Lost Desert’s (@lostdesertmusic) appearance on All Day I Dream’s A Winter Sampler VII arrives through “Be As One” with Hermanez featuring Tasha, and it sits right in the middle of a compilation that leans into patience, reflection, and understated movement. Released on March 27, 2026, the 12-track collection continues the label’s seasonal format, bringing together a broad group of artists including Lee Burridge, Sunora, Rove, Ariaty, Aldous, Rossie, Different Ray, Diego Druck, and others.
In that setting, Lost Desert’s contribution fits naturally, pairing fluid motion with a hypnotic vocal presence while reinforcing the quieter emotional pull that has long defined the All Day I Dream catalog.
That release also lands with a broader run of label activity around it. The sampler works as another entry in a series that has become central to the imprint’s identity, and it arrives alongside a 2026 tour schedule that includes London, Ibiza, Mexico City, San Francisco, Barcelona, and Brooklyn.
What gives the compilation real shape, though, is the way it balances returning names with newer contributors, and Lost Desert remains one of the artists who can anchor that balance. “Be As One” does not need to force attention. It holds its place through tone, pacing, and the kind of detail that suits a label built around connection and atmosphere.
That perspective carries into this interview.
Lost Desert speaks from a longer view, and his answers cut straight to the shift he has seen in DJ culture over time. He talks about record stores, crowd connection, guest list culture, and the difference between playing for music and playing for attention. Tied to a release like this, those reflections land well because they frame the present without sounding nostalgic for its own sake. The result is a conversation that gives more context to the artist behind “Be As One,” while also saying something useful about what still matters in DJing.
Interview With Lost Desert
You’ve been in this game a long time. What’s one change in DJ culture that still surprises you when you think about it?
One thing that has changed in my mind is the people that call them self DJ, when i started playing music i did it because music was my biggest passion, not to get attention, but to entertain the people that came to dance with the music i found digging in record stores and second hand markets,
What feels totally different about the way new DJs come up now compared to when you were starting out?
dj’s where the shy ones who did it for the love of music, not to be fashion models, we enjoyed making people dance, not making videos for social platforms
Are there any rituals, values, or small things from the early days that you think have totally disappeared?
I totally miss going to record stores once a week, meeting up with other dj’s, talking about what they love or played the week before, what track really worked well, so you would check it again, getting that one 12” that the guy from the store put under the counter because he only had 3 of them 
like-minded souls talking about their passion while having a beer.
On the flip side, what’s something about DJing or the scene that’s stayed surprisingly the same?
There are still a lot of young talented people out there who do have the passion and love for the music and the craft of djing, the problem in many cases is finding them. What also never changed are those people you don’t really know but love you when they want a spot on your guestlist for a free entry.
Has your relationship to the crowd changed over the years, or do you still approach that connection the same way?
Oh no that has changed, getting older I do appreciate it more,because I’m nothing without the crowd that comes out, get a ticket and comes to see, listen and dance to my sets. These days I enjoy connecting, where in the early days I would be head down looking at my gear.
Do you think the role of the DJ has changed in a deeper way, not just the tools, but the purpose?
I would not say that no, in too many cases the spectacle around the dj has become bigger, huge stages, video screens, mega lightshows, fireworks …. don’t make the actual act of the dj’s deeper in my mind, if anything they make it easier
If you could sit down with your younger self behind the decks, what would you say, if anything?
Haha chill out, focus on your craft, drink less, enjoy the ride, because time flies when you do what you love
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