Joe Pea - Fluffy Strut (Original)

High energy from end-to-end, Ardalan's Cantina set is a direct flight back to the afternoon sunshine of Bass Coast.

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Ardalan Live at Bass Coast 2023

It was so great to be back at Full Moon Gathering to celebrate 31-Year Anniversary!

26 of those years I have been an active Moontribe resident DJ, but it had been almost 2 years since my last visit.  Living in Oregon  makes things difficult, the stars have to align just right... and they did!

This is one of my favorite sets I've played!  I dug hard through my music, taking advantage of a months-long process of organizing and labeling my entire music collection.

Many thanks to the artist for producing the beautifully hypnotic tracks I wove together on this mix!  Without you, there is no mix, and there are no DJs <3

1 - Tribal Dance Pt. 2 - Einzelkind, Christian Burkhardt

2 - Little Helper 403-2 - Butane, Greg Ah Ree

3 - Stars Flames During The Apocalypse (Rmx) - Highest Sound Levels

4 - Vorsprung durch Hektik - Extrawelt

5 - Frog on the Run (Extrawelt plane Remix) - Fuzzion

6 - Old Giants - K-Fel

7 - Algodonles Blue Sky - Circulation

8 - Crunch n Munch - Twist3d

9 - Ceza - Clone Kent, kallin

10 - Minimal Habit (Damolh33 Remix) - Miguel Serrano

11 - Mathematical Symbols (Al Bradley's 3am Deep Remix) - Al Bradley, Swaab

12 - Go Home and Get It (Alexi Delano Remix)	- Majak, Diego Knows

13 - Neverhood - Dip

14 - Levitation (Monarc Remix) - Christopher Hermann

15 - Ambition - Milos Pesovic

16 - Twilight - Robert Babicz

17 - Rotational Orbit - Spiros Kaloumenos

18 - The Tunnel (Under the World) - Staffan Linzatti

19 - Kreatur (Hd Substance Remix) - Deepnaut

20 - Reset (DJ Emerson Remix) - Diego Negretti

21 - Dot - Noaria, Asio

22 - Early 69 - Damolh33

23 - Slob (Nick Curly Remix)	- Zoo Brazil

24 - Stage 49 - Epi Centrum

25 - Nurk - James Ruskin

26 - Mr Machine - Carl Finlow

27 - Hydrogen - Hallow

28 - Space Owl - Paul Ritch

29 - Lyd - D. Diggler

30 - Lunar Phase 04 - ZRK

31 - EGO - Danniie

32 - Reality Surpasses Fiction (Cari Lekebusch Remix) - Nima Khak

33 - Bizarrism - Jonathan Calvo

34 - Disidrose - Daniel Sbert

35 - Underrated - Dani Sbert

36 - Simulation (DJ Dextro Remix) - A.Paul	

37 - Beats And Pieces 24 - HD Substance

38 - Pattern 001 - Hollen	

39 - Andromeda - DJ M.A.X	

40 - Miner - Orion, Cari Lekebusch	

41 - Dimension - Dani Sbert

42 - Machines (A.Paul Remix)	- Cave Djz

43 - Cruise Control - Paul Ritch

44 - Not There (Chris Liebing Remix)	- Anfisa Letyago

45 - Lava - Daniel Sbert

46 - Riddle feat. Claudio PRC - Claudio PRC, Blazej Malinowski


Photo credits:  Corazon Landeros

Ben Annand Live at Moontribe FMG 31-Year Anniversary (3-hr techno set)

1:30am (Saturday night/Sunday morning) Main Stage
9/29/24 at Spinning Wheel Yosemite, Groveland, Ca
Friends and Family Fall Classic campout

1. Empire - Die Vogel
2. Guys & Girls - Scurrilous
3. U-Ha-Ha - Nopopstar
4. Wek (Despejado Mix) - Fango
5. Acid Funk (Rabbit in the Moon's Turn On Mix) - Hawke, God Within
6. Oval Shade (303 Version) - Mishell, Radial Gaze
7. Redlight (Erik Christiansen Acido Rework) - Demuja
8. Something About You - DJ Icey
9. Jive City - Sishi Rosch
10. Retro Bass - Toby Simpson
11. Miss Datos - Roliva
12. 3 Bars of Love - Andre Salmon
13. B3SO - BadWolf, Adrian Bluper, Alexia
14. Nasty - Maceo Plex, Tyler Hill
15. Rude (Extended) - Justin Martin, Lenny Kaiser
16. Take a Breath - Nopopstar, Eugene Jay
17. Libre Gracias A Mi - Rebolledo, Lasser Drakar
18. Fear -  BadWolf
19. Dose (Feat. Aquarius Heaven) - Aquarius Heaven, Aiwaska 
20. Dimetrodonte - Fango
21. Credus (Technobeton Remix) - Roliva

Belgium Midwife Toad sounds from Zapsplat.com

Pwny - Live at FnF Fall Classic 2024

This mix was a labor of love, especially with all the heavy things going on in the world. Incredibly grateful to have music to help distract, uplift, and heal right now. Hope you enjoy!

