Haha this track lives rent free in my heart. It never ages if you ask me. perfect track!

ERMG this is exactly when I came stomping back to the front. You made my lazy bones get up and send it twice.

fan bloody tastic. what a pleasure revisiting this moment in time Listener FTW 🥰👣🫂

This has got to be one of my favs! Love the little Pink Panther sneaky sneaky! Thank you Dean!

looooooved this set Dean, sooo incredible to share the stage with you...baaaaam!💞

always a favorite , what a 💕 my goosebumps get goosebumps

simplemente delicioso el gusto musical, muy fina elección.

A playlist of all the events I've played at - both outdoor and indoor!

Events

Calitzdorp Hot Springs, Calitzdorp
02 June 2024 - 12:30 - 14:00

First time playing at Echo in the Garden Route! I had so much fun playing this set for a new crowd - the venue was incredible, the music was rocking and the crowd had energy for days! Enjoy and never stop listening!

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PLAYLIST:

Reflex - Angel
Egorythmia - Dusty Grooves (Sonic Entity Remix)
Liquid Soul & Neodyne - Believe
Sonic Entity - Assimilation
Impact - Strangers in Paradise
Zyce, Liquid Soul & Solar Kid - I See You
Multiphase - Chemical Sunsets
Berg - Ultimate Energy
Ticon & Animato - The Given Moment
Side Effects & Kalki - Happiness
Shanko - Deep Space Traveller
Sonic Species & Symbolic - Alme Libre
Side Effects & Time in Motion - Akasha
IKON & Kalki - EVE
Liquid Soul & Outsiders - Life Frequency
Kalki - Rift
IKON - Adventure
Estefano Haze & Impact - Inner Spirit

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Echo: Disco in the Desert

Cape Town
12 October 2024 - 21:00 - 22:00

I played for the Hidden Leaf boys again for my main homeboy Siraj's (Dranged) birthday jol.
And what a jol it was! These guys didn't hold back in terms of production, sound and the lineup was absolutely phenomenal.
Enjoy!

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PLAYLIST:

Polygrams - Sunrise
Berg - Tantra
Berg - Ultimate Energy (Timelock Remix)
Disconect - Utopia
Kalki - Lost in Space
Lifeforms - Reanimation
Symbolic - Transcendence
Tresh - Something Greater
Doppler & Dual Vision - Shut Your Eyes
Sonic Species & Symbolic - Alma Libre
Zyce - Spirits (Inner Spehere Remix)
Sonic Species - The Way

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Hidden Leaf: A City in the Sky

De Hoek Mountain Resort, Oudtshoorn
01 January 2025 - 17:00 - 18:30

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PLAYLIST:

Kaya Project - Breathe Again (IKON Remix)
Zentura - Sonic Masala
Ritmo & Liquid Soul - Be Right
Animato - Tuvan
One Function - Ajna (IKON Remix)
Astrix & Ritmo - Agate
Ovnimoon - Galactic Mantra (Liquid Soul Remix)
Zyce & Flegma - Sun Bird
Tresh (FR) - Sensory
Metronome - The Choice (Deep Kontact Remix)
Estefano Haze & Flexus - Solkysten
Liquid Ace - Let Go (IKON Remix)
Lish & Roger Rabbit - Clarity
Shyisma - Illegal UFO
Symphonix - Mindset
Phaxe - Del Tango
INUIN - Imre
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Astrix - High on Mel

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Community: NYE 2025

A live recording of the set I played at my (beautiful!) friends birthday party 15 - 16 March!

This was a very special set for me as it required me to approach music differently and it was so so refreshing and fun! I stepped out of my comfort zone not only in the music I played but also in how I presented myself.

Thank you @jennafire -  For you, for the opportunity, for creating the space for me (and everyone else!) to just be Pickled Tink!

I love you <3 

- Dean // Listener // FanBoy

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PLAYLIST:

Zyce, Liquid Soul & Solar Kid - I See You
Ghost Rider & Kopel - Everyone Needs
Static Movement - Liquid Vibrations
Ghost Rider - Shamanic (Symphonix Remix)
Zyce, Flegma & Deya Dova - Ayala
Static Movement & Impact - Fairy Tale
Phaxe & Querox - Bloom
Liquid Soul, Zyce & Solar Kid - Anjuna
Ace Ventura & Zen Mechanics - Come With Us
Suntree - Back to the Source (Egorythmia & Dual Resonance Remix)
Protonica - Floating Point (Liquid Soul Remix)
Static Movement - Away from my Body
Protonica - Gravity
Side Effects - Power of Knowledge
Liquid Soul - Salvation
MVMB - Swarm (Phaxe & Morten Granau Remix)
Astrix - Dharma (Vertical Mode Remix)
Symphonix - When Music Takes Control
Liquid Soul, Protonica & Ljuuba - Levitate
Impact & Static Movement - The Lost Tribe
Protonica & Tristate - Source Code
Sonic Entity - Rising Hope
Metronome - The Great Escape
Morten Granau & Emok - 3rd Eye
Protonica - Floating Point (Mindwave Remix)
Ritmo & Egorythmia - Spin It
Mars Attack - Hoho
Estefano Haze & Multiphase - Sungazing
Protonica - Northern Storm (Lish Remix)
Shyisma - Spirit

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HeartCore 2025: Tickled Pink

I had the honour of returning to Summer Camp for the 4th time, and 2nd time playing. This is one gathering that remains so close to my heart and plays a massive role in my personal healing journey. 

