Ecstatic sets (approved x10 <3)

Voilá, here then is the set that I loved playing. And it really felt like "playing", the interaction with the dancers, the collaboration with the crew, and the wavy movement of the Odessa ship on the Amsterdam waves brought me a lot of joy. I hope you'll enjoy this one, too!

Recorded at: Odessa Veemkade, April 7, '22
Photo credits: Ivan Bandura

Befriending The Waves

A whole variety of animals manifesting in this set: 7 of them appear in the titles of the selected tracks: 1 jaguar (El Jaguar Caza by Da Iguana), 3 birds (Pájaro by Eva de Marce), 2 snakes (by Lum, and Eddie Thoneick) and 1 pigeon (by Matanza).

Other than that, this set is recorded one year after a young woman's dream about sharing (part of) her soul through music started manifesting itself. And therefore, I created it to celebrate that our dreams come to life if only we stay closely enough connected to them!

Set recorded at Avani Retreat Centre, Helvoirt
Picture found on Unsplash by Umberto

Manifestation

A set of very defined waves - in an ecstatic dance sense, and in a literal one. I feel very held, nourished and inspired by nature, and that comes back in the choice of music of this set. You will hear birds and other animals, and a lot of water. During the dance, I love to connect the dancers to their water element...it can bring sensitivity and emotion, humbleness for the bigger thing, playfulness and joy. And water also always brings flow. And life. And connection to what lives inside of us: the ability to create. 

Deya Dova sings this beautifully. Some songs from her, from Ancestral Elephants, Skysia and many other talented musicians come back in this set. I hope it connects you to that spark of creation and creativity inside of you!

Recorded in May 2023
Picture by Billy Pasco

Creation is Inside

This one is about what makes us beat, not only because of the beat-heavy tracks you'll find in here, but especially also because of the ones that have less beat but therefore more soul....

What if we translate this into our lives, and take away some of the rhythmic, structured and intense moments and replace them with SILENCE. What will we find? Will we hear our heart beat in the silence? If so, what does it beat for?

My own heart was beating happily while sharing this set with the beautifully moveable dance community. Thank you dancers!!

And thank you, artists! I played many, of which Symblico, Deya Dova, L.A.X, Sage 808, Dub Sutra, Claire Michelle <3

Recorded end of June, 2023
Pic by Rod Long (Unsplash)

What makes us Beat

Big thank you to Joya for collaborating during Church, perform on the Handpan mid way through the set. You can hear him recorded within this upload. It was a wild and unexpected turn to go from his softening vibes, back into a full swing of ecstatic madness. Looking forward as always to the next journey into the unknown. Where will we go next?

00:00:00 Nexus On The Beach - Roberto Musci
00:04:20 Soul I (Avow) - Sebastian Plano
00:07:15 Tuur mang Welten - Niklas Paschburg
00:11:29 Salaninam - Leifur James
00:14:50 The Magic in Her Eyes - 2XM
00:18:58 The Eagle and the Condor - Dirtwire
00:21:19 Ponto das Caboclas (Carrot Green Acid Remix) - Frente Bolivarista
00:27:24 Koka - Hugo Kant
00:30:01 Ghetto Love - Wizkid
00:33:09 Mundian to Bach Ke - Panjabi MC
00:35:46 Power Riddim - Bonxo
00:39:40 Alegría - Chancha Via Circuito
00:43:12 Azul (feat. Mfana Kah Gogo) - Dj Karri
00:46:32 The Akan (Original Mix) - Caiiro
00:51:07 Mntakababa - Msaki
00:54:42 Salanabani - Sun-El Musician
00:59:41 Baby - Monte Booker
01:02:45 Pigment (Parra for Cuva Piano Reinterpretation) - Christian Löffler
01:07:51 Dreamy - Hania Rani
01:11:04 Live Handpan Performance - Joya
01:19:58 Jasho (feat. Maga the Fella) - Mikel Ameen
01:24:58 Frontin' (Disclosure Re-Work) - Pharrell Williams ft. Jay Z
01:30:08 A Ka Titine (Detroit Swindle Edit) - Gaoulé Mizik
01:32:26 Open Your Eyes - Fairchild
01:34:52 1998 - Binary Finary
01:44:33 Tenderness (Remix) - Tony Anderson
01:47:51 Éclosion - Tony Anderson
01:53:16 Niño - Pleasewakeupalittlefaster please

Sunday Ecstatic Dance w/ Joya @ Odessa 10-12-23

00:00:12 Boukman O' - Lakou Mizik & Joseph Ray
00:01:13 Yugen - zarr.
00:08:21 Future Strings in E - Seckou Keita
00:15:07 Tribolita (Steffen Kirchhoff Revision) - J G B
00:21:12 Movements - Stray
00:23:28 Movements (Machinedrum Remix) - Stray
00:26:36 Selecta - Chase & Status
00:29:56 Last Goodbye - Break
00:32:48 Make It Clap - Yellow Claw & Cesqeaux
00:36:29 Dhol Life - Wiwek
00:39:35 O vis eternitatis (Arr. Tormod Tvete Vik for Solo Violin and Strings) - Mari Samuelsen
00:41:55 O vis eternitatis - Sequentia
00:48:48 Wandering Wandering - Yosi Horikawa Yosi Horikawa
00:52:03 Hot In Here (Lules & Naken Edit) - Nelly
00:57:49 Angele Ni Fie - Juls Sango
00:59:51 Tribute to Dladla - Nurogroove
01:03:47 All Designer - HEDEGAARD
01:09:25 Tanzania (Blondish remix) - Jos & Eli
01:13:13 Kammy (like i do) - Fred again..
01:19:08 stayinit - Fred again..,Lil Yachty & Overmono
01:23:00 Sapphire - Bonobo
01:25:30 Jackson - William Goodchild
01:27:07 Jasmine - Sulah Jordan
01:35:49 Blooming in the Valley - Omid Shabani
01:39:01 Flowers Hillside - Omid Shabani
01:43:10 Fortanach - Sebastian Plano
01:44:40 Canción a la Madre Naturaleza - Meditar Profundamente
01:49:19 The Lighthouse - Daniel Herskedal
01:54:06 Ra Heset (Live) - Chantress Seba
01:58:24 Shavasana - Howard Givens

Ecstatic sets (approved x10 <3)

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