This set is imagined for House of Yes on a Thursday night at 11pm. The crowd is a mix of people who’ve come to dance, and others who’ve come to be seen. Still others who’ve come to find something (happiness, sex) they feel is missing.  I imagine when some are walking in that they are overjoyed at seeing friends they're super pumped to see and that others are wandering around a bit because they don't see their friends. They may feel a little bit less joyed and are a bit more eager to dance. Many are super welcoming to them as well. There's a bit of a buzz and there's ambient music going. I want the less pumped people to feel a total state change with aliveness following the set and I want the already overjoyed people to feel 3x the joy because they had an amazing shared experience with their friends. Maybe some even had some breakthroughs, but really looking to take people into happiness and release from the default world.

I was focused this time around on having a lot more smoothness on the whole. Bouncing around genres a bit less, even though I know that's going to happen because my taste is eclectic. I had more insight into the melodic key of the songs and didn't chance as many crazy bpm jumps as well, hoping that doing so would make for less jarring transitions.  I also wanted to keep it a bit more fun, starting at higher bpms, never going super dark, but of course still following the score and including some 4s.

The Other Side (Original Mix) - Dan Bay, SpaceAgePoetry	
Sleepwalking Through the Mekong (Morgan Page Remix) - DENGUE FEVER	
Stardust  (Desert Dwellers Remix) - Porangui	
Ore Yèyé O feat. ÌFÉ (Lucas Croon Remix) - Aron Ottignon	
L'Air - Walter Astral	
The Other Side (Unders Extended Remix) - Morphine	
BOUNCE. - Decap	
Krypte (Original Mix) - Shimon (Fr), PKM	
Superman & Jesus - Adam Stacks	
Jadida - Arabella Memdouh	
Jadida  (Landikhan Remix) - Arabella Memdouh	
Open For Service (Hot Toddy Remix) - Crazy P	
Heard It Like This - ACRAZE	
Chitty Chitty Bang (Akeey Remix) - Whisnu Santika & Amy B	
Stranger Selves (Cosmic Boys Remix) - Ryan Michael Robbins	
Eat Your Man (with Nelly Furtado) - Dom Dolla	
Tromba (feat. Savage) - Joel Fletcher	
Shofukan (Xarox Remix) - Snarky Puppy
Hard To Find (Maceo Plex Funk Drop) - Bazar	
Motivate (Extended) - Jeremiah Asiamah	
Groove Is in the Heart (LP Version) - Deee-Lite	
Make It Funky (Original Mix) - Alkalino	
Out of Touch  (Avangart Tabldot Remix) - Daryl Hall & John Oates	
Happy - Peppe Citarella	
The Space In Between - Jan Blomqvist	
Osama - Zakes Bantwini	
Only I Will Remain - Hans Zimmer	


One Step Closer

The Other Side (Original Mix) - Dan Bay, SpaceAgePoetry	
Sleepwalking Through the Mekong (Morgan Page Remix) - Dengue Fever	
Stardust  (Desert Dwellers Remix) - Porangui	
Ore Yèyé O feat. ÌFÉ (Lucas Croon Remix) - Aron Ottignon	
L'Air - Walter Astral	
The Other Side (Unders Extended Remix) - Morphine	
Krypte (Original Mix) - Shimon (Fr), PKM	
Open For Service (Hot Toddy Remix) - Crazy P	
Superman & Jesus - Adam Stacks	
Jadida - Arabella Memdouh	
Jadida  (Landikhan Remix) - Arabella Memdouh	
Heard It Like This - ACRAZE	
Eat Your Man (with Nelly Furtado) - Dom Dolla	
Stranger Selves (Cosmic Boys Remix) - Ryan Michael Robbins	
Tromba (feat. Savage) - Joel Fletcher	
Shofukan (Xarox Remix) - Snarky Puppy
Hard To Find (Maceo Plex Funk Drop) - Bazar	
Motivate (Extended) - Jeremiah Asiamah	
Groove Is in the Heart (LP Version) - Deee-Lite	
Make It Funky (Original Mix) - Alkalino	
Out of Touch  (Avangart Tabldot Remix) - Daryl Hall & John Oates	
Happy - Peppe Citarella	
The Space In Between - Jan Blomqvist	
Osama - Zakes Bantwini

