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I recently played both a street party celebrating the New York Knicks Championship as well as a rally for Zohran Mamdani, Bernie Sanders and three future members of congress. While neither recording came out, this mix captures the general spirit of both sets as well as the general optimistic spirit of NYC in the current moment. 🌞 Comment for a track ID.

Echo Garden - December 2025 Mix by Peter Marks

On family vacation in Utah a couple weeks ago, I made this soothing and contemplative ambient mix. Reminder that while the holidays are joyous for many, for others it can be a reminder of what they’ve lost over the years. Be kind to people out there and give them the benefit of the doubt :) Comment for a track ID.

Some dark, percussive, sexy heaters for Halloween.

Nothing like a federal government shutdown to get you to finish a mix! Just posted a recording of some balearic disco reminiscent of what I’ve been playing all summer on my rooftop (pictured). Comment for a track ID :)

While traveling the Greeks Isles with friends this past week, I channeled the ethereal energy by cooking up a mix of ambient / balearic tunes. Hope you can find peace and slow down with it! Feel free to comment for a track ID.

@petermarks on the main stage of @canyonvibration opening for @djdissolve and @aguycalledgerald. Feel free to comment for a track id!

For this month’s echo garden mix, I laid down a 100bpm progression of ethereal downtempo cuts building up to a string of balearic ballads. Exactly the kind positive, sunny and steady energy I’ve been soaking in the past month leading up to Canyon Vibration this week!

DJ Enyah (@b-in-love) live at the Echo Garden takeover Sunday Love at Flash in Washington, DC.

Echo Garden - May 2025 Mix by Peter Marks

The latest echo garden mix covers a range of downtempo flavors conveying both the optimism of spring and the melancholy of persisting winter. Includes new tracks that came out this year as well as several from 25+ years ago (that sound like they could have been released this year).

1,000% positive vibe house heaters. Inspired by seeing my teenage hero @djsashaofficial play a quality warehouse party this weekend, I threw in some late 90s progressive house tracks that got me into this music 20+ years ago. It’s an energy changeup from the chill previous two installments. Listen to it in the gym, not watering your plants :) I set out to make this mix series positive and consistent, which is pretty much the opposite of the environment I find myself in. DC is a strange place to be an optimist, especially now as my civil servant colleagues in government are being laid off left and right with little explanation. So what keeps me positive aside from surrounding myself with great music? Well, I had a conversation on Friday with someone I greatly respect who laid out a case for why this country is irreparably f-ed. While there weren’t exactly holes in her argument, I would argue that similar cases could have been made at pretty much any point in history. Yet most would choose to live in this moment over almost any other. No one knows the future and we as individuals have limited control over it. But we can choose to believe that a better tomorrow, a better next week, a better next year and a better next generation could possible. We can choose to do what we can to make it so, in our own lives and for others. That’s always seemed like a more attractive approach to me than assuming the worst. The moral arc of a great DJ mix is long, but it bends towards justice. Thank you for listening to my DJ promotion spam. Peace and love from tranquil Washington DC :) Comment for a track id.

I'm starting 2025 with a simple goal: post one @_echogarden DJ mix a month! Similar to the Echo Garden event series, which aims to bring complimentary sounds to DC's public spaces, the Echo Garden mix series aims to bring complimentary sounds to your daily day life. Expect relatively chill "balearic" mixes, i.e. a cross-genre journey of positive and trippy vibes. While I enjoy a lot of different kinds of music, I feel compelled to make these mixes because I'm craving these chill and steady sounds in my own life. It helps me stay steady and focused through uncertainty by reminding me of the beauty that I'm always surrounded by, whether that's the music I hear, the environment I find myself in or the people in my life. Those who have been listening to my questionable music taste for a while may remember I did a monthly mix series 10+ years ago that became @occasionvibration. You never know where these projects aimed to make music more a part of your routine will take you! To new beginnings and where they might lead :)

Reyna Lopez is the Executive director of PCUN, who’s mission is to empower farmworkers and working Latinx families in Oregon by building community, increasing Latinx representation in elections, and policy advocacy on both the national and state levels. On the show, we talk about the balance of power she’s seeing shift between farmworkers and their employers, then discuss a playlist of some of music that’s inspired her work.

This November, Oregon voters get to vote on the Right to Healthcare Amendment to the state constitution, which establishes a state obligation to ensure every Oregon resident has access to cost-effective, clinically appropriate, and affordable health care. Norman Sylvester is a long-time health care activist, a member of Health Care for All Oregon as well as a legendary boogie musician who was inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame in 2011. On the show, we talk about the experiences as a musician trying to afford and access healthcare. Later in the show, Daniel Molkte and I talk about the measure’s specifics with State Representative Rob Nosse, who was a champion of the measure in the legislature, and is currently chairing the House Health Care Committee.