Name: Van's 30th Birthday Set by Van Michael
Duration: 1 h 31 min 20 s
Description: An exploration of music for my 30th Birthday, celebrated with friends and good company.

This is one of those sets that built up inside me, patiently awaiting its perfect moment. I found a few of these tracks some years ago and was struck by their unique flavor. Slowly but surely I built up my collection of what I would call the "indie-dance / nu-disco" sound. There is plenty of music under the blanket of those genres but much less of it out there that speaks to my personal tastes. I kept my ears open and picked them up one by one. This isn't a style that I will play often, but damn did it feel right on this beautiful sunrise morning in the desert. Smiling faces and dancing bodies radiated love and light, the speaker stacks roared and my heart was full. I hope you enjoy this set at full volume and dance yourself unabashedly into your happy place :)

Sunrise at Moontribe 29 Year Anniversary, Indie-Dance & Nu-Disco

Ott and Drumspyder also played this show at Nector... a cozy spot in Seattle. I played the opening slot and played music to fit that situation. Much love to everyone listening to this! Thanks for sharing it around.

Mandala Affect (aka Luke Mandala) Live In Seattle Dec. 2022

Got some of my tunes mixed in there with many other tunes that I didn't make.  Thanks to everyone who came out :) 

Linktree for Luke Mandala / Mandala Affect: https://linktr.ee/Lukemandala 

Luke Mandala (House/Techno):

Soundcloud.com/luke-mandala
Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xZqaua
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2VeZNvG
Instagram: https://bit.ly/3bfsqVf
YouTube: https://bit.ly/31IKhcL
Patreon: https://bit.ly/3nygm3R

Mandala Affect moniker (Downtempo / Midtempo):

Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/rjnhjr2t
soundcloud.com/mandalaaffect
Facebook: https://bit.ly/3y58Fss

Bookings: lukehenrywells @ gmail.com

Luke Mandala / Mandala Affect @ Coalessence Ecstatic Dance - March 2023

430-6a, fast and deep techno during the cold and flowery night.

chelsie241 Live @ moontribe April 2023

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)

An exploration of music for my 30th Birthday, celebrated with friends and good company.

Van's 30th Birthday Set

Enjoy the live recording of my 8:30-10:30am set from November 2022's full moon gathering. Progressive, indie dance, psychedelic post-sunrise vibes!

Full Tracklist below :)

1.  Acid Morning (Original Mix) - Giza Djs
2.  Braindrops (Original Mix) - Drew Holly
3.  Brooks (Original Mix) - Thirsty Eyes
4.  Break My Bones (Original Mix) - Karoo
5.  Horizon (Sebo Remix) - Roderic
6.  The Magician (Extended Mix) - Eelke Kleijn
7.  Sordid Affair (Maceo Plex Mix) - Royksopp
8.  Peace Will Come (Original Mix) - SURFFACE
9.  Tarambana (Original Mix) - AFFKT
10.  The Mermaid's Tale (Mattia Pompeo Remix) - I Promised Mom
11.  Hydra (Original Mix) - Rokazer, Around Us
12.  Stargazer (Original Mix) - Rauschhaus, Green Lake Project
13.  At Some Point (Original Mix) - Rafael Cerato, REBRN
14.  World Flow (Original Mix) - Touchtalk
15.  Air For Life (Dosem Extended Mix) - Andy Moor, Above & Beyond
16.  New Dawn (Carsten Halm Remix)  - Boss Axis
17.  You Make Me Feel Like (Original Mix) - Schtu
18.  Stellar Interpretation Of A Heartbreaking Sci-Fi Theme (Original Mix) - Gabriel Ananda, Ninsa
19.  Andromeda (Extended Mix) - Che Jose
20.  Hope (D-Nox & Beckers Remix) - Diamandy
21.  Flairpusher (Original Mix) - Jaap Ligthart
22.  Blackness Feat. Eleonora (SC's Dub) - Sasha Carassi, Eleonora

Live at Moontribe FMG - November 2022 - Indie Dance & Nu-Disco

Track list:

Santiago Celasso - Criterion (Original Mix)
D-Formation, Matan Caspi - Arc of Dreams (Pavel Khvaleev Remix)
Waxman (CA) - Lost Corners (Original Mix)
Emi CA - Detach (Original Mix)
Digital Mess - Martian Pancake (Extended Mix)
Advent - Listen (Original Mix)
Fabs# - Decision (Original Mix)
Plastic Robots - Rebirth (Extended Mix)
Pointless Animals - Other World (XVRA Extended Remode)
AFFKT - Black Crocanti (Original Mix)
Enertia-sound, Akiva - Inner Light (Nicolas Benedetti Remix)
Bondarev, Dowden - Tranquility (Ruben Karapetyan Remix)
Keerd - Book Of Shadows (Original Mix)
Bios Destruction - My Girl (Original Mix)
Cary Crank, OBL - Hanging Gardens (Original Mix)
Basil O'Glue, Aaron Suiss, Peled - Into The Shadows (Voices Of Valley Remix)
Ambient Pino, Gaya Brisa - Lakshmi (Original Mix)
Randy De Silva, Neurospace - Devotion (K Loveski Remix)
Fede Pals, Eichenbaum - Instabilis (Original Mix)
Gaston Ponte - Dark Side (Original Mix)
Ricardo Piedra - Underwater Rocks (Original Mix)
Intacto - Blindspot (Extended Mix)
Aliens Like Us - The Other Side (Kabi AR Remix)
Augusto Dassano, Cocholopz - Jalisco (Eichenbaum Remix)
Sistersweet - Sunrise in Lanka (Maze 28 Remix)
Rodrigo Pochelu - Sköll (Original Mix)
Luke Mandala - Our Rapture (Ruben Karapetyan Remix)
Ricardo Piedra - Cloudrider (K Loveski Remix)

FireTribe 12 Year Anniversary - Closing

Ten years ago my life was changed when I attended my first FMG. Since then, Moontribe has been by large my greatest inspiration musically and it was a dream come true to get to contribute back to my favorite dance floor. The experience was everything I had hoped for and so much more.

Live @ Moontribe Oct 2023 FMG

~ 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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Van's 30th Birthday Set

Van Michael

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