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The end is👌🏻🥰 such a masterpeice

All of my ecstatic dance sets from 2023. This year I've played more frequently and for a variety of different events so there is an emergent variety of styles represented.  I've also started to blend sound baths with my gong and singing bowls into the closing stillness section of my sets.

Thank you for listening and enjoy the journey(s) into the cathartic power of music movement, and sound.

Ecstatic Dance Sets by MIKAYA from 2023-25

Chill House Mix version of my remix of Unraveling by Momentology.

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Momentology - Unraveling (Ryan Herr Chill House Mix)

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When I first heard this piece by Hang Massive I instantly heard subtle trap grooves flowing in and around their beautiful Hand Pan melodies. This was mid-winter 2021 Melbourne lockdown. In my morning mycelium walks, the sun kisses my skin and blesses me with its warmth.

Music bloomed hope in me for the Sun's Rays to once again shine on humanity as it passed through its darkest passage of the pandemic. And so it seems fitting now as we move on beyond the most challenging parts of the pandemic, for this sunlight to shine for you with its release.

credits
released March 29, 2022
Original Track by Hang Massive
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Remixed by Temple Step
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Mastered By Shawn Hatfeild of Audible Oddities
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Cover artwork by Kevin Wrenn & Philipp Solay
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Warmth of the Suns Rays (Bass Love Remix)

By Anand from "www.TheUntz.com" - Time to take a journey, kiddos. We've been blessed with a brand new remix of The Human Experience's "Ritual" by Australian tribal trance shaman Kalya Scintilla. Deep, sexy bass ducks and weaves through intricately laced organic drums--thuds and reverberations of animal skins stretched tightly across warm wood. Darkness and light is balanced impeccably amongst hypnotic grooves. The close connection between David Block and Yaygon Lamagaia is instantly recognizable in the depth of attention and care the latter gives to the former's source material. You can catch Kalya Scintilla this Thursday, when he hits Cervantes with Kaminanda for Bluetech's Spacehop stop, and over the weekend at Gem & Jam Festival in Tucson, AZ.

Check the full 16 song remix album out Feb 11th, 2014 

The Human Experience - Ritual (Kalya Scintilla's Sacred Remix) featuring EveOlution

One of my favourite mixes so far.. full power with a bunch of fresh, bass rich, high fidelity tunes for your dancing feet!

If you enjoyed this mix - please like, share and follow
Much gratitude to the artists and musicians for weaving their magic

Recorded live at Ecstatic Dance Byron Bay on 17th February 2023

Tracklist
The Human Experience - Stillness in Motion feat. Rohne
Trippin Jaguar & Onaia - Noku Mana
Porangui, Liquid Bloom, Shaman's Dream - Olorum (Deeper Dub)
Mystic State - Inner Sanctum
Symbolico - Who Are You
CloZee - Spiral
Deya Dova - Call To The Quetzal (Savej Remix)
Mr. Ours - Gamelan Trip
The Polish Ambassador - The Sauce ft. Wink
Akriza - Umoja 
Max TenRom - Jungle's Call feat. Bām̐dara
Qodës - Una Favela
Derun & ARKADYAN - Descalzo
Space Motion & Stylo - Raver
Argy - Tataki
Monolink & Zigan Aldi - Fidale (I Feel)
Phutureprimitive - Form & Chaos
Orenda - Marmoris
Ishome - Adam
il:lo - Imprenta (Part 1)
Kisnou - Sine Ira
Tony Anderson - Lune

Ecstatic Dance Byron Bay ✧ February 2023

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}

Stream/Download 'Winds of Change': https://ffm.to/nx6oodp
Download on Bandcamp: https://volovibes.bandcamp.com/track/winds-of-change

This track is inspired by the winds of transformation that keep us aligned with our heart-led path. Iyakuh and I have both embraced a nomadic way of living over the years, while staying creative and crafting music along the way. Winds of Change is imbued with inspirations from a variety of environments from our travels, as well as the courage to gracefully flow when the calling towards metamorphosis is strong.