Thank you to all whom I got to share the experience with. I love you x

This set, dubbed Gaia's Rhythm, was served on the Saturday morning at 10am. The intention was to ground and initiate a bridge between heaven and earth. Starting off easy with earthy elements and grounding beats, evolving into some strong drives and high beats! 

Thank you for tuning in! #FollowTheMusic

⭐️⭐️⭐️ TRACK LIST ⭐️⭐️⭐️
* Sky – Merkaba, Eve de Voke
* Earth – Merkaba, Eve de Voke
* Australiens – Freedom Fighters, MVMB
* Fibonacci – Dekel
* Peace Pipe (Dekel Remix) – Loud
* Oriental Express – TSUYOSHI SUZUKI, Gorovich
* Drumville – Freedom Fighters, Modus (ISR)
* Temple Road – Dekel, SHTUBY
* Or – Dekel
* Vortex – Gorovich
* Sons of Earth – Dekel, Ilan Or
* Clear – Dekel
* Thousand Winds Feat. Aquafeel – Waveform, Aquafeel
* Anjuna (Symbolic Remix) – Liquid Soul, Zyce
* Tukdam – DJingis Khan
* Flow (Samra Remix) – Ritmo
* String Synergy – Xenoben, Soul Scientist
* Serpentine – Xenoben
* The Pulse of the Planet – Xenoben
* Indigenous – Poli, Soundaholix, Bushman
* The World That You Know (GMS Remix) – Ace Ventura, Symbolic
* 5 Billion Stars (Captain Hook Remix) – Loud
* Dum Dum Da – DJingis Khan
* Planet X (Out of Orbit Remix) – Alien Art
* Octopus (3 Of Life & Domestic Remix) – Art Of Trance
* Ceremony – Dekel, Satcha
* Evocation – Kalya Scintilla, Eve de Voke

⭐️⭐️⭐️ LINKS ⭐️⭐️⭐️

💫 SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
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Summer Camp Rhythm

Good Hope Farm, Robertson
11 April 2025 - 00:00 - 02:00

Last weekend was the April edition of Summer Camp at the incredible Good Hope Farm in Robertson. As always, this event was absolutely fantastic - from the music to the production, stage design to visual mapping - everything was on point.

This is a recording of my set on Friday evening just as the party was warming up and getting into full swing.

Please enjoy and never stop listening 🙏🏻

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PLAYLIST:

Egorythmia - Dusty Groove (Sonic Entity Remix)
LOUD - Station 42 (Zen Mechanics Remix)
Symbolic - Crystal Clear (Side Effects Remix)
Symphonix - When Music Takes Control
Krauterbeet, Metaprog & Mind Void - Pink Panther
Liquid Soul - Valley of Peace (Ilai Remix)
Tristate & Protonica - Source Code (Atacama Remix)
Protonica - Horizon (Ticon Remix)
Static Movement & Invisible Reality - Linoy
Hilight Tribe - Free Tibet (Vini Vici Remix)
Doppler & Xandar - Birth Of A New Soul
The Prodigy - Voodoo People (Fender Bender & Deror Remix)
Static Movement & Side Effects - Matrix
Symphonix - Look Into The Mirror
Xandar - Existential Drift
Metronome - What Goes Up, Must Come Down
Vini Vici - Namaste (Static Movement & Off Limits Remix)
Animato & Atmos - Ensemble
Interactive Noise - After The Tone
Phaxe & Morten Granau - The Collective (Ghost Rider Remix)
Morten Granau & Ghost Rider - Who Am I
Querox & Phaxe - Tripical Moon
Billie Eilish - Bad Guy (Pandorux & Jona Remix)

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Summer Camp: Rhythm 2025

This set was crafted for Summer Camp 2025 - Rhythm. Dani Boden’s (The event organizer) invitation to weave in tracks that moved us on our artistic journeys struck a deep chord with me. My rhythmic journey began in 2001, and by 2003 I was behind the decks, immersed in the high-energy world of Hard Trance and Hard House.

For this special set, I revisited that era—reviving signature sounds, samples, and energy that shaped my foundation as an artist. I mashed up elements from my early Hard Trance days with modern and older Progressive Psy Trance to create a bridge between past and present—a rhythmic story told through sound.

