Such a beautiful set! Thank you so much for having me up there to play, definitely a top 3 highlight from last summer!

DJ / Live Mixes

What is originality in music anymore? It's something I've struggled with as a producer and DJ for much of the past 10 years. As a producer I've pretty much given up on sounding original, but as a DJ I've always tried to find music that sounds original or at least attempts to do so. When it comes to dance floor music I've found it nearly impossible to find music that truly has an original sound to it, but I've been finding all sorts of abstract and eclectic Electronica and random tracks here and there that to me really feel like they're doing something different or going Against The Grain if you will....

When two of the worlds best electronica/downtempo producers and DJs, Bluetech and Dj Maggie respectively asked me to create a set for their streaming show Holotropic Happy Hour I knew this was the perfect opportunity to finally put together a set of these tracks! I hope you enjoy the journey! 

Track List:

1 - Robot Koch -All Forms Are Unstable
2 - Robot Koch - Numb
3 - Robot Koch - Lyra One
4 -Marc Romboy - La lune et l'etoile
5 -Animal Picnic, Aaryon - Tangram 
6 -Robot Koch, Fiora -Let It Go By (Instrumental)
7 -Florian Kruse, Hendrik Burkhard, TheGround - Going Against The Grain (Album Version)
8 -Steve Moore - Protostar
9 -Raxon - The Distance
10 -David August - D'ANGELO
11 -Daniel Hokum - Burn
12 -O/Y - The Wind
13 - Sun Glitters - LLaatteellyy
14 -Melokind - Harry Cutter
15 -Barnaby Carter - Basti
16 -Sk'p - Eye Earth Pt.2 (Life in a box remix)
17 -Afar - Lulled and Fake (Geju Remix)
18 -thds - Couteau
19 -Pete Lazonby - Alma
20 -Luca Bacchetti - Navajo Blues
21 -Erot - Mkh2801
22 - Riotact - Dcm001
23 -Om Unit - The Crossing
24 -Barnaby Carter - Sassuolo Cagliari 
25 -Bluetech - Gethen (ft. Yaima)
26 -Trentemøller - Sleeper
27 -Harald Bjork - Sketch On A Feeling (Bedtime Stories Version)
28 - Minilogue - Even The Wind Seemed in Deep Sleep

Treavor Moontribe - Against The Grain

3 hour set in the middle of the day at one of my favorite events. Lots of beautiful people on the dance floor, crazy desert winds at times, great temperature. So grateful for times like these!

Luke Mandala (House/Techno):

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Luke Mandala At Moontribe April 2022

Tropical is thrilled to release our first set from Oregon Summer Campout 2 weeks ago!  We lead off with DJ Maggie's groovy downtempo set from Saturday morning 9:30-11:00am

Tropical on FB:  Facebook.com/tropicalevents
Tropical on IG:  Instagram.com/tropicalsince98

From Maggie:

This is a live recording of a set I played in the forest for Tropical's  Bring Love Back to Oregon Summer Campout in June 2022.

I was filling in on late notice for a DJ who was unable to make it, so this set is 100% on the fly. 

Wiggles were in order, as the lineup was all dance music - I had a lot of fun bringing my version of wiggles to this set.

Find more DJ Maggie mixes here: www.soundcloud.com/dj-maggie
*Photo Credit:  Tom Solmes

Track Listing:

Somatoast - Creation is Creation
Miika Kuisma - Trying My New Wings
Lusine - Thick Of It
Different Ray - Maon
Bluetech - Condensation
Satori - Mori Shej ft. Peia
Tor - Kanta
Deep Forest Warrior - To Be With You (ft Marilyn Fox)
Illinton & Dimos Goudaroulis - Brazilian Cello
Wasisunqu - Tlatikpa  (Ishdub Remix)
Captures - Voyager
Trippin Jaguar - Moon
Shwamp - Wonky
Jin Yerei - Canción De La Nostalgia
Invisible Allies - Turquoise Rain Chant
KiloWatts - Repetition
Tactyl - Expert I
Zen Baboon - Sabo de Raia
Captures - Matakan Mwami

DJ Maggie - TOSC 001 - Wiggle In The Woods - Live at Tropical Oregon Summer Campout June 25, 2022

Tropical House parties in Southern California are some of my favorite spots to play that funky groovy downtempo I like to collect. Fantastic people, sublime vibes. I've been playing with those cats since 2007. Good times.

