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

Hi everyone, i'm Katie, and after 11 years ive finally decided to add a lil info here lol ~~! I love all types of electronic, from breaks to trance, to tech house, tribal, dnb, downtempo, experimental, prog house, techno, and the list goes on ❤ I've had a music group on FB for the last 10 years made up of DJs, producers, and labels from across the globe, if you love quality electronic, and would like to check it out, the link is below, would love to connect ~! Big love and keep the music flowing, it truly is our universal language & medicine for the soul :) 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Peace.Love.Beats/


https://soundcloud.com/peacelovebeatsessentials

Producer by day
Mixing/Mastering Engineer by night.

I like most music genres and have a strong preference for most electronic music.  I love progressive house, techno, house, disco house, breaks and more.  It was in San Francisco that I attended 100s of events at clubs, undergrounds and festivals.  Some highlights include Sasha & Digweed at the Gift Center, Underworld at Coachella, Opel Productions Halloween parties at the Gingerbread House, Brass Tax Halloween Renegades, the Watermelon boat parties with the likes of Darren Emerson and of course Burning Man.

I'm back in Seattle now and while I don't get to as many shows as I used to,  I like that Sound Cloud allows me to stay connected to the music I like and explore new sounds.

(2022) And whadda ya know, I now have decks of my own and have been enjoying the learning progression of DJ'g and play the occasional house party. Lots and lots to learn but never too late:) 

(2023) Enjoying DJ'g. Gravitating mostly to disco house in my sets with splashes of house and tech house.

Chemical Bros, Groove Armada, Orbital, Underworld, Nick Warren, Sasha, Krafty Kuts, Jody Wisternoff, Etienne de Crecy (Super Discount) are my all time favorite producers/DJs.  Some friends I also enjoy listening to include Luxxury, Jonboy, Sam Haas, DJ Loryn and Erik Rumors.  You should check them out on Sound Cloud as well.

Offerings: Live or DJ music sets, evidence based functional medicine protocols (healing the gut, metabolism, tiredness, available worldwide virtually), life or music career coaching, music production lessons, event production consultation or lineup curation.  

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.