Drum and Bass Sets

A set for the ladies and gents of our heartfelt tribe. It was such a blessing to share some dnb and breaks with you all in the dust. May this please your ears, and bless your bodies!

badlama - MicroTribe Memorial Day Weekend May 2021 - Doge & Breaks

Part of my archival sets: This is the first complete neuro DnB set I put together in Jan 2020. Made from my favorite tunes and compiled for the Love of My Life; Hope to see you on the dancefloor!

badlama - January 2020 Full Moon - Live @ Earth

badlama - July Full Moon Dip 2021

The Lion's Gate Portal of 2021 pulled us all in, and what a journey it was. 🦁 During that sacred transition, my heart, soul, and musical practice was transformed. This recording is from the full moon that August. What does the Lion's Gate shift in you, as you listen through this journey? ❤️ - Live In Love

badlama - Live @ Lion's Gate Portal - Aug 2021

This set is an exploration in surrender, trust, and opening to divine guidance. This journey of music has tunes from my August full moon set as well as Moon Hunters gathering, culminating on the full moon October 2021. These tracks have moved me like waves of the ocean; May they serve you in the surf of life, and ease your way home <3

Spooky Splendor

My set from FireTribe 10 Year Anniversary was such a blessing to play. Thankful for the decade of good times and great fire performances.

Hope you enjoy the set, and stay lit fire fam 🔥

Tracklist soon...

Live @ Firetribe 10 Year Anniversary (Nov 2021)

This mix reflects my own journey in life; From the mind’s turbulent depths we rise upward. Inspired by music, we find our breath and the sounds around us, who’s lessons guide us like friends along our winding way. Good Drums brings together my love of life and the music which means the most to me, especially deep drums and groovy bass, in hopes to share a bit of fun with you! 

In the nature of things, love is never lost. It is in this fashion I gifted this mix on a usb mixtape, as my way of expressing radical self love! 

Within the tape was my Good Drums - Holiday 2021 mix as a token of my gratitude for you. If you received one, please feel free to share a mix of your own, and gift it on to another human you love and adore. It can be reused as many times as your heart adores.

Tracklist: 
Music Strategy - Drumcatcher
She Knows - Drumcatcher
Syndrom - Drumcatcher
Tigris - Drumcatcher
Urban Surfer	- Drumcatcher
All I Ever Wanted	- Emperor
Digital Meditation	- Ground
Would Love To Dance - switch/case
Gonzo Transmission - Joe Raygun, Creature
Prophet - Dava
Coffee & Mint - Deja Vu
Africa (Phaction Remix) - Bcee
Tactical Advantage - Creatures, Wingz
Baked Potatoe - Amoss
They're Here - Etherwood
Hydroponic - Ground
Space 2 Breathe - Bop
Muted - Ulterior Motive
Run - Drumcatcher, BRK
Rambla (Dava Remix) - Enea
Fill My Mind - Ground
Set A Level - Dutta
Resilience - Dava
Fused - The Vanguard Project
Blacklist (Bop Remix) - The Vanguard Project
Rahu - Light Monday, Volgina Allina
Oban - Wik Sha
Cold Feet - Dava
Can't Justify - Mur, Khramer
Tonite - Dub Elements
254 - Division
Sentient	- Bad Lama

Van's Mixtape - Good Drums - Holiday 2021

I was honored to play this music under the moon-lit night sky, with love and dear friends all dancing the night away. 

