Sunreturn
@sunreturn.bsky.social
Sunreturn is an independent record label based in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa. We strive to amplify the work of artists who find freedom in imagining new sounds 🌞
https://sunreturn.bandcamp.com/
"A Song Can Be A Rainbow" - The Floating Opera 🌈🎷
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"A Song Can Be A Rainbow" - The Floating Opera 🌈🎷
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Maddy won't let me get rid of the framed photo of me and now points it out to everyone who visits 🥵😅
February 17, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Maddy won't let me get rid of the framed photo of me and now points it out to everyone who visits 🥵😅
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So happy to announce my new album THE JOY OF LIVING 🪴🖼📚
This has been a crazy labour of love for me with much sweat, tears, and sleepless night. For real joy has never been an easy thing for me haha but I'm so glad I'm going to be able to finally share this music with you all 🥲🥲🥲
This has been a crazy labour of love for me with much sweat, tears, and sleepless night. For real joy has never been an easy thing for me haha but I'm so glad I'm going to be able to finally share this music with you all 🥲🥲🥲
@amamelia.bsky.social's new album The Joy Of Living will be released on April 17, 2026! Pre-order your copy on Vinyl LP now!
🔗 linktr.ee/sunreturn
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February 17, 2026 at 10:25 PM
So happy to announce my new album THE JOY OF LIVING 🪴🖼📚
This has been a crazy labour of love for me with much sweat, tears, and sleepless night. For real joy has never been an easy thing for me haha but I'm so glad I'm going to be able to finally share this music with you all 🥲🥲🥲
This has been a crazy labour of love for me with much sweat, tears, and sleepless night. For real joy has never been an easy thing for me haha but I'm so glad I'm going to be able to finally share this music with you all 🥲🥲🥲
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@amamelia.bsky.social has shared the new single Theme From Living, featuring vocals from Carla Camilleri ((cc)tv), Moe McGlashan (Bandicoot, FIMO), Hannah Renwick, Madison van Staden (Van Staden & Bohm, Yarn) and @babyzionov.bsky.social!
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🔗 amamelia.bandcamp.com/album/the-jo...
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February 17, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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@amamelia.bsky.social has shared the new single Theme From Living, featuring vocals from Carla Camilleri ((cc)tv), Moe McGlashan (Bandicoot, FIMO), Hannah Renwick, Madison van Staden (Van Staden & Bohm, Yarn) and @babyzionov.bsky.social!
🔗 amamelia.bandcamp.com/album/the-jo...
🔗 linktr.ee/sunreturn
🔗 amamelia.bandcamp.com/album/the-jo...
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February 17, 2026 at 7:24 PM
@amamelia.bsky.social has shared the new single Theme From Living, featuring vocals from Carla Camilleri ((cc)tv), Moe McGlashan (Bandicoot, FIMO), Hannah Renwick, Madison van Staden (Van Staden & Bohm, Yarn) and @babyzionov.bsky.social!
🔗 amamelia.bandcamp.com/album/the-jo...
🔗 linktr.ee/sunreturn
🔗 amamelia.bandcamp.com/album/the-jo...
🔗 linktr.ee/sunreturn
@amamelia.bsky.social's new album The Joy Of Living will be released on April 17, 2026! Pre-order your copy on Vinyl LP now!
🔗 linktr.ee/sunreturn
🔗 linktr.ee/sunreturn
February 17, 2026 at 7:12 PM
@amamelia.bsky.social's new album The Joy Of Living will be released on April 17, 2026! Pre-order your copy on Vinyl LP now!
🔗 linktr.ee/sunreturn
🔗 linktr.ee/sunreturn
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All the Bananamelia session breakdowns I made as part of the archiving project with @jingajik.bsky.social are now in a handy youtube playlist for easy binging!
See how I made things! Discover my influences! Find out why i don't have a drivers licence!
m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
See how I made things! Discover my influences! Find out why i don't have a drivers licence!
m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Bananamelia Session Breakdowns - YouTube
Amamelia walks you through the production process of her album Bananamelia. Part of the Bananamelia archiving project conducted with the New Zealand National...
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February 15, 2026 at 2:43 AM
All the Bananamelia session breakdowns I made as part of the archiving project with @jingajik.bsky.social are now in a handy youtube playlist for easy binging!
