Hello angels,

With another looming lock down we figured we need some dance therapy. The amazing Mathami, the alter ego of DJT, is vesting himself as our most beloved guide during the ecstatic dance ceremony.

The set you before you is recorded during the third Transformational Retreat. If you want to fully dive into the healing work of music make sure you connect to a speaker and give yourself fully during this 90 minutes of music.

You can let go of anything that bothers you.. You can release any worries or whatever holds you back.. You can realign and get centred again..

And most of all, you can enjoy. So much.

Love,

The Gardens of Babylon

Ecstatic Dance Ceremony by Mathami

Wow, it's been a while since I posted some music to listen here. Feels good to share some progress representing where I've been at over the last few months. 

In the process of healing from a breakup, and taking care of myself I decided to travel the world in search of music, art, healing, and community. Lived in a hut in the Colombian jungle, played cool house parties in Mexico city, and eventually life took me to the beautiful ancestral city of Essaouira, in Morocco. 

Essaouira is the capital of Gnawa music. If you haven't explored it already, please go to google search and enjoy both the classics as well as the newer artists safekeeping this beautiful, spiritual musical tradition. Look up Omar Hayat, Innov Gnawa, and Mahmoud Gineya.

In Essaouira, through a series of amazing experiences and people, I was inspired to lean more into my own musical voice - and select tunes that were more aligned with the musical diversity that I want to advocate for in this world. I owe a lot of the inspiration here to my brother https://soundcloud.com/i_varlam - a pure soul and talented producer with whom together we expanded our boundaries. 

Also very grateful to https://soundcloud.com/maxsolely, who brought the sound and the inspiration time and time again. During one month in Essaouira, we experimented, performed, had fun, and most importantly supported each other in a musical friendship. 

This set is a collage of those moments, those memories, and those people. 

The set starts at 90 bpm, featuring an beautiful opening track by Domenique Dumont, layered with some recordings I took from the birds outside my hut in Colombia - and it ends around 122 bpm with some shimmers of Moroccan Gnawa, afro-caribbean compositions by David Walters, and a killer closer by Analog Jungs, a duo from Argentina. 

I hope that you enjoy it, and please do share and repost as that is super helpful in getting this project out into the world. 

Much love! 

Daniel (VeloVelo)

PS: I'm staring to take this a bit more seriously, and would love to get some international bookings. If you like the vibe, please hit me up :)

VeloVelo presents: Experiments In Essaouira

As we are slowly preparing to transition into winter, winding down from the NZ festival season, we are delighted to kick off our Silk Sessions Podcast. Every two weeks you can expect to be taken on a unique journey by one of our Silk Collective members.

In this first session, @mellowtact is showcasing congenial tastes from the softer side of electronic music. Mellowtact has slung grooves right across NZ from festivals to warehouse parties from early evenings to late nights & sunrises. 

Enjoy this warm and cozy hug of a set, that will still make you tap your toes. As the original chocolate Elvis once said: shake it don’t break it.




Photo by Pawel Czerwinski https://unsplash.com/photos/SJjNHXutJTU

Silk Sessions 01 - Mellowtact

A little something to ease your wait in line or accentuate your ride thru the desert... Something to take home with you or something to remind you of Home...


A Mellow Trip thru the Desert

Mastered by Keith Stevenson

tracklist

Kaycha Ninze
Mafish Keddah ( Feat.Basim Alansar Rampue remix) Rosa Lux, Basim Alansar-Dantze, baby
September that feeling (Duererstuben remix) Norken, Deer-Shoot the sun
Indio Hindu Christopher Schwarzwalder, Mira-Leila
Chordophon Thomas Atzmann - Underyourskin
Window (Acid Pauli Remix) HVOB-Window
Boundaries (Christian Laffler remix) Primal
Hangover (Mira &Christopher Schwarzwalder remix) Jacob Groening
Waterville The Drifter, Benjamin Frahlich
Night Drive Lake people
Dear Fox feat.Joke & Nu  feathered Sun
Turn The Tides Bedouin
Bolormaa (Nico Stojan & Lee Thompson Remix) Markus Kenel
Geno (Bedouin Remix) Nu
Barely Legal Christopher Schwarzwalder
Kaiser Nu
Die Fabelhalte welt Der Anomalie Sebastian porter
Now or Never Bedouin
El Zahir (Acid Pauli's Acid Dub) Raz Ohara
Oil Nutia ravelins mix sessions by Dominik Eulberg
Orange Evening (DWIG's DRESS REMIX) DWIG
Sensibility (Gorge Remix) Manuel Moreno, Mario Aureo
Back & Forth Ferreck Dawn
And.Id-Erotica (Subb-An Terrace remix)
Kevin Yost -Rize (KY Diligence Remix)

Thugfucker Opening Set

This mix and every other Scumfrog DJ set can be downloaded from the Scumfrog DJ mixes archive: https://www.themaven.net/thescumfrog/archive

