<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:07:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[📷 Return to the Spessart's Landmark]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear friends, I’d been planning for a very long time to take my kids on a trip to the Spessart’s landmark—Mespelbrunn Castle. If you live nearby, I think you really should see this beautiful building]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/return-to-the-spessarts-landmark</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/return-to-the-spessarts-landmark</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyjaypowell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:57:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJDRpJua45fMNrpAsmExAmsFYqohy7gCxNgCPAxfiVLrqRmyLSNkwyG7wToayQBWuZvzDPfbT6iJSNV1FobT4hkWPuqR8T3T8Q8GM62QpPTBcL4J6b7RmJq4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[📷 Finally Back: Mushrooms in the Tauber Valley]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear friends, For a long time this year, there were absolutely no mushrooms to be seen here in the Tauber Valley. And so far, the haul in my main hunting grounds has also been extremely meager. I’m]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/mushrooms-long-missing-in-the-tauber-valley</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/mushrooms-long-missing-in-the-tauber-valley</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-166168]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyjaypowell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 07:46:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJDRpJua45fMNrpAsmExAmrcsbvFUcx4k5caiZp46er6nuofrY1UqRqUtRr23tutx6QDryPAfS6ophappc8nkdVc4vwuJXvyPvuPojhW2e5MxAcsHtHtwsJe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[🔊 The Best You Had]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear friends, Right now I’m working full steam ahead in the studio and am back to putting together lots of new tracks. The weather is definitely perfect for spending more time in the studio again.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/the-best-you-had</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/the-best-you-had</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193816]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyjaypowell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:29:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dxEZ6XPaifZHeNhji84aRGjCdX83tzjokKQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[📷 The Last Days of Swimming at the Lake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear friends, I’ve made the most of the last few days by biking from the recording studio to our two quarry lakes after work and swimming there to my heart’s content. I’d guess the lakes were still]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/the-last-days-of-swimming-at-the-lake</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/the-last-days-of-swimming-at-the-lake</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyjaypowell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:00:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJDRpJua45fMNrpAsmExAmsG9xP8iz8tWUgpP7UTGmScXtN7vGPXJGLfBe3MD7G6CtyLvkte6cGytPZt7EB5DTEQXXR1ctYgGgM4vrufGw4EtcBC5izHPDLS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[📷 A Stroll Through Miltenberg's Shopping Street]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear friends, Preparations for the fair in Wertheim are currently in full swing again. But that also means it must already have been almost a whole month since my bike ride to Miltenberg to visit]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/a-stroll-through-miltenbergs-shopping-street</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/a-stroll-through-miltenbergs-shopping-street</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyjaypowell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:21:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJDRpJua45fMNrpAsmExAmsFwCudjVtuvmgokXBYZp6NJH5DLoLNTf8oVM2xtWLgNFtoA5TwSohtnz4kXihRYbVYVkpBJD8TD2uckujDjdaktHtu93AdJV2v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[🔊 Always In My Heart 2.0]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear friends, A new single by my colleague DJ Fait and me has just been released. Andy Jay Powell & DJ Fait - Always In My Heart 2.0 is out today, and like the three previous singles from this]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/always-in-my-heart-20</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/always-in-my-heart-20</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193816]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyjaypowell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:31:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eGipWZzkfMUCW7TRizgbdE6ku7FTNi3iHWn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[📷 Boxtal and the Tall Stones Natural Monument]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear friends, Hidden in the forest—above Boxtal—lies the “Hohe Steine” (=Tall Stones) natural monument. It’s a sight that even many locals are almost certainly unaware of. But when you’re out biking]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/boxtal-and-the-tall-stones-natural-monument</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/boxtal-and-the-tall-stones-natural-monument</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyjaypowell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:43:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJDRpJua45fMNrpAsmExAmrdfvasdRFrAvhWtWjEW7XoBYYyEqobq8C6HsUvohTmmXYCmtMvcSwHjwwj6TGRQ6fCg3tZM7JVrFoqHxXEo9jgW1QTHyCHqdE6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[📷 Bike Ride to the Miltenberg Fair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear friends, Right now, the fair is back in our beautiful neighboring Bavarian town of Miltenberg. Even though the rides there haven’t really changed much, we still enjoy stopping by once or twice]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/bike-ride-to-the-miltenberg-fair</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/bike-ride-to-the-miltenberg-fair</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-177745]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyjaypowell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 05:04:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJDRpJua45fMNrpAsmExAmsFkV6RqDdN85CMVvK75NXewigSSYhJbKp5G63P7McxmNdjShF3aoqtz45DQctY1n9jFqHgAL3A28Qba8TRcYYBArA4WWmp9voQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[🔊 Sunflow 2026 - The Return Of A Trance Classic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear friends, The new trance label Arive Records recently launched with the single “Andy Jay Powell & Basslovers United – Turn Off The Light.” You can find an article about it on my HIVE account.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/sunflow-2026-the-return-of-a-trance-classic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/sunflow-2026-the-return-of-a-trance-classic</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193816]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyjaypowell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:50:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e3Qw3EcBd9U22hEAaHrK5GkeGp5qz6mN6Kx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[📷 Mushroom Moments '26]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear friends, My personal mushroom-hunting season usually begins in early summer, when it’s realistic to expect the first finds of chanterelles—arguably my favorite mushroom in terms of taste. What]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/mushroom-moments-26</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/mushroom-moments-26</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyjaypowell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:03:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJDRpJua45fMNrpAsmExAmrds86T3RMCCJis5U2FHjUKSc6KXP1PtVR7mYnVSHRMED4ne6DJtCkf7bhUTvJHTo355ax3seSF2VS7py6F8DYDWHK9RgPREhSN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[📷 Construction Work and the End of the Heat Wave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear friends, Well, it seems to be over now. The consistently high summer temperatures—steadily above 30 degrees Celsius—have apparently been a thing of the past for this year since August 17, 2026.