The Eternal Wave was played for the Asheville Movement Collective on Sunday, March 6, 2022. The inspiration for the set was to explore the wave progression commonly used in 5Rhythms and Ecstatic Dance sets and to deepen the structure so that there are waves inside of the waves. This helps to create a more dynamic stuccato and chaos with oscillating genres and moods to keep the dance floor very dynamic.

There are more songs with lyrics in this set than a typical 5Rhythms set. In this case the lyrics tell an important message that I wanted to share. It is a message of hope that embraces love, courage and freedom in a time of conflict and rebirth as winter fades and spring breaks ground.

Thank you for listening, and enjoy the journey within on this Eternal Wave.

Photo Credit: The talented Alyssa Keys took this timeless photo of me on Little Beach.

The Eternal Wave {Ecstatic Dance Mix by MIKAYA}

New Growth 
by Micah "Mikaya" Swabb

Rise up through tired winter beds,
A leaf or two at first, and then...
An eruption of yellow and green
The splendor of nature's birthday suit
Comes clean again.

The forest shows the way to spring,
this rebirth, will rebirth, our rebirth.
And so tired eyes rub themselves awake,
To plant naked dancing feet 
Upon this Evergreen floor. 

We as a community come side-by-side
Circled up, and ready to ride,
This wave, this journey, this cycle.
With nature as our guide,
Our rebirth, will rebirth, this new earth.

I recorded this set on April 3, 2022 for the Asheville Movement Collective were I reside as a facilitator and mix maker. The set was crafted with me pulling an all nighter the night before to design the wave and practice it, and then I played it live with a few adjustments to fit the vibe of the dance floor. 

All of the artist names and track titles are noted by me in the comments. Mahalo to all the musical artists and the many cultures that helped produce the music I use to craft this journey. 

I'm also happy to share a poem I wrote as an intention to this Sunday morning dance. Blessings to all those who honor the act of dance as medicine.

New Growth {Ecstatic Dance Mix by MIKAYA}

“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}

This set was originally played on Aug 11th, 2022 for StarTribe at Pack Square in downtown Asheville, NC. As storm clouds passed through we were blasted with both intense sunlight and darkness. Fitting since this set is all about the presence of light and dark, and my attempt to bring them together in harmony. 

This set contains explicit lyrics, and is meant to touch upon all of the emotional cords. If you're going to go into it, just be prepared for a fully-on journey.

A few days after my performance I went back and reworked a few areas, some songs changed, some were added to the end to soften the landing into something more smooth and integrative. 

I'd love your comments, likes, reposts. Any engagement you can toss at me, let me have it. Thank you.

Also want to say, I think this is one of my best sets, it's definitely my current favorite. It shows a lot of my growth in my transitions with a lot more "mash-up" style mixes. Always learning and growing. I did f*ck up one of the mixes, but hey, I'm only human. Mistakes aside, it feels good when artistic progress becomes noticeable. Enjoy.

Polarity Therapy - live at StarTribe on Super Moon {Ecstatic Dance Set by MIKAYA}

Hi Friends, to help me get more listens I have a request. Pls listen, like and repost the mix, and leave me three constructive comments on what you liked or what could use improvement and I'll private message you the tracklist. Thank you for the feedback and engagement! It helps me get more listens.

I've often tried creating an ecstatic wave journey without any lyric heavy songs. It never ends up happening. I just love using songs with lyrics both in english and other languages too much. But for this mix I will restrict myself to only songs that have instrumentals, or I will cut out any lyrics. I'm curious how it might land for our dance community and the creative direction it might take me on. 

I'm always trying to evolve and adapt my craft as a music weaver, and an easy way to do that is to impose restrictions that force me into uncomfortable and uncharted territories. If you'd like to journey into such an exploration, I invite you to come to this dance. 

The invitation there for you as a dancer, will be to explore the messages you find in music that is devoid of words. And also, the invitation is to explore how creative restrictions can fuel your creativity and dance expression.