This was my live set from the 13th anniversary party at a yoga retreat center near the California-Mexico border in 2011. Lots of classic tunes in this set.

Tracklist:

1. Tha Fruitbat - Hearing Colors, Seeing Sounds
2. Luis Vaquero - Open Your Eyes
3. Barry Styles - You Don't Understand
4. Shanti Roots - Holy Smoke
5. Tosca - Boss on the Boat
6. The Funky Lowlives - Inside (R Dorfmeister vs Uptight Dub)
7. DJ Food - Gold in My Pocket
8. Up, Bustle & Out - The Hand of Contraband
9. Spy From Cairo - Coming Home
10. Canedrive - Cut n Run
11. Sunday Sessions - Look Back in Wonder
12. Suhov - Take 9
13. Mastalsky - Happy (Uptight Anti-Stress Workout)
14. Soul Keita - Dusties n 808s
15. Uptight People - Get Uptight Man
16. Alexkid - Day 3
17. Naked Funk - Billy
18. dZihan & Kamien - Nargileh
19. Rae & Christian - Trailing in the Wake
20. Alex Cortiz - Back on Track
21. Tosca - Orozco
22. DJ Food - Freedom (Fila Brazilia Mix)
23. Hardfloor - Dubdope
24. Sounds From the Ground - Clover
25. Tranquility Bass - Mya Yadana
26. Electroslide - I'm a Cadillac


Tongue In Groove

Here is my set from EuDream's 2022 summer campout called EuJuice. My friends and I produced that event, very much immersed in nature in the woods and stars. 

It's got some unreleased tracks (including track one which I'm about to find a label for), half drum and bass and the rest is multi genre stuff. 

Thank you to everyone who was a part of that event, my community is my heart and it keeps it beating well... deep baselines included <3

Photo by John Griffith

Luke Mandala / Mandala Affect @ EuDream Campout 2022

This is a live recording of my set from Moontribe, October 2022. I had been collecting a lot of this music since the start of the pandemic and had been wanting to curate a set to play it out for some time. There's an encore at the end, as per request from the dance floor.

Tracklist:
Integer - Fifth Night
Akal Dub - Lady of the East
Beatroots - Back To Bassics
Kercha - Broken Illusions
ATYYA x Dillard - Eon
B9, Congi & Geode - Scrumpy
Facta & K-LONE - Voodoo
Mercy - Barbados
Congi - Somnium
Keerd - Formation
EMOG - Cool Beans
ONNEN - Open Hatch
Lulu Rouge, Fanney Osk - Landscape Of Love
Audialist - Keep Turning
Jafu - No More
Ourman - Dizzy
Yoofee - Wings
Freud - Plek
Frederic Robinson - Mixed Signals (Synkro remix)
5AM - Sapiens
Mike Sheridan - Stilhed
HNGVR - I Was Just...
Erothyme - Silent Orbservers
Oak - Mongoose
Hidden Aspect - Mellow
Sorse - Lagoon
DRRTYWULVZ - Imagine That
Of Porcelain - Remembering Self
Ulterior Motive, Kimyan Law, Nuage - Half the Sky (Kimyan Law remix)
Dov1, HNGVR - So Weird
Oak - Sequence 1
Amawalk - Huju feat Amalgamy
Erothyme - Two Lights (Enigmada Remix)

Dust Devil

This is a set I assembled for Sunday Sundowns, the weekly Twitch downtempo show put on by my fellow chillers, The Ambient Mafia, in November 2022. I was inspired to craft an hourlong set that would fit well in a chill room, and ended up with a tracklist from artists all around the world.

Tracklist:

ali dada - Ojoupe
Trippin Jaguar - Arecibo
Handpan - Connecting Souls
Rhi - Craving Your Love (Instrumental)
Aux25 - Scanner
Auditive Escape - Mirage du Visage (Digital Only)
Akın Sevgör - Deviations
Miktek - Parenthesis (Ozora live edit)
Data Rebel - Cyber
Bop - Deep Space
Dillard - I Want To
Erothyme - Northern Cross [May the Way RMX instrumental] (unreleased)

Wanderlust

The full blood moon eclipse was spectacular to view deep in the Mojave Desert on Nov 8th, 2022! I was so lucky the sky was clear for my night time techno set, but even more lucky the rain stopped for my daytime closing PheuZen set!!! I'm happy to present to you Blood Moon Breaks!!! 

