Let's put it this way: .... everybody knew that we were entering another period of lockdown from the day after without an ending date!
Ahead of us was an uncertain period without dances.
On top of that, at the end of the dance the Premiere of the amazing movie "ECSTATIC DANCE" shot on Koh Phangan and created by Antonio was supposed to be shown. 
you can watch it here ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY41coxPKuY&ab_channel=AGProduction
After more then a year in the making and involving loads of us from the Koh Phangan ED community there was great excitement in the air.

I came totally unprepared for this journey and for that was feeling a bit uncomfortable but at the same time sensing the expectations from the ppl for a proper powerful and crazy releasing journey. 
It was like ... we do not know what will happen next so we need to give all of ourselves to this journey, scream out our frustration and dance through the whole spectrum of our emotions!!
I started and ... let go!
What happened next, during the journey, just blowed my mind, sometimes i was looking around me asking myself "what TH is going on here?" .... ppl really went fully crazy, first time in my ED history I have seen ppl dancing on the subs!! ... the more I was building up the more ppl were responding and getting high, demanding for more and creating and amazing vortex of energy.
In few words, not any more a dance floor but a "dream floor"..... dream of any dj to have such a crowd, fully present, fully total and fully playful.
As i said to many after, I was feeling like driving a train at full speed but without rails ... lol
note that the beginning include an intro of contact impro and facilitation into movement!!
Would love to thanks all those who made this journey magic, dancers, musicians, facilitators, helpers and on top al the amazing artists present on this set, they are the core of the music we dance and we all fly with.
Please support them in any way you can!!

Youssoupha Sidibe
Wei-Chi Field
Porangui
Conjunto Costumbrista
Barrio Lindo
Tarante Groove Machine
Raio
Temple Step project
Tikki Masala
Mandruvá
Afro Celt Sound System
Kaya Project
Lumin
Dubtazer
OCO
Anjunadeep
Monolink
Ben Böhmer
Huun-Huur-Tu
Digital Samsara
Zen Baboon
Shubha Mudgal, Ursula Rucker & Business Class Refugees
Silvano Del Gado
James Brown
G-Roll
The Queen
DJ Fad
Bwoy de Bhajan
Rumpistol
Shpongle
Digital Samsara
Amirya
Humandala
JODY DJ
PAAX

SANDESH - The Wild Ride - Ecstatic Dance @ Jaran's - Koh Phangan 9/4/21

my FB group is celeberating 2 years 🎁❤🥳

The group is called 'Sharing The Vibe' ~ it is bringing Musicians, DJ's and beautiful vibrations and collections from all around the world to share their creativity, hearts and love.
❤️
JOIN US HERE >>
https://www.facebook.com/groups/498869587722376/

much love and gratitude to all the musicians:
Porangui, Shaman's Dream,Eric Zang, Geometrae,joaquin Cornejo, Aluna & Rodrogo Gallardo,El Búho,Islandman,Oliver Koltzki,Mi.la feat Avi Adir Tikki Massala remix,Jhon Montoya,Symbolico,Lo.Renzo,Nicolo Melocchi,Asha Sapera,Hvsn, Alex Serra,Minuk,Issac Chambers,Jose larralde,PAAX Tulum,Conjunto Costumbrista,Manie Gang, Ivenga Ivenga,Kraut,Okay Temiz,M.Rux, Stickybuds,Red Fulka- Kareem Raïhani& Praful Mystik, Crywolf,Goya& Marcelo Salmer-Nowananda Remix,Little Whale

Sharing The Vibe special 2nd Birthday set by Magic Vibes

Recording from 
THE LIGHT WITHIN ~
A Winter Solstice ~ Somatic Sound Experience
Sound Spheres, aka Ben Last ( Temple Step ) & Madhu Honey, invite you to receive a beautifully woven experience that takes you on an inner pilgrimage of sound through the elements. Incorporating Sound Healing, Guided Meditation, and Somatic Sensing (a deeper embodiment of listening).
The experience will be a multi-layered
Sound bed infusing the intelligence of Binaural Beats sound technology ( using Brian Waves, Theta & Alpha ) to ultimately guide you into a deep, relaxing flow state.
Through the Elemental Soundscape, you will experience the power of Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Ether, each correlating to the chakra-tuned root notes, facilitating deep integration, transformation, and renewal.
Whilst Ben weaves his sonic wizardry with audio technology, pioneering the future of sound healing using Ableton Live, Effects, and Midi controller keyboards, Madhu brings her multilayered voice of the cosmos, guided meditation, and percussion.

