May: I Come Again - Desert Dwellers

On June 7, 2014 I shared Desert Dwellers here. 

 

Desert Dwellers is the electronic music duo of Amani Friend & Treavor Moontribe, hailing from the deserts of New Mexico / California. Both artists were independent music producers & DJs who teamed up in the late 90s after connecting through the legendary Moontribe scene. As Desert Dwellers they are one of the best downtempo, psy-bass, tribal trance acts in the United States.

Their live shows at Shambhala, Lightning in a Bottle, Envision, Coachella, Rainbow Serpent, & Boom are world renowned. They combine the raw sounds of the natural world with deep bass, earthy percussion, etheric voices, & cross-cultural instrumentation.

They have a series of releases centering on what they lovingly call DownTemple Dub: Waves; Flames; Roots; & more. Here's some lost mixes...

 

Desert Dwellers - DownTemple Dub: Lost Mixes, White Swan Records, 2011.
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Snake Charmer (Shakuhachi solo)    
Sukhavati (Lost in Space mix)    
The Dub Sutras (Sensual Sutras mix)    
New Generation (Kama Sutra mix)    
Moonlit Horizons (Ricardin Unplugged)    
Taking Flight (Ricardin Unplugged)    
Snake Charmer (Nomad's Dub)    
Yoga Dub Mystic (Found in Space mix)    
You Can See Forever (Black Rock Spaces)    
You Can See Forever (Ether mix)

 

 

 

 

This one is a more recent self-released share... 

 

 

Desert Dwellers - Selected: Deep Bass, Desert Dwellers self-released, 2022.

Seeing Things    
Spaces Between (Expansion mix)    
Saraswati’s Twerkaba    
One Giant Consciousness (Gumi remix)
Traversing the Endless Road (Nanosphere remix)
Longing for Home (Mindex remix)

 

 

 

Revisiting,
NØ

Desert Dwellers

After listening to Umberto Echo’s Dub the World, I wanted to dub more of the world. This dub selection moves from the Carib/Afro roots to the Middle East & India for its more world music dub..

Desert Dwellers has its roots in the legendary Moontribe full moon gatherings that took place in southern California & nothern New Mexico. Originally a collaboration forged between Amani Friend (Global Dragon) & DJ Treavor Walton (then known as Amani vs. Teapot), Desert Dwellers has grown to encompass virtually every style of electronic music ranging from full on psy-trance, progressive-tribal house, & glitchy breaks, to world fusion downtempo, ambient, & ethnostep dub. Since its creation, Desert Dwellers has brought several other producers into their mix as collaborative partners, including RaRa Avis, DJ Jonathan Grossman, DJ Kepi, & Craig Kohland of Shaman's Dream Music. They have released many albums since 2006 (about one a year).  This from 2009…

Desert Dwellers – Downtemple Dub : Roots, White Swan Records WS 0089, 2009.
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Tracklist –

Saraswati - Amani Friend & Treavor Walton with Ricardin – oud; Dominic Dean Breaux – bansuri; Jeremy Bleich – bass; Michael Knott – cello; & Yamuna Wali – backing vocals.

Snake Charmer – Amani Friend with Stephan Gill – guitar; Jeremy Bleich – bass; Dominic Dean Breaux – flute; & Pandit Birju Maharaj – backing vocals.

More than Anything – Amani Friend & RaRa Avis with Robert Mirabal – flute; & Madi Sato – backing vocals.

New Generation – Amani Friend & RaRa Avis with Meagan Chandler – backing vocals.

Moonlit Horizons – Amani Friend & RaRa Avis with Ricardin – oud & backing vocals.

Taking Flight - Amani Friend & RaRa Avis with Ricardin – oud & backing vocals.

Trail Of Nomads – Amani Friend, Treavor Walton, & RaRa Avis with Meafan Chandler – backing vocals.

Crossing Beyond – Amani Friend & RaRa Avis with Pandit Birju Maharaj – sitar, flute, & percussion; & Pandit & Yamuna Wali – backing vocals.

Dragon's Mist – Amani Friend & RaRa Avis with Martin St. Pierre – violin; & Sarah West – backing vocals.

The Dub Sutras – Amani Friend with RaRa Avis – electric guitar; Jeremy Bleich – bass; & Craig Kohland – flute.

Sukhavati – Amani Friend with Jeremy Bleich – bass; Gregory Gutin – percussion; & Meagan Chandler – backing vocals.

Enjoy,

NØ