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CTAFAD | Chinese Dj/Producer based in Osaka, Japan.
SC: @sulumi
IG: www.instagram.com/sulumi/
FB: www.facebook.com/ctafad
BC: https://sundawei.bandcamp.com/
YT: www.youtube.com/channel/UC440DpdUWki3CH4nPgU03sg
WWW: www.sundawei-music.com/

Sun Dawei aka CTAFAD. Electronic musician, guitarist, he is a very active Chinese composer.

He started learning to play guitar at the age of fourteen and then set up a punk band, which became the catalyst for him to open the music gate. Settled in Beijing in 1999, then began the research and creation, electronic music and punk band legend in China "underground baby" as the band music arranger and guitarist, at the same time began to dabble in Fashion Show, movies, drama and jingles.For the first time in 2003 in China's famous record company in the name Of Sulumi "modern sky" albums "Air Inhibition Of Water", this is his first formal experimental electronic music show, the original technique to build a new music, present a different way to express the heart.

In the same period, he also created the personal music label "Shanshui Records", and published dozens of electronic music Records in 10 years. Together with many domestic and foreign electronic musicians, the independence and music parallelism, promote the Chinese electronic music revolution.

In the next few years, I began to explore the Chiptune style. Using Game Boy and Nanoloop music software, it is known as "China's 8bit first person" and its music is deeply popular. In 2008, he was invited to the "Blip Festival", the world's largest electronic music festival in New York. In the meantime, the music of this period is more mature and shows the spirit of Chiptune music. After that, people from all circles are attracted to it.The publication of "The Heaven" has made his personal music career leap.He has made a series of Remix works, including the Brain Failure, New Pants, The Gar, EeL, Jeans Team, Snoop Lion, Kid606 and Zaliva-d. In all Remix works, he has his own unique style.

In 2013, Shanshui Records was reorganized, based on Ambient music and the minimalist Techno style. Integrated with rock attitude, world view and modern consciousness, the melody is transformed into a melody, abstracting consciousness and hiding the pursuit.

He then moved to Japan and released his new album "Unconsciousness" by VICE CHINA in 2015. Bring new sound concepts and melodies -- more and more steady rhythm and dark line of melody line, always around the rock core stealthily, music melody avoids joy and sorrow. Unbiased, moving in time. Around the album tour held in several cities in China, he put his signature style to the new dimension of performance and deep inside the body sound in the dark with the light, guide you to return to the real world.

After several metamorphoses, to explore different Spaces. He announced the new musician plan - CTAFAD.In music, you can hear "there's not a lot of modified original timbre, like atmospheric pressure, ambitious ultrasound experiments. Finally, an epic core sound field is carefully polished. The rhythm and the bass line from the beginning is proficient in the interaction, gradually unfolded and never went out.

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<<<<<< TRACKLIST >>>>>>
1. IORI - Cycle 1
2. BLNDR - Fiction
3. Alex.Do - Lumen
4. Andrea Cossu - Atlàntida Dos
5. Feral - L'Aube Rouge
6. Anthony Linell - The States of Luminosity
7. Joachim Spieth - Luciferin
8. Luigi Tozzi - Ambrosia
9. Blazej Malinowski - State Of Conscious
10. Anthony Linell - Find Your Center
11. ALPI & Essē - Thoughts Create Reality
12. a n j e - Lights Orbit Around a Black Hole
13. Acronym & Korridor - Untitled
14. Sun Dawei - Rì Yuè Bù Jū

U.D.W.[r]ave #041 | CTAFAD | CHINA

** Podcast 132 - CTAFAD (aka Sun Dawei) **

Sun Dawei is an electronic musician, guitarist and active composer, with roots in punk, writing music for movies and fashion shows, and jingles. His 2003 he released his first experimental electronic album ‘Air Inhibition of Water’ as the alias Sulumi on one of China’s renowned electronic labels, soon after launching his own label, Shanshui Records releasing both local and international talent and celebrating the revolution of Chinese electronic music.

The following years for Sun included the exploration of the Chiptune style, a form of synthesised electronic music made using synths in vintage arcade machines, computers and video-game consoles, performing at at the BLIP music festival in New York, touring through China, further exploration through multiple releases, remixes and albums under various aliases, before more recently announcing his CTAFAD project. 

And this is where our paths cross.

His 12-track ‘Vertical Horizontal’ album released in September last year piqued our curiosity and prompted us to keep digginb, and it’s now our biggest pleasure to feature a dedicated mix from yet another active and inspiring musician.

