"If you want the moon, do not hide from the night. If you want a rose, do not run from the thorns. If you want love, do not hide from yourself." - Rumi

I am happy to share this set which came together during the height of last night's Full Moon. I was feeling primed and took this cycle as an opportunity for channeled-creativity & sonic meditation which served up an outcome that I am overall pleased with for this 37th entry in the series. That being said, I hope you all find some time to let these sounds take you on an avant-garde, psychedelic, minimal-tech inspired musical journey.

Happy Full Moon! 🌕

Lunar Expressions | 037 - Scott Houston

Even if you are a small forest surviving off of moon alone, your light is extraordinary. -- Nayyirah Waheed

To propel us through this catalytic lunar cycle, Petru M | @petrum256 has provided us with a driving, yet somehow ethereal journey through minimal house, complimented by deep & micro-tech sounds. He has recent releases on @interplanetarelab & a VA with @phonichouse1records. Do make sure to show him some love if you enjoy what you hear. 

Keep shining, friends! You are extraordinary. 🌕

Lunar Expressions | 039 - Petru M.

This live set was recorded for Sol Dance on a rainy October afternoon in Atlanta, GA.

Sol Dance is an ATL-based, Ecstatic Dance community dedicated towards embodied exploration and unleashing human potential through a culturally-diverse selection of deep electronic music & acoustic sound healing.

Sol Dance @ Iverson Park - Oct 2021

"A new moon teaches gradualness
and deliberation and how one gives birth
to oneself slowly. Patience with small details
makes perfect a large work, like the universe."
--Rumi

October 2021 - New Moon

Honored to have good friend @mistertrippin take us on a ceremonial ride with minimal, sexy house & tech sounds to honor the New Moon in Libra.  Enjoy with your hearts.

Lunar Expressions | 045 - Mister Trippin

"The lovers of God never run out of patience, for they know that time is needed for the crescent moon to become full." — Rumi

October 2021 - Full Moon in Aries

This Full Moon runs as intense as they come, and I am honored to have @shaurya-raj-music out of ATL help soothe our spirits with a set he curated at the peak of this very cycle. The energetics of this set are palpable, groovy, deep, and it comes special with Shaurya's personal creative touch.  

Enjoy with your hearts, friends. 🙏🏾

Lunar Expressions | 046 - Shaurya

A little edit I put together of one of my favorite tracks by Iorie & Arutani including an original vocal sample by Shana Robbins called "Wild Ones".

Iorie & Arutani feat. Shana Robbins - El Llanto Del Mar (Scott Houston's Wild One Edit)

"A new moon teaches gradualness and deliberation and how one gives birth to oneself slowly. Patience with small details makes perfect a large work, like the universe. What nine months of attention does for an embryo, forty early mornings will do for your gradually growing wholeness."  - Rumi

New Moon in Capricorn 🌑

January 2, 2022 | 1:33PM EST

Themes: Growth, success, building, integrity, leadership, self-mastery, boundaries, autonomy, committing to the work of our heart. 

I am incredibly honored to have Italian producer & turntablist, Antonio Rizzo, join me for the 49th episode of the series. Cerebral, forward thinking, true minimal house & techno sounds made with his own productions. Excellently curated.

Lunar Expressions | 049 - Antonio Rizzo

New Moon in Aquarius
February 1 - 12:46 am

@domavikmusic taking us on an introspective dive into Deep House textures on our 50th episode and during this potent New Moon cycle in Aquarius. 🙏🏾

What unhealthy cycles are you in the process of releasing?

Lunar Expressions | 050 - Domavik

"Thirst drove me down to the water
where I drank the moon's reflection."
--Rumi

Full Moon in Leo 🌕
February 16, 2022 | 11:56AM EST

Things could feel heightened during this Full Moon, or even extreme - it's a time of expansion and greatly magnified perception. Right now we're able to see the full growth of our intentions - the seeds we planted at the New Moon two weeks ago. 

Today, I welcome Atlanta based duo, @flora_musica to the 51st episode. They have come up with a simply superb way to encapsulate the energy of this Leo Full Moon by offering up a silky smooth backdrop of slower Deep & Organic House textures.

Follow them on IG:
https://www.instagram.com/f.l.o.r.a.music/

Lunar Expressions | 051 - Flora

I've been hesitant to share this publicly since I recorded it, because I know it's not for everyone. It is truly a sonic experiment that traverses a lot of vibrational terrain ... So I already know not everybody will vibe. 😅 Regardless, I had always told myself that it was only going to be for my ears & personal process, but it felt like the right time to make it public as we are currently in the depths of a Gemini New Moon portal. 🌑  A time for self-advocacy & path-forging. So, here we go. 

