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Sonic Sunset

About Me

Since 1998, Sonic Sunset is a mix show hosted by DJ's Matt MacQueen and David Siska, live on air every Friday in Chicago on 89.3FM WNUR.
You can download our most recent mixes from SonicSunset.com
We mix a wide variety of funky futuristic records from all styles and years. Inspired by Detroit's seminal open-minded radio DJs: from Electrifyin' Mojo and The Wizard during the pre-techno and birth of techno in Detroit... to the Chicago radio hotmix shows on WBMX that flourished at the birth of house music... to the open-mindedness of David Mancuso's Loft-era moods in NYC... to the expanses of Deep Space electronics.
We seek out the freshest sounds on emerging underground labels and mix them with the roots, scribbling outside the lines of history and rigid sub-genres. Expect deep new sounds alongside timeless classics - from techno, electro, detroit/chicago house, underground disco machine funk and weird nu-wave / italo / funk / soul dusties that slipped through the cracks of time (and fell onto our turntables).
Details: 89.3 FM WNUR Chicago. Fridays 9:30pm - 12:30am. Also web streamed during showtime at wnur.org.

My Interests

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Member Since: 17/02/2006
Band Website: www.sonicsunset.com
Band Members: DJ's - Matt MacQueen & Dave Siska
Influences: electrifyin' mojo and "the wizard" on detroit radio, WBMX chicago hotmix radio, Hotmix 5, italo disco, YMO, afrika bambaataa & soulsonic force, alexander robotnik, il disc, fuzz dance, cybotron, kraftwerk, drexciya, UR, roy ayers, mad mike, kenny larkin, Detroit techno, Chicago house, dub, terry callier, classic soul and underground disco. Submerge / Somewhere In Detroit, Record Time on Gratiot, Hardwax records Berlin, Gramaphone Chicago, Disk Union Tokyo, Fat Cat London, Rub-a-Dub Glasgow, p&p records, prelude, sal soul, west end, garage, morgan geist, environ records, balihu, danny wang, larry levan, david mancuso, sun palace, gary numan, parliament, francois k, john foxx, m.a.r.r.s., moodymann, carl craig, derrick may, kevin saunderson, juan atkins, marshall jefferson, larry heard, robert owens, jamie principle, adonis, chateau flight, neon phusion, echocord, mikkel metal, chain reaction, burial mix, tresor, transmat, planet e, rush hour, new order, 808 state, the smiths, the cure, joy division, curtis mayfield, marvin gaye, norman connors, deodato, david axelrod, madlib, sugarhill records, brian eno, biosphere, theo parrish, ultramarine, dego, 4-hero, cameo, ohio players, zapp, steve arrington, chi-lites, john coltrane, public enemy, brian eno, pink floyd, factory records / the hacienda, the music institute, the cement space, the packard plant, the bankle building, the bingo hall, trax records, DJ international, prescription underground, dance mania, DJ funk, jesse saunders, robert armani, k. alexi, b12, black dog, eevo lute, stefan robbers, man parrish, patrick cowley, danica, westbrook, reverb mag, abstrakt dance, xdzebra, and on and on
Sounds Like: never sounds like one genre... we love blending eras and genres of deep electronic / soul music.
Record Label: we're a live FM radio show
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

March 2009 Session - Night Shift

Sonic SunsetMarch 2009: Night ShiftDownload at http://sonicsunset.comMatt takes a 2+ hour journey from chilled post-punk, slow-mo disco,post-dub remixes and post-bourbon crate digging.  Slower tempos ...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:16:00 GMT

January 2009 Session - Distant Lights

Sonic SunsetJanuary 2009: Distant LightsDownload at http://sonicsunset.comDave starts the night with a sunset of hazy feedback, a cluster of scintillating Chain Reaction chords, and then onward into...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:02:00 GMT

December 2008 session: Foreign Affair

Sonic Sunset mix for December 2008 Foreign AffairMatt sets a long launch pad through the dark and cosmic, then wringing out some longer and deeper house tracks. More new records this time out, includi...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:00:00 GMT

July 2008 Session - Superpeople

A big hello to all Sonic Sunset friends! Matt's back with a killer electronic excursion through styles, and we've got the new site up and running...check out this mix!Sonic SunsetJuly 2008: Superpeop...
Posted by on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:44:00 GMT

May 2008 Session - Lighter Path

Hey SonicSunset friends!This is the first of two extra-large-size sessions we've got prepared for you; look out for Matt's to drop in the next couple of weeks! Also, we haven't forgotten our promise o...
Posted by on Tue, 27 May 2008 11:11:00 GMT

December 2007 Session - Near Dark

Hey SonicSunset friends!Right around year-end we found the time to assemble another session for you - people who know good electronic dance music!  So much good stuff out there from different st...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 06:49:00 GMT

September 2007 Session - Lay It On Me

Hey SonicSunset friends,We've just finished another session for you. The two halves of the show tell different stories as always. Check it out!Sonic SunsetSeptember 2007: Lay It On MeDownload from ...
Posted by on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:03:00 GMT

B12 Records Special: Soundtrack of Space

Sonic Sunset1 Sept 2006: B12 Records Special: Soundtrack of SpaceFridays 9:30pm - 12:30am, 89.3 FM WNUR ChicagoDownload from http://SonicSunset.comPart 1 > Explore the depths of Berlin's Rhythm & Soun...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:57:00 GMT

Guest DJ Jeremy Campbell, NYC

Sonic Sunset2 June 2006: Guest DJ Jeremy Campbell, NYCFridays 9:30pm - 12:30am, 89.3 FM WNUR ChicagoDownload from http://SonicSunset.comPart 1 > We rock a killer set from Jeremy Cambpell mixed excl...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Jul 2006 13:17:00 GMT

Mix WNUR Chicago - Let The Music Use You

Sonic Sunset12 May 2006: Let The Music Use YouFridays 9:30pm - 12:30am, 89.3 FM WNUR ChicagoDownload from http://SonicSunset.comMatt pilots 3 hour solo submarine dive. Part 1 slides in with quiet ...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 08:40:00 GMT