Track List:

1 - Client_03 - Nostalgia System Cache Dump
2 - Onkakmir - Eight Null Eight
3 - Onkakmir - Time Runner
4 -Orbital - Are We Here? (30 Something) (Dusky Remix)
5 -OCLUM - Riddle (German Brigante Remix)
6 - Dibu-Z - Breakaway Civilization
7 -THE NUNE - Art Of Love (Stanny Abram Remix)
8 -Stephan Bodzin - Tron (Raxon Remix)
9 -Karmon - Eleventh Hour
10 -Vridian - Coming Of Age
11 - Kollektiv Turmstrasse - (T) Error
12 - Framewerk - Go Get It
13 -Westseven, Aire Project - Out of Sight
14 - Fur Coat - No Tomorrow
15 -Tigerskin, Jack Jenson - Breaking Point
16 - Frankey & Sandrino - Condesa
17 - Ben Summers - Away (Framewerk Remix)
18 - PheuZen - I Am Magnetic
19 - Modeselector - Ohm (EXTLP Version)
20 - Affkt - Comrade
21 - Far&High - Overflow
22 - Agustin Giri, FOLGAR - Trust
23 - Sanoi - A Moment In Time
24 - WhoMadeWho, Rampa - Everyday 
25 - Janus Rasmussen- Neyd

PheuZen - Blood Moon Breaks

At the helm today we welcome in keerd to the family, joining our roster with multi-genre mix full of DnB, Breaks and UK Garage, enjoy!
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"keerd is fascinated by how music influences the environment around us - how it sets the scene and tells a story that reflects the writer's emotions or experiences in unique ways. With the California Bay Area native's background in sound design, he has been perfecting his craft in electronic music for over a decade. This multi-genre producer strives to tell stories through his music and mixes, taking the listener on a kinetic yet spacious journey with his original sounds and movements. He is a founding member of Inquiry Collective where he handles all things graphic-related and manages their record label, @Inquiry-Records.
'I felt it would be appropriate to re|flect back on some of my favorite productions in the last few years, so I prepared a mostly original set. It goes through DnB, Breaks, UK Garage, and a little Ambient/Dubsteppy stuff. I haven't done many all or mostly original sets, but am very happy with how this came out. If you're new to my music, this is a perfect educational course on keerd.' "
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Tracklist:
1. Screamarts - Time [Flexout Audio]
2. keerd - ID
3. keerd - Adaptation [Inquiry Records]
4. Charli Brix (ft. Data 3) - Let It Breathe (keerd Bootleg) [free download]
5. Loom - Isolex 01 (keerd Remix) [self-release]
6. keerd & Shy Melon - ID
7. Amoss - Sagan [Flexout Audio]
8. keerd - Navigate [Rune Recordings]
9. Black Barrel - Rainfall Down [Dispatch Recordings]
10. keerd - Let Go [Rune Recordings]
11. keerd - Satellite Lost [Inquiry Records]
12. keerd - Thyphlo Ruins [Momentive Recordings]
13. keerd - Magnets [unreleased]
14. keerd - ID
15. keerd - Formation [Over The Moon Music]
16. Monophonik - Time Flies [Qilla Records]
17. Max Cooper & Awe Kid - Eve (Max Cooper Remix) [Atomnation]
18. keerd - Traces Of Decay [Noise Revolt]
19. Arctyx & keerd - Exodus [Inquiry Records]
20. keerd - Illusive [unreleased]
21. keerd - Slippery Slope [Rune Recordings]
22. Daniel Joshua - Hivemind (VACATETHEROOM Remix) [self-release]
23. keerd - Mind’s Eye [83]
24. keerd - ID
25. keerd - Stuck In Limbo [83]
26. keerd - Book of Shadows [Rune Recordings]
27. keerd - Through The Walls [Over The Moon Music]
28. Nowheretobefound - Eternity (Instrumental) [Parasoul Music]

Mirrors Vol. 82 | keerd

Got at least a few unreleased tracks of mine in here and a couple that was the first time I ever played them... so fun! Upcoming releases with Dreaming Awake, Alien Breakdance, Uniting Souls, Activated, etc. 