I originally recorded this as a means to process the death of my Father, and the near simultaneous birth of my Son, 2 months ago. The mythic-ness of the timing (or lack thereof) between these incredible life-events is something I could have never imagined would be possible, yet they both happened... and I was left in their wake to make sense of it all. There I sat in deep grief, accompanied by an almost overwhelming sense of joy.

In the sparse moments of free-time I was given after Rael was born, I found my fingers gravitating ... almost yearning towards specific sounds, tracks, and samples that truly seemed to resonate with what I was feeling. Lots of Jazz elements that might Father might've enjoyed in his younger years. Sounds ranging from the bold, experimental riffs of Sun Ra & his Arkestra all the way to the intricate, sometimes explosive compositions of King Crimson. 

There are obscurely minimal, yet melodic structures throughout, though they always find their resolution. I also utilized a good bit of manual pitch manipulation as a means to affect the overall emotional theme, which definitely causes certain tracks to become something else entirely. There are meditative, ambient spaces littered with symphonic over-tones that, at times, become encumbered by chaos & dissonance. The dissonance, I believe to be useful in that the energy of chaos is always followed by a release & surrender into stillness. So, somehow, if you are willing to ride it out, you can find yourself floating in a bed of feathers on the other-side of what might seem an unbearable experience. It's all purposeful.
Another piece to this set's curation is that, while it was coming together, I had envisioned a very intentional space within which it would be listened. A room full of candles ... or perhaps a crackling fire under a Full or New Moon, such as this one. A bowl of copal burning off to the side. A ceremonial circle of individuals gathered with the intention of healing, mending, and perhaps spelunking the depths of their psyche, aided by their medicine of choice. This set, of course, as the backdrop for the experience. 

Truly, it gets weird, and there is real opportunity to evoke the ancient, embodied-self. As the curator of this experience, I find within it ample opportunities for exploration of the mind, a disillusionment of self, and perhaps a re-imagining of one's own internal landscape. A re-visioning of what is possible to perceive as a human-being processing the shape of life. Maybe you'll find something different. Either way, I hope you enjoy the ride, and perhaps receive something of value from the journey. 

If you've taken the time to read this much, I assume you are a supporter of what I do ... and for that I am eternally, profoundly grateful. 🙏🏾

somewhere between the gates

Performed live during a Sol Dance at the Lake Claire Community Landtrust on a beautiful Summer day in Atlanta, GA. 

Enjoy with your hearts.

Sol Dance @ Lake Claire Community Landtrust - July 2022

Live recording of my Opening Set for Sol Dance Presents: "Cacao Dance with Mose".  

So grateful to @mosemusica of @resuenomusic + Bruna, Setesh, & Brielle for bringing the spirit of Cacao medicine to Sol Dance here in Atlanta, GA! 

Enjoy with your hearts, friends. 🙏🏾

Gracias Cacao, Por Tu Medicina (Opening Set for Mose at Sol Dance Presents)

Lion's Gate Blessings to all.

In numerology, the number eight is symbolized by the infinity symbol (∞) and represents themes of reflection, balancing, opportunity, optimism, and transformation.

My intention with recording this set was to evoke a summation of the experiences we shared together on the dance floor over the course of 2023.

In this 1 hour set, I curated a variety of sounds & moments that I do believe many of you would find an embodied sort of familiarity in + It is my hope that all of you will be able to - in essence - practice, relive & share in those same instances of sonic intelligence with others, outside of Sol Dance. That being said, may each of you continue to thrive & enjoy with your hearts this quintessentially circular journey through light, sound & embodiment. More music to come.

Quintessential Sun (Ecstatic Dance)

The 5Rhythms are: Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness - Together they create a wave of energy.

5R Teacher Training

Full Circle | 5Rhythms Wave

Warming up is important. And let's face it, sometimes we just need a few extra moments to drop into any movement-based experience. Let this wave act as a reminder of just how possible those moments of dropping in can be. Give yourself the space to fall into each rhythm as it shows up. Honor each of those body-parts, and let your dance take the shape it needs to for you to TRULY arrive in any space or dance-floor! 

Thanks for listening & Thanks for dancing!

A Warm Up | 5Rhythms Wave

A 5Rhythms Wave curated for dancing into the final moments of the Summer season. Recorded during my Tuesday Night - 5Rhythms Waves class on Sept 18, 2018. 

Thanks for listening. Thanks for dancing. Thanks for your continued support <3

Downloads

Summer's End | 5Rhythms Wave

A ceremonial slow techno set I've curated in honor of the Super Blood Moon Eclipse in Leo portal of January 2019. 

Featuring tracks by @porangui, @Jotakarloza, @niju-1, @rvincenzo, @amselcom & a host of other incredible artists/labels. Thank you for producing such sacred works of art and providing a medium upon which we may commune with divine intelligence.

