Behind The Sky is proud to present our 16th release, a gorgeous overview of contemporary downtempo electronic music, compiled by label DJ and co-collaborator extraordinaire DJ Maggie. The global ambient music scene and small chillout rooms are the spaces that have fed and informed our musical taste since the early 90’s. Paying homage to the deep waters and magical moments of the lesser and the unknown, this compilation is a love song to the community and sound that has inspired everything that we do.

“Collaborative creative projects have always held a special place in my heart. I learned about creative collaboration from hosting weekly Art Night events in the early 90s,  teaming up with others to construct  theme camps at Burning Man, and organizing outdoor gatherings with my Floasis and Moontribe crews. The spirit of many working toward a common creative goal is something that inspires me more than just about anything else. When Evan approached me to curate a compilation for Behind the Sky, highlighting this incredible community of inspiring electronic music, it felt like a great fit and an opportunity to invest energy in creative collaborative projects.

One of the things that excites me, as a DJ, is the opportunity to connect with the artists who make the music, even if it’s just to let them know their tunes have resonated with me. So many wonderful friendships have formed from the simple act of showing appreciation. Having been presented with the opportunity to compile Matters of the Heart, I leapt at the chance to have an even more tangible way to showcase this amazing music that touches my soul. Along the way, we lucked out to gain the support and participation of Michael Divine, who provided the incredible cover art. Besides being a world-class visionary artist, he is also a sweet friend of many years.

Some of the producers on Matters of the Heart are up and coming, while others are seasoned veterans of the electronic music culture. All of them have a unique voice. All of them resonate deeply with me. I hope they will for you, too, and in that spirit, I humbly present to you, Matters of the Heart.”
DJ Maggie

Matters Of The Heart

BTS-016 - Matters Of The Heart audio sampler (Compiled By DJ Maggie)

Cover image is a painting by @creatix_complex

Mixed and recorded at Purple Couch Studios in Austin, TX by @jason-burruss

Dedicated to all of the amazing women who have shared deep and profound connections with me. Love to all today~ <3

Tracklist ~
Ye Dry - Nena
Bellah - Something U Like
Kill Nigel, Theophilus London - Attached
OAKK - Doja Cat Remix
SiR, ScHoolboy Q - Something Foreign
C.S. Armstrong - Limit to your Love
Ben Esser, Jessy Rose - Daily

< F L O A T > Chill Bangers Vol 33

Sheena Medicina's set from BassWitch 2.0 on Friday the 13th, Portland, Oregon at The Den.  

Sheena Medicina is the event producer & resident BassWitch.

BassWitch 2.0 Friday the 13th 2023

Stream / Download: https://fanlink.to/wakeful

“Wakeful” is the debut album by  @NicolasHaquin via  @Outtallectuals  label, featuring +20 collaborating musicians. Composed, refined, & meticulously crafted over 2 years, ‘Wakeful’ is a culmination of deeply personal emotions as they intertwine with the expression of collaborating artists who bring their instrumental, production or vocal expertise to the experience. 

The album explores the liminal states between wistful & cheerful, defeated & optimistic, focused & wandering, & isolated & connected. Sonically, the album’s genres span an eclectic yet continuous thread along organic downtempo, future garage, deep dubstep, lo-fi & jazzhop, nature-inspired ambient, IDM & world music. 

The album’s darker songs, namely the stomping High Dude collaboration, ‘Starless’, the psychedelia of ‘Smoke And Mirrors’ with Maynix & Chalky, & Middle Eastern experimental garage of ‘Dark Skis’ with Three Oscillators & Adam Maalouf, are balanced with more introspectively neutral tones of ‘Daydream’ with IOM, & onto the more triumphant & resolving tones of ‘Sequence’, ‘Through the Trap Door’ & ‘Glow’. 

Tracklist:

1. Haquin - Can You Stand On Your Head feat. Sam Gillespie, Adam Pitsillides
2. Haquin, @HighDudes - Starless ft. Siria	
3. Haquin, @Maynixmusic - Smoke And Mirrors ft. @Chalkywhitemusic, Siria	
4. Haquin, @ThreeOscillators - Dark Skies ft. @adam-maalouf	
5. Haquin, @IOMbeats - Daydream	
6. Haquin, @2SLUM - Soul Echo ft. Hannah-Mae Birtwell & @asthmaticharp
7. Haquin - Vines ft. Sandy Finlayson	
8. Haquin, @lo-renzo-project - Through The Trap Door ft. Lissa Robertson
9. Haquin - Sequence ft. @pikselsound, @lara-853142742	
10. Haquin, @adam-maalouf - Glow ft. @zaidalnayazi, Arina Lernik

