Support DJ Tristan

If you’ve danced on Koh Phangan, you may know Tristan Gorski through his music, his events, or a moment shared on the dance floor.

Tristan co-founded Ecstatic Dance Koh Phangan in 2016. Since then, he has spent years bringing people together through music and dance, becoming a familiar face and an active part of the island’s conscious community.

For Tristan, these gatherings are about more than music. They are places where people can feel welcome, meet others and be themselves. Over the years, the community he has helped build has become an important part of his own life too.

After a serious illness that brought him close to losing his life, Tristan is now beginning to recover at home. This page is an invitation to support him through that recovery, as someone who has helped bring so many of us together through music, connection and community.

This was a life-threatening illness, and recovery will take time. Tristan is now at home, where his recovery period is expected to last at least three months. His energy levels are still very low and he needs plenty of sleep, with the first two weeks focused on complete rest.

He has support at home from his partner and friends, and is slowly recovering.

His kidneys are beginning to recover, but the long-term outlook is not yet known. He will be closely monitored through further hospital tests and outpatient appointments, including follow-up sessions with a kidney specialist. It is not yet clear whether he will need further dialysis.

He has cancelled or moved DJ bookings and will return to work slowly as his health allows. The quieter season gives him time to rest at home and focus on getting well.