Icaros of the Desert Sky is a ceremonial trance journey by Leeuwenstein, inspired by the ancient Shipibo healing tradition, desert mysticism, and feminine voices that guide the soul into dissolution and rebirth.
Each track is a living icaro, woven from hypnotic basslines, tribal percussion, sacred chants, and subtle Arabic influences. The music carries you into a sacred space where geometry becomes sound, where water flows into fire, and where the boundaries of the self dissolve into infinite vibration.
This album is meant for deep journeys, ceremonies with plant medicine, and trance states of inner exploration. Close your eyes, surrender to the rhythm, and let the tapestry of sound carry you beyond time.

Desert Icaro

Leeuwenstein is the musical identity of Alex van Leeuwen, producer, songwriter, where he transforms inner journeys into immersive, ritualistic, and psychedelic soundscapes, a Dutch artist and ceremony guide who healed from PTSD through plant medicine. His music is crafted as a sacred space: a blend of shamanic tradition and electronic innovation, with tribal percussion, ambient textures, and angelic female vocals.

Leeuwenstein’s live performances and sound journeys are deeply immersive, supporting inner healing, movement, and expanded states of consciousness. Perfect for psychedelic ceremonies, truffle experiences, and conscious festivals, his albums, such as Frozen in Time, Rhythms of the Cosmos, and The Green Path, are widely used as tools for transformation.

Leeuwenstein invites his audience not just to listen, but to feel, remember, and return home to themselves.

Though rooted in healing music, Leeuwenstein occasionally ventures into political territory, crafting powerful protest songs that reflect on war, freedom, and the future of humanity.