Tracklist: 
Dumpster (Original Mix) - Governmentfun
Memento (Original Mix) - Coerce
Rahu (Original Mix) - Light Monday, Volgina Allina
Locked Love (Original Mix) - Gunston
Saturn On The Left (Original Mix) - Requiem
Humming Bird (Original Mix) - MidKnighT MooN
Pale Blue Spot (Original Mix) - Talix
Transfixed (Original Mix) - Zen Dub
Answer (Original Mix) - Governmentfun
Darkest Night (Original Mix) - Whiney
Dance All Night (Original Mix) - Low:r
Mote of Dust (Original Mix) - Ritual, Alpha Rhythm
Computer Brains (Bop Remix) - Bcee
Don't Go (Original Mix)	 - External Subway
Miracle (Original Mix) - MNML, Brainwork
Too Much - Felix Raymon & Invadhertz
Fragments of Thoughts (Original Mix) - Zound
Downtown (Original Mix) - Sym:bol
Succulent (Original Mix) - Ritual
Sunflower (Original Mix) - D:Sign
Primrose (Original Mix) - Grey Code
Music Lasts Forever(Original Mix) - A.Fruit
The Muses (Original Mix) - Silence Groove
Krilya (Original Mix) - Kelle
Change (Original Mix) - Tellus
Time Express (Future Engineers Remix) - Electrosoul System
Navigate (Original Mix) - Keerd
Cold Streets (Original Mix) - Ritual
Adaptation (Original Mix) - Keerd
Breath In (Waeys Remix) - Bcee
Motel (Original Mix) - Maykors
Orca (Original Mix) - Shadows
Find Myself (Radicall Remix) - 1 Step 2 Far
Foolish Heart (Dava Remix) - Enea, Rozfresh
Acacia (Original Mix) - Ritual
Fused (Original Mix) - The Vanguard Project
Humdrum (Original Mix) - SKG, Vektah
Solar Flares (Original Mix) - Vektah
Treezee (Original Mix) - Maykors
Believe (Original Mix) - Khramer
254 (Original Mix) - Division (DNB)
Lost (Original Mix) - Audio
Albayzin (Original Mix) - Save The Rave, Alerstorm
Calling (Original Mix) - Wingz
Miami (Original Mix) - DJ Rocca, Crimson, Neve
Four Minutes (Original Mix) - Dava, Tweakz
Breadsticks (Original Mix) - Circumference
Heartless - Felix Raymon & Invadhertz
Fast Forward (Original Mix) - Peyo
Odyssey (Original Mix) - Maykors
Take You Down (Original Mix) - Rezilient
Snowflakes Catcher (Original Mix) - Spherique
Gaia (Original Mix) - Zen Dub

All tracks courtesy of their respective labels and releases.

February Is For Lovers

This mix was inspired through beginners mind, that childlike wonder present in not knowing, yet following instincts and guidance from within. Rather than holding tight to what I wanted or thought was "supposed to be", I went with what felt fun, felt right, felt harmonic, and paid attention to those whom I admire, adore, and aspire to inspire. 

You have the knowledge, wisdom, skills, and fortunes present to bring your dreams into reality.  Though to be in the flow, we've got to let go of our tight grasps, and submit to acceptance, guidance, humility. 

Tracklist coming soon.

Dark Moon May 2022

What an honor it was to play with you all in dance and music this year... Noise stage and everyone who came out made the vibe unforgettable. Here are my selections from Saturday daytime, hope you enjoy the Love Long Beach vibe from wherever you find yourself. Live in Love

TRACKLIST - All tracks courtesy of their respective record labels and artists. Thank you all so much for making such love-evoking music. 
The Road Back (with Evoke) - Kalya Scintilla
Numatik - Ensename (Kalya Scintilla chill remix) - Kalya Scintilla
Silent (Original Mix) - Seathasky
Computer Brains (Bop Remix) - Bcee
Domino Effect (Original Mix) - In:Most
Don't Go (Original Mix) - External Subway
Pieces (Instrumental Mix) - Confusious
Like The Sun (Original Mix) - Disrupta
ID(Upcoming Release) - Badlama - Momentive Recordings
Dance All Night (Original Mix) - Low:r
Breath In (Waeys Remix) - Bcee
Cups (Original Mix) - Moonaddict
Mistrust (Original Mix) - 107
Run Deep (Original Mix) - Polarized, Alithis
Monotonia (Original Mix) - Electrosoul System, MSDOS
Locked Love (Original Mix) - Gunston
I know (Original Mix) - Maykors, Alyness
Sacred Temple (dela Moon Remix) - Equanimous, Geometrae, dela Moon
Mola (Original Mix) - Zombie Cats, Safra
Drift (Freshney Remix) - Zombie Cats, Freshney
Goon Squad (Original Mix) - Low:r
About This Thing (Original Mix) - Seereal
Unforgiving (Original Mix) - QZB
Never (Original Mix) - Zombie Cats
Attitude (Original Mix) - Crimson, Neve
Lesion (Original Mix) - Subdue
Acidic Love (Original Mix) - Waeys
Ignite feat. Madrush MC (Original Mix) - Annix, MadRush MC
Hypa (Original Mix) - Cecil Hotel
Radiator (Original Mix) - Mandidextrous, Matt Scratch
Flow (Original Mix) - Lok, Beterror
Far Out (Original Mix) - Furious Freaks
Warrior (Original Mix) - Solsan
Signals (Original Mix) - MidKnighT MooN
Deep Space (Data 3 Remix) - Sub Focus
40hz Funk (Original Mix) - M:FX, Iamdoomed
Ali Murda (Original Mix) - Cecil Hotel
Surrender (Original Mix) - AKA

Love Long Beach Festival - Live (July 2022 - Noise Stage Saturday)

A blissful dance shared among friends, with a memorable view. Happy Anniversary Firetribe, sharing 11 years of Fire, Fun, and Flow with friends near and far.