Thank you for listening.

Slow Drip Moon Medicine

001 | August New Moon in Virgo | Scott Houston

An avant-garde, sonic meditation thru hypnotic-Minimal & Deep Tech.

Lunar Expressions | 001 - Scott Houston

"Energy moves in waves. Waves move in patterns. Patterns move in rhythms. A human being is just that - energy, waves, patterns, & rhythms. Nothing more. Nothing less. A dance." - Gabrielle Roth

In this 5Rhythms wave, I offer a succinct and seamless journey with adequate transition time for exploration between each embodied state of being: Flow - Staccato - Chaos - Lyrical - Still.  Use those transitional moments to your benefit by softening, breathing, and allowing the body to use it's own inherent wisdom to open up into the next process.

Ultimately, it is my hope that this wave can & will be used to catalyze your dance in new and profound ways. 

As always, thank you for your support by listening, commenting, & sharing. Most importantly, Thank you for committing to this 5Rhythms practice by dancing your self from the inside out!

From the Inside Out | 5Rhythms Wave

My recorded set, live from Chosewood Ballroom with Ecstatic Dance Atlanta on a crisp January day in 2020. 

Before the dance started, I had the opportunity to facilitate the opening circle where I asked dancers to envision an intention for what they see being cultivated during this dance - and throughout, giving their bodies the permission to truly inhabit those intentions to the fullest capacity. 

May this embodied journey serve in all the ways you require.

Thank you for listening & dancing 🙏🏾⚡️

Live @ Ecstatic Dance Atlanta - January 2020

An ambient experience featuring: Alberto Roman, Craig Canedy, Scott Buck, & Mia Azani

Artwork by Shana Robbins

May we all find our way through these transformational times 🙏🏾

Liminal Sustenance

012 | April 2020 🌕 FULL MOON in Libra | Mixed by Sam WOLFE

Things are intense right now. One of the best ways to maintain a sense of equilibrium in the midst of chaos is an awareness of sacred balance and right-relation to all things; Libra helps us with this. She understands on a visceral level, that we are continually in intimate relationship with all things in our lives, whether we are consciously aware of it or not. This 12th entry by WOLFE is astoundingly potent and 100% appropriate for the collective energy we are all currently experiencing - aiding us in the awareness Libra is showing to us.  May this music serve our journey well 🙏🏾

BIO:
2020 has been a whirlwind launch for Atlanta based Sam Wolfe // @samwolfemusic, who's sound can be described as a blend of Dark, Mysterious, & Aggressive energy.

His Debut EP Released this February, and rocketed to the # 1 Beatport techno release, followed by an impressive # 1 spot as the overall Beatport release, garnering strong support from Spanish powerhouse the YellowHeads, among others.

This year he's geared up to release a plethora of music and make his stamp on the techno world, blending various EDM genres & influences into his own unique sound.

His next release is out April 20th, a collab with The Yellowheads on Reload Black.

FB: www.facebook.com/SamWolfeMusic/
IG: www.instagram.com/samwolfemusic/
Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/artist/wolfe-atl/

Lunar Expressions | 012 - Sam WOLFE

Originally curated & recorded for the Asheville Movement Collective during the Full Moon Eclipse in Sagittarius on 6/5/20.

"Dance is us. Dance is resistance. It is our bodies telling us how to move. Music and movement are one, they exist together in partnership. It is survival, it is resistance, it is our existence. Without dance there is no revolution."

Patrisse Cullors, Co-founder of Black Lives Matter

Asheville Movement Collective Livestream | June 5, 2020

Lowris - Omorfos Kosmos (Scott Houston's Icaro Bootleg)

Lunar Expressions  023 | New Moon in Virgo | Never Alone in a Dark Room

I can't thank NVRADR enough for throwing down this highly creative, forward-thinking 2 hour ride through an eclectic array of minimal techno bass lines and ethereal synths. This New Moon promises a much-needed dose of practicality and focus. Allowing us to see what we need to change about our everyday routines in order to feel more grounded. If this set doesn't help with this, I'm not sure what will.  Please enjoy this set, show NVRADR some love at the links below, and Happy New Moon!  🌑

BIO
In 2018 Mario Castro's most important project was born - Never Alone In A Dark Room - A project that focuses on minimal music but where you can also find tracks in Ambient, Experimental Micro-House, Acoustic Rock, Downtempo, Jazz, and Neo-Indie.

In 2019, Never Alone In A Dark Room founded Microativ Hub which is a center of learning in production that will offer guidelines for the musical creation process using modular systems as well as a synths.

