This is a livestream broadcast of the set I had prepared to close the Friday night main stage at the Friends and Family 2022 Campout. Sadly, COVID-19 had other plans for me, so I streamed it from home instead. Recorded on June 25, 2022.

Balls: live (not) at FnF Campout 2022

Live @ FnF Fall Classic 2022

I thought this recording was lost forever, but found it on an old USB stick. This sunrise set was really special for me, camping with Garage Mahal and DJing on the Ganesh art car. Great memories.

Ganesh Sunrise - Burning Man 2008

Here's my set from the 25th annual edition of the Friends and Family Summer Campout. I rerecorded it as there were a couple mixing glitches in the live version - nothing too heinous, but also nothing I wanted to hear every time I listen to this set in the future. So, made it right for posterity!  =) Sound-wise, this set has a slightly different sound palette for me and even has just a touch of a psy tech towards the end - a nod to Khromata who was following me, and also just some new sounds coming out of producers I've loved for years. So, dig those big, belching, growly synths! As always, massive thanks to everyone that made and makes FnF happen. Raving aint easy, and it remains so amazing that we're still here. Rock on!

Ethan - FnF Summer Campout 2023 - Redux

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

Submission set recorded live for FnF fall Classic 2023

Track ID's to follow

FnF Fall Classic 2023 Chill Submission

LoE: 05 - Flight of the Nautilus

A set I got to play for The Ambient Mafia's Sunday Sundowns Twitch Stream!! Really appreciate AM for having me on their stream! Super fun getting to vibe and chill with everyone!! Setlist below!!!


Setlist:
1 Pink Cloud (Original Mix) - The Cremant
2 Closer (Original Mix) - gázel
3 Lejos De Aqui (Original Mix) - Antaares
4 What the Fog (Betelgeize Touch) - Dolph
5 Ahl El Maghna (MiRET Remix) - Aguizi  Fahim
6 Djiin (Original Mix) - Sahalé
7 Tarlabasi (Be Svendsen Remix) - Oceanvs Orientalis
8 In the Silence (Daniel Hokum Remix) - Andre P, Droomie, Gionni Ierise
9 Aquanova (Planet Caravan Remix) - Planet Caravan, Jonajosu, KataHaifisch
10 Orchid (Pshiuu Remix) - bawab, Sydka
11 Jimm (Nico Apolinário Remix) - Nada, Carlos Pulsar
12 Yamantau (Original Mix) - Daniel Hokum

Sunday Sundowns with The Ambient Mafia 10.15.23

Underworld

A couple of years ago, I played at an event in Flagstaff called Innerspace. This installment of the event was called InnerDimensions. I really like the Innerspace theme, and it caused me to think deeply about individuality, interrelation, solitude, introspection, and presence. I assembled a batch of music for crafting a heady and introverted journey into the self, a return to source. It was a very memorable event, with a dancing crowd and a great vibe, and we all had fun – but I also encountered some nifty technical difficulties, which disrupted my flow, limited the tracks that I could play, and diminished what I had *really* meant to do - which later got me thinking even more…

There are many substantial interactions and opportunities in life that one must get right the first time, and not so many that can be corrected and crafted over time. What can be accomplished when practice can be made perfect? What if there were as much space and time and understanding as needed to say the right thing at the right time, with a clear message of truth and integrity? What if there were the opportunity to get things right a second or third time? What if more people took the time to learn and understand themselves and others, and saw eye to eye? What could people heal and communicate and accomplish with maximal self-awareness? What if I just remade the Innerspace set with all the music I had wanted to play, and made it into something much more?

This recording is for thinkers, doers, and dreamers. It is for answering one’s own questions and solving one’s own problems. It is for those who value substance over status, actively listen, and don’t look gifts from the heart in the mouth. It is for those who like to go deep within, and hang out there. It is for innovators, collaborators, fine-tuners, forward thinkers, unsung heroes, and lifelong friends.  It is for those who revel in well-crafted music, and well-crafted life. It is for adventurous road trips and dancing around in your living room. It is still flawed, still human - but still precise and specific. It is more as it was meant to be the first time.

Every one of us is an individual, and a continual work in progress. One must know and experience oneself to grow and achieve, with mind in the big picture, eyes on the past, present, and future, and heart in the right place. One has to look deep inside of things to know their true value, and then great gratitude comes.

I've been on a substantial inward journey for a few years now. I recommend it. Massive thanks and love to all friends and family, for being there with and for me over all these years.

Inward

There IS some techno we like! This is a rare sojourn into techno & minimal, with a nice tech house crust. We recently played this for the fine folks at MNML:Fun and thought maybe you'd enjoy it too. 

Tracklist Forthcoming:

Dao & Pwny - Live at MNML:Fun 2019

Sets I love,
Tracks I like,
From me to you,
and everyone alike.

<3

An avid music lover all my life, I began to start collecting tracks for play and pleasure in about 2006. Influenced by everything from bootyshaking sets to deep dark melodic scratch your brain journeys from SF/OAK and other West Coast DJs and a handful of venues I would go to, I decided it was time to start crafting some of my own sets that make people FEEL.

It's the music’s ability to break down barriers, social and otherwise, that continues to drive me to try new things. Wanting to help do this very thing led me on a search for my own equipment. Scoring a basic mixing setup from a local pawn shop, I've been collecting as much music to play with as I can. It's time for me to contribute to breaking barriers and walls that other DJs had, even unknowingly, helped me to overcome. So let go, enjoy the ride and relax with me :)

FnF Fall Classic 2023 Chill Submission

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