AMBIENT/TECHNO

Desert Dwellers
Wings Of Waves feat. Häana
track 11 from The Great Mystery

Buy the album: https://desertdwellersmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-mystery

http://desertdwellers.org
http://thisishaana.com

photo by Zipporah: live DD sunrise performance at Envision Festival, Costa Rica, feat. Häana + Elana Meta

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The Great Mystery is the latest full length album by the Desert Dwellers, and it is truly a jet setting piece of work. The 12-track collection was predominately recorded on the road, in airports, airplanes, and hotel rooms and finished in multiple studios in multiple countries. Even the live recordings were done with various musicians and singers from around the world in rooms ranging from Berlin to Santa Cruz over the past 2 years. This release is a special one, because it’s the first fully realized album of all original music that Amani Friend and Treavor Moontribe have produced together, even though it is the 8th full album in the Desert Dwellers catalog, along with countless singles, eps, and remixes. 

The title of the album is derived from a Terrance McKenna quote, “Life is like a moment, we’re born out of a mystery, and we die into a mystery.” The duo notes, “Life and Death are great mysteries and we felt that was a pretty amazing theme to go with.” The album also features a talented cast of collaborators including Rick Hunter playing Oud, singer Megan Chandler, violinist HÄANA, Ixchel Prisma, Anuradha Genrich, and a host of others. The duo also worked with notable engineers including Torin Goodnight (Bird Of Prey), Benjamin Last (Temple Step Project), Yulu Fershtat (Perfect Stranger), and James Lumb (of Electric Skychurch Fame) who did analog summing that really transformed the sound quality of the album. 

The diverse recording locations are just as mixed as the albums vast range of musical inspirations. The pair’s musical palate spans from classical world music to psychedelic rock, all forms of hypnotic deep electronic music, reggae and dub, to pop and everything in between. The duo enthusiastically state, “Its always been a dream to create an album that embodied many of the styles we resonate most with, and The Great Mystery is that album!” They add, “When it comes to electronic music we have always refused to be ‘genrefied’ and this album goes on the complete journey from our classic tribal downtempo grooves to tribal techno, psychedelic trance, dubstep and ambient, all under one unified sound.”
credits
released 20 March 2015 

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Written & Produced by Amani Friend & Treavor Moontribe

Desert Dwellers - Wings Of Waves feat. Häana

Leya (An-Ten-Nae Remix)
@an-ten-nae
2015 Desert Trax

Original Leya by Häana (BMI)
production, violin, vocals: Häana
additional production by Haj i Ji
strings/vocals recorded at On the Perch Studios, Sonoma County, CA
mixed by Dave Sharma at Sharmaji Studios, Brooklyn, NY
mastered by Omega

image: Sequoia Emmanuelle
digital artistry: Martin Bridge
cover design: Häana

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Leya EP

Leya (An-Ten-Nae Remix)

Leya (Kaminanda Remix)
@kaminanda
2015 Desert Trax

Original Leya by Häana (BMI)
production, violin, vocals: Häana
additional production by Haj i Ji
strings/vocals recorded at On the Perch Studios, Sonoma County, CA
mixed by Dave Sharma at Sharmaji Studios, Brooklyn, NY
mastered by Omega

image: Sequoia Emmanuelle
digital artistry: Martin Bridge
cover design: Häana

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Instagram: https://instagram.com/thisishaana
YouTube: https://youtube.com/haana

Leya (Kaminanda Remix)

Leya (Twin Shape Remix)
@twinshape
2015 Desert Trax

Original Leya by Häana (BMI)
production, violin, vocals: Häana
additional production by Haj i Ji
strings/vocals recorded at On the Perch Studios, Sonoma County, CA
mixed by Dave Sharma at Sharmaji Studios, Brooklyn, NY
mastered by Omega

image: Sequoia Emmanuelle
digital artistry: Martin Bridge
cover design: Häana

▼ Follow Häana
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Instagram: https://instagram.com/thisishaana
YouTube: https://youtube.com/haana

Leya (Twin Shape Remix)

As that long strange journey from that crazy dusty thing in the desert comes to a close, float back to reality recharged and ready for the world to rush in.

re-entry - 2015

Deepsønøs
Episode III: Autumné
© Häana 2015

Experience the depths of meditation with Deepsønøs.

Production, Violins, Vocals, Composition: Häana
Mixed by Dave Sharma, Sharmaji Music, Brooklyn, NY
Mastered by Shawn Hatfield, Audible Oddities, Oakland, CA
Cover image & design by Häana

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III: Autumné is designed to take you deep into a full-spectrum sonic meditation, composed at 432hz. For an initial exposure, try the hi-rez audio file on some quality speakers with a subwoofer, or on really good headphones. Close your eyes and drop into the otherworld. I infused this Episode with deep and lush fall sounds, and the mood of the changing of the seasons from autumn to winter into to hibernation, peace and quiet. Autumn brings inspiration for change and transformation. I recorded violin, vocals, and incorporated electronic production on synths, deep bass frequencies, muted heartbeat drums and sound effects. I also recorded sound effects from the hills of northern California: crunching leaves, waving grass, and wind textures and bird songs.