Big love <3

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/sulumi
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ctafad
RA: https://ra.co/dj/ctafad

On The 5th Day Podcast #132 - CTAFAD

Chinese producer CTAFAD with a fluid mix
Follow CTAFAD
@sulumi
https://sundawei.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/sulumi/
https://www.facebook.com/ctafad
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC440DpdUWki3CH4nPgU03sg


Tracklist
1. CTAFAD - Tone
2. Claudio PRC & SaffronKeira - Mare Tranquillitatis I
3. Unsung I - Orthogenesis
4. Forest On Stasys - Alumen
5. Claudio PRC - Vektor
6. Acronym - Rays
7. Akob - Antarctic Antenna
8. Claudio PRC - Asbestus
9. Andrea Cossu - Howling Fjord
10. Ritvik Neumann - Binah (Luigi Tozzi Remix)
11. rookas - Drowning Sun
12. Dycide - Lupus
13. CTAFAD - Dominio del tempo
14. Sindh - Miari
15. CTAFAD - Immerse
16. Clotur - Between Lands (feat. Suha)
17. CTAFAD - Iteration

Late Night 039 | CTAFAD

www.openlab.fm | 106.4FM in Ibiza & Formentera
Check the full tracklist on our website:
https://openlab.fm/news/observatory-037-sungate-with-ctafad-hakk

In this week's Observatory radio show, the https://soundcloud.com/sungate-records crew has invited Japan-based DJ & Producer CTAFAD aka https://soundcloud.com/sulumi for the first hour of the show, followed but yet another great mix from label co-founder Hakk (https://soundcloud.com/hakkmusic )
"The music in this mix covers a very large time span. I started producing electronic music in 2000, and now it has a large span and rich musical history. I have been following the musicians who have influenced me from 2005 to the present, although some are unknown. But I hope I can introduce their music to everyone, to the music of some musicians and friends I have met in recent years, and my latest unreleased music." - CTAFAD

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Observatory 037 - Sungate [with CTAFAD & Hakk]

Welcome to another edition of our codecast x series.

For this one we are really proud to introduce CTAFAD, an established name in the deep techno and ambient scene from China and currently based in Japan, who has been in the game for a long time.

He is also the label head behind the great @shanshui.

In this ride, drifting atmospheres guide our minds through an endless ocean of emotions. Analog & organic percussions combined guide our body through an almost cathartic process. 
Shifting pads & hypnotic elements guide our compositional particles towards inner light.

We hope you enjoy this relentless session, by https://soundcloud.com/ctafad.

photo: www.instagram.com/morphamusic
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CODECAST X - CTAFAD - Drifting Particles

Sequenza 007 | CTAFAD [China - GSXS]

We are thrilled todaty to present a new sound identity into our mix series. This time we deliver a new exclusive session recorded for us by the talented producer and founder of the GSXS label, CTAFAD.

Enjoy the trip!

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Follow @ctafad

RA: ra.co/dj/ctafad
BC:  www.ctafad.bandcamp.com
IG: www.instagram.com/ctafad.music
FB: www.facebook.com/ctafad

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Artwork by Marco Maldarella
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Sequenza 007 | CTAFAD [China - GSXS]

Our next artist is an established name in the deep techno and ambient scene from China and currently based out of Japan. His productions have been featured on @indefinite-pitch, @intersum_label as well as his own label @shanshui

His production and mixes provide a deep drifting ambiance riddled with intricate percussion and developing melodies. We are gifted this time with an entirely ambient set peaked with emotions and humbling progressions. We are honored to have @ctafad on the series

AF064 CTAFAD

Savage Session welcomes Sun Dawei AKA @CTAFAD

Artist Support: https://linktr.ee/ctafad

Bio:
(Chinese literal translation)
Electronic musician, guitarist, Sun Dawei is a very active Chinese musician.
He started learning to play guitar at the age of fourteen and then set up a punk band, which became the catalyst for him to open the music gate.Settled in Beijing in 1999, then began the research and creation, electronic music and punk band legend in China "underground baby" as the band music arranger and guitarist, at the same time began to dabble in Fashion Show, movies, drama and jingles.For the first time in 2003 in China's famous record company in the name Of Sulumi "modern sky" albums "Air Inhibition Of Water", this is his first formal experimental electronic music show, the original technique to build a new music, present a different way to express the heart.

In the same period, he also created the personal music label "Shanshui Records", and published dozens of electronic music Records in 10 years.Together with many domestic and foreign electronic musicians, the independence and music parallelism, promote the Chinese electronic music revolution.