Album Credits:

Nicolas Haquin – Composition, production, curation mixing & authorship (all)

Adam Pitsillides - Cello on 1
Adam Maalouf - Hang drum on 10 & Cello on 4
Arina Lernik – Sampled operatic vocals on 10
Brij Dalvi, a.k.a. Three Oscilaltors - Co-production & co-authorship on 3
Chalky - Guitars on 3
Daniel Haquin - Trombone on 2
Dominic Caudr, a.k.a. IOM - Co-production & co-authorship on 5
Gianluca Mannini, a.k.a. Maynix - Co-production & co-authorship on 3
Hannah Fredsgaard-Jones – Clarinet on 6
Hannah-Mae Birtwell - Saxophone on 6
Ieva Vaiti, a.k.a Piksel – Violin on 9
LARA – Vocals on 9
Lissa Robertson - Violin on 8
Lohan Le Galloudec, a.k.a. High Dude - Co-production & co-authorship on 2
Lorenzo Mantovani, a.k.a. Lo.Renzo - Sarangi & Guitars on 8
Sam Gillespie - Vocals & flute on 1
Sandy Finlayson - Saxophone on 7, Mastering (all) & mixing (all except 2,3,4,6)
Siria Grace Ruthstein – Sampled vocals on 2 & 3
SLUM - Rapping & lyrics on 6
Zaid Al-Nayazi – Guitars on 10

SadPixel Inc. - Artwork: https://instagram.com/sadpixelinc/
Aryan Ashoori - Project management & co-curation
Outtallectuals Ltd – Record & publishing (all tracks) 
License Songs: info@outtallectuals.com

Haquin Artist Bio:
Social Links: https://www.haquinmusic.com
Other Inquiries - haquinmusic@hotmail.com
License Rest of Discography Via Music Vine: 
https://musicvine.com/browse/artist/haquin

Released by  @Outtallectuals :
https://www.Outtallectuals.com
https://fanlink.to/Outtallectuals

Wakeful [OUTTA065]

Through The Trap Door

Haquin x Lo.Renzo - Through The Trap Door feat. Lissa Robertson

Vena Portae — Ritual

Flowstate

Rhythm Sanctuary 01 - 18 - 24

Be The Change

Harmony Om - Be The Change

Kia Ora beautiful Dance fam / Filthy swamp creatures

I am absolutely delighted to present this one hour full send Bass haven of swampy Bass tunes. This set was special to me as it was my 2 year anniversary of being a solo Music artist (seperate from my Ecstatic/ Somatic dance endeavours). 

To paint the scene, I was the closing set of the night in the Electronic stage - we had a phat sound system and I had exactly 1 hour to absolutely throw down. So we went straight in! I even managed to get some old school dubstep in there.

There are still some peaks and lows within the journey so I managed to keep it interesting. Great listening for heavy gym day also!

I hope you enjoy! 

Love, B
xxx

Bass set - 1 Hour - Heavy (Straight in- No Warm Up) - Live @ NZSpirit Festival 2024

An incredible high vibing night at Ecstatic Dance Cairns, 2.0 launch in our new ‘home’ space on Greenslopes Street. This is the recording from the DJ software; I had intended to record my vocal mic too however I made a slight error with the Quicktime record and it didn’t record properly (doh not selecting the right input!), so the introduction guidelines, my varied use of instruments like tingsha bells, seed shell shaker/rattle, chakapa, koshi chimes, and ad lib singing to close on the last sound scape (I also made in Ableton btw, inspired after putting the set together and for something I could sing over!) didn’t record. That would have been nice ~ oh well and next time!

  I love how this community alivens, awakens and inspires each other. How good global music in an intentionally clean space, is really the future! Giving thanks to the power of music in my own life, and dance, and the gift it is to awaken that and share this with others. Thank you! & Enjoy!

JOIN US 💗 www.ecstaticdance.info/fnq
AUSTRALIA WIDE www.ecstaticdance.info

Ecstatic Dance Cairns August 2024

A song inspired by conversations (both real and imagined) between a richly diverse mix of passengers on a slow train through a sun-weary and mellow rural England in early Autumn 2025. Lyrics by Phil Preston, performed by Night On The Moon (AI).

Nice People

High Vibe Records is a multi-genre dance music record label based out of Nevada City, CA. Our mission is to spread good music, happiness, and high vibes.

www.highviberecords.com
highviberecords@gmail.com

Harmony Om - Be The Change

High Vibe Records

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