LATEST RELEASES
https://www.beatport.com/release/the-sun-songs/3049149 [Podvodo Records]
https://hamfuggirecords.bandcamp.com/album/inside 
https://hamfuggirecords.bandcamp.com/album/parazitirovat 
https://hamfuggirecords.bandcamp.com/track/coming-storm-by-nvrdr 
https://soundsofhotwire.bandcamp.com/track/fuera-de-mi-conocimiento 

SOCIAL MEDIA
https://nvrdr.bandcamp.com/ 
https://soundcloud.com/nvradr 
https://www.facebook.com/nvrdr  
https://www.instagram.com/neveraloneinadarkroom/ 

MICROATIV 
https://www.facebook.com/MicroativHub

Lunar Expressions | 023 - Never Alone in a Dark Room

LE025 | New Moon | Voice of Reason

In many cultures, the New Moon is representative of a fresh start or new beginning. A time to call in intentions, and set the tone for the next cycle of life that lies before you. Combine setting an intention for yourself with the clean slate of the New Moon and you have a potent recipe for creating the vision for your life that you most desire. 🌑 Happy New Beginnings, everyone! 

This week's wonderfully curated mix comes from Francois d’Anconia aka Voice of Reason - an ATL/SF Bay Area based DJ and producer, dedicated to the art of techno and tech house in its many forms. He actively hosts a variety of underground events in the SF Bay Area and in ATL at his Cloud Control locations via his But Is It Art? production company, which aims to raise money for charitable purposes through donations and selling merchandise. VoR has drawn influences across a number of genres including jazz, disco, funk, rock, techno, and house music, and his appreciation for a vast diversity of sounds can be seen on display in his weekly mix series Daily Overcast, where he hosts artists from his budding locales to perform, and as always, allows you to determine - but is it art?

CHECK HIS LINKS BELOW:
@vor-official
facebook.com/butisitart.co
instagram.com/voiceofreason_official

"Let the waters settle and you will see the moon and the stars mirrored in your own being." - Rumi

Lunar Expressions | 025 - Voice Of Reason

Happy 11/11 in 2020 🌘

While the moon hasn’t quite reached it’s New phase in the current cycle 🌘, I wanted to acknowledge the potent 11:11 portal with an extra special release by a shaman of sound in his own right, Malok - founder of Social Study.

In numerology, 1 is represented by the magician. The magician, in Tarot, is known to use his spiritual and physical tools to manifest something from which there is absolutely nothing. With 11, the magician’s manifestation powers are doubled, where dreams are quickly turned into reality. What will you manifest today?

My intentions were to set the mix bpm’s at 111 and create a mix that was profound in nature. Something that that reflected light and dark , analogue and organic. Something that could be listened to at the beginning of the night, or the very end. And I wanted all styles of music I play to be present. From deep and organic to wordly and melodic, spanning house and electronica. 
- Maloka, @maloka_music_page

Happy 11/11, friends! May this music guide your journeys with ease and magia 💫

Lunar Expressions | 11/11 - Maloka

Even if you are a small forest surviving off of the moon alone,
your light is extraordinary.
― Nayyirah Waheed

Happy Full Moon, friends  🌕

Special thank you to Binder for offering up this beautiful curation of sound to move us into our intentions for the New Year in conjunction with the final Full Moon of 2020. May each of our paths remain lit in these dark times. 

@bindersounds
@numamusica
@monada-project
@anahatamusik


SUPPORT THE ARTIST:
https://www.facebook.com/BinderSounds/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylU98KalDF2y4LLuY6TclA

RELEASES
https://binder.bandcamp.com/music
 https://soundcloud.com/bindersounds/nick-barbachano-child-of-earth-binder-remix

Lunar Expressions | 031 - Binder

In nearly 15 years of utilizing dance as a healing modality, Scott Houston has come to believe in the inherent wisdom of the body and the power of sound to move it. As an accredited 5Rhythms Teacher and seasoned host of Ecstatic Dance – Scott facilitates events that are an open path to healing through a communion with the embodied self.

As an Atlanta-based artist & DJ – Scott is regionally known for his residency with the chic underground music collective, Project B. and as such, has had the privilege of vibe-setting for a variety of International Artists including: Acid Pauli, Mihigh, Raresh, Paco Osuna, Stan Zeff, Afro Warriors, Tara Brooks & Yoko0. Scott is also a classically-trained musician of 25 years, a life-long dancer, devoted Husband & Father, performance artist, as well as Resident DJ & Co-Founder of Sol Dance alongside his partner, Maya.

Sonically, Scott delivers his sound as ritual for enthusiasts of the deep and sacred. Seamlessly weaving evocative, hypnotic soundscapes, alongside traditional ethno-medicine songs that have the capacity to transform darkness to light.

https://soldancemovement.com

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