A smoked out, jazz tinged deep house opening set recorded live at Fortune Sound Vancouver BC

Woodhead - Fortune Sound Club April 22 2023 Night 2.WAV

Every year Shambhala Music Festival brings together some of the world's best electronic music, art, and culture. It is consistently voted one of the top ten festivals in the world. It never ceases to amaze me how large the festival has grown from it's humble beginnings in the woods of BC Canada. 

There are a few reasons why I called this mix, "The Return From Shambhala."

This mix is something personal to me. I have played Shambles many times over the years, but it is more than just my return to perform at an amazing party in Salmo, BC. I grew up in Toronto and spent some time in Vancouver, but these days I live in Victoria, BC. While I have never lived in Salmo or the Kootenays, I do have friends and family there. The friends who have worked at Shambhala are too numerous to list, even my brother Michael and sister Natasha have volunteered to help with the show. My father (Padma Samchuk) is a local and before he retired from working at raves, he worked for many years on the various incarnations of The Grove stage. Each year he brought new art, large-scale decorations and live painting exhibitions to the event. One of his large banners flanking the entrance to The Grove stage was used for the tickets a while back. Likewise, the cover art for this mix is also watermarked with one of his pieces. So for me coming to Shambhala Music Festival is also a visit with my family in nearby Nelson, BC. In that way, I am also "returning" home.

Shambhala is an interesting name to choose for a festival. As I understand it, there is the teaching of the Bodhisattva, or enlightened humans who are compassionate, generous and patient. Because of these traits, they have earned the right to escape the repetitive bonds of reincarnation to ascend to Shambhala. But instead of enjoying the fruits of their labors in that mythological place, they choose to "return" to the earth and help the rest of us become enlightened. Simply put, the idea of going to a heavenly party was a major theme when the festival was first named. Therefore, "The Return from Shambhala" is really a return from heaven.

Putting this mix together was a real joy for me as I prefer music that is emotional, genuine and cerebral. This track selection was curated to create a long, slow burn right through to the end. Often this type of programming is used for a warm up set or an introverted musical exploration going deep into the night. But this isn't an opening set. Because I went with bass heavy, ethereal and slightly psychedelic music, I envisioned this mix for the smooth journey home after the festival. 

The Return From Shambhala Tracklist

Artist - Title - Label
1. Dronus - Forever Grateful - RF044 - RF Records 
2. Chris Cargo - Beyond the Mask - If You Wait 
3. Soul Relay - Veritas - 3rd Avenue
4. Arbey Gonzalez - Nova Vida (Original Mix) - One Of A Kind
5. Zehv - Maggie (K Loveski Remix) - MNL
6. Bondarev Dowden - Tranquility (Original Mix) - One Of A Kind
7. Jiminy Hop - Colatrix (Matter Remix) - Meanwhile 
8. Sergey Muzarks - Andromeda (Original Mix) - Mistique Music
9. The Journey - Games (Kasey Taylor and Chris Meehan) - UGenius

Cover art by duh Padma



Yoseff Samchuk 6 - The Return From Shambhala - June 14, 2023

••• EQUALIZE in NYC with MIJA, BRUX, DOT & CORINNE April 11 2023 •••

A club event I hosted & curated with friends for #nftnyc !

TRACKLIST

Dragnet Jack (Original Mix) - New Yorkker
Bug (Original Mix)- KINK
They Know (Original Mix)- Wade
Move it like this - Born I, Love & Logic, Gettoblaster
Let us rave - BoysNoize ft. Naeem
Kickdrums!!! - Tom Blip
La Femme Fantastique feat. Josh Caffe - Honey Dijon
Mr Spock - Justin Martin, Ardalan
Left to right - Odd Mob
Chicago Gangsta - Gettoblaster & Robert Armani
Mesablanca (O'Flynn & Ekhe Dub) - O'Flynn
Three Strikes - Chungo
Ugly Observation - Ossie
Love Fading - O'Flynn
Klambu - Bassjackers, Apster
??? - BRUX
Folly of the beast - BRUX
High horse - The Advent
809 - Cozzy D
Nothingness - Dj ADHD, Chloe Robinson
Warning - Beltran
Tom toms - Credit 00, Leibniz
Ambience - Mele
No pets - Astronomar
BDU  - Millia, Michael Aurelius
Badboi - BRUX (Chambray remix)
Pigeons - The Hundred In The Hands(Blawan's Bare Bones Remix)
For tha shot - Skin On Skin
Dance When The - Eden Burns
Sun - Nikki Nair
Need You - Japser Tygner
I wanna rave - LB aka LBAT (Kink remix)
Gravity Break - Trap Door