I'm offering one on one DJ lessons for new aspiring DJs as well as for seasoned DJs who are curious to learn more about how to craft sets that use an ecstatic dance style wave progression through a diverse set of musical genres. Please email him at micahswabb@pm.me if interested in lessons.

Instrumental Restriction - live @ AMC {Ecstatic Dance Set by MIKAYA}

Raw uncut live set recorded at Dance Medicine Philly on April 7th, 2023.

Flawless {Ecstatic Dance Mix by MIKAYA}

Recorded live on April 12, 2023 at Asheville Ecstatic Dance with all its imperfections still intact. Some lovely mixes in there, and some that were a bit timid and shy or rough around the edges. 

The intention was to tap into Love, Presence, and Breath through our dance experience with songs selected to induce trance states.

Thank you Jai Dee and all the volunteers at Asheville Ecstatic Dance who helped support the event, and thank you to all of those who came out to get down at Haw Creek Commons. What a lovely space to move in. 

Please like, repost and comment for me so I get more listens through the Soundcloud algorithm.

Cover art is "Roaring Majesty" by Art by Agni

Loving Presence {Ecstatic Dance Mix by MIKAYA}

Recorded live on April 13th, 2023 at Asheville Movement Collective. The intention is to honor the passing of winter into the spring season where new growth, connections, and directions abound. This is a time to reflect on those things that have passed away in the depths of winter and the lessons we've learned in the process of letting go. In its place we have an opportunity to create new intentions, goals and collaborations.

Come dance to the rhythms of nature. Sing and dance and embrace the suffering and pain and let it move through you into the courage and strength that lifts your eyes to the sky. The grandmothers and grandfathers invite us to sing... "earth my body, water my blood, air my breath, fire my spirit."

We are all in this dance of life together. Let's not waste the time we've been given waiting on the sidelines for the change that lives inside us and through us.

Artwork by Alex Ruiz

Metamorphosis {Ecstatic Dance Set by MIKAYA}

Mash-up by Mikaya using:

Blunts by Droplitz
Murakami by Made in Heights
11.11.11 by The Human Experience

Rock On! - Art by Agni

Murakami Blunts {Droplitz X MADE IN HEIGHTS - Mashup by MIKAYA}

Engagement request: please like, repost, and send me a direct message asking for the playlist and I'll send it ova. Thank you! Engagement is a huge help on this platform for all of us artists. 

Played originally at Asheville Movement Collective on May 12th, 2023. Re-recorded and refined some transitions before publishing it two days later.

The theme for this dance is inspired by a poem referenced in many Hollywood films, perhaps most notably in the blockbuster movie “Interstellar.” Written by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas in 1947, it has been suggested that it was written for his dying father.   

“Do not go gentle into that good night” 
by Dylan Thomas

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

More info here about the poem can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_not_go_gentle_into_that_good_night

This ecstatic dance set explores the theme of interstellar and inter-dimensional travel both through the portal of dying, and through the portal of distorted perceptions caused by love, desire, fear, angst, and rage. It will resolve itself into a space where surrender, grief and courage can take root before taking flight.

Cover art by Artbyagni on ETSY

Interstellar Night {Ecstatic Dance Mix by MIKAYA}

Live recording played at Beat Church Asheville on Aug 1st, 2023. 

Please like, repost, and leave three comments for me and DM me after you have, and I will send you an export of my Traktor playlist with all of my comments, track and artists names, so you can study the progression I used in crafting this wave. It's a great resource for ecstatic dance djs and enthusiasts, and the engagement helps me to get more listens.

Theme was centered around finding and being the peace which we wish to see in our lives, in society, and on this planet. From inner peace, we truly can transform all that which surrounds us. Keep doing the inner work, it's worth it, and the inhabitants here on this beautiful blue green planet are counting on you.

