FLOOTING GROOVES is Pearce Van Der Merwe. Born in Cape Town in 1975, he grew up in South Africa and Italy, surrounded by music. Having a varied background ranging from classical to jazz, rock and related styles, he started playing flute after hearing Jethro Tull. Groups like Ozric Tentacles and Pink Floyd opened him up to Psychedelia and that's where his journey began!
A party in Amsterdam in 2000 changed the course of things forever, marking Pearce's introduction to the trance scene, with its addictive and infectious grooves! Another turning point was the meeting of like-minded musicians and beings Dan Symons (a.k.a Dymons) and Ajja Leu (one half of Yab Yum) who both played instruments and laptops. The initial meeting and jamming eventually led to Pearce moving to Switzerland to join The Peaking Goddess Collective (PGC): the organic chill and psytrance band formed in 2003 by Ajja, Dymons & Master Margherita, which combines laptops and synths with live instruments: Flute, Guitar, percussion, Bass & Fx.
After his beginnings with the PGC, where his flute found the perfect niche in which to evolve, he started to participate actively in the production of the collective's tracks. Soon, he was also producing music solo, finding his own sound and ultimately performing live: FLOOTING GROOVES! Ethnic, groovy, floaty and psychedelic, his music ranges from chill to airy progressive beats. His performances are always a success and music lovers greatly appreciate the sight of the live instrument fusing with machine production.
In the past six years, Pearce has performed live at a great deal of parties and festivals including Alien Safari and Vortex (South Africa), Eden Festival (Scotland), Tribe of Frog (UK), Antaris Project (Germany), Space Pirates' Revolution (France), Solstice Festival (Ruigoord, Netherlands) the renowned Boom 2006 and Boom 2008 in Portugal and Soulclipse in Turkey, both with his FLOOTING GROOVES project and with The PGC. The trance caravan has taken him to South Africa, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Croatia, Ukraine, Italy, Scotland, Spain, Israel, Portugal, England, France, Turkey, Ireland and Germany.
Since 2004, FLOOTING GROOVES has released a number of tracks on Peak, Electrik Dream, Vertigo, La Magica Boutique, Celestial Dragon, Space Tepee Music, Elestial, Moonloop and Syncronize. He has contributed to most Peak Records releases with down tempo tracks for the chill compilations as well as chill intros and outros for the night-time compilations.
May his trails be happy and fruitful, and may your trails cross his!

Flooting Grooves on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flooting-Grooves/193179480728837?fref=ts
Flooting Grooves on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/flooting-grooves

Flooting Grooves "Flooting Groovitude Mix" 16/10/2013

Life is a musical journey between psychedelic textures, deep basses, violins, and enveloping flutes. Through the use of synthesizers and digital processing, this experience will take you on a unique & emotional journey.

Credits


Written, produced & Mixed by Jose Ascui (Dejalum)
Mastered By Digital X Mastering Lab
Collaborating musicians:
Erik Romero: Violin
Alejandro Astudillo: Classical guitar
Cover Art by: Denys Krupodorov ( Jungle Symbol )

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// MO:DEM 2023 \\ RECORDINGS // THE SEED \\

Sold-out edition of Mo:Dem Festival 2023 held from 7 to 13 August. We are delighted to share the sounds recorded at The Seed stage.

w/ @kapitano

Everybody talks about the weather... we don't.

With love, passion and commitment.
Your Mo:Dem Crew

modemfestival.com

monday night set

KAPITANO djset @ The Seed | MoDem Festival 2023

Alamoa @ Ozora Festival 2023

https://soundcloud.com/alamoa

https://ozorafestival.eu/

Alamoa @ Ozora Festival 2023 | The Dome

Disco Gecko Recordings features NOZART in this episode. To celebrate the highly anticipated release of S.O.N.A.T.I.O.N.'s "Sunrise Lake," DJ Olivier "nOzart" Arntz, one half of the dynamic duo, has crafted an exquisite sonic journey. The mix masterfully blends downtempo, dub, and chillout vibes, transitioning seamlessly from ambient to melodic rhythms to create a uniquely relaxing yet energizing experience.

S.O.N.A.T.I.O.N. - Sunrise Lake
Desert Dwellers - Praise Her, the Fire Keeper (Pitch Black's Mahuika Remix)
Tor - Days Gone
Blockhead - The Music Scene
Akshin Alizadeh - Southern Man
Khruangbin - White Gloves
Ott - Owl Stretching Time
Nightmares On Wax - Back to Nature
Carbon Based Lifeforms - Interloper
Gaudi & Adrian Sherwood - Dub out of Theremin
Isaac Chambers and Dub Princess - Back to My Roots (Deep FriedDub Roots Remix)
Tycho ft. Saint Sinner - Japan
Emancipator - Goodness
Thievery Corporation - Shadows of Ourselves
Banco De Gaia - Obsidian (Braxton Remix)
S.O.N.A.T.I.O.N. - Dubjahvu (Darkly A.M. Remix)

https://soundcloud.com/nozartmusic | https://soundcloud.com/discogeckorecordings

NOZART | Disco Gecko Series EP. 30 | 16/06/2024

Action Jackson

Pushback

Subsonic Rage

halfpasttwelve

Bad Attitude

@spacey-koala performs an original production Sleepy Koala set on the Woods Stage at Fractaltribe presents Fractalfest 2017 in New York, USA.

www.spaceykoala.bandcamp.com/album/sleepy-koala-flex

www.fractaltribe.org
www.fractalfest.com
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Action Jackson

Kill Kevin