Dreams of Toraja is an atmospheric release composed of collected sound recordings from Tana Toraja (Sulawesi, Indonesia), live instruments and futuristic soundscapes. It is not an album built from a concept conceived beforehand, but a flow of expression where sound led the way and meaning revealed itself after. In this way, it is a deep dive into the subconscious.

Memory, dreams, death, ritual, ancestral symbols - flows the music not as distant echoes but as living patterns shaping creation. The stream carries you, shaping perception, memory, and the whole itself. Creating Dreams of Toraja is an act of synchronizing with that current. All in all, as it opens a portal where memory, dreams, and ritual align and guide towards death, it is an invitation from sound itself to shed the old skin and reveal the endless life force of creation - where symbols of the ancestral flow emerge naturally, weaving sacred harmony to find ourselves in the now, between the ancient memory & future vision.

- Gratitude to the people of Tana Toraja for accepting to their community in the most welcoming, true and warm way. May the Spirit of Nature guide and protect us all

released June 29, 2023

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Sheppard's Dream

Improvisational psychedelic journeys recorded in Vilnius, Lithuania as part of Bunkersesh project.

Bunkersesh is an underground music project that was based in Vilnius, Lithuania 2022-2023 exploring the world of psychedelic atmosphere. The name bunkersesh comes from the location where this music community formed and created their musical haven - a real bunker in the centre of Vilnius. This is where musicians of different prisms found deep connection through the full spectrum of sonic creation, often exploring memories of ancient tradition, inevitable psychedelia, unsettling atmospheres - all expressed through a futuristic synthesis in the feel and groove of the music that finds them.

Mantas Varnas - synthesiser (novation peak), percussion, sampling, music production
Haroldas Parulis - clarinet


/// cover design by Mantas Varnas

Credits go to all of our families, past & future generations that carry the memories of creation.

Transubstantiate

Improvisational psychedelic journeys recorded in Vilnius, Lithuania as part of Bunkersesh project.

Bunkersesh is an underground music project that was based in Vilnius, Lithuania 2022-2023 exploring the world of psychedelic atmosphere. The name bunkersesh comes from the location where this music community formed and created their musical haven - a real bunker in the centre of Vilnius. This is where musicians of different prisms found deep connection through the full spectrum of sonic creation, often exploring memories of ancient tradition, inevitable psychedelia, unsettling atmospheres - all expressed through a futuristic synthesis in the feel and groove of the music that finds them.

Mantas Varnas - synthesisers, samples, music production
Haroldas Parulis - clarinet


/// cover design by Mantas Varnas

Credits go to all of our families, past & future generations that carry the memories of creation.

