My Moon Summer 2025

This is the first half of my early morning set at Church of the Goddess March 2021. I kept the energy higher and tempo faster than my typical morning sets from the past. It was a blast and I hope you enjoy it!

LIve @ Church of the Goddess March 2021 Part 1

Cognitive Connections 011 featuring Synchronometry.

Synchronometry is a producer, DJ, and software developer from the LA area with a long history in the Southern California dance music scene. In the studio his output is multifaceted; in terms of music production he has releases on record labels like Shadowulf, and Activated Recordings, but more interestingly he is a software engineeer for the popular digital instrument developer Output. His incredible technical knowledge and audio prowess shows in his original music as well as behind the decks where you will most often find him at the legendary Moontribe Collective parties. 

Connect with Synchronometry:
soundcloud.com/synchronometry
instagram.com/synchronometry
twitch.tv/synchronometry/
output.com/products

Cognitive Connections 011 - Synchronometry

2019 was quite a year for DJing in retrospect, wasn't it?  This was one of my best sets and experiences, it was previously released on @Innerflight Soundcloud.

What's different now?  WAV quality and downloads enabled.  And being one of my best sets and crowd energies it belongs on my Soundcloud too.

I will have a brand new 2021 mix coming out soon, hopefully from Live at Subtract this weekend :)

Mark your calendars for Cascadia NW Fest July 22, 2022 weekend - one of THE best locations for outdoors at the masonic park near Granite Falls an hour north of Seattle!

Can't wait to hear me til then?  I really just started taking gigs post-vax in June, here's what's coming up next few months, so far

July 31 Los Angeles, CA at Subtract with Doc Martin outdoors in Sylmar -  https://subtractmusic.com/doc

Aug 13 Seattle, WA at Deep n Bass / Monkey Loft -
https://www.facebook.com/events/505752507377500

Aug 14 Boise, ID at Flip the Switch / Lounge at the End of the Universe - https://www.facebook.com/events/228464475805052

Sep 19 San Francisco at the Real Deal Party Feel at The EndUp - https://www.facebook.com/events/4644850988965410

Oct 27-31 Tropical Oasis Retreat Palm Springs - message me


Tracklist:

1- Gotten (Cele Remix) Loui Fernandez, Pedro Rodriguez
2 -Bespoke (Julien Chaptal Remix)- Mauro Picotto, Riccardo Ferri
3 - Let Me Take You - Carlo Riviera
4 - Kong Pot (Hollen Remix) - DJ Simi, Irregular Synth
5 - Sick Of You - Alex Mine
6 - The Vibe - Hector Romero, Francesco Tarantini
7 - Unknown Places (Stacey Pullen Remix) - Einzelkind, Christian Burkhardt
8 - Perdidos - Dondememe
9 - Eyes (Mollono.Bass Remix) - Toby Dreher
10 - Little Helper 187-3 - Loui Fernandez
11 - Second Lick - Nick Curly
12 - Mathematical Symbols (Al Bradley's 3am Deep Remix) - Al Bradley, Swaab
13 - Love to Love You Baby (Christian Burkhardt Mix) - Tom Tom Club
14 - Gridlock - L.K.
15 - Peak - Patrick Kunkel
16 - Ambivalent (Ethno Less Dub) - Stan Kolev
17 - Dark Streets of Berlin - Ben Champell
18 - Keep Running (Timid Boy & Acumen Remix) - Mancerow
19 - Gorrenzo (Mihai Popoviciu Remix) - Alex Under
20 - The Groove (Kozin & Monoheart Remix) - Dani Sbert
21 - Living The Night (Paride Saraceni Remix) - Uto Karem
22 - Spyhopping (Kai Limberger Remix) - Kriece
23 - Environmental Product - Paranoid Jack, Robb G
24 - Dusty Roads (Butch Remix) - Sante

Ben Annand Cascadia 2019

After a few year break I decided it was time to put up a mix and hopefully people will enjoy it. Its a pretty quick journey and some heady, dark, fun, trippy, driving and feel good vibes! If you enjoy please consider a share or a like, comments always welcome as well. Cheers Fam!

