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We are excited to bring you a truly special dj mix from Portland Producer/DJ CalicoLeaf.

Born in Long Beach, California and soaked with a steady intake of fingerstyle guitar, jazz, blues piano, and classical music, Nathanael Wheaton (aka CalicoLeaf) began experimenting with electronic sounds at the age of fifteen. His interest in songwriting and musicianship on every instrument evolved into a love for arranging soundtracks and recording projects of all genre. His influences range from the orchestral drones of the Constellation Records lineup to world chant and seventies progressive rock bands.

As as producer, CalicoLeaf pushes the boundaries of traditional dance music composition, utilizing formal arrangement stylings found more often in vintage video games and orchestra halls than on the club dancefloor. As a deejay, he revels in unconventional juxtopositions of genre: shifting tempos, sharp polyrhythms, and ethereal atmospheres juxtaposed with tribal dance rhythms, minimal tech, chill glitches, house, and dub beats; and sprinkled with classic rock, roots music, and vampy jazz overtones. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon.

This will be Sunrise-tech’s season closing episode, as we take a break to regroup and reorganize. We hope you enjoy the start of a beautiful campout and festival season.

-SRT Crew

Tracklist:

1. Brian Eno – A Long Way Down
2. Daley Padley – Tigerstyle (Original Mix)
3. CalicoLeaf – The Loft (CalicoLeaf Mixup)
4. CalicoLeaf – Chameleon Skins (Original Mix)
5. BlueTech – To Mend (Feat. Lynx and Janover)
6. Nadia Ali – Love Story (Sultan Ned Shepard Remix)
7. The Sea and Cake – Hotel Tell (C’s Mix)
8. Dada Life – Sweeter than Fever (David West and Ida Engberg’s Remix)
9. CalicoLeaf and Bleep Bloop – Erste
10. Klatu – Witchdoctor
11. Yo La Tengo – Saturday
12. Impact Vs Rasta Mouse (Future Reggae Garage Mix)
13. Dailon – Para Salin
14. Plaid – Two Rooms
15. Mandalaband – The Eye of Wendor – Ride to the City
16. Brian Eno – Another Day on Earth
17. Funky President – Tony G
18. Sattva – Slinky Solstice
19. Mariee Sioux – Wild Eyes
20. Underwater Goya – Cold Lunch
21. CalicoLeaf – Bee Girls (The Architect Remix)
22. Nina Simone – Take Me to the Water
23. Beige – Unknown
24. The Grateful Dead vs. LuneCell – Expanding Mountains (CalicoLeaf Mashdown)
25. The Moon over the Ruined Castle (japanese folk)
26. Celt Islam – Fakir (Feat. Dawoud Kringle)
27. John Brown’s Body – 33 Rpm
28. Skytree – Ten Thousand Oaks

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Sunrise-tech presents: Guest DJ, Indidjinous.

Years of unwanted childhood music lessons led Michael Morel to develop an aversion to common instruments like guitars and pianos. Intrigued by the unusual sounds of the didjeridu, Morel’s musical interests were truly sparked when he began playing the ancient Australian wind instrument in 1998. Adopting the alias Indidjinous, he often played didjeridu over other DJ’s live sets using various electric guitar pedals to distort the sound. After graduating college in 2002 he began experimenting with production, further incorporating his didjeridu into drum n’ bass/jungle music. Today his performances typically consist of mixing his own tunes with like-minded tracks, though occasionally the didjeridu still makes an appearance.

Citing major influences from Technical Itch, Dom & Roland, Paradox, Teebee, Hive and Amit, Indidjinous tunes are cinematic, tribal and dark. His sound spans several styles of drum n’ bass including techstep, drumfunk, half-time, experimental, atmospheric & neurofunk. Overtly melodic sounds are almost wholly absent in his productions. Instead he tends toward abstract sci-fi atmospherics, industrial sound effects, and dis-harmonic bass lines. He lives in his native San Francisco Bay.

