“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.
It turns what we have into enough, and more.
It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.
It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.”     -Marianne Beattie

This is my first mix that I'm offering to the public, just in time for Pre-Thanksgiving madness and merrymaking.  Feedback in any form would be greatly appreciated.  Best served at high volumes, hope you like it.

My Orbit (Dauwd Mix) - CoMa [Kompakt - 2013]
Soul Paradise (Sascha Braemers Deep Sunrise Remix)- Rene Bourgeois [Atmosphere Records - 2013]
So Irate (Adriatique Remix) - Delilah 
Painkiller (David Mayer Mix) - Terranova [Kompakt - 2013]
Tribe (Original Mix) - Dubspeeka [Skeleton - 2013]
Get Up In My Head (Original Mix) - Tom Budden, Forrest [Alive Recordings - 2013]
Place of Love (Maceo Plex Edit) - Good Guy Mikesh feat. Filburt [Ellum Audio - 2013]
Can’t Wait- Claude VonStroke [Dirtybird - 2013]
Mickey Remedy (Fur Coat Remix) - Joy Wellboy [Bpitch Control - 2013]
KOZABOA- Renato Ratier [D-edge Records - 2013]
In a Blink Of An Eye (Original Mix) - Djordje aka Satori [Clarisse - 2011]

*Recorded live at the Lavender Lair
*Art Credit:  Julien Pacaud

rachel torro- gratitude- November 2013

Warm Orange's debut album "Hotdogs & Pocket Knives" was created almost entirely with analog instruments. Every Song is layered with multiple guitar tracks, each run through a very unique signal path of true bypass and digital effects processors. Bass tracks are a blend of analog and synth bass, recorded in a live setting. The Keys are a combination of  wurlitzer, synth, and organ tones created within ableton live and pro tools. Drums were tracked live by jazz aficionado Kevin Carnes then blended with synth drums from a MPC 2000 xl. Acapellas were added to instrumental tracks and mixed through Ableton Live. All tracks were mixed and mastered through 1977 NEVE console at Faultline Studios in San Francisco.

"Dazzled Beneath" (Goyte REMIX)

The flavor of this mix is about the actualization that has been happening in many areas of my life as of late.  The theme is Earthy and ethereal.  Vivid and venturesome. And as always, sultry.  Enjoy.

Tracklist:
Neil Degrasse Tyson Sample [The Joe Rogan Experience 2013]
Mind Control (Original Mix) - Schulze and Schultze [Der Turnbeutel, 2013]
Owe Me (Greg Paulus Remix) - No Regular Play [Wolf + Lamb, 2009]
What You See feat. Rise 8 (Original Mix) - Circle, Rise 8 [Leftroom Limited,     2013]
Centreofattentionaut (Kate Simko Remix) - My favorite Robot [No. 19 Music, 2013]
Not Everything is Lost (Lake People Remix) - Avatism [Vakant, 2013]
The Truth feat. Marshall Jefferson (Jon Charnis Remix) - Marshal Jefferson, Matt Tolfrey [Leftroom Records, 2013]
Don’t Rain On My Parade (Original Mix) - HearThuG [DTD Records, 2013]
Bassline ’12 - Joe Goddard [DFA, 2013]
Six O Clock (Original Mix) - Paji [Kittball, 2013]
Heart’s A Legend (Sasse Dub) - Zoo Brazil ft. Philip [Magik Musik, 2013]

*Recorded Live at the Lavender Lair.
*Art by Christian Ruhm
*Special thanks to Dan Davis for intro assistance, and for just being a boss.

rachel torro- fruition - December 2013

This mix was inspired by a recent road trip through the desert and driving into the warm Tucson sunset. Happy February everyone.

Tracklist:

The Cello Song (Nuno Dos Santos EDIT) - The Books feat. Jose Gonzales
Monday Mood (Pazul Remix) - Krieger, Erasmus [URS, 2014]
Farewell at the Gates of Dawn (Original) - Maher Daniel, Gab Rhome [All Day I Dream, 2013]
Green in Blue (One of Them Remix) - Stelios Vassiloudis, Tomomi Ukumori [Bedrock Records, 2014]
Volute (Original Mix) - Rico Puestel [Pimprinella, 2014]
Floor 122 (Original Mix) - Darlyn Vlys [Avotre, 2013]
Go Home (Original Mix) - Sleek & Cheek [Sirion, 2013]
Last Night (Original Mix) - Gorje Hewek & Izhevski [2014]
Eleven feat. Mohna (Original Mix) - Christian Loeffler [KI Records, 2012]

*Recorded Live at the Lavender Lair.
*Art from http://penabranca.tumblr.com/

rachel torro - saguaro - february 2014

Seeking slot at fantastical, spring festival in the dream-like desert of California.  I hail from San Francisco, where the hills are steep and the italics are bold.  Desert Heart’s, I’m yours if you’ll have me.

My aim is to bring you out of your head and into the rest of your body this month.  Get ready for high energy, techy tingles, and a foreseeable dance party.  Please FAVORITE and REPOST to help me get a slot at this year's Desert Heart's Music Festival. Thank you, and I love you.

https://www.facebook.com/events/707433735963331/
https://www.facebook.com/WeAreDesertHearts
www.racheltorro.com

Shades of Grey (Original Mix) - Inxec, Cesare Vs Disorder  [Stock5, 2014]
One More Situation (Feat. Atom &Eev) - Someone Else [Get Physical Music, 2014]
Koenigswasser (Feat. Eric Mcbride Dub Mix) - Ed Ed, Eric Mcbride [Mood Music, 2014]
Facts Feat. Stee Downes (Noir’s Raw Club Cut) - Audiowhores [Lapsus Music, 2014]
Dobb Meep (Tim Green Remix) - Luca Lozano, Mr Ho [Disc Over Music, 2014]
You Don’t Know Me (Frag Maddin’s Remix) - Compact Grey, Julian Wassermann [Gris Musique, 2014]
Ride it (Original Mix) - Inxec, Mark Jenkyns [Leftroom Limited, 2014]
High Monsters Feat. Cio May (Uner Remix) - Fran Von Vie [Sudbeat Music, 2013]
Best Found Better (Original Mix) - Nils Nuernberg [Exploited, 2013]

*recorded live at the lavender lair.
*photo credit: Mckenzie Brill

rachel torro - desert heart's 2014 mixtape contest - march 2014

Warm Orange had a fight with lightning, then they whooped it’s ass. Fighting through the rigors of serious, more rigid band settings they focused on what they knew they could both do, create a sound that would live between the genres, and shock both sides. Through a lifelong relationship and desire to collaborate, they formed a bond creating a synergy that will astound audiences. Unexpected, inspired guitar frequencies, with beats of rhythm and poly rhythm will have crowds questioning what cosmic force created these unforgiving tones channelled through six strings.

Starting with guerrilla street performances they quickly drew large crowds of onlookers and dancers that were instantly attracted to their sound. They have now evolved into full studio scientists, which use a nearly complete analog set up to produce the warm tones that layer each track. They work tirelessly to engineer a guitar signal flow that is not only unique but unmistakeable as their own. They’ve honed their craft creating out of this world tones that often sound like communications from dimensional entities answering back the call of humanity. In plain words, they are Rock, they are Electronic, they are a new horizon.

"Dazzled Beneath" (Goyte REMIX)

WaRM ORaNGE

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