Fragments

Capsule

Transmit

Pause

Silent Whale

Atmoshperic Hole

Obsidian

1.	No Rain- Blind Melon (Pumpkin Remix)
2.	Kairos- TIMBYR Flip
3.	Fresh Creatures- GovindaMusic
4.	Burner- JABBS
5.	Senjutsu- DropDoc
6.	Reflect- RAFEEKI
7.	Shifting Sands- Orenda
8.	Glass House- Mantra Sounds
9.	King Cobra- Akriza
10.	Nebula- PHANTOM
11.	Rainy City- Sixfour, Bardo
12.	Iron Palms- Total Recall
13.	The Whip- Dirtwire (An-ten-nae Remix)
14.	Defective- GZY
15.	Oarfish- Goodboi
16.	Through The Night- Red Hatter & Akriza
17.	My Djembe- Halali (Armenez Remix)
18.	Bomb Fall- Lil Fish, LTRGK
19.	Om- Buddha Bass & GovindaMusic
20.	Saraswati- Desert Dwellers (Clozee & Lusid Remix)
21.	Journey- Harmonic Rush
22.	Didgeridoo- Furious Freaks
23.	India- WatR.
24.	The Foggy Dew- Stinky Ocean Kelpie
25.	Techyon- NKZ, Dub Destroyer
26.	Eastern Echoes- Oliver Holmes
27.	Tavrian Mirage- Amorius
28.	Mantra Box- Derrick & Tonika
29.	Emblem of the Sun- Dawn Wall
30.	Bossman- Ozma
31.	Peyote Demon- Dysphemic
32.	Stomp- Bachelors of Science
33.	Totem- Halfred & Manohara
34.	Persia- KOSIKK
35.	Crazy Over You- SOOHAN (REL Rework)
36.	Janis Droplin- Rad Max
37.	Cielo Aya-(DISSOLV Remix)
38.	Cielo Aya- Liquid Bloom & Savej
39.	Eclipse- Orenda & Skysia
40.	Shanti- Zen Selekta
41.	Tribal Trap- Peace Sine
42.	Jungle Groove- Ahee & Morillo
43.	Feathered Serpent- Porangui & Liquid Bloom (Savej Remix)
44.	Midknight Moon- Flex (Amoss Remix)
45.	Balance- Namarone
46.	Game Over- Halfred
47.	Dhyana- Orenda
48.	Egoless- DUPLOC
49.	Apocalypse- Klaatu
50.	Kriga- Amorius
51.	Emanating- ATYYA
52.	Are You Eating Though- Rad Max
53.	Kayu- An-ten-nae
54.	MTR- Akriza
55.	The Savage Chase- Monty
56.	Eternal- An-ten-nae
57.	Gaia- Akriza, Peace Sine, Mavyn, Geometrae
58.	The Ruins- A-Pod
59.	Obsessed- Geostatic
60.	Parallel- Missledz
61.	Shaman- Fr4knc & Klinical
62.	Saladin- EINKI, Kino Doscun
63.	Horus- 18 Hands & Bass Temple
64.	Heart Knows- GovindaMusic
65.	Yarnana- Savej
66.	Bumpin Bass Beatbox- Equanimous & nok nok
67.	The Awakening- NOETIK (Geometrae Re-Dream) 
68.	Walha- Broka
69.	Congo Bongo- Fezza
70.	Shambhala- Wholio
71.	Bang Bang- Dunk & Black Ops
72.	Entheom- Savej
73.	What Can I Do-CONTRA & Saturna
74.	The Chain- Fleetwood Mac (Zen Selekta Remix)
75.	Jungle Spice- Savej
76.	Ritual Dance- Humandala
77.	Jaan- ZHA
78.	Bigger Than Small- An-ten-nae
79.	Bidibodi Bidibu Bubbles- SOOHAN
80.	False Light- Savej & Deca
81.	Sacred Temple- Equanimous & Geometrae
82.	Go A Shum- Pit Agore
83.	Vent- Rockwell
84.	Regener8- Ruby Chase, Fly Cooper
85.	Splattermouth- Ahee
86.	Dubduk- Em9
87.	Cobra- Forbidden Society
88.	Solstice- Savej (SHIX Flip)
89.	Kantyze- Coven
90.	All That Could Have Been- Zen Dub
91.	Switch Bar- Suburb
92.	Circle of Life- (Cofresi Flip)

Obsidian- Nightshade @ NECTR 2025 (Sun Dodger Ancient Future Mix)

Ode to the Sun - from the Sun to the Core of the Earth through the Heart warms the fire in the Eye. 

Lyrics (English translation):

The Sun glows in the Core of the Earth, in the Heart
The Sun invites to guard/watch the Fire
The Sun warms in your Eye

Original:

Saulala šviečia Žemės Branduolyje, Širdy
Saulala kviečia sergėtį Ugnį
Saulala šildo tavo Aky

Saulala

••• tuning ancient future harmony •••
••• psychomagical creation •••
••• building global bridges •••

Expressed through organic synthesis & live instruments from all over the world, ancient traditional sounds merge with futuristic soundscapes tuning into a world culture resonance.

With music guiding, I travel the world and share the flow of sonic harmony through live audio/visual performance and music production. 

Every appearance is sacred to me - a ritual where every space & gathering reveals its own resonant shape.

Contact/Inquiries:👉nightshadednb@gmail.com
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Nightshade emerged from the questionable liquids of the pre-social media NYC dance scene. Since then, she’s played everything from grimy warehouse basements to renegade forest raves to massive festivals, like Warped Tour, Burning Man, Love Parade, Firefly, Candyball, Whistle, Elements, Therapy, and Transformus, among other gloriously unhinged dancefloors.

Her guest mixes have been featured on DNB Radio, Kind Radio, Bass Movement, State of the Art, Newy Bass Crew Series (AUS), and Radio Ninja. Some of them even on purpose.

Unapologetically eclectic, her sets are a magnetic blend of sounds: melodic instrumentals, bounce-heavy basslines, captivating vocals, and liquid grooves. 

Nightshade doesn’t color outside the lines, she just finds weirder crayons. Expect reckless dancefloor DNB or a plot twist with a sly grin. She's dropped opera at outlaws, reworked showtunes at raves, shamelessly blended metal remixes with pop, and continues to operate under the delusion that techstep and tribal trap could be friends. From anthemic rollers to deep cut oddities, her selections always land exactly where they should.

Officially Boston-based, unofficially wherever the sub-woofer calls. Still underground. Still unpredictable. Still ruining shoes in the best way possible.

New tracks tagged #ancient future