Artist links:
website: http://indidjinous.com/
soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/indidjinous
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Indidjinous/149893665034321

Track list:
1. Trapped in Three Dimensions (Dom & Roland remix) – Ice
2. Stolen Documents – TeeBee
3. Wave Function (Indidjinous Remix) – Eschaton
4. The Gate – Morphy
5. Lost Notes (CJ Weaver remix) – Blueprint
6. Message Force – Made in Russia
7. So Finster die Nacht – Sub
8. Time – Indigo
9. Faces – Es:tereo
10. Backpack – Morphy
11. Live in India – Amit
12. Heartbeat – DJ Dara
13. Questions (mono answers) – Counterstrike

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For our first release of 2012, we bring you a mix fresh of the grill from local house luminary Sparkinzi.

Sparkinzi (aka Frank Kratzer) Marina CA
turned his appreciation for house music into a passion, honing his skills as a DJ, producer and remixer since 2004. Sharing lineups with the likes of Christian Martin, Rick Preston, Worthy & Fort Knox Five to name a few, his sets consist of a smooth mix of funky & soulful, deep house. His recent collaborations, along with the numerous community events he’s produced, caught the attention of several large international labels, as well as a loyal internet audience.2011 has marked Sparkinzi’s entry into production, with multiple releases on Selekta Recordings including “My House” which cracked Traxsources top 100 downloads for a week and bootleg releases under the moniker Sam Pleen which stayed in Stompy’s top 100 Tech for over 2 months. Sparkinzi also released a track on fellow WARMTH member D-Former’s label lo-Deep Recordings.

In 2012 look for many more upcoming releases on Chillin Music, Selekta Recordings, lo_Deep Recordings & Wallshaker Music. Sparkinzi is also involved in a solo radio station project bringing listeners, labels, artist and dj’s together for a new concept in internet radio.

http://deeptechsoul.com

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Closing out the year for the month of December, Sunrise-tech brings you a delectable and tasty sunrise mix from bay area favorite Ganucheau.

Matt Ganucheau is an artist, composer, designer and educator who has worked for companies such as Github, Apple, Native Instruments, and at the same time, has taught various creative and technical courses at E’xpression College for the Arts and Gray Area Foundation for the arts. As an artist, he has exhibited work internationally and has had his work featured in media outlets such as WIRED, CNET, Boing Boing, Adbusters, and NPR.

www.ganucheau.com

Tracklisting:

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For the month of November, we are delighted to bring you a DJ mix from ambient virtuoso DF Tram.

DF Tram is a dj/producer highly regarded in the underground electronic music scene. He uses found-sound and cinematic concepts to sculpt a powerful and moving audio experience. He’s remixed the likes of Agk, Chris Coco, Telefuzz and many others. He produces original music with various projects such as The Sound Capsule, Queequeg and the Whale, Jump/Cut and Cosmic Taxi. DF Tram has performed at some of the best electronic music venues worldwide such as “the big chill” festival (uk) , Niceto (buenos aires,argentina) ,chillits and many more. DF Tram was nominated for a dj award in the downtempo/eclectic category at the ibiza dj awards. Look out for his latest album with The Sound Capsule “Bruce Haack’s Electric Lucifer Book III I.F.O.”

“DF Tram has been my favorite DJ for years, seamlessly mixing electronica, jazz, avant-garde, contemporary classical, and pioneering computer music into an immersive flow that’s fresh, inspiring, and provocative.” -David Pescovitz (boing boing)

“A most excellent ambient dj” -Mixmaster Morris

Tracklisting:

• Gel-Sol -your day in the sun (psychonavigation records)
• DF Tram & Future Bc -rue de musique “animat remix” (unreleased)
• Eden Ahbez –myna bird (collector’s choice)
• Saikoss –page 7, line 17 (mule electronics)
• Yes –heart of the sunrise (atlantic records)
• All India Radio –warm (inevitable)
• David Sylvian-home (emi)
• Spacetime Continuum -beryllium sphere “live mix” (psychonavigation records)
• The Irresistible Force –sunshine (unreleased)
• Afterlife –breakfast at benirras (subatomic uk)
• Leon Thomas/Pharoah Sanders –sun song (evidence)
• Paul Anka –black hole sun (verve)

df trams world

http://www.dftram.com

http://www.ambi-sonic.com

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Autumn begins, we at Sunrise-tech are very pleased to bring you a beautiful music set from Rena Jones. Recorded live at the 7th Annual Raindance Campout.