In January 2017, The Scumfrog returned to Denver’s Hai Bar for an extended set. The set starts with a blank canvas and an empty dance floor, and quickly picks up to match the energy of a packed house with amazing people. See a clip here from the party once it was fully underway: https://www.facebook.com/events/110943462744017/permalink/135849773586719/

Hai Bar, Denver, extended set. 1/20/2017

We're very happy to share with you a snippet of tunes from our 5-hour set on the beach at Maxa Camp!  It was just wonderful to spend the day on our favorite beach playing music to such a fantastic crowd.  We journeyed gradually from old funk, reggae, and Brazilian songs to the deeper dancey vibe you'll hear in this mix.  The day ended dramatically, with a surprise rainstorm, mini party in the DJ booth, and a giant rainbow to top it all off!  Huge thanks to the folks at Maxa for welcoming us <3

Tracklist

Sunset @ Maxa Camp, Tulum - Winter 2018

CONNECT WITH FLORIAN RIETZE:

https://soundcloud.com/florianrietze
https://www.facebook.com/florianrietzemusic
https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/florianrietze

Contact / Booking : louis@muzocreative.com

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Born into a family of musicians, it came of no surprise to see a young Florian Rietze lay the platform of what would later manifest into an unyielding love for music. Based in Potsdam, this young producer & dj has already received recognition from many within the proliferating European electronic music scene. Having initially been vested to the hip hop and breakdance culture, 2005 saw Florian take his first steps towards the electronic music scene when he attended SonneMondSterne.

Florian is on the allegiant quest of refining the sound of his music. Just like a renowned composer known for his eclectic sounds John Cage once said, "Everything we do is music", Florian too finds an inspiration for his music in the sounds of streets, in people's voices, in silence and nature, and above all - in the ordinary and extraordinary of real life.

Bespoke Musik Radio 092 : Florian Rietze

Having Moontide on 333 Sessions is an honour, a prolific producer and Dj, Moontide's music has always had a special place in my heart. 
Words from the artist:  "I took a non linear approach with this mix. When approaching a mix I always like to allow it to breath and take on a life form of its own. Over the 3hrs it bends in tempo with a push and pull approach allowing moments of ecstatic dance and some moments of deep introspection. It features music from all over the world as well as some new music of mine. This is how I wish I could always DJ, allowing the ultimate expression of different tempos and styles. Thank you for the opportunity <3”
https://www.facebook.com/moontideaus
https://www.instagram.com/moontidemusic/
https://moontide.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2SsWxzWYaB9tazVzKOHt7j
Cover art by Jai Piccone

333 Sessions 010 - Moontide

This is the recording of my unofficial closing DJ set for Sloth Disco. When the closing DJ found himself with no more Sloth Disco music (aka sexy and slow beats no higher than 110 bpm) I had to jump in the last hour, because you just can't stop a giant cuddle puddle that is 15 mins away from going full-on orgy from platonic coconut oil massages… (Stick until the end to hear the surprise mix that would make Mr. Trent Reznor be proud of how his music was mixed…)   ;)

Illich Mujica - NASP Sloth Disco Closing Set

A recording of my set journeying through the ebbs and flows of a Sunday sunrise upon the waters at Shipwrecked NZ. 
Much love to all who were apart of this beautiful moment in time x
📸 : @harrycharles
Tracks;
César B. - Morning
Nikosh - Pace 
Salvador S. OWWL - Forest
Lyhre - Seirenes (Vincent Gericke Remix)
Zone+, Usif - Places (Powel Remix)
Zoe Reijue - Never Switch Sides (KlangDruide Remix)
Pupkulies & Rebecca - Fou de toi
Santi (feat. Tuğçe Kurtiş) - Metaphysical Tinge 
Hesselberg - The Gathering (Zuma Dionys Remix)
Karbana - Showers and Storms (Lui Mafuta & Puste Brass Version)
DIBIDABO & Lev Tatarov - Asatoma (Dub Mix)
Niju, Rasar - R_evolution (Lui Mafuta Remix)
Reyneke - Rabenkind (Tribe-Of-Raven Reinterpretation)
Yomakomba - Love Is True
Gwenno Morgan -  Through the space (feat. Henry Weekes)
Vedat Mutlu - It's A New Day
Orito Cantora - Lamento de Gaita (Monkyman & Nasnan Edit)
Kermesse - Marimba
Brixtonboogie - Wayfaring Stranger (Daniel Hokum remix)
Anatolian Sessions  - Infial (feat. Huri) 
Stavroz - Romeo
Luca Musto - Toledo 
Luca Musto - What We Witness
Kleintierschaukel - Nous feat. Juliette feat. C. Mayr (Original Mix)
Vincent Gericke - Incertitude 
Sven Weisemann - Planetary Nebula 

Shipwrecked Music & Arts Festival, Te Arai , New Zealand
www.shipwrecked.co.nz/

Mia Kober | Sunrise @ Humming Hut, Shipwrecked Festival 2021

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Ecstatic Dance Ceremony by Mathami

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