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

“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.”
― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream

“The course of true love never did run smooth.”
― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream

This was played at The Landing for their annual Midsummer's Daydream event. It is an ecstatic dance, and contains explicit lyrics in the Outkast track. It's spiced with sensual tracks and will fit an outdoor dance at the peak of summer well. Photo Credit to David Block.

Track info is annotated in the comments.

Midsummer's Daydream {Ecstatic Dance Mix by MIKAYA}

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

lose yourself in the music
find your self in the dance

featuring an eclectic selection of music by
Maneesh de Moor, Liquid Bloom, Deya Dova, ATYYA, Savej, Notre Dame, Yeahman, Hajna, Mina Shankha, The Spy from Cairo, OPIUO, Memba, Mon Rivera, Willie Colón, Captain Planet, Tebra, Fake Tattoos, CloZee, Twerking Class Heroes, Luxage, Lemurian, Janax Pacha, Ben Bohmer, Nils Hoffmann, Malou, Boris Brejcha, bleedingxheart, CharlestheFirst, misc.inc, Makoto San, Orenda, Thylacine

recorded live on 25th November 2022 at Ecstatic Dance Byron Bay, Australia
www.byronbay.dance

Ecstatic Dance is a multi genre journey of music into movement

Byron Bay ED

Ecstatic Dance Byron Bay ✧ November 2022

#ecstaticdance #worldmusic #globalbass #bass #shamanic #ethnica #folkelectronica

ECSTATIC DANCE WEEKEND JANUARY 2023

Take your time, enjoy your dancing
We know - it can be quite inviting
To quicken up your usual pace,
There is no need for you to race.
Take your time, be in no hurry.

Take your time, feeling clearly
We already know you move sincerely!
Take care, each tiny error erase
This could be your saving grace.

Slow&Dark Ecstatic Dance 2023-01-14 by DJ Mike Azal

Sacred Valley Full Moon Ecstatic Dance 2-5-2023

Japan Underground Basement Set
Tsugaike Mountain 
Feb 25th, 2023

Late night at underground speakeasy in Japan. 
Loud, full, and big energy all around.
This set is a bit flirty, a bit dirty, a bit dark, a bit bright eyed, a bit of all of it.

Tanoshimi
Arigatō

Not the best of mixable transitions as this was a set done on the fly and I threw together as the crowd vibed, still had a hell of a time and it was wildly loud enough for no one to hear the bloopers.

**((愛している: jApAn::BaSEmEnT))**

Played live on Ecstatic Hof HaCarmel at HaMa'ayan (Ma'ayan Tzvi Industrial Area) on 25.2.23, this set was perhaps my most flowing and fun to play up to now in Ecstatic Dance Israel. 

About 50 beautiful souls chose to come on a sunny winter Saturday afternoon, and dance their hearts (and pelvises)out with me. 
I am so f@#^in' humbled by that.

A big shout out to Ofir (Magic Vibes) for the invitation!
I cordially invite you to brew some cocoa, crank up the speakers, put your blindfolds on, and dive into that 2-hour inner journey. ENJOY!

Sharing the Vibe 3rd Anniversery Special Ecstatic Dance Set by DJ Gal Rosenberg // 25.2.23

Cathedral Rave

Угадай (Remix)

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…