Marching On/ Nutmeg 11:5:21

2nd time playing my beloved moontribe gathering. Set was 1230p, daytime desert dance floor vibes! Slow, pretty and a little silly fun toward the end.

Nov 2021 Moontribe

My mix recorded live at Moontribe December 2021. I had a lot of awesome music saved up from the pandemic that I had patiently been waiting to drop in the desert, and this was my chance. Many of my favorite tunes from the last few years. I was a bitter cold night, but the music and fire kept us all warm. Set was played from 1030-midnight and the temperature was around 30 degrees. Definitely one of my favorite sets I've played. Moontribe dance floors are always special...

-=Psilovybe=- <)(>Live @ Moontribe December 2021<)(>

Like many friends, I'm missing Matthew Parkey from the physical world today.  

The soul of the desert, Matthew was always friendly and inclusive.  Always.  At a time when I felt I was told to be playing this way or that in the desert, he allowed me to be free.  At a time when I was not feeling included, he made me feel home.

His events, to me, were the first notable series of desert events outside of fmg.  They were not perfectly organized by any means but they were definitely organized with love by one of the most loving people I knew, and I think that's what stuck with most of us.  He was definitely a visionary, and in more recent years he spent much of his time making music.  

I always deal with pain and loss with music, so this evening I will release my set from one of Matthew's events, Beora, in Oct 2014.  I think it's my favorite set I played for him.

This set is a nighttime set despite the picture, one of the few sets I started with an ambient track but it's definitely techno from 2 minutes in

Rest in power Matthew Parkey, I wlll be looking for your light when I gaze up at the Moon and Stars <3  

*Picture by Jess Monster

Ben Annand Live at Beora Oct 2014, In Memory of Matthew Parkey

We welcome Seattle's Zacharia to our Wulfcast Mix Series. Enjoy these tasty jams!
Follow Zacharia: 
SC: soundcloud.com/zachariaaudio
BIO:
Zacharia is a name synonymous amongst Seattle’s underground dance music culture. Starting his musical and personal healing journey in the mid 90’s within the warehouse walls of the rave scene, he quickly found himself at the forefront of the drum and bass movement curating events and performing alongside the top tier drum and bass artists of the time. After being submerged in amen breaks and the driving / edgy sounds of dnb for 10 years, Zacharia was led to Burningman in 2005. It was there that he started his accent to the next phase of his musical expression. Coinciding with this change in musical direction was a shift in his personal path too healing. This trajectory can be tracked when following his musical progression, the past 17 years. Zacharia chose to start anew, eventually detaching from who he was personally and musically, and recreated himself from the ground up. As the Phoenix ascended, a more authentic, grateful, and loving version of himself emerged. 

Zacharia also prides himself on is his work helping to design and support Rane mixers during his tenure working with the original company between 2007 - 2016. His pinnacle accomplishment within the company was his hand in bringing to the world the MP2015 rotary mixer which, to this day, is a necessary component in his performances. 

Rane was sold in 2016 at which point Zacharia felt inspired to share the wisdom he had acquired on his own path to healing and chose to become a substance abuse counselor. After graduating in 2018, Zacharia found a perfect home with Bhadra Recovery and is currently the clinical supervisor and lead counselor, focusing on non-traditional methods and modalities to help others reconnect with themselves and others. 

This career path and his musical expression have begun to coalesce in a really beautiful way. 

More fully resourced and with a broader understanding of the healing process, Zacharia connects the masculine and feminine aspects of himself, delivering driving, yet gentle and nurturing, soundscapes with the intention to dig into the tough spots while resonating with the heart. Invigorated, passionately inspired, and heart centered, Zacharia is extremely excited to share the journey of life and re-discovery through his music today and long into the future.

Zacharia - 
“I am honored to become a part of the Wulfpack and believe it is a cosmic and serendipitous fit. I’m excited to be broadening my tribe and connecting to an outlet that can showcase my mixes and music in a way that feels right. 

