Stoked to facilitate a dance journey for my hometown. Full of downtempo vibes, tribal rhythms and world flavours. And for the first time, a solo live looped sound bath at the end too. Feeling good with where this Elkemist project is evolving.

TRACKLIST – please support these artists if you can.
Supertask - Sift (WIP) (with Elkemist live looping)
Geometrae, Skysia, Equanimous - Achiote
Erothyme - Lead Us to the Sound (with Masaru Higasa, Michael Svenson, and Emma Staarbird)
Inner Expression - Puzzle Of Pizzazz
Peter Power - Berimbau (Peter Power edit)
Desert Dwellers - Bird Over Sand Dunes (Atyya remix)
Daega Sounds - Terra
Deya Dova - Bone Dance (Dancing Tiger Tribal Trap remix)
Asadi - Caspian 
Aphasia - Hypnic
Parkbreezey - Mind
El Búho - Białowieża (feat. Sutari) 
Symphony - Nostalgia (feat. MunBear)
Yothu Yindi - Gapu (Tidal mix)
Novalima - Mi Canto (The Spy From Cairo remix)
MVMB & Freedom Fighters - Australiens
Kraut - Luna Nueva (feat. Nadav Dagon)
Desert Dwellers - Dreams Within A Dream (Derun remix)
Zakir - Save The Children (David Mayer remix)
Vintage Culture - Agape (extended mix)
Armin Van Buuren x Vini Vici - Great Spirit Extended Mix (feat. Hilight Tribe)
Radiohead - Everything In Its Right Place (Reinier Zonneveld's Filth on Acid remix)
Mystic State - Viewpoint (feat. Lucy Kitchen)
Kalandra - The Waiting Game
Equanimous & Skysia - Arise
Trevor Hall - You Can't Rush Your Healing
Elkemist live looped sound bath to close

Ecstatic Dance Melbourne 28.04.23

Invitation/Intention: Surrender

In the face of uncertainty, of transformation, of that which we cannot control comes the ultimate test- do we resist, or do we let go?
When we resist, the shadows come out, and the suffering comes in…
But when we accept, allow and embrace, we become open to the new paradigms of being that beckon us, we release our desires, and we find the flow, 
basking in the light of our liberation.

“There is no greater misfortune 
than wanting something for oneself.
Therefore he who knows 
that enough is enough 
will always have enough”
- Tao Te King, chapter 47

Special thanks to Purrriestess for the amount of love and support she provided in the making of this set. I wouldn't be doing it without her inspiration. Truly a wise and multidimensional muse.

AMC - Ecstatic Dance - Surrender

An Ecstatic Wave with Big Heart and NO Medicine Music! 
lol.
This set is full of glittering trap, big bass, glitch, house beats and sprinkled with some truly fun and tasteful remixes of hip-hop, and club classics.  
This set is FUN! 
It really got people moving on Saturday morning at Medicina Campout, Tidewater Falls, OR!
This set was a and delight to curate, and I hope it sparks the same joy in YOU that it did for so many this weekend!

Kiss of Ratchet: A Happy-Trappy Ecstatic Wave- Medicina Campout '23

Ecstatic Dance live dj set played for Asheville Movement Collective 8.20.23

~Express Yourself~

Dance yourself
Dance yourself to express

Abandon restraint
Let yourself be a mess

Believe in yourself
As you are now 

Risk your revealing
(riskier not to anyhow!) meowwww

Be dramatic
Be big and be bold

Shine like the sun
That you are in your soul

And I’ll shine right back
Cause your light makes me brighter

Listen up sunshine
To these words of the wiser:

“Today you are You
that is truer than true. 

There is no one alive   
who is Youer than You.”

So like Doc Seuss
I’ll prescribe you this order

For life is a stage
And you are the performer!

Don’t play small
Don’t hold back who you are

Express yourself
You beautiful star!