The Avalanches, Jamie xx - All You Children (Original Mix)
Nora En Pure - Vigilant (Extended Mix)
Mike Mago, TCTS, Anabel Englund - Eyes On Me (Extended)
Carl Bee - Mangatune (Original Mix)
MODBIT - Yawoko (Original Mix)
Adam Ten - Magic Circus (Original Mix)
Bebbo - Reflections (Original Mix)
HIGHLITE - Future History (Original Mix)
KARPOVICH - Sex Machine (Original_Mix)
AFFKT - Bixoski (Original_Mix)
Niv Ast, Ruty Klein - Tutto_Bene (feat. Ruty Klein) (Polocorp Dolce Vita Remix)
ATTLAS - Parallel Lines (Enzo Bennet Remix)
Foals, CamelPhat, Yannis - Hypercolour (Extended Mix)
Enamour - Center Cannot Hold (Deep Extended Mix)
Lane 8, Kasablanca - You (Original Mix)
REBRN - KOKA (Original Mix)
Laroz, Niv Ast - Do You Have It All (Damon Jee Remix)
Niv Ast - God Knows Well (AFFKT Remix)
Motez - Patience (Extended Mix)
Mattheo (US) - Isolate (Original Mix)
Jay Robinson, LIINKS - In the End (Extended Mix)
Vlossom - Catch Your Breath (KC Lights Extended Remix)
Rem Siman - Face The Music (Extended Mix)
Kimonos, Ugo Banchi - Discoteka (Original Mix)
Niv Ast, Kimshies - She Said (Laherte Remix)
Moby, Miss Monique - Feeling So Real 2024 (Extended Mix)
Mattheo (US) - Feel So Free (Extended Mix)
HIGHLITE, Sunbios - Bitch (Niv Ast Remix)
John Summit - Better Than This Extended 
Alejandro Tolosa - YOTTO (Original Mix)
Yotto - Polar (Extended Mix)

February 2025 - GINGERKAT Mix

This live set includes most of what I played at DNox in LA March 2025 .... This set flows into April 2025 Part 2, which is listed separately here. Overall, this is (more or less) the first hour and a half of my daytime 3.5 hour set in the desert at Moontribe. Enjoy the journey!

Live @ Moontribe - April 2025 Part 1

I sure hope you enjoy my second set from Camp Dayfunk 2025 as much as I enjoyed playing it!   If you do, please give it a like and consider re-posting it on Soundcloud - it just takes a second and is the most helpful way to share cool music to new people!

Camp Dayfunk is a Minneapolis-based campout in just its second year, taking place 2 hours East in the Wisconsin Woods - and I enjoyed its quality, intimacy, and cute little camp touches immensely.  Both this event and this set are very special to me <3

Before anything, let's talk about the Mix Cover.  I got great pictures from my first set and none from this 2nd, and it's fine.  Because I got something better than a picture - I got a Danceflooor Badge!  

It was one of the greatest honors of my DJ career to earn one of only 8 Dance Floor badges given out at this event  - not for my 4 hours of playing music where I dance some but maintain focus on the mixing - but for my many more hours of representation on the dancefloor as a dancer, which is where this all started for me... and honestly has stayed.  

I fricken love dancing and absolutely think it makes me a better DJ to study and appreciate music from both sides of the decks. I don't dance to everything and also want to give props where props are due - the music at this event was rock solid, and receiving the dance badge has as much to do with the quality of the other DJs playing as it does my dance stamina.  Fun fact, the most I ever danced was at @mingameslaby in Japan in 2007 ;)

Okay, about the music and vision for this set!  My first set at the event, the night before, was previously posted to the event's Soundcloud (@user-467880110) and I had a full dancefloor and lots of energy coming back at me - a Dj's dream.

This, my second set, Saturday 4-6pm, was a bit different.  It's daytime, there's a beach, and @djdanmusic, @Dj-Mes, and Mazi aka @audiosoulproject are playing B2B2B on that stage.  Right at the same time as my set at the Pavilion stage!  First thing that comes to my mind after I realize they are simultaneous - wtf am I going to do?

Contrast is the answer.  If people want it funky, they're gonna want to be down at the other stage.  I mean I wanted to be there too lol.  And who the heck wants the 2 stages to sound the same anyway, that's silly.  So I leaned into this contrast theme for my set.  Someone told me that I may have confused people a little lol.  I said 'good!'  

