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After 6 years of creating sunrise soundtracks from atop the Robot Heart bus, it is a challenge to avoid submitting to a formulaic approach. One of the biggest perks of producing a Robot Heart sunrise is that you can take risks; explore soundscapes and dynamics, knowing that the mystical Deep Playa setting allows for pauses and quiet moments that don’t translate in loud clubs or multi-stage festivals. This year, the set was a journey starting with robots and ending with humans. I wanted the sun to come up to the sound of arguing AI robots. What you heard was a transcript from the actual negotiation between two AI bots at Facebook earlier that summer;

thenextweb.com/artificial-intell…its-own-language/

Other than it creating a surreal environment as the sun came up, it also proved a perfect palette cleanser to transition from night into day. The sounds of flutist Claire Chase immediately afterwards set the tone for the 90 minutes to follow. I remembered Robert Miles (we lost him this year) with a beautiful guitar version of his song "Children", and then introduced spiritual emcee and rising star Elliott LaRue. He delivered a chilling live message from the top of the bus about our challenges and responsibilities as humans. And that about summed up the Scumfrog sunrise from 2017. Enjoy the memories!



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Tracklist:



01) Duelling bots

02) Orche/Strada ft.Claire Chase - Calligraphy

03) Sri Sri Ravi Shankar - Shiva Manas Puja

04) Lord Of The Isles - Weh-In

05) Rabo & Snob - Let You Know

06) &Me - Avalon

07) Basti Grub - Ko Sar Ra Di

08) Del Gado - Children (Tini Monteca VS Saffa Remix)

09) Marc Lamarche - Ethiopo (Edit)

10) Gabrielle Aplin - Run For Cover (The Scumfrog Dub)

11) Amevon - Fuchsia (Mathias Hinds & Simon Kisk Remix)

12) Dee Montero - Aeon (Reprise Mix) VS Shlomi Aber - Foolish Games

13) Elliott LaRue - Morning Sermon

14) Lizards - Frontier (The Scumfrog Remix)

15) Joe Goddard - Home (Eric Kupper Remix)



Photo: John Dill