See how I made things! Discover my influences! Find out why i don't have a drivers licence!
m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
See how I made things! Discover my influences! Find out why i don't have a drivers licence!
m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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This is super interesting. We’re already in an era where generative AI makes unsophisticated audiences and bad-faith actors expect art without labour. We can’t risk undermining contemporary and future accounts of the history we’re making now by maintaining unsophisticated collecting. #FACT2026
February 11, 2026 at 12:39 AM
This is super interesting. We’re already in an era where generative AI makes unsophisticated audiences and bad-faith actors expect art without labour. We can’t risk undermining contemporary and future accounts of the history we’re making now by maintaining unsophisticated collecting. #FACT2026
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On the NZ Library website, you can hear all my drafts, including my mumbling and commentary, says Amelia. If we don’t resolve how to collect at these stages, says Michael, we’ll have a huge gap in understanding how sound composition was created digitally in our era. #FACT2026
February 11, 2026 at 12:37 AM
On the NZ Library website, you can hear all my drafts, including my mumbling and commentary, says Amelia. If we don’t resolve how to collect at these stages, says Michael, we’ll have a huge gap in understanding how sound composition was created digitally in our era. #FACT2026
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Welcome Michael and Amelia! Let’s look at how the National Library of NZ preserved Bananamelia! In brief: it’s complicated. While analog multi-track retains multiple artefacts, digital sound production overwrites its edits, and proprietary plug-ins etc. don’t necessary allow exports/saves #FACT2026
February 11, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Welcome Michael and Amelia! Let’s look at how the National Library of NZ preserved Bananamelia! In brief: it’s complicated. While analog multi-track retains multiple artefacts, digital sound production overwrites its edits, and proprietary plug-ins etc. don’t necessary allow exports/saves #FACT2026
"that taonga pūoro was whistling over basslines thicker than a Snickers" - Hauraki review MOKOTRON's set at Laneway
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Pugs and Dilly review Laneway!
P: When the Laneway ’26 lineup dropped, I was surprised to be familiar with more of the names than ever before. I thought I might’ve&nb
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February 11, 2026 at 8:38 PM
"that taonga pūoro was whistling over basslines thicker than a Snickers" - Hauraki review MOKOTRON's set at Laneway
www.hauraki.co.nz/latest-news/...
www.hauraki.co.nz/latest-news/...
“Sub-woofing breakbeats reverberated through the main-stage speakers, submerging spectators in a subliminal, yet political, spirit,” - Rolling Stone on MOKOTRON's Laneway Performance
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Kiwi Talent Stole the Show at Laneway Auckland
Laneway 2026 had its fair share of highlights, but it was Kiwi artists, like Womb, MOKOTRON, and BENEE, who truly stole the spotlight.
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February 11, 2026 at 8:37 PM
“Sub-woofing breakbeats reverberated through the main-stage speakers, submerging spectators in a subliminal, yet political, spirit,” - Rolling Stone on MOKOTRON's Laneway Performance
au.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
au.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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🎤 The number of New Zealanders who speak te reo Māori grew 15% from 2018 to 2023 – and the nation’s artists are reflecting this.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/5-new-z...
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/5-new-z...
February 10, 2026 at 11:03 PM
🎤 The number of New Zealanders who speak te reo Māori grew 15% from 2018 to 2023 – and the nation’s artists are reflecting this.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/5-new-z...
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/5-new-z...
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For a taster of what's in the new @amamelia.bsky.social archive at @nationallibrarynz.bsky.social, check out this Session Breakdown of "Marble Run", the opening track off 'Bananamelia!'
Amelia covers sound fonts, the Akai S950, the "Soul Pride" breakbeat, and more!
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Amelia covers sound fonts, the Akai S950, the "Soul Pride" breakbeat, and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rosh...
Bananamelia the music archive — Marble run — session breakdown
YouTube video by NationalLibraryNZ
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February 9, 2026 at 12:47 AM
For a taster of what's in the new @amamelia.bsky.social archive at @nationallibrarynz.bsky.social, check out this Session Breakdown of "Marble Run", the opening track off 'Bananamelia!'
Amelia covers sound fonts, the Akai S950, the "Soul Pride" breakbeat, and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rosh...
Amelia covers sound fonts, the Akai S950, the "Soul Pride" breakbeat, and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rosh...
February 6, 2026 at 5:26 PM
"The end of set saw him decry 'Indigenous people should always be performing on indigenous land'; MOKOTRON's presence was a vital force in the midst of the international line up." Read Sofía Kent's full breview at 95bFM.com
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📷 Milad Asadi
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📷 Milad Asadi
February 6, 2026 at 1:40 AM
"The end of set saw him decry 'Indigenous people should always be performing on indigenous land'; MOKOTRON's presence was a vital force in the midst of the international line up." Read Sofía Kent's full breview at 95bFM.com
🔗 95bfm.com/news/breview...