Cover Art by ArtbyAgni on Etsy

Be in Peace {Ecstatic Dance Mix by MIKAYA}

Re-recorded at my home studio a few days after Earthen Halloween III held at Earthen Hallow in Old Fort, NC. Thank you Graham for having me, and special thanks to all those Sirens and Seers who danced under the hallow moon to this set. I added a few tricks and treats to my live set in this re-recording. Come and relive the eve...

Cover art titled "Styx" by Pandora Young on Etsy

Trollin River Styx {Dark Ecstatic Dance Set by MIKAYA}

Seductively slow build here. This was my opening set for Famtastic's Elemental Connections Gala. It ends without much of a come down because I had another dj coming on after my set.

Enjoy! Pls like, repost and comment for me. Thx!

Album Art by Magentta titled "Sky Dancer" 
https://www.deviantart.com/majentta/art/Sky-Dancer-608381304

Air Elemental {Live 2023 NYE Set by MIKAYA}

This is a live recording, I had a mental laps that cut the music out midway for a little blip. Overall the mix is what I'd call interesting. Not my best work, but I am trying some new things so that is to be expected. 

I'm adding a theme after the fact... I am in my Rahu Ketu Dasha and experiencing it to its fullest as it comes to a close the next few months. It feels appropriate on a personal level to label this set as Rahu Ketu because of the intricacies of my Vedic chart, and my desire to pay respect to the Vedic wisdom present in my studies. Beyond that, the relevance feels a little too personal to get into in detail, and of course, it's still revealing itself to me. 

More about Rahu Ketu here:
https://vedicastrology.net.au/blog/vedic-articles/rahu-and-ketu/

Cover Art by Tejomaya on Deviant Art titled "Ganga avtaram - the descent of the ganges"

Pls, like, comment and repost if you feel so inspired. It helps. Thx!

Rahu Ketu {Live Ecstatic Dance mix by MIKAYA}

Callin’ in Sexy Maui Vibes {Minimix by MIKAYA}

Curated in the depths of winter at Beat Church Asheville on Feb 11th, 2025.

May those icy frozen parts of us, fractured from our past, melt back into the nurturing waters that flow through us, dissolving, returning into one.

Num.	Title		Artist
1	Flow State	Triniidadii
2	Deep Sands	Ion Driver
3	holdon.	YATES!
4	Batanga	PHURN Lowcation
5	Geeked Up	Skinny Limbs
6	Arrive [nuo stems]	5AM
7	Miles Apart [nuo stem]	PHURN
8	FYA dub	Shaka Lion Singularis
9	Lovas [nuo stem]	Shaka Lion
10	Everglade March	Of The Trees
11	Mystic Physics	Hedflux
12	Taksim	Guns
13	What I Can Do "ENERGY"	CONTRA Saturna
14	Poetry In Motion [nuo stem]	AtYyA Finnoh
15	6AM (Perkulat0r Remix)	Of The Trees
16	Bellydancer	Kuni
17	Bad Karma (Original Mix) [nuo stems]	Axel Thesleff
18	Goober Time - PEAK	Jade Cicada
19	Wubbalubbadubdub	Jade Cicada
20	Like a Drum (Original Mix) [nuo stems]	Not The Father
21	Ric Flair Drip (with Metro Boomin)	Offset
22	vanish.	YATES!
23	Evacuate 1:06	Skinny Limbs
24	Siren's Call	Psyoptic
25	COLA	XRAY
26	Koté mwin	Sskyron
27	Truth or Dare	Tyla
28	Love in Space	Matt Becks
29	YOKO	Sskyron Bioz
30	Wanting You [nuo stem]	PLAZA
31	Sprout	Hudson Lee
32	Sunflower	Hudson Lee voljum
33	Borderland Sorrows	Slow Meadow

Remastered by Luo Rawls

Ice Becomes Water {Live Beat Church AVL Set by MIKAYA}

Wubbed in Dub is an ecstatic dance set in homage to the bass heavy sub cultures of dub. This set is structured by the classic ecstatic dance wave progression. We will wub shoulders with the music of psychill, psydub, reggae, reggaeton, dubstep, melodic bass, eclectic intelligent dance music (IDM) and a few heart openers to close it out. 