I recorded the room as well so the sounds of the crowd hootin' and hollarin' are integrated into the set. 

This is an event we threw at The Big Dirty in Eugene. We are super grateful that it turned out to exceed our expectations <3 It had plenty of April Fool's day mischief as well!

LUKE MANDALA Live @ Mischief @ The Big Dirty ~ April Fool's Day

3:30pm, outdoors in a super gorgeous desert with a big view of snow capped mountains. I was under the impression that the following act was going to be a downtempo act, so I planned a set accordingly. Then during my set I found out that it wasn't going to be a chill out set after me, so I picked much of this on the fly.  

Here’s my Moontribe story and quite how much of an impact MT has had on my life, music, other collectives I’m involved with, sound systems, etc. Happy 30 year anniversary to the legendary moontribe family!

From ‘98 to about ‘09 I basically didn’t know anyone who played and made music like me… some styles of melodic/psychedelic/deep/adventurous and experimental music. Some people call it weird but to me it’s not weird. It’s home, adventure, expanding, ever-changing, creative and bliss. Before I found out about Moontribe, I basically planned on being a Northwest weirdo in my adventures with this sound.

I heard of the mystical, highly respected and “secret” Moontribe for years but didn’t ever get a chance to go…then found some MT mixes which became favorites as I related so much. Treavor Moontribe/Treavor Moontribe started releasing some of my music and asked me to come play a MT reunion.

It felt like I found my long lost soul family. MT has been one of my biggest inspirations for music, etc. because of the open minded musical perspective at the gatherings, feedback I get from Moontribers in person and online, playing certain tracks I make that only work at MT, sustainable event production, locations interacting with nature, the high potentials of happiness from community/security/health, sound system capability, I could go on and on… I can’t thank the MT family enough for the massive amount of happiness and inspiration it has spread to so many people!!! 🙏🏻
Here’s a video of my track “Cocoon Bliss” at 30 year reunion. It’s coming out on Treavor’s label Alien Breakdance.

https://www.facebook.com/luke.mandala2/videos/1297016327890674/?__cft__[0]=AZU8wizuV8fywa4AQPd7h7hwub0OSG3_kG2sJm4nwKr7_5ozXoyXXQFihO8_I4EaDoNecsNskIVLBOyjaZr-A2Yc0g39mDMjCsExehLv4O6NG8e435RBg9kYX2C-bMaXRda8e4ND4Ze20Jr3zTbCqu2DFEHg0V7SrdnnmRug_DoIS9K5GcVyC1VWJ-caGD2NCuM&__tn__=%2CO-R

Altar in the photo by Araya Quanah Doheny

Tracklist:
Gai Barone, Luke Brancaccio, Hannes Bieger - Reflections (Original Mix)
-Ferdinand (Anna & Wehbba Extended Remix)
-Dosem, My_Friend - Door To Door (Extended Mix)
-Deemster - Flow 
-Luke Mandala - Cocoon Bliss [forthcoming on Alien Breakdance]
-Luke Mandala - bubbles n bass [forthcoming on Alien Breakdance]
-Control (James Harcourt Remix)
-Xd (James Harcourt's Sunrise)
-Ryan Murgatroyd, Phoebe Pemberton - It's Not Cloudy Anymore
-Siphe Tebeka, Toshi - Ndiyahamba feat. Toshi (Ryan Murgatroyd Remix) 
-Impressions (Stereo Underground & D-Nox Remix)
-Glenn Morrison - Goa (Minimal Mix)
-Luke Mandala - Our Rapture [Forthcoming on Dreaming Awake]
-CIOZ - Me Monkey (Mi Manchi)
-Tom Pooks, Time (FR) - Red Castle (Original Mix)
-Buraki - Splendid Field
-Ae:ther - Star People (Original Mix)
-Shiffer - Phantom Phenomena
-N1NJA - A Frequency Illusion (Extended Mix)
-Luke Mandala - Where We Met [Forthcoming on Uniting Souls]
-Luke Mandala - Satisfy My Soul (early version)
-Jon Hopkins, 7RAYS - Arriving

Luke Mandala Live @ Moontribe 30 Year Anniversary

Happy to share this 12-2am set with you guys from one of the funnest events I've played in a while. They did a great job with this event and it fully popped off...as you can hear from the crowd (we recorded the crowd as well). 