EQUALIZE with BRUX, NYC 04-11-2023

As we’re gearing up to return to Bass Coast this week, we wanted to share another recording from this year's Downtown Defrost for your listening pleasure! Next up in the series we have the incomparable Dane! One of the most talented DJs to come out of western Canada, Dane's sets are always incredible, and this one was no different. If you’re road tripping out to Merritt this week (or anywhere else), be sure to put this one on! ✨🪩🕺🎶

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Dane - Live From The Downtown Defrost 2023

NUNI - STACKS 2023

club cuts new & old...let's get weird <3

tracklist:

Emmanuel Jal - Kuar (Olof Dreijer remix)
Ossie - Bloodline
Zomby - Riding With Death
Blawan - Peaches (Freestone)
Thom Yorke - The White Flash (Trentmoller remix)
DVA - Polyphonic Dreams
Sam Interface - Let it Go
Smerz - Half Life
Sosa UK - Clutta
The Bulgarian - This is How (Kink remix)
Mija, Deegan - Nobody Does Drugs Like You Do
Suchi - Birdy Bell
Grischa Lichten - UU78
Nikki Nair, Hudson Mohawke - More Recently
Grain - Untitled B1
Reptant - Syncussion Concussion
Caroline Polachek - Bunny is a Rider (Nikki Nair remix)
DJadhd - R1
Randomer - Juju
BRUX, Ninajirachi - ID
Acemo, Les Sins - Music

Let's Get Weird Vol 1 [MIX]

Rinse FM Podcast

Global Roots with Thristian - 17 August 2023

An interplanetary transmission received and recorded on October 12, 2023.

Annulus Eclipsis

Back again with a new transmission full of some of the freshest jungle and dnb out right now from ASC, Eubesia, Presha, RDG, Reeko, Mike Parker and more! Expect lush pads, crisp breaks, and fathoms deep basslines! 

TRACKLIST

Eusebeia,Trust The Process
ASC & Aural Imbalance,Distant Orbit
Aural Imbalance,Moonfall
Aural Imbalance,Luminosity
ASC,waveform 03
ASC,Infinity
ASC,Drifting Thru
ASC,Psionic Bond
Mike Parker,Radioactive Fire
Mike Parker,Neural Spines
Mike Parker,Sabre-Tooth
Mike Parker,Gigantus
Loxy & Resound,Silent Knight (Overlook Remix)
RDG & Hoji,Reflection
RDG,Rotten Drums
Reeko,Samsara
Reeko,Seek Alignment
Presha,Anaconda (with Sam KDC)
Presha,Sacrifice
Paradox,Dirty City
Overlook,New Dawn Rises
Loxy & Resound,Black Hole (M-87 VIP)
Loxy & Resound,Black Hole
Spinline,Life (Clarity Remix)
Skeptical & dBridge,I've Seen
Skeptical,Playground Chat Back
Overlook,Detour
Reeko,Smile At Reptile
Aural Imbalance,Lunar Sunset
ASC,waveform 02
Eusebeia,Internal Combustion Of Fear
Gremlinz,Ratchet
Outer Heaven,Minority Industrial

Sub.FM 2023

TRUSIK Bandcamp

TRUSIK Radio・Transmission 056

The year is almost over and I haven't yet uploaded a set from my ongoing residency at the legendary Gorg-O-Mish afterhours club in Vancouver, Canada. This excerpt recorded in November should do the trick. I hope you enjoy the ride and I hope to see you on the dance-floor soon! 

Peace, RF