Let the music move you
dance the beat of your heart

And in  expressing yourself
your dance becomes art 💜
~~~~~~

Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that expresses the human spirit ✨

{Purrriestess} Expurrrress Purrrself ~ Ecstatic Dance Live Dj Set 8.20.23

art by Anna Koskova www.kosterstory.com
Fernhill Ecstatic Dance PDX

"spacious relating"

how can we relate [love] in a way that feels more free?
ecstatic dance is a perfect playground 
for cultivating relationships that feel increasingly spacious.

when does spaciousness feel like a “no” or a “yes?” 
…to a solo dance journey with Self or 
to a collaborative dance exploration with Other?

as we observe this dance of spacious relating
—within & without—
may we learn to respond, rather than react, 
from a mindful willful heartfelt vantage of sovereignty.

may we remain open, curious, response-able. 
may we be ambassadors of an environment for spacious relating 
that is safe, gracious, humble, respectful, authentic, and free—
always new, always now.

spacious relating | ecstatic dance ° autumn

A beautiful autumnal journey to honor the change of season. Hope you enjoy! Sending love out to you!

Tracklist:

Eternell - Corona
Supernatural - Grandeur (Original Mix)
CloZee, ROZET - Courage (Original Mix)
DJ Taz Rashid & Momentology - Palo Santo - Stratusphere and Momentology Remix
Tahüm - Moon Flower (Original Mix)
Talisman (Original Mix)
Supernatural - Saturna - Of The Spaces In Between (Supernatural Remix)
ODESZA feat. Kelsey Bulkin - Divide (feat. Kelsey Bulkin)
Labrat - Flow (Original Mix)
Camo & Krooked, Hybrid Minds - Ember (Hybrid Minds Remix)
Sub Focus, AR/CO - Vibration (One More Time) (Original Mix)
Bensley - Tespia 
KR3TURE, Heather Christie, feral fauna - All in Time
Big Gigantic, The Funk Hunters, Eric Benny Bloom, Opiuo - Higher (Opiuo Remix) 
Kill Paris - The Walk
Parra for Cuva - Of Wonder 
Trilucid - Cheyenne (Extended Mix)
Double Touch, Reigan - Storm (Original Mix)
Dre Guazzelli, Drelirium - Dreams (Original Mix)
Ursula Rucker, Simon Doty - Soulflow feat. Ursula Rucker (Extended Mix)
PLS&TY - PLS&TY - Your Love (ft. Sofiya Nzau)
Angara - Rwanda (Original Mix)
LTN pres. Ghostbeat - After Dark (Original Mix)
INZO  - L.E.O
East Forest - Soul Speak

~ Shine ~ October 2023

art: Spellfire Phoenix by Svetlin Velinov

a prayer for protection
for burning away of the unnecessary
for feeling
for moving
for transformation
for rising again.

we heal together
we rise together 
and we honor the descent.

scorpio stellium | Howl ° autumn

Live set played at Warren Wilson College for Asheville Movement Collective 11.3.23

Might be one of my all time faves. Lots of feeling and healing in the making of this one. 

~The Remedy~
We're all united in our humanity
felt in the heart, 
but not always what's seen... 

Can we give it up, all our reasons and rhymes
It's just two sides anyways 
of the same damn coin.

Gay or straight
Christian or Jew
Duality wars meant to confuse

But it's really quite simple
Don't get caught in the trap
Beyond the illusion, is Love, and we ALL simply that.

It's time to get real
And live the truth of who we are
One in the same, in a world still at war.

Should the barrel of a gun look us in the eye
How will we reason
Time spent in denial.

We can't pretend our pain away
Trust me, I've tried
It doesn't work that way. 

So please listen 
When we say
Love is the only way.

And it begins
By going within
Healing the wounds that cause division.

And when we do this inside job
The outer world
Will start to solve. 

So while we grieve through life's tragedies
Be love,
It's the remedy. 
<3

{Purrriestess} ~ The Remedy ~ Ecstatic Dance Live Set 11.3.23

My second composed piece. December 2023
Written and performed by Sahaja La'Akea at (age 13)
Recorded by Sarah Bethany
Background instruments added by Raine Azure

Whispering Grace 2023

KEAN DYSSO & WONGA - EXO

fuhyehh

A big part of my journey has been centered around the music I share amongst friends and family. My inspiration started at a young age playing different instruments with my family. Such an intimate style of relating allowed us to connect in a more creative and harmonious way. The joy and sadness experienced within musical collaboration initiated my personal healing process, which eventually led me to live out my soul’s purpose of sharing these gifts with others.

AMC - Ecstatic Dance - Surrender

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