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/construction-work-and-the-end-of-the-heat-wave</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/construction-work-and-the-end-of-the-heat-wave</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyjaypowell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:25:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJDRpJua45fMNrpAsmExAmrcutfxDmLqKktVNy8eqQ9jTenw9VwmvpxwijJ5jxk9GuXnvLVaAAronfEyWgHgNXCJ57m5SbvqgEgRNyMtdCUzvVJWYM85ozEa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[📷 Tour of the Franconian Savannah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear friends, Yesterday, I set out once again for Trennfeld (Bavaria). However, I didn’t take the direct route; instead, I chose the path along the Main River into the area known as Himmelreich.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/tour-of-the-franconian-savannah</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/tour-of-the-franconian-savannah</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-177745]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyjaypowell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:58:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJDRpJua45fMNrpAsmExAmsFmdAwEnJ4Ve7unts95xaj1nChNZsMGdQ2b4uZbRk8zMrcXNULqG5cLjd2L3sYySMwMw8uDZH9q7xJSujrzktufPN8P6hxDKFc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[🔊 Run Baby Run (Clubbticket Mix)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear friends, Regular readers of my blog know that I don't just compose and produce trance music, but have also been making a lot of “Hands Up” music since the early 2000s. Not least since 2005,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/run-baby-run-clubbticket-mix</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/run-baby-run-clubbticket-mix</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193816]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyjaypowell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:00:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e5V6PZAeZqZhkUMCoVmZy2eaxre5sXR8Lbp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[📷 Water Levels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear friends, My family and I are enjoying the wonderful summer in Germany this year. For the past two months, we’ve had nonstop swimming weather here in Franconia. Fortunately, it still gets quite]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/water-levels</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/water-levels</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyjaypowell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:35:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJDRpJua45fMNrpAsmExAmsG7ct57GPsb1nSVahWjcYPrh8zJ1XPE5Pkj3DPqyJ8J2UvYhGUYXv2YEWWgeUpBBwqA651n6eRHxXSSg64ZxQdD7mvP7Ne33XL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[🔊 Mirror On The Wall (Hardtrance / Hypertechno)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear friends, A few days ago, I released a new single in collaboration with DJ Frankforce One. It’s another faster-paced track—so not uplifting trance. The release is titled Andy Jay Powell, Calderone]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/mirror-on-the-wall-hardtrance-hypertechno</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/mirror-on-the-wall-hardtrance-hypertechno</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193816]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyjaypowell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:59:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e4Ddc6GP6TJJEif7njRqg7Bex574P7KCj4z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[📷 Rainbow over Wertheim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear friends, I haven’t been posting much on this blog as an author in recent weeks. But I’m far from done with Hive. Over the past few months, I’ve cycled thousands of kilometers to take photos.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/rainbow-over-wertheim</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/rainbow-over-wertheim</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyjaypowell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:20:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJDRpJua45fMNrpAsmExAmrdfUqUwzbNExrMQH2Vv2mAjp5jqfUevo7zveYMx6CAZ7JACL8SEocegdR4wArBuDdxHaufKD9Dfre4bxuwWB6VQNm4odwGsT26?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[🔊 Turn Off The Light]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear friends, A new trance label from Germany has arrived, and fittingly, it’s called ARIVE Records. Arive Records is a sublabel of Munix Music, which also owns Hands Up Freaks Records—the label]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/turn-off-the-light</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/turn-off-the-light</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193816]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyjaypowell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:47:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eQmW1Q48kNVHvjsQHQ9EjC2iZ4YVe8gzzia?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[📷 9 Years Here On HIVE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear friends,_ And another year has gone by. Nine years ago, I signed up for the blockchain that later became HIVE. As far as I can remember, it must have been May 17, 2017, when it happened. Well,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/9-years-here-on-hive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/9-years-here-on-hive</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-177745]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyjaypowell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:22:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJDRpJua45fMNrpAsmExAmsFZHXoRrknQsgp3YTrqarASzUjzskv2x4854dj7bVdcBcsbA8C9APDRHBFyL3qetfJfG94i1gLBXG8iJzNVodrCgo11e5sepKG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[📷 Hemmerich - Where Freedom Lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear friends, Although I often ride my eMTB in the area around Triefenstein, I haven’t yet managed to thoroughly explore Lengfurt’s “local mountain,” the so-called “Hemmerich.” Yes, I’ve ridden through]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/hemmerich-where-freedom-lives</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/hemmerich-where-freedom-lives</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-177745]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyjaypowell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:27:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJDRpJua45fMNrpAsmExAmrdUHPtUb8nt4sr6NoUXQgM6c4hcXKGFa45Yd3KnvpyFzQZK6M9yUu9oH1qwZiwQ116P7Vwx6dHfnSSGjGEMCCuvq7UrGyWFc6S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[🔊 Run Baby Run (new release)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear friends, I think it’s time to give a sign of life in the form of a post. I’ve finally gotten around to producing new tracks again, after my work at the beginning of the year consisted almost]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/run-baby-run-new-release</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@andyjaypowell/run-baby-run-new-release</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193816]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyjaypowell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:34:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqNQah1VWVzGrehc3QzzAQuSZAQesqe6sNRn55yNj4RTxsyPxFDfszAYJ9aZuuYdtrhmKquWi9WMUEB7zJh3FXBvUshx6zcd3VDqTxR1J6miYJiJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>