📷 Milad Asadi
🔗 95bfm.com/news/breview...
📷 Milad Asadi
"Grabbing the mic one last time, MOKOTRON closed his set by reminding us, “Indigenous people should always be playing on Indigenous land.” Read the full review of MOKOTRON's Laneway set at by RS AU/NZ.
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au.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
au.rollingstone.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:35 AM
"Grabbing the mic one last time, MOKOTRON closed his set by reminding us, “Indigenous people should always be playing on Indigenous land.” Read the full review of MOKOTRON's Laneway set at by RS AU/NZ.
au.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
au.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
"Mokotron, who gave Laneway the kind of opening bass wallop you used to get early on in the Boiler Room (heh) at the Big Day Out." Chris Shulz from Boiler Room
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She was everything.
Chappell Roan sent a bedazzled, glitter-flecked Laneway into the stratosphere.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:32 AM
"Mokotron, who gave Laneway the kind of opening bass wallop you used to get early on in the Boiler Room (heh) at the Big Day Out." Chris Shulz from Boiler Room
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"The dub beats of Mokotron immediately made one chill" Mokotron reviewed by the ODT
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Stellar day at Laneway
Most surely went away from Laneway 2026 having life affirmed after a lightly fruity, fizzing day in the sun with their pals.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:22 AM
"The dub beats of Mokotron immediately made one chill" Mokotron reviewed by the ODT
🔗 www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/st...
🔗 www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/st...
"I dashed to catch the end of Mokotron, playing indigenous bass music in a big field. It’s a really singular product – ancient instruments and te reo rap drenched in dread, melded with this popping drum ‘n’ bass."
Read Duncan Grieve's review of MOKOTRON's set at @thespinoff.bsky.social
Read Duncan Grieve's review of MOKOTRON's set at @thespinoff.bsky.social
Laneway review: Chappell Roan, Wolf Alice and many other glorious acts
Laneway review: Chappell Roan, Wolf Alice and many other glorious acts
Holy fucking shit! Chappell fucking Roan! How to even sum her up?...
thespinoff.co.nz
February 6, 2026 at 1:19 AM
"I dashed to catch the end of Mokotron, playing indigenous bass music in a big field. It’s a really singular product – ancient instruments and te reo rap drenched in dread, melded with this popping drum ‘n’ bass."
Read Duncan Grieve's review of MOKOTRON's set at @thespinoff.bsky.social
Read Duncan Grieve's review of MOKOTRON's set at @thespinoff.bsky.social
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Cool! I think we're publishing a story soon?
February 5, 2026 at 7:03 AM
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Reupping this for later timezones & those interested in #NZmusic #breakbeats #electronica #digipres #musicarchives #DAWpreservation #creativecommons
Excited to launch a new music collection for NLNZ today: a digital trove relating to Amamelia's 2022 electronica LP "Bananamelia!"
The blog 👇 tells the story... session breakdowns, stems & MIDI to download, and more! @amamelia.bsky.social @sunreturn.bsky.social
natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/b...
The blog 👇 tells the story... session breakdowns, stems & MIDI to download, and more! @amamelia.bsky.social @sunreturn.bsky.social
natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/b...
February 5, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Reupping this for later timezones & those interested in #NZmusic #breakbeats #electronica #digipres #musicarchives #DAWpreservation #creativecommons
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Such an honour to have my album chosen for preservation like this! Download my stems! Scope my screenshots! Watch 10 half hour videos of me talking thru how I made every track! 🌈💧🍌 @sunreturn.bsky.social
Excited to launch a new music collection for NLNZ today: a digital trove relating to Amamelia's 2022 electronica LP "Bananamelia!"
The blog 👇 tells the story... session breakdowns, stems & MIDI to download, and more! @amamelia.bsky.social @sunreturn.bsky.social
natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/b...
The blog 👇 tells the story... session breakdowns, stems & MIDI to download, and more! @amamelia.bsky.social @sunreturn.bsky.social
natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/b...
February 4, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Such an honour to have my album chosen for preservation like this! Download my stems! Scope my screenshots! Watch 10 half hour videos of me talking thru how I made every track! 🌈💧🍌 @sunreturn.bsky.social
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Laneway latest: Mokotron had Taonga Pūoro, Oklou has someone with a triangle
February 5, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Laneway latest: Mokotron had Taonga Pūoro, Oklou has someone with a triangle