Damn Soundcloud! Just finished a big fat paragraph and then got an error when I hit continue. Here we go again:
Given I was playing through my headphones only for myself, there wasn't much of a ritual I was facilitating for other than a more embodied, present, joyous self.  I did start the set in a very different feeling state than usual. My rituals...
Space:
- washing my hands and face with water
- being barefoot
- no phone other than to show a picture that reminded me of the playfulness of life
- incense
Gathering:
I did 3 physical moves that bring me silliness - penguin dance, air motorboating, wolf howl
Opening:
- chi gong move
- meditation
- gratitude for body parts
- 3 deep breaths releasing past and future and coming into present
Connect with:
I did a check-in with my physical self, mental self, emotional self, and spiritual self
The magic:
- I made up an invocation
Re-Gathering:
- water on hands and face again
- looking at my own eyes in a mirror
Give Thanks:
- a Judaic prayer (shema) 
- a minute of gratitudes
Closing
- tap/hit my body parts
- hug myself

From doing all the initial rituals and because I am in tropical New Orleans, I felt like I was on a beach in Tulum. I felt vacation'y, excited and relaxed. I was stoked to play this set. I didn't go heavy on 4 for this set but will next time around. I wanted to keep this one more in a fun groove.

Ritual Me to the Beach

Played as many tracks as possible in 45, er 46 minutes, without planning... but, I also didn't go completely for quantity. I wanted some quality as I was playing outside by the pool with some friends around and wanted them to have an enjoyable time. Plus that allowed me a little more ease. This was also my first time playing through a speaker and in front of people, so lots of firsts. I had a blast. I didn't do a ritual because I was so excited to get plugged into a sound system that I just went right into a previous set. What you're hearing in this recording is after 20-30 minutes of me getting comfortable playing a prior set, I then "started" the assignment.

I didn't go deep on 4 because it wouldn't have been the right vibe for my friends who were very chill painting a mural by the pool. I don't have enough music to have 4s that can be chill. So I did go to 4 but not all too much. I also didn't really start at 1 because I had already been playing so there was a 1, just not in this recording. 

The experience was such a joy. I felt that I had moments that worked really well. I also had some moments that didn't. Once or twice I got into a convo with my friend and missed the end of the song and never got a loop on it. A lot of the songs I hadn't listened to since downloading and so they had no cues or any info other than score, key and bpm.  I also didn't organize my music at all yet other than by score, so I definitely was a little extra challenged. That said, I only have 100 songs right now so there's only so much choice anyhow.

I was curious how much more fluid I could be if I had an organized library. I didn't think that where songs didn't mix that well I overstayed my welcome. I was able to get out of them pretty quickly and just go to the next song for the most part. It was also nice remembering some song pairings I had done in the past, and coming back to them, I noticed how I was able to improve my fluidity with interplaying the song pairs.

I loved the assignment and would love to continue practicing with this as I soon will have a permanent abode, place to play, and some roommates and friends nearby to play for.

0:00
0:45
2:45
4:00
5:54

0:00 Indignados - Kefaya
0:45 Story Of Me - REBRN
2:45 Issa Vibe (Original Mix)	- Wax Motif, BRKLYN
4:00 Chitty Chitty Bang (Akeey Remix) - Whisnu Santika & Amy B
5:54 Heard It Like This - ACRAZE
8:33 Shaka - Cioz
10:36 Racatin - Populous
14:22 Soy Yo - Bomba Estéreo
16:30 Make It Funky (Original Mix) - Alkalino
19:15 My Sweet Monday	- Tosca
21:44 Motivate (Extended) - Jeremiah Asiamah
24:10 Groove Is in the Heart (LP Version) - Deee-Lite
26:39 Out of Touch  (Avangart Tabldot Remix) - Daryl Hall & John Oates
28:32 The Mexican  (2007 Remaster) - Babe Ruth
31:40 Out Here - Thornato
34:12 Imagine - DJ Nu-Mark
36:20 AKwaaba - Akoben
39:28 Heart Full of Love - Ifé
43:22 Come Meh Way - Sudan Archives
45:03 Sweet Tides - Thievery Corporation

Strawberry Summer

Track List Below

Context: This is late night jungle environment. Barak fucked around much more this time with areas he hasn't played around with because why the F not. Put the set together starting with the 4, the section he feels least emphatic even though he looooves the 4.  He then built forward from the 4 to the 7 and backwards from the 4 to the 1, which was ridiculously difficult. His brain had a challenging time going backwards and is curious at the results (though he eventually cheated and built forwards from the 1).  He still had some disappointment at the results of the recording in the 2nd half of the mix. Building the 4 was fun. There's still something that feels quite incomplete skillwise and emotionwise. Gonna keep digging.