See you on the other side. 

Played on Feb 28th, 2025 in honor of Asheville Movement Collective's 25th Anniversary. Thank you Jeannie Adair for inviting me to play on such a memorable night. 

Photo cred to the interwebs.

Wubbed in Dub {Ecstatic Dance Mix by MIKAYA}

Explore the sensual side of melodic bass music. A dose for sensual connections, slow moving work-outs, or focused and embodied activity.

Title Artist
1	Reverie	Skysia
2	Haze	Dasoma
3	Taboo	PartyWave
4	Mohë Mohë	Amanati
5	Actress	Kercha
6	isolate.	YATES!
7	Dusk	Escpe
8	Celestial Mire	Mfinity Swomp
9	The Lost Voices ft. CloZee	LIL FISH
10	Ocean Floor	cHMURa
11	seven	Skyfall Beats
12	Morphogenesis	Yoko
13	Amber (Original Mix)	Geode
14	Herd	Kercha
15	SILENCESILENCE	Merricat Black
16	I Heard	WeeWah
17	Reverie	Orenda
18	Saint Mary’s Lake	Mfinity
19	Boundless	Orenda Skysia
20	Next Up_Vocals_(Split_by_LALAL.AI)	Jon Casey; Wreckno
21	Next Up_Instrumentals_(Split_by_LALAL.AI)	Jon Casey; Wreckno
22	Purple Tapestry (Original Mix)	Pushloop
23	Getting Through	Art of Fact
24	Andaman Islands	Iyakuh Lo.Renzo
25	Earth (feat. Aja Lee) (Skysia Remix)	DTO Skysia Aja Lee
26	night vibe	Skyfall Beats
27	mercury	Skyfall Beats

Artwork is "Shiva Parvati" by tejomaya on Deviant Art.

Melodic Bass Vol. 1 {Sensual Mix by MIKAYA}

Explore the sensual side of melodic bass music in Volume 2 of this series of mixes. A micro-dose for sensual connections, slow moving work-outs, or focused and embodied activity.

Engagement request: please like, repost, and comment and send me a DM with your email when you have, and I'll send you the full playlist. Thank you for helping me with engagement on this platform, it really means a lot to me. <3

Artwork is Bhadra by tejomaya on Deviant Art.

Melodic Bass Vol. 2 {Sensual Mix by MIKAYA}

Mash-up by MIKAYA using: 

1. Morph by Lab Group
2. Tempo Jutso by Rita Kamale

Photo is of Rita Kamale

Morph the Tempo {Lab Group X Rita Kamale - Mashup by MIKAYA}

Mashup using:

1. Sour by Goopsteppa, Ill Chill
2. Fear Less by Rita Kamale

Fear Less Lyrics

Woke up today
Feeling myself though my mind's in disarray, oh yeah
Sun shines on my face, ouh
Yeah I'm on a different wave, oh yeah

Walk through nightmares, to get to my dreams
Walking fearless, I'm undefeated

Woke up today
Tea in my cup, chocolate in my zoot, ah
I gotta keep the faith
Cause it's all mektoob
Ouh, I know a liar from the truth
Pull me in tighter, so we in tune

I may be dazed, but I'm not confused
I am my kryptonite I am my muse
It just depends on which one I choose
It just depends on which one I choose

Child of God, I am elite
Stay low-key, moving discreet
Can't compare to where I've been
Fais pas le meskine, you can't compete

I try to remember
Can't lose my cool or my temper
Me say, oh yah, yah
Universe in my center
I was made for this, affi remember
I walk through nightmares, to get to my dreams
Walking fearless, I'm undefeated

Child of God, I am elite
Stay low-key, moving discreet
Can't compare to where I've been
Fais pas le meskine, you can't compete

Sour x Fear Less {Goopsteppa x Rita Kamale - Mashup by MIKAYA}

Mashup using:

1. Color of You by Dillard
2. Voyage by Litche & Woodes

Color of Your Voyage {Dillard X Woodes - Mashup by MIKAYA}

Live recording of my set at Asheville Movement Collective on April 11th, 2025. 