In the next few years, I began to explore the Chiptune style.Using Game Boy and
Nanoloop music software, it is known as "China's 8bit first person" and its music is
deeply popular.In 2008, he was invited to the "Blip Festival", the world's largest
electronic music Festival in New York.In the meantime, the music of this period is more mature and shows the spirit of Chiptune music. After that, people from all circles are attracted to it.The publication of "The Heaven" has made his personal music career leap.He has made a series of Remix works, including the Brain Failure, New Pants, The Gar, EeL, Jeans Team, Snoop Lion, Kid606 and Zaliva-d. In all Remix works, he has his own unique style.

In 2013, Shanshui Records was reorganized, based on Ambient music and the minimalist Techno style. Integrated with rock attitude, world view and modern consciousness, the melody is transformed into a melody, abstracting consciousness and hiding the pursuit. He then moved to Japan and released his new album "Unconsciousness" by VICE CHINA in 2015.Bring new sound concepts and melodies -- more and more steady rhythm and dark line of melody line, always around the rock core stealthily, music melody avoids joy and sorrow. Unbiased, moving in time. Around the album tour held in several cities in China, he put his signature style to the new dimension of performance and deep inside the body sound in the dark with the light, guide you to return to the real world.

After several metamorphoses, to explore different Spaces, he announced his new project - CTAFAD. In music, you can hear "there's not a lot of modified original timbre, like atmospheric pressure, ambitious ultrasound experiments. Finally, an epic core sound field is carefully polished.The rhythm and the bass line from the beginning is proficient in the interaction, gradually unfolded and never went out.

Savage Sessions | 52 | CTAFAD [China]

A Beijing double-header for the World Tour mix series with GSXS label founder CTAFAD who is widely known for his atmsopheric deep techno productions.

Grab tickets to Beijing: https://boilerroom.tv/session/beijing

CTAFAD | World Tour Mix: Beijing

Recorded Live at 宀 for Entropy 熵 on 24/11/2023

"CTAFAD" is a music program. The first single "EP 1" by "Shanshui" issue, which is two tentative works, music is by the experimental psychedelic, rhythm and noise mixed. Most of the original sounds are not much modified, like atmospheric pressure-like pressure, ambitious ultrasound experiments. Eventually, an epic kernel sound field is revealed at the meticulous level. Rhythm bass line from the beginning to be proficient in interaction, gradually unfolded and never relax.

MIX057 - CTAFAD (上海) [Live At Entropy 熵]

Indefinite Pitch SENSORIUM.

Sensoria 02 CTAFAD

DJ set by Sun Dawei aka CTAFAD recorded at Wigwam Park
June 8, 2024 in Shanghai (China)
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Follow CTAFAD

https://soundcloud.com/ctafad
https://ctafad.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/ctafad
https://www.instagram.com/ctafad.music
https://www.twitter.com/ctafad_music
https://www.ra.co/dj/ctafad

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Indefinite Pitch . Yantai

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Sensorium

Sensoria 02 by CTAFAD

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Sensoria #2 CTAFAD

The first week of August 2024.
Oslated Special Mix 054 - CTAFAD

GSXS, Oslated
Osaka
Japan

After I finished "Wandering In Body", I spent more time studying techno music performances, including more DJ performances. In this way, I will experience their rhythm more personally. Feel different people's choice of sound in a more detailed sound field, and accumulate the 'Musicality' I like for future publications. Music with oriental colors.

Discography
Wandering In Body [2024 / Oslated]
Golden Meridian [2023 / CTAFAD]
Sparse [2023 / SOTI]
Inertial Illusion [2023 / KitchenSync] 
Dissociate [2023 / Black Chrysalis Archives]
Pendulum Waves [	2022 / GSXS]
Invisible Form [2022 / Indefinite Pitch] 
Consider Session [	2022 / Sungate]
Réfléchissant [2022 / Intersum] 
Chiaroscuro [2022 / GSXS] 
EP 4 [2022 / Shanshui] 
EP 3 [2021 / Shanshui]	
EP 2 [2021 / Shanshui]
Vertical Horizontal Extended [2021 / Shanshui] 
Vertical Horizontal [2020 / Shanshui] 
EP 1 [2017 / Shanshui] 