Stardust  (Desert Dwellers Remix) - Porangui
Sufi	- Tijuana Cartel
Arka (El Buho Remix) - Nicola Cruz
Picture Perfect - Little Simz
Asesino Sicótico (Original Mix)	- Moderna Y Theus Mago
Aliens (Santiago Garcia Extended Remix) - Bedouin
Damask - ĀEMYGDALA
Vampiros Discos (Original Mix) - Theremynt
We All Move Together (Album Mix) - Inner City & Idris Elba
Stranger Selves (Cosmic Boys Remix) - Ryan Michael Robbins
Dancing - James Hype
Intelligence - Rafael Cerato
COLD BREW - QUADRANT AND IRIS
Heart-Shaped Box  (VIRTU Remix) - Imad Royal
Barbatuques - Baiana (CloZee Remix) - CloZee
Come Down - Anderson .Paak
For The Love (Big Wild Remix) feat. Talib Kweli (Original Mix) - GRiZ, Big Wild
Make It Funky (Original Mix) - Alkalino
Soy Yo - Bomba Estéreo
Groove Is in the Heart (LP Version) - Deee-Lite
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (Uza Edit) - Temptations
Happy - Peppe Citarella
Change Is Gonna Come - YesYou
Fireflies - Ifé
O Que O Pássaro Cantou - Passaro
For What It's Worth (India Dub) (feat. Joey Lugassy) - DJ Drez

Barak

Ecstatic dance on the beach... or something like that. The first go 2 months ago I commented:
(1) It's unfortunate I seem to forget what my cues mean so much of the time. I want better systems for that.
(2) I want to improve more on my early and late score transitions - this has been something I've felt challenging throughout the course. I know I Have moments that crush, and I have moments that don't make a ton of sense.
(3) I'd love to tell more of a story like Justine's set, but understand I don't have quite the number of tracks nor the time to do so. I'd love more time to construct something beautiful rather than just throw tracks together.

I still feel the same about #1. This happened a lot to me. I never practiced my cues once and so that's part of what's happening, but it also seems that I set up transitions that have to be spot on or else there's no room for error. And some of my transitions are just challenging.

I feel slightly better about #2. I've improved some there though many moments still don't work. There were some that should have worked really well this time around but they were challenging and I screwed them up.

I'm definitely improving on #3 in part because I have more tracks. I have a feeling the flow of this set was much improved on the first go round 2 months ago. 

I do think that with a couple more tracks and fixing those transitions I fucked up on, that this could be a solid set. I'm also putting these together with very little time to spare. I'm super last minute, feeling rushed, and completely unpracticed. Having more time and more tracks would help, yet there are still some fundamentals I feel completely in the dark on. I'll figure them out, though some support would also be great (I'm going to hire Lexx for some sessions).


Track List:
Sleepwalking Through the Mekong (Morgan Page Remix)	- DENGUE FEVER
Stardust  (Desert Dwellers Remix) - Porangui
Sufi	- Tijuana Cartel
Jadida - Arabella Memdouh
Krypte (Original Mix) - Shimon (Fr), PKM
The Other Side (Unders Extended Remix) - Morphine
Open For Service (Hot Toddy Remix) - Crazy P
TAKE IT OFF	- Fisher
Story Of Me	- REBRN
Robots (Original Mix) - Jay Lumen
Stranger Selves (Cosmic Boys Remix) - Ryan Michael Robbins
Havanero (Original Mix) - DJ Jarell
Chitty Chitty Bang (Doci Remix) - Whisnu Santika & Amy B
Togetherness - LP Giobbi (feat. hermixalot)
Soy Yo - Bomba Estéreo
The Mexican (2007 Remaster) - Babe Ruth
My Sweet Monday - Tosca
Change Is Gonna Come - YesYou
Imagine - DJ Nu-Mark
Heart Full of Love - Ifé
O Que O Pássaro Cantou - Passaro
To Walk A Way - Dominique Fils-Aimé

BringIt Retake (sequel coming)

Hahaha, totally didn't get in the 30 min. I obviously need to shave much of the beginning. Now I know how quick 30 minutes is. This is supposed to be a sizzle reel for doing 5Rhythms type dance events or ecstatic dances. I also totally missed one of my songs that was supposed to help the 1 to 2 transitions so it got a bit dicey in the two songs after Cappadocia. Otherwise I think it went alright and left me plenty of room for improvement. Oh ya… and I never got through 5 let alone 6/7 so….

