Recorded live at Ecstatic Dance Zürich weekly Fridays on July 1, 2022, during my first few hours in Switzerland ever!

It was a long journey to get there and I arrived just hours before the dance began. 

After taking a couple of weeks to explore the UK and recording 3 online Astrology trainings, I thought it would be easy to book a direct flight to Zurich from Brighton. Though I was very wrong.

I ended up having to wake up with only a couple of hours of light sleep to catch a 4:30 am bus to the further away airport. It was raining so I had to catch a taxi to the bus station. Once I got to Heathrow it was the longest waiting line I've ever experienced at an airport. Then I had a layover in Stuttgart, Germany, which meant I had to go through customs and check back in again. Which meant waiting in more lines. Once I finally arrived in Zurich I met a local who helped me figure out which tram to take and then walked several blocks with two suitcases of luggage.

... Upon arriving at the beautiful old stone building and finding my way upstairs to the hall where we would dance, I immediately melted and knew it would be a great dance that night. The location is a sacred space that hosts religious events sometimes. 

I helped set up and found out that we would be using a brand new sound system with circular speakers. I met who I would be collaborating with on the welcoming warm-ups and the closing acoustic songs and it all flowed beautifully from there.

There is a specialness when a community has been dancing together for many years on a consistent basis. This dance has been held weekly since 2015 and with a space that beautiful it was pure magic. So lovely to meet so many beautiful people and play music while the Sun went down and the colored lights came on in the hall. 

Since there was a new sound setup I had to set up the DJ table off to the side of the stage level with the dancers. This was sweet to be right there with them and the stage was left for an alter.

It was a vibrant and special night. The perfect first introduction to the Zürich dance community and Switzerland. 

This set is two hours long with two waves infused with deep bass beginnings, and textured house peaks. There's some American pop thrown in for fun, with a Latin and African theme found throughout. Enjoy the long blends and have as much fun as I did listening at home.

Artists include Axel Thesleff, Mixwell, Maugli, German Brigante, Savej, Entheo, Luckey, Ayla Nereo, Jungle Kitchen, and remixes of Beyonce and Kelis.

Ecstatic Dance :: Unbreakable Soul :: Zürich, Switzerland :: July 1, 2022 :: Levi Banner

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…