Live @ Sunrise - FireTribe 11 Year Anniversary

It was so much fun dancing and sharing this set with Sandlands DnB Festival. Played at 3am in the Southern California desert, this set came together as an intense but dancefloor friendly journey through the realms of neuro, deep, tech dnb, with some flavors of halftime and rollers/liquid in there too. Starts out with a deep dive into the noisy realms, and resolved into a splash of dream-like bliss. I'm still dancing to this one...

I'll post a trackless here soon:

Live @ Sandlands Desolate Jan 2023

It's been a while since I've put together a neuro dnb / halftime set, and this dancefloor was a perfect place for it. Wild energy for 2-4am in the desert, with the full moon glowing overhead. Thanks to all the amazing artists who keep making huge tunes, and love to everyone that was there for Righteous Moon; good times shared and great memories made.

Badlama - Live @ Righteous Moon Twilight Eclipse 2023

A set I recorded from the full moon in February 2020. This was really inspired by some of my friend's favorite styles and sets from the desert. I took a lot of inspiration from their fun-loving and funky spirits, and I hope you'll enjoy a dance while heralding in a new era!

badlama - Full Moon February 2020

A quarantine-driven mix of my favorite tunes from my birth month. I hope to share some joy with you in these trying times; Be well, love others, and remember to have fun! Enjoy and please dance if you like it. live In love <3

badlama - Full Viral Moon March 2020

Live from quarantine, here's the mix I recorded for your ears of corn. I put this together in honor of fmg's and my 27th ear on earth. Love you all, and hope you feel the love from a dis-dance. 

Here's a quote to go with it: “The hermit archetype is one we all visit because he is inherent in the cycles of nature and transformation. Every year has a winter, and every journey of transformation has a cocoon time (or involution stage) where turning inward is necessary for growth. One spirit animal that is familiar to the hermit archetype is bear spirit animal because of her annual hibernation. Introspection and reflection are necessary ingredients for life."

badlama - Live @ Pink Supermoon -  Full Moon April 2020

Here is a sunset set I put together and recorded for 10/10/2020. I truly can't wait to see you all again on the dance floor, where we belong.

badlama - 10/10/20'z Sunset Escape

On the New Moon of October 2020 I recorded this set. Resting in a profound state of metamorphosis, my heart blossomed through this great change. With intention, honor, compassion as the guides, I played in this space of newness, and discovered another layer unfolding. May all benefit. 🙏

badlama - Electric Metamorphosis - October 2020 New Moon Supermoon

A beautiful moon shone above. The air thick, and rich with mysteries. I was dancing, and hope you were too. Although we may not have been with each other, the fullness of the atmosphere made it as though we were never apart.

badlama - Paayuma - Full Moon of ‘Life at its Height’- January 28th, 2021 - Celebrating 28 Years

An auspicious full snow moon overhead, a totem of the fox scurrying below, and the cycle of Saturn Returning to my chart for this very special Piscean birth anniversary celebration of the full moon in Virgo  February 2021. May all beings take vast benefit and be free to dance and sing and move their feet! Live in Love

badlama - Feb 2021 Cooltribe Full Snow Moon  - Celebrating 28 Years

~ Move the world to listen deeply ~
Van Michael is a DJ and producer attuned to a simple purpose: Help the world and have fun; Embrace play and listen to bliss. His evolving and organic sound is a celebration of the soulful dance that resides within each one of us. 

As a percussionist and performer with deep roots in the global electronic music subculture, Van’s performances and collaborations feature the legendary Moontribe Collective from California, Ozora USA, Global Eclipse Gatherings, Vortex and Stargate Festivals, Burning Man, Momentive Events, Music and Sky, and other budding world music projects. Van’s releases are currently out on Momentive Recordings and his own label, La Sound.

Van found his love for sonic delight with jams on improvised instruments as a child, sparking formal training as a percussionist, and leading him to journey deeper into music production and global collaboration. 

With sounds from deep veins of organic and electronic origins, Van Michael shares his productions and selections in celebration of the sound we find within ourselves. 

Ringing the sound system as a temple, a place of reverence, he meditates on subtle grooves, beckoning bliss and introspection, inviting a dance on the moonlit ground, in the journey to nirvana, celebrating rebirth and unity, with love for sharing the sounds we find within our soul. Poised to bring heights of elation in the deepest funky grooves, and to ignite a fire under-foot for your inner being. It's our time to keep shining!

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