Apple Music has released seven DJ sets recorded at Floating Points\u2019 Sunflower Sound System during Head Trip, the custom sound system\u2019s debut U.S. outing. The sets are available now in Spatial Audio for Apple Music subscribers, documenting performances that didn\u2019t make it into the festival\u2019s livestream when Head Trip took over Empire Polo Club in Indio, California on October 10 and 11.<\/p>\n
The collection includes individual sets from Floating Points, Zach Cowie, Ben UFO, Theo Parrish, and Avalon Emerson, plus a live performance from dub pioneer Mad Professor. Rounding out the release is a joint set featuring Floating Points, Four Tet, Ben UFO, and Avalon Emerson trading off on the decks together \u2014 four artists who\u2019ve crossed paths on bills and collaborations for years finally sharing one continuous session. Apple Music has also launched a dedicated Sunflower Sound System curator page that will house future DJ mix releases tied to the project.<\/p>\n
Sunflower Sound System is the work of Sam Shepherd, the producer and DJ known as Floating Points, whose catalog spans jazz-inflected electronic music, ambient textures, and dancefloor-ready house and techno. The system itself is built around Shepherd\u2019s interest in sound reproduction as much as the music played through it.<\/p>\n