Here is to deepening roots and experiencing what the future holds together’’ 

Tracklist:
1. Yes We Can - Baboop - (Luis Junior Remix) 
2. Beyond Beliefs - Ben Böhmer
3. In My Head - Liefko, Enzo Siragusa
4. We Stay - Gaetano C, Max (Italy) - (Alessio Viggiano Remix)
5. Garrison2 - dubspeeka
6. The Shape Of Trance To Come - Lorenzo Senni - (Tale Of Us Remix)
7. Parking Garage Politics - Paperclip People - (Loco Dice Remix)
8. Memories - Budakid
9. Before the Flood - Einmusik & Budakid
10. Crowe - amhain 
11. Malindi - Adrien Kepler
12. Nothingness - Jerome Sydenham & Fatima Njai
13. Berceuse - Nathan Clement - (Brandon Scarbrough Remix)
14. Longing - Blindsmyth
15. Soledad - Nico Szabo
16. Distant Light - Max Cooper (Rival Consoles Remix)
17. The Send Off - Stewards of Sound (aka Shaun Whitcher and Zacharia)
18. Who You Are - Zacharia
19. Trickel - Zacharia
20. Paradise - Somaz
21. Barrier Thesis - Brandon Scarbrough & Vaer
22. Signs of Change - Landslide (Etapp Kyle Remix)
23. The Clown (Reshape) - Lord of Isles
24. Waterfalls - Qrion

Wulfcast 093 Zacharia

My return to Moontribe after 4 years!  Hey it ain't so easy to pull off living in Oregon... but good news, my venue booking business has me in California at least once a month so far this year :)

Anyway, it was great to be back!  For a March Full Moon this was a little more intimate than I was expecting - still a few hundred people there on a beautiful Thursday night though!

Musically this is on the faster,(130bpm) harder end of my range.  I did also slip in some breakbeats at the beginning and in the middle.

A lot of people haven't heard me play this style, and I always get a couple surprised comments when I play like this.  It's good to keep people on their toes!

I'll post the track list soon, but it takes a minute, and I wanted to get this up before it gets late :)  

I had a really great time here, and I danced for hours.  It was the first time I'd been in front of a huge system since the pandemic, sounded so good out there!  

Hope to be back for more soon  :)

Ben Annand Live FMG March 2022

My Full Moon 29-Year Story  

Alright alright I’ve got a new set for you and it’s part two of the infamous Moontribe 29-year kimono set that I previously may have made some waves about but hey, Tropical is my party, waves and kimonos for the win!

Why am I posting part two first?  A few reasons, some background first.  This set had many challenges. I made a great playlist for it from my entire collection, did everything except export to usb, and then my logic board failed the next day.  Bye bye playlist!

So I rebuilt, as we do.  But with limited time my rebuild was limited to the last year of music, as well as some brand new music.  On top of that, I had convinced myself that my sets at Teleport and Moontribe were at exactly the same time - 10pm to midnight.  I think I told like 30 people this too :)  And of course I made my playlists - even the old one that disappeared - based on the 10-12 time frame

Sunday morning I look at the directions email and my set is listed at 6:00-8:30pm.  I thought it had maybe been changed on me then checked my message thread and I’ve just totally made up the 10-12 thing :) 

Point is that close to summer solstice 6:00-8:30 is a daytime set into sunrise while 10-12 is night-time ascending energy - they are drastically different energetically.  

So I made another new fricken 29-Year playlist based on my music of the past year, daytime into sunset.  I decided both ahead of time and on the dance floor that this Moontribe needed some trippy desert house music so that was the first hour.  

I’m releasing this second half first, because it’s a little more along the lines that I had intended my set to be, and more diverse musically as it ranges from minimal to techno to tribal to broken beat and a bit progressive.  It’s the more unique half and more distinct from what I already have posted on Soundcloud too.

I will release the first half next Thursday, and then they will also flow together in correct order fro my Tracks section :)

Thank you Rithers for the lovely mastering job!  