Sound Spheres (Temple Step x Madhu Honey) Live -  21 June 2022

Recorded live on the Odessa Boat in Amsterdam on August 5, 2022. My debut set in Amsterdam.

This set is almost entirely brand new music! Released within days or at most a few weeks of this dance experience. 

It was an honor and pleasure to be the captain of the dance on the famed Odessa Boat. Where we are onboard a boat in an Amsterdam canal.

The Netherlands is actually below sea level and on the inside of the boat, we are halfway submerged under the water when on the dancefloor. We could see the water level out of the round windows until they were too steamy to see out of because of the juicy dance vibes.

The first wave of this set is a soulful selection of steady-beat songs. Where we rode the rhythm and got into the flow. The second wave is a Bass heavy deep dive into ice cracking, glitchy, tidal waves of juicy vibrations pouring down like rain and finally drops into melty, gooey goodness. We washed back up like on a sea shore together feeling cleansed and purified.

The night began with a cacao ceremony song circle on the upper deck with the incredible Leonie Bos and concluded in the depths of the dancehall with some sweet songs afterward as well. 

This set includes artists such as Sol Selectas, SavaBorsa, Deya Dova, Clozee, Scott Nice, Populous, Ayla Nereo, Ayla Shafer, and a James Brown remix.

Ecstatic Dance :: All Aboard :: Odessa Boat :: Amsterdam :: August 5, 2022 :: Levi Banner

it was such a great evening
Much love ang gratitude to all the amazing musicians from all over the world 
Tracklist shared after 1111 plays,111 likes and 11 repost 

cover photo by Marc Salamat

Rising Above- Ecstatic Dance  journey by Magic Vibes

Hey Family 
It is Saturday and here is my new Ecstatic Dance Upload as promised.

This is n. 24 played at Jaran's Yoga on 31/7/2020

I again listen to it and ...... hufff, what a journey!!
It feels so much time has passed since but ultimately music has no time!!
Sweet reminder ... Ecstatic Dances happen in the moment and the vibe that is created in that moment can never repeat or can never be fully transmitted through any recording!!

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In the past years I have been hosted, facilitated and held countless Ecstatic Dance Journeys ....

I started my Ecstatic Dance Journey in 2008 at the very beginning of the now famous Yoga Barn in Bali, then in 2016 I gave birth to the Sunday Mornings Dances at Pyramid Yoga in Koh Phangan and the Evening Friday dances in Jaran's.
Consistently started to record my sets (or almost) only in 2017/18.

I will try now to upload one every Saturday starting from those days ...... raw as they are (as I do not even re listen to them before uploading them!!)

Follow me in my Ecstatic Journey and let's see where we will end up ....
(to date ...with one set every week we will have more then 2 years to explore in front of us!)
Hope you will enjoy this journey with me!!
❤ U ALL

Sandesh - The Ecstatic Journey n. 24

Full moon full power non-ceremonial un-sacred good ol' party
@ Unicorn club | Pardes-Hanna | Israel

Riding the waves

You can get this album from:

Bandcamp: https://pnfa.bandcamp.com/album/closer
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1i6eGTEgppczUYZKmqB4EQ
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pnfa/sets/closer-968933311
Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/de/release/closer/5221479
Youtube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nMyvgfCXUATCA5HowmXjEuw2-nNtGt2VE
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/de/artist/pnfa/70241046
Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0FKMXWM9Z
Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/album/451341184
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/de/album/797071091
Audiomack: https://audiomack.com/pnfa-1/album/closer

About the album: 

With "Closer", PNFA — the long-running electronic music project of German producer and composer Wolfram Gruss — presents a deeply emotional, sonically rich dance album that manages to balance physical intensity with lyrical introspection. Rooted in the rhythmic DNA of techno, house, and UK garage, "Closer" reaches far beyond the dancefloor. It is a record about memory, longing, and the fragile beauty of connection.

Though every track is anchored in powerful grooves and basslines, there’s an unmistakable emotional core that permeates the album. Gruss masterfully weaves in cinematic melodies, textured atmospheres, and subtle harmonic shifts that suggest stories without words. These aren’t just tracks built for movement — they are meditations on lost love, on moments that once burned brightly and have since faded, on the kind of nostalgia that hits hardest when the night is at its peak.

From pulsating, club-ready cuts to more reflective, slow-building compositions, "Closer" flows like a carefully curated journey. Each track stands strong on its own, yet together they form a cohesive narrative that invites listeners to go inward, even as their bodies respond to the rhythm. It’s this tension — between momentum and stillness, between euphoria and melancholy — that defines the emotional terrain of the album.