Tracklist
1. Moon Patrol - Beautiful Brook [Oslated]
2. CTAFAD - Diagram [CTAFAD]
3. Atomic Moog - Flower [GSXS]
4. TAMA - Listen, Clouds Are Whispering [Indefinite Pitch]
5. CTAFAD - Perception [Shanshui Records]
6. Primal Code - Junkan [Hypnus Records]
7. Charles LCC - Octupus's Garden [Subosc Records]
8. Adhémar - White Moon (Primal Code Remix) [Different Exhibition]
9. Luigi Tozzi - Atlatl [Non Series]
10. Kontinum - Deep Lights [Dosis Records]
11. CTAFAD - Together [KVLTÖ Records]
12. Claudio PRC - Elliptic [Warm Up Recordings]
13. Anthony Linell - Just to Feel Anything [Northern Electronics]
14. Gilles Wasserman - Dark Smell [Oslated]
15. CTAFAD - Dialogue [Oslated]
16. CTAFAD - Endless [Oslated]
17. Donato Dozzy & Tin Man - Test 7 [Acid Test]
18. Sun Dawei - Zuò Mèng [Sun Dawei]
19. The Black Dog - Wait Behind This Line [SuMa Records]

https://soundcloud.com/ctafad
https://www.facebook.com/ctafad
https://www.instagram.com/ctafad.music

- Artwork by Clément Davout

Oslated.
http://www.oslated.com

Oslated Special Mix

Oslated Special Mix 054

Oslated Special Mix 054 - CTAFAD

Tracklist:

1. Lawrence English - The Prelude To
2. Stochastic Step - Thoughts
3. Stephan Mathieu - Grasslands
4. Sabi - Om
5. Brian Eno - Under Stars
6. Alec Empire - 20 (1)
7. Stochastic Step - Spring
8. Brian Eno - The Plateaux of Mirror
9. Ceephax - Plusion
10. Aphex Twin - Rhubarb
11. Shuttle358 - Rocks Are Nice
12. Loscil - Bleeding Ink
13. Loscil - Ahull
14. Daniel Avery - Rehbgbv4367
15. Ceephax - Nordic House
16. Stephan Mathieu - A Pillow For Sue
17. Max Würden - Zweitens
18. Bitchin Bajas - Jelly
19. Sabi - Howling Out With Tight Neons
20. Loscil - Sturgeon Bank
21. Pat Metheny - Electric Counterpoint, III. Fast
22. Shuttle358 - I’m Not Afraid
23. Brian Eno - Small Craft On a Milk Sea
24. Stephan Mathieu - Palimpsest
25. Aphex Twin - Cliffs
26. Oval - Do While ⌘X
27. Shuttle358 - Chessa
28. Brian Eno - Vanadium
29. Boards of Canada - Open the Light
30. Twerk - From Brown To Green
31. Ligovskoï - Dilip
32. Alessandro Cortini - Amaro Amore
33. Autechre - Vi Scose Poise
34. Dopplereffekt - Z-Boson
35. Squarepusher - Tommib
36. Aphex Twin - Blue Calx
37. Tim Hecker - Boreal Kiss
38. Boards of Canada - Olson
39. Autechre - Nine
40. Fennesz - Sekai
41. Autechre - Basscadet (Basscadubmx)
42. Thomas Köner - Damascus Hour Six
43. Shuttle358 - Duh
44. Colin Benders - Hanging D (Colin Benders Rework)
45. Alessandro Cortini - La Storia
46. Dopplereffekt - Ulams Spiral
47. Max Würden - Core
48. Richard Devine - Amber's Prelude
49. Thomas Köner - Calle de Argumosa Madrid
50. NASA - Jupiter

20th Anniversary - 50 Ambient Mix

Sun Dawei 20th Anniversary - 50 Ambient Mix

Hailing from China, CTAFAD delivers today's soundtrack, a gorgeous mix including some of his latest own productions.
@sulumi

Tracklist:
1. CTAFAD - H/LJQ-364
2. JS - Reduction 2 (Volte-Face Remix)
3. CTAFAD - Perception
4. Fase Bipolar - D3Nsity
5. Rødhåd & Rene Wise - 190205
6. Felix Fleer - Polyhedron
7. Hoedus - Black Bones
8. CTAFAD - Centrode (IORI Remix)
9. Svarog - Fog
10. Blazej Malinowski - Behind
11. Kontinum - Arecibo
12. Nordena - Basalt
13. Claudio PRC & Luigi Tozzi - Lyra I
14. Rote - End of the Sky
15. Dylan Thomas - Do Not Go Gentle Into That Night
16. CTAFAD - Aquifer

Sungate Journey #34 by CTAFAD

Chinese Music Producer. Based In Japan.
Founded Label GSXS @gsxsmusic In 2022.