The Sunrise Social - Plastic Fantastic by The Sunrise Social published on 2023-06-02T07:35:15Z What better way to celebrate the beginning of summer than with a brand new instalment of your favourite mix series The Sunrise Social? A big shout-out to Mark Limb at The Electric Disco for turning me on to some of the records featured on here. As always I've tried to balance older records with more contemporary finds. The mix opens with Riccardo Giagni's 'Kaunis Maa'. I first heard this on the Seekmagic Podcast about ten years ago but it took a me long while to finally ID the record. Originally released in 1988, this lovely new-age Balearic flavoured nugget was actually re-issued on limited edition LP by Archeo Recordings in 2019. Australian artist Max Santilli has featured on a number of our mixes, most recently on Coyote's guest-mix. 'Sundown' was taken from Santilli's 2019 debut LP Surface, released on the ever dependable Into The Light Records. Next up is Tessa Stivar's 'Thin Air', B-side of a 7" released in 1983 by Smash Records. Regrettably I don't know much about the artist, or the record for that matter, but I love the DIY feel of the track and of course the fretless bass. As for more contemporary material there's Eddie Chacon's soulful ballad 'Hurt' taken from his Pleasure, Joy And Happiness LP from 2020. Neo-folk artist Mia Doi Todd's Cosmic Ocean Ship LP is another fairly recent discovery for me; Quite embarrassing as this was actually released in 2011..! The acoustic song 'Paraty' is tribute to the natural beauty of Paraty Island, paradise exists! Other favourites on here include Godley & Creme's 'Cry', Penguin Café Orchestra's 'Steady State' and Soft Machine's 'Gentle Turn'. Hope you enjoy my selections. As always, please feel free to comment, Like and SHARE so others can hear the music. Track list: Riccardo Giagni - Kaunis Maa Santilli - Sundown Tessa Stivar - Thin Air (7" single) James McKenzie - I've Got To Go Eddie Chacon - Hurt (LP version) Nino Ferrer - Hot Toddy Richard Hewson - Love In The Dark Imagination - Can't Stand Without You Mia Doi Todd - Paraty Petros Skoutaris - Attica Godley & Creme - Cry Ric Ocasek - This Side Of Paradise Penguin Café Orchestra - Steady State Danny Heines - Last Island Soft Machine - Gentle Turn Genre Balearic Comment by U_kbh Lovely 2023-08-03T10:09:27Z Comment by The Electric Disco Hot Toddy!!! Such a wicked record. Whole LP is gold!! 2023-06-13T09:28:05Z Comment by ROBOT84 Lovely stuff! 2023-06-11T05:42:33Z Comment by Guido's Lounge Café Beautiful :) 2023-06-10T04:36:21Z Comment by cayenne12 This track takes me straight to Ibiza, such a perfect Balearic vibe! 2023-06-02T07:48:41Z