Wolfram Gruss has long held a reputation for thought-provoking electronic music, and "Closer" continues this trajectory with remarkable depth and attention to detail. Every sound feels deliberate yet organic, each percussive element finely tuned, each melodic layer carefully placed. There’s an intimacy to the production that makes the album feel personal, even vulnerable, despite its club foundations.

"Closer" is not just an album to dance to — it’s one to feel deeply. It’s about closing the distance between past and present, between sound and story, between artist and listener. It asks you to move, but also to remember. It pulses with life, yet leaves space for silence. Above all, it is an invitation: to come closer, to feel more, and to lose yourself — not just in the music, but in everything it brings to the surface.

#house #techno #deephouse #deeptechno #chillhouse #midtempo #electronic #chill #lofihouse #vocals #dance #electronic

Closer

Ephemereal

For this tenth and last episode of the CONNECT series we introduce the finest works by Arteforma and Nicolas Barnes.

Nicolas Barnes - Echo Rift

These Streets Still Smell of You

Overlooking the expanse of Kootenay Lake and the snow covered peaks of the Purcell Mountains deep in the interior of British Columbia... we journeyed in, we journeyed out, we danced. 

Recorded at The Sentinel near Kaslo, British Columbia, Canada
December 2, 2018

Tracklist: 

1. Little Star - Northern Light @littlestarmusic 
2. Meditative Mind - OM Chanting @ 417 Hz @meditative-mind
3. Jaja - Azlatic (Original Mix) @jaja-music @talderverwirrung
4. Cristian Monak - Naturalmente (Posso Instrumental Mix) @cristianmonak0 @quiero-recordings
5. Coro Qom Chelaalapi meets Lagartijeando - Zorro Zagas @lagartijeando @big-in-japan-records
6. Desert Dwellers - In the Beginning @desertdwellers
7. ATYYA - Circularium @atyya @lostinsound
8. MAUGLI - Yonge @mauglimau @drosssel
9. Akal Dub - Lady of the East @akalmusic @Jumpsuit-Records
10. Gabriel O'Shea - Ya Me Voy @gabriel-o-shea 
11. Jack Essek - Idi Dago Sakash (original mix) @ackssek
12. Small Town DJs & Neon Steve - Let the Record Work @smalltowndjs @neonsteve @psychodiscorecs
13. Dreksler & Haerle - Zöisli (Original Mix) @dreksler_haerle
14. Merkaba - Ancients Calling @merkabamusic @zenon-records
15. Erothyme - Reaching Out is Reaching In @erothyme
16. Tunnelvisions - Nyiri @tunnelvisions1 @atomnation
17. Raio - Cuñaq (feat. Sophie Sôfrēē) @pachamantra @djsofree
18. CloZee - Chinese Trip @clozee
19. Equanimous - Hummingbird (feat. Cyndy Fike) @equanimouslove @cyndyfike
20. Isaac Chambers - Move on (feat. Dub Princess) @isaac-chambers-music @dubprincess 
21. Estray - Mundo Do Coco (Original Mix) @estray-1 @pipeandpochet
22. Mose & Michael Ben Shimon - Ocean of Silence @mosemusica @mikonas @numanumanuma
23. Nessi Gomes - En el Cielo y en la Tierra (Isabel Ruiz cover / Bado Edit) @nessigomes @badomusic
24. Matt Coldrick - Solar Plexus Yellow Radiance @pinklizardmusic
25. Erothyme - Sunshine Through Speakers (feat. Madelion Moondrop) @erothyme @mmoondrop
26. iAwake Technologies - Audio Oxygen @iawake-technologies

MIX: Apukuna - Kaslo Ecstatic Dance, Beats & Spa 1.2

A soulful sorcerer of seducing your senses with sacred and sexy shamanic-soundscape ceremonies...
A mystical magician of monstrous mashups, mantra mixes, and medicine music...
Historically a Hip Hop head, he housed, raved, and rocked breakbeats as a B-boy...
Now elevated to executing ecstatic experiences everywhere, enlivening everyone with his eclectic electronic and live DJ exhibitions…
Before being based in Bali, Levi was originally out of Oregon, now nomadic, navigating a nonstop nations exploration…

Ecstatic Dance :: All Aboard :: Odessa Boat :: Amsterdam :: August 5, 2022 :: Levi Banner

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