I think I’ll be back at Full Moon in August, not 100% sure though - here is what I can officially announce is coming up:

July 22 Stone Junction Bar, Garberville, CA 
July 24 Eudream Campout, Oakridge, OR
August 5 Dubtribe, Garth and Ben Annand, Los Angeles, CA
August 10 Dance Klassique, San Diego, CA 
August 19/20 United Undivided, Denver, CO
August 22 Space Taco Tuesdays, Pomona, CA 
August 26/27 Utopia Festival, Salem, OR

Ben Annand - Moontribe 29-Year - June 2022 Part 2

Landing gear for the dance floor faithful on an exceptionally brilliant Sunday afternoon in the desert. Thanks to everyone that enjoyed this as much or more than I did! I was exhilarated to near excess and felt grateful for all the sweet people in my life that helped make this moment happen. If you happened to have missed it or feel it might warrant another listen, here it is: unverfälschte

michael be - Live At Moontribe October 2022

Thank you to everyone that made our first 2023 gathering a success!

This is the opening set at 11pm, which ramps up to some funky, dirty breaks at around the 21 minute mark.

The first 20 minutes of chill and tribal house was crafted as an intro that sets the tone for the night, as the bonfire was lit in a spectacular fashion at about the  14 minute mark.

Intense but dance floor friendly.
Recorded somewhere in the Mojave Desert.

Live @ Moontribe Gathering March 2023

If you don't like house with vocals swipe left lol.  This set for House Music Fridays so my musical direction was clear.  So again, if you don't like my vocals you can kiss my *ss-  just kidding you can check back for my Studio Mix at the end of March which will be minimal techno with a side of breaks :)

Big thanks to Matthew Brian for having me at House Music Fridays which was a super vibing night.   

A note on technique.  Vocal tracks are tricky and often have a lot of melody on top of the vocals so not the easiest to mix together.  For that reason, and others I made two playlists and alternated between more vocal, melodic tracks, and are stripped-down mixing tracks (some of these also have vocals). This creates the effect of coming out of vocals kind of bumping, then back into vocals which I personally love. 

I hope you enjoy this mix!  Next up for me, this weekend on the beach in El Salvador for Playa Mizata, next weekend in Northern CA (Humboldt County)for Electric Jungle at the Jam Arcata, and end of the month at Bug Out Campout 4 in Southern CA (Mojave Desert)

Just updated my schedule in my Soundcloud Bio, and will add a track listing crediting the artists her very soon <3

Ben Annand Live in San Diego March 10 2023 at House Music Fridays

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)

Just under an hour of strong-willed, psychedelic, late night dance tech. 

Toda La Noche - A Technoesque Mix

Excited to release my set from LIB 20-Year Anniversary!  Every LIB experience for me seems to top the last.  

This year was special as I hosted Camp Tropical for the first time and had my daughter, Cerise, there for the first time since 2019.  And it was LIB's 20th year, and a brilliant one!

Huge thank you to the Flemming Brothers - Jesse, Dede and Josh and team for producing the Fest, to Patricio Motta for producing the Junkyard Stage I played on, and to Todd Anisman for the ChinoSound!

I always put a lot of effort into my LIB sets, and this year no exception but with the extra challenge of extra responsibility x 2 - organizing a Tropical group camp, and caring for my daughter, who made a few visits to the DJ booth during this set as well.

Honestly I did feel a little less focused that normal up there and wasn't sure how I was going to feel about my set when I got the recording.  I'm a harsh self-critic but I actually love this mix as much as any of the 6 others I've played at this lovely fest :)

Many thanks to the brilliantly talented producers whose tracks I mixed - here is the complete listing, tagged, so you can check their work <3

1. @Undo	 - Aliens Go Home
	
2. @Matthias-tanzmann, @francisco-allendes - Disco Mike
	
3. @Ddigglerofficial - Sunset

4. @Le_bigz (Big Al) - Smiling in the Sand (@tim-barnett-5 [Tim Tonal] Remix)
	
5  @A_los_martires (Cienfuegos) - Around You (@col-lawton-d90 Dub Remix)

6. @Okain - Locked

7. @Mihai-popoviciu-1 - Emotion

8. @Dinyadalonzo - Can't You See (@jameshopkinsuk Remix)

9. @kevinmckay, Notelle, Eppers - On My Own (@Joe-vanditti & Kevin McKay Extended Remix)

10  @Tuccillo - It's Not Over
 
11. @Francisdesimone - Efdies (@Kevinmckay Extended Remix)