I was playing some wind instruments and a drum pad and I'm finally getting a mix out that was recorded with a show with those instruments included. 

All the love to the Esthetic Evolution fam, treefort fest, and to you for the support!



Linktree for Luke Mandala / Mandala Affect: 
Music, tour, etc
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Luke Mandala (house/techno/breaks):

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Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/rjnhjr2t 
Instagram: https://bit.ly/3bfsqVf
Soundcloud.com/mandalaaffect 
Facebook: https://bit.ly/3y58Fss
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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3nygm3R


Bookings: lukehenrywells@gmail.com

Luke Mandala At Treefort Fest March : 2024 (Esthetic Evolution Stage)

This collection of atmospheric deepstep tracks is further along on the continuum of the Subtextures compilation that I put together for Interchill Records back in 2016. It took a few years to assemble and was made for the digital artist Android Jones (www.androidjones.com) who generously let us use a piece of his phenomenal art for the Subtextures cover design. 

Respect and praises to all of the artists and labels who put out such wickedly chill tunes. Much gratitude to J. Job for the finishing touches. 

Mixed in deep space at the Dub Lodge in November 2017.


Track listing:

Dub Fiend  -  Sea Of Stars
Ex Nihilo  -  Purpose
Anex  -  Mal
Elefant Doc & Dillard  -  Ganesha
ARtroniks  -  Inverse
Phaeleh  -  Alignment
Formless & Noman  -  Encounter
Formless  -  Lucid
Hidden Knowledge  -  Hypnotised
Wizeguy  -  Moments
Fornax  -  Absent Referent
Vaun  -  Listen
The Things They Left Behind  -  Life Through Sepia
Matt Deco  -  Split Infinitve
Dillard  -  Species
Juss B  -  Belo
Dubapes  -  Endangered Dreams
Decay  -  Ice Dub
Warsa  -  Nightfall
Yin Yang Audio  - Obvious
Perverse  -  Thalamus
Synkro - Let Me Go
Feonix  -  Wake Up
Delicquency  -  Skywalker
Reaction  -  Stuck In Reverse
Beatroots  -  Sailor (Archa Remix)
Pete Saturn  -  Allia
Congi  -  Lost Path
Dillard  -  Tomorrow
Feonix  -  Parallel
Jobanti  -  Afrique
Six  -  Minus
Sporradik  -  Love

SOMEWHERE OUT THERE

Brandon Moontribe Nov 17 FMG

Bookings: lukehenrywells at gmail.com

For my bass/downtempo moniker, Mandala Affect: @mandalaaffect 

Patreon is the best way to support the music in exchange for early access to it, guest passes to shows and other rewards: https://www.patreon.com/LukeMandala

Luke’s dynamic live act includes playing a mixture of electronic and acoustic music while mixing in multiple live wind instruments and live drumming. His lifelong devotion to community dance medicine started at age 14 in 1998 when he started to DJ at northwest USA raveriffic events! He then started touring the world and releasing hundreds of songs released with a large number of the biggest labels in the world like Selador, Desert Hearts, Digital Structures, Dreaming Awake, Desert Trax, Booka Shade Music. 

This is deep piscean scorpio music, sprinkled with unusual sounds, unexpected twists, eclectic mix of global sounds, various tempos and grooves. It reflects stories of love-driven culture and open-minded ideas.  Depending on the crowd, the sets can vary from being pretty and uplifting to deep, dark, and primal, although they typically feature melodic and atmospheric textures infused with a lot of emotion.  Luke also has a functional (natural, root cause) medicine practice as this weaves so beautiful with dance and music medicine. He helps people heal frequent issues of the gut, metabolism and tiredness. 

Luke’s songs have been played by legends like Sasha, James Zabiela, Boris Brejcha, Solomon, Desert Dwellers, Dave Seaman, Kaya Project, and BLOND:ISH. Official remixes from artists like Desert Dwellers, Bluetech, Christian Martin, Chloe Harris, Kaminanda, Govinda, Roger Martinez, Pezzner, Robert Babicz, and Deya Dova.

Luke Mandala / Mandala Affect @ EuDream Campout 2022

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