I'm really glad I had the opportunity to play the night before, because that was my more funky set - though my interpretation is a bit different from most.  I also won some hearts there, which created more interest than there would have been I think.

So anyway, this set was a challenge - a friendly challenge to myself to play a 2 hour set that was a bit out of the box without losing people, that would serve as a worthy contrast to that devastating funk of Dan, Mes and Mazi.  
 
I would guess overall people there probably liked my first set a tad more - but for me this one was hands-down the winner.  Partly because it was a full 2 hours of new music. Partly because my cup was already full since  I had nailed my set the night before and even got extended an extra hour -  the best hour.  And partly because I had experienced some challenge locking the XDJ the night before, but was effortlessly near flawless on Saturday. I felt zero pressure to do anything but be myself, and play what I felt at that time <3

In general, I favor very full tracks that envelope you with sound.  Besides contrast, the theme for this set is laid back and expansive.  There's funkiness, sure, there are some peaks and valleys energetically, but not at all like the night set.  Overall, it's a smooth ride through deep house with some vocals, minimal house and even a touch of techno, all  around 124bpm. 

Thanks for reading to the end!  I Hope you enjoy the music, and perhaps this background too!


Contrast - Ben Annand Live July 19, 2025 at Camp Dayfunk in the Wisconsin Woods

My sunrise set from the September 2025 Moontribe Gathering, recorded live somewhere in the Mojave Desert.

Bartek Industries @ Moontribe September 2025

Last things first :) - Presenting the closing set from Trropical 27- Year Anniversary Hot Tub Oasis Retreat, recorded 10 PM to Midnight on Sunday night, closing all the music at our event <3

It was a very intense event with a huge downpour in the middle followed by a double rainbow, ao many beautiful moments and one tragic one.

But here we celebrate life and house music with old school Tropical resident DJ Dazy's digital comeback - first time ever to play a digital sat at Tropical, having pretty much exiting DJing with motherhood 20 years ago in 2005.

Dazy played the second -ever Tropical event, (rescheduled from December 1998 to May 1999) was the first female DJ to play at Tropical, instantly becoming resident DJ, playing almost all the Tropical warehouse parties and some boat parties too.

Tropical founder Ben Annand had been nagging Dazy for years to make the digital transition  - and it finally happened in 2025!

Chunky house beats, deep disco vibes and fun vocals characterize this set. - Hope you love it as much as we do!


Tropical 27YR-1 - DJ Dazy Closing Set Sunday 10pm-12am

What a joy to play on the big Aesthesis Networks KV2 system outside in the rain with a gaggle of revelers onstage with me including my kids! Thanks for another unforgettable event, Team Everything!

Por Vida 2025

What's Up Desert Hearts Family,

This week we decided to drop DJ Three's epic set from our Desert Hearts Festival 2019. 

Filled with psychedelic anthems, acid house grooves, and tripped out vocals, Three delivers that iconic Hallucienda sound that we all know and love him for.

We miss seeing all you beautiful people on our dancefloors and hope this set brings you some happy nostalgia.

House, Techno, Love... We Are All Desert Hearts.

Live @ Desert Hearts 2019 - DJ Three - 127

Joe Pea is a seasoned electronic music DJ and producer hailing from The Pacific Northwest, USA. His musical journey began with a childhood passion for percussion, leading him to play drums in various bands across the Western United States. In 1999, a transformative experience in the Arizona Desert, turned him onto electronic music and culture, prompting him to transition from live bands to DJing and vinyl collecting. 

Over the past two decades, Joe has become a prominent figure in the West Coast underground dance scene, performing at renowned festivals such as Burning Man, Lightning in a Bottle, Dirtybird Campout, Desert Hearts, and Oregon Eclipse Festival. He has shared the stage with notable artists including Claude VonStroke, Nick Fanciulli, Pig&Dan, Doc Martin, and many more. 
Although Joe has fully moved to the PNW, he is still a resident DJ at Dance Klassique, San Diego’s longest-running house music weekly. A pillar in the Southern California dance community for over 25 years.

Beyond his performances, Joe is a passionate advocate for the dance floor as a sacred space for community and connection.

Additionally, you can find him dancing and working at music events and festivals all over the U.S., as he is a very strong supporter of the concept of music, fostering community and the dance floor as a sacred space to come together as one.

Labels:
Uniting Souls Music
Tilted Records
Sol Selectas
Desert Hearts Records
Slightly Sizzled Recordings
YHV Records
RiM Label
SMR Underground
AudioBite Records
HEAVY

Current Residencies:
Dance Klassique - West Coast