“Literally one of the best experimental artists currently making tracks… Layers and layers of experimental-electronic goodness… focus constantly shifts from leads to bridges to the beat and back around again…using sounds in Ableton Live that many others would have difficulty with, but instead forms an analog/virtual opus.” — Women’s Radio

Jones slips through the veils of defined sound, weaving cello, violin, woodwinds, rhodes, electronics and sound design through unique instrumentation.

Her tracks have been released with several reputable international labels as Iboga, Spun Records, Aleph Zero, Ultimae, 1320 Records, Addictech, Native State Records and she’s celebrating the launch of her new labels Cartesian Binary Recordings and Pok Pok records.

Two of Jones’ albums have been chosen in the top 25 essential albums of the year on NPR Echoes Radio in 2006 and in 2009.

Multiple tours around North America and Europe have lead Rena to perform at some of the worlds most established cutting edge electronic music festivals; Glade Festival (UK), The Secret Garden Festival (UK), Shambhala Music Festival (Canada), Lightning in a Bottle as well as tour support for Plaid and opener for Ladytron and Trentemoller.

Jones’ live sets are a potent sonic session. She orchestrates her violin and cello over hand crafted beats melding the organic with the electronic. Her performance is a sophisticated example of the modern movement in electronic dance and ambient music.

“The revered daughter of San Francisco’s electronic music scene” — OEM Radio — Jones has made a mark on the world of downtempo music.

”It may be ambient but unlike much of the downtempo music around it’s certainly not background music.”– Total Music Magazine

www.renamusic.com

Tracklisting:

• Ordinary Day
• On the Drift
• A Lullaby for Corvis
• Point of Existence
• Mesmer (unreleased collab with Funckarma)
• What Once Was Will Be Again
• Indra’s Web
• The Webs We Weave
• Helix (EVAC remix)
• Helix
• The Magnetic Flip (8D) Funckarma ft Rena Jones

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With people freshly dusted and back from the playa, campouts and festivals, this summer has been truly memorable. The crew over here at Sunrise-tech is pleased to bring you a bangin’ sunrise mix from bay area junglist/producer Warbreaker (ACTIVE MINDZ, JUNGLETRAIN, IN2IT). Make sure to also check out his recent release on Flatwoods Creative “Dead Man Jungle.”

Bio:

The one like the Warbreaker has been a fan of subversive, experimental music since his early days on the planet Earth. Growing up in Southern California, Warbreaker was introduced to the thriving Los Angeles Drum & Bass scene early on in his high school days, by a close friend. He immediately fell in love with the music and its culture. Going to numerous massives and illegal parties was the weekly routine. While at the same time going to and playing in punk rock and metal bands, he was inspired by the diversity and acceptance of the Los Angeles rave scene along with the jungle beats he heard crumbling musical boundaries.

It wasn’t until age 23 when Warbreaker became serious about djing. After a tremendous amount of inspiration and technical education from friend DJ Silly Kid, he decided it was time to start playing out and contributing to the music . Whenever you hear War//breakeR play, be prepared for over the top, experimental beats. Whether dark, light, ambient, distorted, jazzy, classical, hip hop or electro influence, you will hear experimentations in sound, tear out drum tracks, heavy bass lines, and gripping atmospherics. TUNE INTO Jungle Train every other Wednesday at 8PM (pst) to hear War//breakeR and partner in crime Grace in the mix for their Active Mindz Radio show… Therefore, be on the look out for War//breakeR gigs/mixes with affiliated teams ACTIVE MINDZ, JUNGLETRAIN, & IN2IT!

