This is one of those sets that built up inside me, patiently awaiting its perfect moment. I found a few of these tracks some years ago and was struck by their unique flavor. Slowly but surely I built up my collection of what I would call the "indie-dance / nu-disco" sound. There is plenty of music under the blanket of those genres but much less of it out there that speaks to my personal tastes. I kept my ears open and picked them up one by one. This isn't a style that I will play often, but damn did it feel right on this beautiful sunrise morning in the desert. Smiling faces and dancing bodies radiated love and light, the speaker stacks roared and my heart was full. I hope you enjoy this set at full volume and dance yourself unabashedly into your happy place :)

Sunrise at Moontribe 29 Year Anniversary, Indie-Dance & Nu-Disco

Ott and Drumspyder also played this show at Nector... a cozy spot in Seattle. I played the opening slot and played music to fit that situation. Much love to everyone listening to this! Thanks for sharing it around.

Mandala Affect (aka Luke Mandala) Live In Seattle Dec. 2022

Got some of my tunes mixed in there with many other tunes that I didn't make.  Thanks to everyone who came out :) 

Linktree for Luke Mandala / Mandala Affect: https://linktr.ee/Lukemandala 

Luke Mandala (House/Techno):

Soundcloud.com/luke-mandala
Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xZqaua
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2VeZNvG
Instagram: https://bit.ly/3bfsqVf
YouTube: https://bit.ly/31IKhcL
Patreon: https://bit.ly/3nygm3R

Mandala Affect moniker (Downtempo / Midtempo):

Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/rjnhjr2t
soundcloud.com/mandalaaffect
Facebook: https://bit.ly/3y58Fss

Bookings: lukehenrywells @ gmail.com

Luke Mandala / Mandala Affect @ Coalessence Ecstatic Dance - March 2023

I had a short but sweet time at Bug Out Campout 4: Garden of Dreams on day 8 and 9 of my Spring Break roadtrip with my daughter, Cerise.

This set went down at midnight on a pretty frigid desert night, did my best to warm people up with some break and then some techno.  Ok, fine, there's. little house in there too :). Something for everyone, hope you enjoy!

Overall one of my faster sets, starting at 130bpm and creeping up to 132 by the end. 

Many thanks to hosts Neil Bombshelta Black, Jason Deyarmin and Julia Daemia Styczynski for putting together a lovely event ♡

Definite highlight having Cerise bopping around to my breaks - she really has quite the dance moves!  She got cold tho and came and chilled for the rest of my set in back of the DJ booth while I moved more into techno.

Speaking of DJ booth, it was on point and I could hear great!  Sound system was proper for 1000, and decor and visuals were great too.  A lot of care was our into this little party, which of course is close to my heart ♡

Bug Out was intimate and fun!  I wish I had more time there but the time I was there I got to connect with some friends and some new people, all good vibes 🙂

 I hope to be back next year and stay longer- but it also  worked perfectly in this Spring Break adventure this time tbh.

BugOut Breaks And Techno (LIVE In The Mojave Desert 4 - 2-23)

With honor and overflowing gratitude I am pleased to share this recording from Moontribe's 30Year anniversary. 

Gathering in sacred celebration of the Moon, to dance with the music, and share what we find dear and special within ourselves, and with each and every one-another, is what brings us round moon and moon again... Finding ourself being guided by this reverence throughout the journey, pulled by the waves of mystique reflecting through Luna's glow.

This was a particularly potent gathering of hearts and souls for me and many of us there. I found myself overjoyed, overwhelmingly held, and loving and being loved beyond words, in ways I may have only dreamed.

Being asked to bring music out for this 30th year was a momentous honor, inspiring a deeper reverence within me, pushing me to allow, share, create, and find my light, to shine and play and reflect with those whom were dancing on that sacred ground. Gratitude for each of you who invited me into the fold, encouraging me to grow from within, and giving your love on the dance floor, where we've always been. 

Love is a guide, a gift, an action. May we each be fortunate to find ourself living in love.

Thanks to my amazing friends for taking these photos. I combined them with some creativity to make the cover art.

Trackless Coming s00n!

Van @ Moontribe 30 Year Anniversary Saturday Morning

FMG @ the burn 2023

Track list:

Santiago Celasso - Criterion (Original Mix)
D-Formation, Matan Caspi - Arc of Dreams (Pavel Khvaleev Remix)
Waxman (CA) - Lost Corners (Original Mix)
Emi CA - Detach (Original Mix)
Digital Mess - Martian Pancake (Extended Mix)
Advent - Listen (Original Mix)
Fabs# - Decision (Original Mix)
Plastic Robots - Rebirth (Extended Mix)
Pointless Animals - Other World (XVRA Extended Remode)
AFFKT - Black Crocanti (Original Mix)
Enertia-sound, Akiva - Inner Light (Nicolas Benedetti Remix)
Bondarev, Dowden - Tranquility (Ruben Karapetyan Remix)
Keerd - Book Of Shadows (Original Mix)
Bios Destruction - My Girl (Original Mix)
Cary Crank, OBL - Hanging Gardens (Original Mix)
Basil O'Glue, Aaron Suiss, Peled - Into The Shadows (Voices Of Valley Remix)
Ambient Pino, Gaya Brisa - Lakshmi (Original Mix)
Randy De Silva, Neurospace - Devotion (K Loveski Remix)
Fede Pals, Eichenbaum - Instabilis (Original Mix)
Gaston Ponte - Dark Side (Original Mix)
Ricardo Piedra - Underwater Rocks (Original Mix)
Intacto - Blindspot (Extended Mix)
Aliens Like Us - The Other Side (Kabi AR Remix)
Augusto Dassano, Cocholopz - Jalisco (Eichenbaum Remix)
Sistersweet - Sunrise in Lanka (Maze 28 Remix)
Rodrigo Pochelu - Sköll (Original Mix)
Luke Mandala - Our Rapture (Ruben Karapetyan Remix)
Ricardo Piedra - Cloudrider (K Loveski Remix)

FireTribe 12 Year Anniversary - Closing

Ten years ago my life was changed when I attended my first FMG. Since then, Moontribe has been by large my greatest inspiration musically and it was a dream come true to get to contribute back to my favorite dance floor. The experience was everything I had hoped for and so much more.

Live @ Moontribe Oct 2023 FMG

Groove costante e ipnotico, una cassa pulsante che definisce il ritmo , arricchita da echi e percussioni ripetitive che si fondono in una sensazione di movimento continuo.

JUST FEEL - DJ PHIIL

Peace (for Charlie Kirk)

Music, music, music, woodworking, music. 

Starting as a self taught bassist and later graduating from Berklee College of Music with a focus in music synthesis and production, Aric Sebastian (Solstice) pulls from his long and diverse career as a musician in all of his work. With early roots in soul, funk and disco, getting the audience to dance has always been priority number one. These days, Solstice is exploring the next logical step in the musical journey, the realm of DJing. Though you'll mostly find music based around techno and house and all of its cousins, you'll also find a little nu disco, electro swing and even trip hop sprinkled here and there as well. 

"Living my best life within a SpeakerCulture full of TextAural experiences through digital and analog mediums"

"I just want to dance under the moon in a desert and be happy"