I played Saturday at midnight, taking over from Dave Irish who closed on 132 BPM Psy Tech, and setting the stage for Arcane who kicked off at 142 BPM. It was a transition zone—perfect for a journey.

This set is both a nod to where I come from and a celebration of where I’m headed. Some old, some new, all rhythm.

Thanks for listening and for supporting all the incredible artists whose tracks are featured throughout this set.

Tracklist
01. Sphera – Too Soon (Original Mix)
02. Groundbass – There Is a Light (Original Mix)
03. Sphera, Freedom Fighters – Better Future (Original Mix)
04. Durs, Who Knows? – Evergreen (Original Mix)
05. Symphonix – Certain Frequency
06. Emok, Gaudium, Phaxe, Martin Vice – Ost (Sighter Extended Remix)
07. Ritmo, Asgard – Dunes (Original Mix)
08. Jacob, Sorent – Pieces (Original Mix)
09. Durs – Creator (Original Mix)
10. Morten Granau – Spacelab (Original Mix)
11. Synthatic, Blazy – The Arrival (Original Mix)
12. Krama vs Tiësto – Gauavista for Strings (BONGI Mashup)
13. Osher & Orpheus vs Dumonde – Never Look Back at 1998 (BONGI Mashup)
14. Static Movement – Element of Freedom (Original Mix)
15. Hidden Space – Another Life
16. Kalki – Phoenix (Original Mix)
17. Antinomy – Flames (Original Mix)
18. Niels Van Gogh, ANNA (BR) – Pulverturm (ANNA Rework – Extended)
19. Formula None – Oracle (Original Mix)
20. Audiofire (UK) – Machine Minds (Original Mix)
21. Phaxe, Morten Granau – Long Story Short (Osher Remix)
22. Moonclipse – Dunya (Omiki & Terra Remix)
23. Neelix – Complication Remix (White Label)
24. Neelix, Caroline Harrison – Makeup (Blazy Remix)

Words cannot describe the honor of having been given this great opportunity to open the floor and set the tone for the next level festival and what a crowd response and positive energy throughout was had!

Thank YOU Cape Town for receiving me with wide open hearts to follow our journey. Goosebumps


Special Kay - Origin <LIVE MIX> (BMSS RECORDS 2025)

Welcome to Vol. 1 of my Easy Offbeat series. These are 1 hour long sets of offbeat progressive trance that is easy to listen to, cheeky, bouncy and fun! Expect to hear some surprising remixes as well as some old classics.

Enjoy and never stop listening!

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PLAYLIST:

Major7 & Groundbass - Dream of Life
Vashiyas - Trap Check (Interactive Noise Remix)
Metronome - Rainfall (Symphonix Remix)
Day Din - Breaking Dread
Neelix & Caroline Harrison - There Was a Time (Ghost Rider Remix)
Daft Punk - Technologic (Interactive Noise Remix)
Symphonix - Mindset
Peter Bjorn & John - Young Folks (Jack Lane Bootleg)
Audiomatic - Play With Fire
Metronome - So Real
Phaxe & Morten Granau - Yellow
Kularis - Clublights
DZP - Smoke a Joint

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Easy Offbeat: Vol. 1

Nexon - Summer Camp Rhythm Forest Floor 4pm - 6pm Saturday

I just released Meta Reject, a psytrance collaboration with Endeavour from Mexico. We built it during the course of 7 sessions together and I’m putting it out as a free download to celebrate the journey and ramp up for my Side Effects EP coming in fall 2025!!

If you dig it, a reshare helps.

Formant - Meta Reject

Hÿbridae - Neurotrancemitter

Short Circuit (original Mix)

Listener is the psytrance project of Dean Claassens. After being introduced to his first outdoor festival in 2012, the bug bit and he tried to attend as many festivals as possible. After having a profound experience in 2013, the seed of playing psytrance music for others had been planted. Being ever inquisitive, Dean had spent many years teaching himself the theory of DJing before finally purchasing his equipment and teaching himself practically.

Listener is very much led by melody, believing it to be the fundamental character in which a musical journey can be created. He believes in creating flow in music to hold a space so that those present can feel safe to evolve within themselves and to receive what they need at the time.

Listener debuted at Summer Camp in November 2021 to emphatic positive feedback and has played at every Summer Camp festival since. He joined the Psy-Kick Tuesdays radio show, aired on Mutha-FM. Hosted by @gryphon-x, Listener became a monthly resident on the line-up until the show ended in October 2023. He has also been asked to play at festivals in the Garden Route of the Western Cape, including ECHO Gatherings and Community. In Cape Town, Listener will be found on many Hidden Leaf Festival line-ups.

This is the collection of music recorded along Listeners journey, from past to present. 

Enjoy and #NeverStopListening

Summer Camp: Rhythm 2025

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