You can find Warbreaker’s other productions/dj sets at: http://activemindz.blogspot.com/

and follow him on facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/warbreaker.jungle

WAR//BREAKER -  SUNRISE TECHNICAL LSD PODJECT SEPT 2011

• 1. NicTVG – A Mouse Among Monsters  [unreleased dub]
• 2. unknown – ???  [unreleased dub]
• 3. Abstract Elements – Basic Substance  [KOS.MOS.]
• 4. Anile & Synth Sense – Static Movement  [Silk]
• 5. ASC – Mindvent  [unreleased dub]
• 6. ASC – Isolate [unreleased dub]
• 7. NicTVG – My Life As a Hairless Aardvark  [unreleased dub]
• 8. Oak – Sequence 2  [microfunk]
• 9. Triad – Fortune  [Engine Music]
• 10. Method One & Stunna – Orange to Red  [Levitated]
• 11. Parallel & Tim Reaper – The Bird Tune  [unreleased dub]
• 12. Parallel NSF – Blue Carpet, Black Thoughts  [parallelnsf.bandcamp.com]
• 13. Burzum – Rundgang um die Transzendentale Säule der Singularität  [Misanthropy/Cymophane]
• 14. Hawkwind – Master of the Universe  [United Artists]
• 15. Hawkwind – Paranoia Part 1  [Liberty]

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For the month of August, the Sunrise-tech team is excited to bring you a fresh mix from Memekast resident DJ and Bay Area Producer, Niles (The Polite Fiction).

Niles has been keeping it pretty quiet recently… but don’t let that fool you into thinking he’s not working on or releasing music. He’s just been busy moving to Oakland.

We have heard rumors that he has a new Memekast mix ready to go, that there’s a new VTG remix waiting to be mastered that is scheduled to drop before the apocalypse, and he recently played at the Nexus Fire Ball… but, he has confided to us that he doesn’t have any gigs lined up for the summer and is pretty excited about the idea of focusing more on production and remixes.

You can find Niles’ other productions/dj sets at:http://soundcloud.com/justniles

and follow him on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/nilesmusic

Tracklist:

• Lifecycle – Chatter (Ion Driver Remix)
• Ion Driver – Revolution
• Point B – Headland (Cursor Miner Remix)
• UFO Project – Dub Era (Duane Barry’s Dream Dub)
• Matt Chester – Die for a Reason
• Middle Men – What on Earth
• 9b0 – Antilight Bulb
• 214 – No Route
• Sync 24 – It’s a Soft Slip
• Ed Devane – Squib (Deverb and Relay Mix)
• Platinum Mules – Fresh Start (Mesmer Remix)
• Matt Chester – Blank Horizon

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With summer now in full swing, Sunrise-tech brings you a tantalizing progressive breaks mix from DJ Dao.

Dao starting spinning as a radio DJ in 1995. Catching the late 90’s wave of electronic music his sound soon evolved to the more mature sounds of techy progressive house. From 99-01, Dao invested years of involvement in the Philly scene producing events with Digital Movement and spinning from NJ, Philly, Baltimore, & DC. A book could be written about those days, but long story short, it became time to move on… move West to an SF scene that still represented the best of EDM culture.

He never stopped spinning, digging through crates, staying up on new releases, amassing a massive arsenal of music spanning almost every genre. What always typified Dao’s music selection was a refined, mature sound; precise technical production, emotive elements, deep mixing, a knack for following the muse.

Mixing is a release to intuitive synesthesia; songs are colors and shapes and have their own agenda how they want to be mixed. Dao prefers to mix deep and long, playing within the tracks’ logic and creating sets that are mostly overlays, truly more than the sum of its parts. Sets are journeys and not all who wander are lost; indeed Dao prefers to skirt genres and allow the set to evolve on its own. A live set is never predetermined, there is an organic give and take in the moment with the crowd that needs to stay supple and responsive. Most studio sets are not predetermined either, however, on this set definite intentions (colors) have been planned. We invite you to take a listen and provide feedback.

Now a key member of the Burning Man and Bay Area electronic dance music scene, you can find him spinning regularly at local clubs, outdoor gatherings, and festivals.

For booking information, contact: eclairville@gmail.com

http://soundcloud.com/djdao

Tracklist:

1. Cloudsurfers (Abdomen Burst sine field mix) – VG vs Dave Sullivan
2. Karkelure – Abdomen Burst
3. Would You Make Toasts With Me – Douglas Howarth
4. Morning Stars – Abdomen Burst
5. Moments of Love – Abdomen Burst
6. She Will Never See The Sun – Atrium Sun
7. Wisdom – Parallax Breaks
8. Good Morning Arctica – Aeron Aether & Retroid
9. The Gift – (WOW’s 2010 mix) – Way Out West

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