Lovers feat Bahramji	LUM
Soul in my Bones (feat. Wabi Saabi)	Joaquín Cornejo
***  Cappadocia - Dr Parnassus Remix	Ben & Vincent, Dr Parnassus
Neuquén Power (Rodrigo Gallardo Remix)	Neuquén Groove
Arka (El Buho Remix)	Nicola Cruz
La Palma	Pablo Fierro
Indignados	Kefaya
The Other Side (Unders Extended Remix)	Morphine
Krypte (Original Mix)	Shimon (Fr), PKM
Superman & Jesus	Adam Stacks
Jadida	Arabella Memdouh
Jadida  (Landikhan Remix)	Arabella Memdouh
Issa Vibe (Original Mix)	Wax Motif, BRKLYN
Damask	ĀEMYGDALA
Vampiros Discos (Original Mix)	Theremynt
Robots (Original Mix)	Jay Lumen
Stranger Selves (Cosmic Boys Remix)	Ryan Michael Robbins
Havanero (Original Mix)	DJ Jarell
Motivate (Extended)	Jeremiah Asiamah
Groove Is in the Heart (LP Version)	Deee-Lite
Out of Touch  (Avangart Tabldot Remix)	Daryl Hall & John Oates

Sizzle Procrastinateur

Track List:
Cappadocia (Dr Parnassus Remix) - Ben & Vincent, Dr Parnassus
Neuquén Power (Rodrigo Gallardo Remix) - Neuquén Groove
Sitar Flex - Sodhivine
Gobi - Tunnelvisions
Indignados - Kefaya
The Other Side (Unders Extended Remix) - Morphine
Krypte (Original Mix) - Shimon (Fr), PKM
Jadida - Arabella Memdouh
Jadida (Landikhan Remix) - Arabella Memdouh
Issa Vibe (Original Mix) - Wax Motif, BRKLYN
Aliens (Santiago Garcia Extended Remix) - Bedouin
Damask - ĀEMYGDALA
Vampiros Discos (Original Mix) - Theremynt
Robots (Original Mix) - Jay Lumen
Stranger Selves (Cosmic Boys Remix) - Ryan Michael Robbins
Hare Ram - Lilly Palmer
Havanero (Original Mix) - DJ Jarell
Togetherness - LP Giobbi (feat. hermixalot)
Motivate (Extended) - Jeremiah Asiamah
Groove Is in the Heart (LP Version) - Deee-Lite
Happy - Peppe Citarella
The Space In Between - Jan Blomqvist
Osama - Zakes Bantwini


Promo Mix

Mini-Wave Practice Animalia

Lovers feat Bahramji - LUM
Soul in my Bones (feat. Wabi Saabi) - Joaquín Cornejo
Aube - Walter Astral
Jadida - Arabella Memdouh
Jadida  (Landikhan Remix) - Arabella Memdouh
Straight Heat - Edit
Krypte (Original Mix) - Shimon (Fr), PKM
Amida (Satori & El Mundo Remix) - El Mundo, Satori (NL), Anatolian Sessions, Danny Shamoun, Qualista
Didji Dance - Ganga Giri
Lost Trumpet In Space - NonCitizens
Dancing	- James Hype
Badder (feat. Flirta D) (Original Mix) - SLVR, offrami
Double Dip (Original Mix) - Black Circle
Orange Trees (Claptone Remix) (Extended Version) - Marina
Robots (Original Mix) - Jay Lumen
Stranger Selves (Cosmic Boys Remix) - Ryan Michael Robbins
Hare Ram - Lilly Palmer
Right Here, Right Now (CamelPhat Remix) - Fatboy Slim
Born Dirty & Diplo - Samba Sujo (Extended) - Diplo
Motivate (Extended) - Jeremiah Asiamah
Togetherness - LP Giobbi (feat. hermixalot)
Happy - Peppe Citarella
The Space In Between - Jan Blomqvist
Osama - Zakes Bantwini
Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever (Mass Digital Remix)	- Mass Digital
Mantis - Janapriyan Levine
O, I Love You	- Essie Jain


Animalia Nola - 09/28/24

Dawn - Garth Stevenson
Urban Birds -	Praah Musique
Madera (Rapossa Remix) - MoM & ANuT
Le Beirut	- Ash & Samia
Dreams Within a Dream - Derun Remix - Derun
Ualame Ualame (Original Mix) - Zuma Dionys
Hella Mary (Zsak Extended Remix) - CASSIMM
Wale (Extended) - Jaded, RoRo
White Rabbit  (Kaz James & Nick Morgan Remix) - Jefferson Airplane
Trespass 2019 (Mark Knight Extended Mix) - Booka Shade
Ecstasy - Amirya
Hallucination - Amirya
Baianá  (Jack Back Remix) - BARBATUQUES
Love To The World - Diplo & Wax Motif
Somewhere In My Heart (Max Essa Shinjuku Remix)	- Charm And Strange
Halele  (Alex Wann Remix) - Friends
In Spite Of Everything - Henrik Schwarz, Bugge Wesseltoft
Something To Remember (Piano Score) - Haux
Kalkadunga Yurdu - William Barton


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