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NEWS & VIEWS

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Here's a lil taste of what's been happenin!

Producers, Meet Black Octopus

Black Octopus Sound is a website focused around music production tools and resources and features high quality sample packs, free sounds, artist interviews ...
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March 2012

Art of the Week: Dollface

One of the less scary photo shoots by Sunset friend & Victoria terror Ben Alfred (Fractal Freak Photography) who's creative vision comes alive here with help from model ...
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March 2012

Festival Spotlight!: Envision

Envision This ~ Warm waves, sandy bays, enchanted waterfalls, and crimson sunsets... howler monkeys, sea turtles, dolphins and scarlet macaws... bonfires and ...
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March 2012

Female, Furry & On Fire? Feralesque!

The creative energies in our communities are flowing STRONG, and can be no better demonstrated than the back-to-earth sauciness of new BC performance troupe ...
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February 2012

Gallery: Kit Spins

In December we had the opportunity to host Bird of Prey and his beloved Kit of Kit Spins fame, who is a master of all things hoop-awesome! Kit led an intermediate/advanced ...
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February 2012

Gallery: Drop 2009

Back before they got QUITE so huge the two monsters known as EXCISION & SHAMIK threw down together at Sunset Room for Stereoshift‘s 2009 installment of DROP ...
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February 2012

Bassline Warfare Results & Free Mix!

We have two things to share with you! First, ROUND 1 of Whoa Grenade!‘s BASSLINE WARFARE series is complete and what a crazy night! First off, we learned that ...
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February 2012

Fresh Mix!: Space Age – Deep Dubs

“For those cold winter days, and long winter nights. Chilly glitchy beats, psychedlic soundscapes, deep basslines and worldly grooves. Jan, 2012.” Space Age ...
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February 2012

Got big dreams?

When Lilith Chameleon arrived back to Victoria in October you could almost FEEL the tectonic plates shifting beneath our city. Lilith moved to Victoria when she was ...
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February 2012

Gallery: On The Cusp 2012

Once a year we have the distinct pleasure of hosting On The Cusp, the Aquarian/Capricorn celebration and a longstanding gathering of some of the most amazing people ...
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February 2012

Gallery: Battlestar Funktastika 2012

What an amazing night this was! Grasp the Erro & Generic’s tag set HAMMERED the room in warm gooey yumminess, Urbanheart brought in Luna Milly who graced the art ...
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February 2012

Introducing: UNITED

The Victoria bass music scene is one of the oldest, strongest and fastest growing I've encountered. It has always been ahead of the curve, whether it be the export of ...
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February 2012

Gallery: Riptide 3.0

Every now and again some rogue DJs from the gulf island roll in to join our local crew, and in VERY rare occasions, they bring with them a photographer to capture the night! ...
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February 2012

Gallery: DJs In A Box DEBUT!

Shortly after Christmas we were cleaning up Sunset Room, and found this MONSTER box tucked in a corner we had somehow missed during the holidays.
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February 2012

Art of the Week: Adrionna’s Gold

  A stunning piece that Adrionna Bloomquist began at our ever-awesome annual On The Cusp celebration. She describes it as charcoal, acrylic, and gold leaf... Read More
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February 2012

Urbanheart Art Show at Sunset

For those of you who religiously follow the ever-growing art collection from Kristin Grant, you're likely familiar with her giant pieces SWIRL, LION-S, ROYBN CHARI and ...
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January 2012

Release!: beatfarmer – On A Plain

Getting ready for an adventure to china, collecting samples and creating a multimedia project with painter Will Kerr. Wrote this track the night I finalized my trip! Enjoy...
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January 2012

Gallery: Bird of Prey

One of the great Christmas gifts we got to give ourselves in December was an amazing night with Bird of Prey and his hoop-tastic partner Kit! Evan Boyd Photography was on ...
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January 2012

Gallery: Resolution 2011

Our New Years Eve party was another amazing gathering of beautiful people and mind-boggling beats. Everyone raised the bar to bring the year to a fantastic end ...
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January 2012

On The Cusp Music video

Sunset Labs is very proud to share our newest collaborative digital art music video! Courtesy of Aaron Geeraert‘s vision of ‘On The Cusp’ paired with... Read More
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January 2012

Live Mix: Tantric Decks @ Glitch 2011

THE GLITCH STOLE CHRISTMAS!!! And that means that instead of the soft, harmonious carols we're USED to there's only the SICKEST, BASSIEST, CRUNKIEST mixed-tempos GLITCH ...
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January 2012

A Rogue Encounter at TEDxVictoria

Last fall I was invited to speak at TEDxVictoria, an invite I found totally exciting – and totally intimidating. After stalling for a few days I finally sent in my information & bio. I ...
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January 2012

Galleries: Glitch & Electric Stocking

On Friday Dec16 the Glitch ALMOST stole Christmas! But, remember that scene at the end of Grinch where all the little whos were singing & dancing & happy even though ...
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January 2012

Revelation on the Dance Floor

The following film was shot at Lightning in a Bottle, Bass Coast and Shambhala music festivals. http://getgrounded.tv/
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January 2012