12. @Djqmusic, @Finnmccorry - Speedy Gs

13  @Ralphsession  - Rize (@homeroespinosa Remix)

14. @Petebandit-f2f - Computer's Creativity

15. @Milos-pesovic - Pam Pam (@Juan-dragster-viveros Remix)

16. @Format-b-2, @Royrosenfeld - Human Dynamo 

17. @Paulcpaolomartini (Paul C, Paolo Martini) - Modulator

I definitely play with a certain aesthetic at LIB, which is to honor the crossing of the underground and mainstream in my own way.  I describe this set as banging and uplifting, with carefully chosen vocals.  I mean a festival is a celebration, and this just year 2 out of the pandemic I'm definitely favoring uplifting over dark.  

Ok, I do favor that generally, but same time I am processing some darkness over the past 2 years as I've experienced huge losses.  Last year's LIB I was processing the recent demise of my marriage, while this year I was processing the loss of my mom last September.

Recently in our West Coast underground music community we have lost some very special people and there's been a lot of sadness over that, especially this past week.  

One of the very best tools for processing loss is of course music and dance - I hope this set brings you light and joy in these challenging times <3

Please give this set a listen, a like, and a repost if the spirit moves you. Your comments are always welcomed, and usually answered <3

Ben Annand Live at LIB Festival 20-Year - May 26, 2023

Armando Kroma@Moontribe-Terrakroma-Noiserevolt-New Years Gathering 2018

Here's my set from April's full moon gathering! This set was played from 3AM-5AM and it was a really, really fun time. 

BONUS:
Around the 59 minute mark the music goes silent for one second. This was due to cutting out a part of the mix that was absolutely destroyed due to some DJ booth interference that involved me slapping away the hands of some people enjoying themselves a bit too much. This one's for you, kid.

Synchronometry - April 2019 Full Moon Gathering

Lightning in a Bottle 2019 - Favela Bar Stage

Wow what a great time playing at LIB <3 Favela Stage just simply kicked ass, everything was on point. Thank you to Patricio Motta for having me.Big thank you to Chino Sound and Emilio Jon Here is a recording of my set <3

Track list:

Urantia - Nico Parisi Remix
Worzel Gummidge - Out of Sorts
Holy Toledo - Out Of Sorts
Saturnia - Margot Remix
Black Acid- Future Beat Alliance
Inside - Dnox & Beckers
Ban Joe - Boy oh Boy - Out of Sorts Remix
Be Angeled - Out of Sorts Remix
Leo - Lunar Palne
Lui - Oliver Giacomotto
Anxiety - Kastis Torrau Remix
Arcadia - Matan Caspi
Untethered - Jerome Isma-Ae Remix
Twin Flames - Stan Kolev
Durga - Lunar Plane
Jackal - Lunar Plane
Cosmic Tribal - Yor Kultura

Armando Kroma
https://www.facebook.com/Terrakroma.music
https://soundcloud.com/armando-kroma

Armando Kroma@Lightning in a Bottle 2019 - Favela  Stage

In my new studio mix series I want to offer some mixes in different genres, and with a little different feel than you might get from a live mix.

I've been exploring tracks I don't play out much or else in a long time, that are not necessary dance-driven but more interesting conceptually...

This first mix is a techno mix which starts gently and escalates quickly before coming back down to a nice close.

It would be a lot to ask a dance floor to have this much change in energy but this isn't for the dance floor necessarily

It's more a reflection of the chaos all of us feel in our lives right now.

I've done a few LiveStreams, all house, and really been dying to play some techno.

This set even started as a livestream, but had some tech issues so I just played for my wife an I, and opened up a bit more musically than I probably would have if live

Anyway, hope you are well out there wherever you are! 
And hope you enjoy the mix!

Coral Chaos (Techno) Ben Annand - Studio Session # 1 - May 2020

Just here to listen to some great memories, and, listen to some great new music. To everyone out there, keep it going. Don't be afraid to experiment with new sound. Being an exception and expressing how you feel thru music is absolutly beautiful...

My Moon Summer 2025

Blage