Renewal was the theme behind the journey, in keeping with the spring season, and personal transformations that I've been going through in my internal landscape. 

Enjoy the journey. Please like, comment, and repost to help this set get more traction on this platform. Thank you for your support, it means a lot to me.

Renewal {Ecstatic Dance Set by MIKAYA}

Selects for Spring 2025

Tracklist:
Gloom
Feels like this
In the mood
Secret Lover
All night
Feel
Serenity
Gazi

Spring Awakenings {Sexy Essential Mini-mix by MIKAYA}

Played on April 29th, 2025.

Cover art by ArtbyAgni on Etsy

Bloom - Beat Church Asheville 4-29-25 {Ecstatic Dance Set by MIKAYA}

Fringe Effect

Let’s play on the fringes of the norm, exploring our many parts, tapping into our creativity and making a mess of it. This dance mix will be layered with experimental, industrial and organic sounds curiously interwoven with hypnotic and discordant beats. The goal will be to create a wave progression out of sync with the familiar standard, yet somehow still beholden to it.

Recorded Live at Asheville Movement Collective on June 6th, 2025.

Engagement request:
If you like, and repost and comment for me I'll send you the complete playlist, just send me a direct message here on Soundcloud with your email address.

Fringe Effect {Live Ecstatic Dance Set at AMC by MIKAYA}

Recorded on June 24, 2025

Would barter for your like comment and repost for this artistic musical curiosity called ecstatic dance.

Cover Art - AI Generated using ChatGPT

Beat Church AVL on the Solstice Cusp {LIVE Ecstatic Dance Set by MIKAYA}

Played live on Sunday morning, July 6th, 2025 at the Asheville Movement Collective. This was my first Facilitation and live mix after having stepped away from AMC for almost two years. Leaving wasn't easy, and it really touched my heart to see familiar faces again in this beautiful dance container. 

I've grow in many ways as a person, and as a performing artist and deejay over the time away. This set represents my appreciation for the juxtapositions of simple elements in music to more complex, arranged in an undulating wave structure. 

Special thanks goes to all the musical artists who's music I played. In the order of their appearance:

FaeLow
William Close & David Block
Aukai Aware
Pheel.
Photay
Roderic
Be Svendsen
The Blaze
Roderic
O/Y
FaeLow
Kora
Aparde
Zen Baboon
Max Cooper
Roderic
Crawdad Sniper Sean Carter
Supernatural
Deerskin
Peia
FaeLow
Rainer Scheurenbrand

Cover art is my creation with the help of my robot friend.

Minimal Rhythms {Live Ecstatic Dance Set at Asheville Movement Collective by MIKAYA}

This set has an extra long downtempo opening as I wanted to slowly draw people out of their camping areas to the outdoor dance floor. 

Special thanks to all those people who helped make this event happen, especially Billy Marritt, and to those friends who came to celebrate my 48th birthday with me and my parents. They got to see me dj live for the 2nd time in my life, and it was a special moment for me to have them there.  

Track list will be posted in the description if I go over 300 listens, so please help by liking, reposting, and leaving me some comments. Thank youuu!

Star Tribe Camp-out 2025 {Ecstatic Dance Set by MIKAYA}

Invitation: Breakthrough

Before we breakthrough, we must face the breakdown. What is breaking down in your life?

When something breaks down, it provide us with an opportunity to observe, respond, grow and breakthrough to a new way of not just surviving, but thriving in life.