III is 10 minutes long--perfect for a #take10 meditation, a little background music for studying/writing, or chilling out at the end of your day. The deep bass frequencies ground you and the textures tie you into the inspiring autumn emotions of change and transformation. You know that you've meditated exactly 10 minutes when the track is up (no need for a timer, or for your brain to worry that you've sat too long or too little.)

Try this for a week: meditating to III: Autumné every morning (or evening) for 10 minutes. If you have breathing techniques or deep relaxation tricks you normally use, bring those into play, and let your mind melt away on sound. And see how you feel.

New to meditation? Here's some further guidance to get you started:
1. Carve out 10 minutes of your morning. Choose a comfortable seat with feet flat on the floor. 
2. Get ready. Put your headphones on, close your eyes, and take a few deep breaths. Relax.
3. Press play on III: Autumné and relax into the sound frequencies. Bring your awareness to your breath and the music. After your sound journey, take a few more deep breaths, gently open your eyes, and see how you feel.

Thank you for joining me on this DEEP journey. In the autumn, leaves fall from trees effortlessly--and so allow yourself to let go of whatever you can shed right now, with very little effort. I would love to hear about your experiences with these sound journeys: send me an email at haana@deepsonos.com.

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III. Autumné

Haj i Ji - Above & Below
(HÄANA Remix)
@thisishaana
© 2016 On The Perch Records

Original: 
violin - HÄANA
cello - Raymond Sicam III
percussion - River Guerguerian
vocals/percussion - Imani White


violin recorded at On the Perch Studios, Sonoma, CA
cello recorded at Bunker Studios, New York, NY
percussion/vocals recorded in Asheville, NC
mixed by Jon Margulies, Los Angeles, CA
mastered by Audible Oddities, Oakland, CA
artwork by Mugwort

Haj i Ji - Above & Below (HÄANA Remix)

Haj i Ji - Above & Below
(SUV and Jaxx D'n'B Remix)
@djsuv @jaxxdnb
© 2016 On The Perch Records

Original:
violin - HÄANA
cello - Raymond Sicam III
percussion - River Guerguerian
vocals/percussion - Imani White

violin recorded at On the Perch Studios, Sonoma, CA
cello recorded at Bunker Studios, New York, NY
percussion/vocals recorded in Asheville, NC
mixed by Jon Margulies, Los Angeles, CA
mastered by Audible Oddities, Oakland, CA
artwork by Mugwort

Haj i Ji - Above & Below (SUV and Jaxx D'n'B Remix)

Haj i Ji - Above & Below
(RSD Dub)
© 2016 On The Perch Records

Original:
violin - HÄANA
cello - Raymond Sicam III
percussion - River Guerguerian
vocals/percussion - Imani White

violin recorded at On the Perch Studios, Sonoma, CA
cello recorded at Bunker Studios, New York, NY
percussion/vocals recorded in Asheville, NC
mixed by Jon Margulies, Los Angeles, CA
mastered by Audible Oddities, Oakland, CA
artwork by Mugwort

Haj i Ji - Above & Below (RSD Dub)

Haj i Ji - Above & Below 
(RSD Remix)
© 2016 On The Perch Records

Original:
violin - HÄANA
cello - Raymond Sicam III
percussion - River Guerguerian
vocals/percussion - Imani White

violin recorded at On the Perch Studios, Sonoma, CA
cello recorded at Bunker Studios, New York, NY
percussion/vocals recorded in Asheville, NC
mixed by Jon Margulies, Los Angeles, CA
mastered by Audible Oddities, Oakland, CA
artwork by Mugwort

Haj i Ji - Above & Below (RSD Remix)

Haj i Ji - Above & Below
(S.B.Yond Remix)
© 2016 On The Perch Records

Original:
violin - HÄANA
cello - Raymond Sicam III
percussion - River Guerguerian
vocals/percussion - Imani White

violin recorded at On the Perch Studios, Sonoma, CA
cello recorded at Bunker Studios, New York, NY
percussion/vocals recorded in Asheville, NC
mixed by Jon Margulies, Los Angeles, CA
mastered by Audible Oddities, Oakland, CA
artwork by Mugwort


Haj i Ji - Above & Below (S.B.Yond Remix)

Haj i Ji - Above & Below
(Sub Swara Remix)
@sub-swara
© 2016 On The Perch Records

Original:
violin - HÄANA
cello - Raymond Sicam III
percussion - River Guerguerian
vocals/percussion - Imani White

violin recorded at On the Perch Studios, Sonoma, CA
cello recorded at Bunker Studios, New York, NY
percussion/vocals recorded in Asheville, NC
mixed by Jon Margulies, Los Angeles, CA
mastered by Audible Oddities, Oakland, CA
artwork by Mugwort

Haj i Ji - Above & Below (Sub Swara Remix)

Created in a day, because why not.

Composed/performed/engineered by: Mei Ohara
Photographer: Travis Alex

Improvisation For The Isolated

Skaldic Roulette
© Häana 2014

by Häana(BMI)
production, violin, vocals: Häana
cello: Isabel Castellvi
strings/vocals recorded by Jon Notar, Mercy Sound Studios, NYC
mixed by Dave Sharma at Sharmaji Music, Brooklyn, NY
mastered by Shane the Cutter, Finyl Tweek Studios, London, UK

cover photography: Sequoia Emmanuelle
graphic design: Häana + Martin Bridge

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