: Wanting Moves
Missy Elliott: Work It (Falcons Bootleg)
Ahee: New World Sound
Dillon Francis & NGHTMRE: Need You (Yookie Remix)
Platinum Dog: Californian Knight (Short Edit)
ODESZA: It’s Only (feat. Zyra) [ODESZA VIP Remix]
Gianni Romano & Emanuele Esposito: Nene Man Ni
Klangkarussell: Sonnentanz (feat. Will Heard) [Sun Don’t Shine]
Jinjé: Amya
Captain Planet: Body Yako (feat. Kongo Elektro & Thornato)
VOLO: Island Sun
Maggie Rogers: Alaska (Tycho Remix)
Nightbirde: It’s Okay (Live)
Ollli: Rest In Great Natural Peace

Sky Makai Kalani Ecstatic Dance 2022-09-18

Ecstatic Dance @ Kalani

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"Currently putting the final touches on their 2nd EP, Sydney duo What So Not are teasing us with new sounds by uploaded a previously un-realised remix of Kimbra, A-Trak & Mark Foster’s collaborative track, ‘Warrior’.

Made up of Flume and Emoh Instead, What So Not are getting a lot of global hype via their remixes of Van She, Major Lazer and Parachute Youth.

Their ‘Warrior’ remix sits at around 110 bpms, blurring between trap, dubstep and moobahton sounds. The song heaves with bass, while still highlighting the infectious Kimbra and Foster topline patterns. Oh and the drop? Dope.  

Touring the country earlier this year as part of the National House Party tour alongside Deacon Rose, Beni, Flume (live) and myself, I can personally back their hype.

Watch out 2013. What So Not is coming for you."
- Nina Las Vegas, Triple J

A-Trak, Kimbra, Mark Foster - Warrior (What So Not Remix) FREE DOWNLOAD

Thank you for visiting! All of the music posted here is either old, or in various stages of completion. Please do have a listen nonetheless! The recent work is in playlists of most everything I started in November and December of last year 2021, right before my visual art project took over the majority of my creative energy. Recently I started making time for music again and am working on what ‘s shaping up to be an EP for general release in time for Summer 2023. Meanwhile, hopefully you find something here to enjoy. 

- Christian

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