In this dance, you are invited to hold the image of what is breaking down in your life. It could be something external in your world, or a long held belief. Let it express itself in your dance. Give it form, give it life, give it the profound opportunity to move through you. Take this opportunity to face it fully.

By giving the breakdown a means to express itself, the nature of its energy can begin to transform, revealing the underlying root cause and/or belief behind it.

If the dance pushes you to the point of breaking down, you are invited to move to the next step.

Embody love and compassion.

Perhaps this expresses itself through your dance as stillness, or a gentle flow, or deeper breathing patterns. However it expresses, envision love and compassion enveloping you and your dance.

Feel all the feels, and hold yourself and the breakdown you have faced with love and courage.

Remember... breakthrough emerges from the breakdown. We’ll see you on the other side.

This set was played as part of an online dance for the Asheville Movement Collective during a period of quarantine and general unrest surrounding Covid-19. With so many of our lives disrupted, it is a potent time to take notice of what is breaking down. I'm grateful for the feedback I received from my fellow AMC facilitators and friends who continue to educate me on the art of mix making and conscious dance. I share this with you with all my heart and loving gratitude. Om Shanti, Shanti Om.

Breakdown to Breakthrough - Asheville Movement Collective - Friday, April 17, 2020 - 1 wave

You are invited to take a moment to contemplate what it means to embody receptivity. In what ways can you embrace and accept what is happening in your life? What can you feel going on in your body, mind, and emotions? Be receptive to it all, and allow the energy to flow into your dance. Often times it is through surrender and receptivity that a clear path forward is provided.

This set was played for Asheville Movement Collective's Sunday morning dance on May 16th. There's a lot of bird medicine in this set through the lyrics of a couple of songs. I didn't plan it out that way, it just happened. 

And so on the day of the dance, while we danced outside in my yard, of course, feeling our call a hawk circled us as Deya Dova's song "Return of the Bird Tribes" began, and then later during our closing circle as Shaunna was sharing her dance experience she noticed a hawk flying above her outside her house where she was dancing. And as she describes this to us all, my housemates and I saw our hawk return to circle above us! Praise the magic of our winged allies who help to sooth the winds of change that cross our skies. We love you!

Special thanks goes to all the artists who made the music which I played in this set. Please see my comments for the artist and track names, as well as my comments about how the mix came together.

Thank you for listening, liking, commenting and reposting. It really helps me get more listens through the Soundcloud algorithm! 

Enjoy the journey my friends. We'll see you on the other side. <3

Embodied Receptivity - Asheville Movement Collective - Sunday, May 16th, 2020 - 1 wave

MIKAYA's Upcoming 2025 Event Schedule:
Fri, July 25th - Asheville Movement Collective
Thu, Aug 7th - Famtastic Succulent Stage 7:30-9pm
Fri, Aug 8th - Famtastic Pavilion Stage 11pm-12am
Sat, Aug 9th - Famtastic Succulent Stage 3-4am
Tue, Aug 12th - Beat Church Asheville
Fri, Aug 22nd - Asheville Movement Collective 
Sun, Sept 7th - Asheville Movement Collective

MIKAYA (Micah Swabb) is an Ecstatic Dance DJ and facilitator for cathartic dance events. MIKAYA’s mixes inspire meditation through movement in ways that widen the scope of one's self-awareness and self-expression. For booking MIKAYA (Micah Swabb) please email micahswabb@pm.me. 

These musical journeys begin peacefully, build momentum and contrast, and then land softly with resolution and grace. MIKAYA also produces mash-ups and mixes in various genres. He teaches people how to make world class ecstatic dance mixes both from his home in Asheville, NC and virtually online.

Micah Swabb is also a regenerative real estate agent and eco-flipper in the Asheville, NC area. If you'd like help buying, selling or rehabbing homes or raw land please reach out. Regenerative Real Estate is all about living in harmony within the eco-systems of nature, society and personal well-being.

With deep gratitude... may we grow and glow together with love, courage and freedom.

MIKAYA

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