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My 'Complete Collection' Discography on Bandcamp for Download:
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My latest album 'With the Winds' is available on Vinyl here: 
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VOLO 'Field Recordings Collection' Sample Pack: 
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Tips/Donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/OliverBrusca

Artwork by : Ben Lopez
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Mastering by : Gregor Zemljic / Earresistible Mastering
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Winds of Change

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Iyakuh & VOLO - Winds Of Change

Intention: Dynamic Range 

Referring to the range of values that a system can capture, represent, or reproduce. Dynamic range can be applied to audio, photography, or dance. In audio, it pertains to the difference between the softest and loudest sounds a device can accurately handle. In photography, dynamic range refers to the range of tones, from the darkest to the brightest, that a camera can capture.

In the context of ecstatic dance, dynamic range refers to the spectrum of movements and expressions a dancer can embody using motion, energy, and emotional states with fluidly and curiosity. From subtle and gentle motions to bold and powerful movements, this dance aims to stretch the dancer to their limits, in order to create a more immersive and transformative dance experience. 

Played on 1/5/2024 @ Haw Creek Commons, Asheville, NC. Pls like, repost and comment to feed my algo-rhythm. Danke!

Cover Art: Unknown Source

Dynamic Range {Live Ecstatic Dance Set by MIKAYA}

Deep in the jungle, there lies a fern gully. 
What lies within, can only begin...

Closing set for Fiddlehead's Frosty Ferngully Fiesta at The Landing on Jan 13th, 2024.

Special thanks to the Ferns and Fractals that came to celebrate this amazing man, and dear friend. We love you, Clay. Happy 4-0.

Fiddlehead's Fern Gully {Live Sensual set by MIKAYA}

Poranguí’s Samaúma returns in a mesmerizing remix by Liquid Bloom and Bloomurian, honoring the ancient wisdom of one of the Amazon’s most sacred trees. This reimagined soundscape weaves ethereal melodies, hypnotic bass, and deep ceremonial rhythms into a sonic offering for the grandmother trees. 


Liquid Bloom and Bloomurian infuse the track with a powerful, grounding energy, elevating it’s ancestral essence. The pulsing percussion and Poranguí’s prayers echo through the song, calling in the spirit of the forest and inviting us to root deep, stand tall, and remember out connection to the earth. Just like the mighty Samaúma.


Samaúma (Liquid Bloom & Bloomurian Remix)

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}

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Motýlie Krídla

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Lulacruza - Uno Resuena (Desert Dwellers Remix) [PREMIERE]

This is the first track from this album. Multiple instrumentation in this composition. Credits: Noah Wilson- Dilruba, Eric SugarSnap- N'Goni. 
Written, Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Phoenix Clay Michael 

Ever After

Serpent Medicine bestows the power to transmute the self, to "shed the skin" of what no longer serves us and to fuse layers of our reality into wholeness.  Through the process of life we become fragmented, often letting parts of ourselves fall dormant as we deal with the necessities of survival.  When our "self" is fragmented, our power is fragmented and we may suffer from scattered thinking, lack of energy, poor timing or inability to move forward.  Even when the focus has been on spiritual grown or healing there are often aspects of the self which must be reintegrated to bring the whole self in alignment.   The mantra of the Serpent Medicine track here as vocalized by Amrita inspires movement to invoke your self to shed your skin and become whole again.

A prayer to the ancient deities for healing performed by Amrita (Serpent Sanctum).

The healing power of the Mahamrityunjaya mantra is an a prayer to the ancient Hindu deities It is currently being chanted in the Satyananda ashrams and yoga centres throughout India and the world at the same time every week. People who are facing illness, obstacles, tragedy or crisis in their lives, and who cannot be physically present during the chanting, can give their names for inclusion in the chanting by phone or letter. Many people have been helped through difficult times in this way, even though they are not physically present, the power of the Mahamrityunjaya mantra is so great.

Remixers:  #Drumspyder, #Ecometric, #Illuminertia, #TekFreaks 
#Sattva 

Bonus Track:  Serpents' Kiss feat Amrita of the Serpent Sanctum

Serpent Medicine EP

Serpent Medicine (Drumspyder Remix)

MIKAYA's Upcoming 2025 Event Schedule:
Sun, Sept 7th - Asheville Movement Collective
Sat, Sept 13th - TBA

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.

Interstellar Night {Ecstatic Dance Mix by MIKAYA}

MIKAYA

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