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It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in… More…

It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power.

Five A.M's mix of musical hooks and thought provoking lyrics get the warm up under way before the music of WAZ built upon a foundation laid down in his early youth thanks to his parents collection of records by The Pretenders, ELO and Neil Young. His sound has risen above this foundation to stand out on it's own to soar high into the sky.

Closing out this weeks warm up is Clair whose music and lyrics are like rays of sunlight shinning and bright, and with a heart warming warmth if you let yourself become immersed in their sound.

The Orb is back to crank things up, this time with a different song, but still under the influences of electronic dub and house before the 80's based group ABC returns with a new song, and still with their signature sound that is just as fresh today as it did then.

Erika Jayne presents her follow up to her club smash 'Roller Coaster' with 'Stars' which takes the primal throbbing energy of the dance floor and mirrors it in musical form.

Next up is one of the leaders of deep house. Detroit based Quentin Harris calls upon the influences of Prince, P-Funk and Motown to help shape his sound and beat before electro pop band Rubikon serves up their deeply textured sound, melodic guitar riffs and lush lyrics.

We then shift into the acid jazz vibe of Naked Fat Lady, composed of the trio of Yuri Gonzalez (bass, programming) Carlos Acevedo (percussion)and Hugo Sources (guitar), and then slide into the reggae influence groove and body rocking beat of Los Angeles based Zeroleen.

Japans The Sun Paulo is so outside of the musical envelope one wonders if they were ever in it. Mixing psychedelic, metal, jazz, Latin, and every genre of rock into an infectious uplifting groove, their music shows that keeping things safe is the last thing on their minds.

We close the workout with the return of the jazzy lounge groove that is Johan Brunkvist.

Tearwave are putting the finishing touches to their upcoming release and cool things down with this free version of their interpretation of an 80's classic originally done by The Church, draping it in their dreamy dark pop sound and heavy use of reverb and delay pedals to come up with a version that is both soothing and powerful at the same time.

Stirring keyboards mixed with drum'n'bass, and fuzzy guitars are the sound of Norway's Orange Crush before we close things out The Atomica Project.

Mixing the talents of programmer/songwriter Wade Alin's downtempo beats with ethereal vocals of Lauren Cheatham the duo known as The Atomica Project weave a musical tapestry echoing the cinematic storms of the Midwest and the turmoil of inter-personal relationships.

If you want what you hear, just follow the links to the songs in the playlist below to get them.

*denotes songs artists have released for free

Warm It Up
    00:00 Five AM - Just Say Anything
    03:12 Waz - Mine To Remember
    06:26 Clair - Every Day (I Walk Over, I Walk On)

Crank It Up
    11:17 The Orb - A Beautiful Day
    16:53 ABC - The Very First Time
    20:05 Erika Jayne - Stars
    24:02 Quentin Harris - Slow Velocity
    28:54 Rubikon - Adore (Audio Junkies Radio Mix)
    33:20 Fat Naked Lady - Fat Naked Dancer
    38:20 Zeroleen - All Good
    42:50 The Sun Paulo - But We Want More
    46:30 Johan Brunkvist - Free to Be (Radio House Edit)
    
Cool It Down
    51:28 Tearwave - Under The Milkyway Tonight*
    55:55 Orange Crush - Freedom Flight*
    59:25 The Atomica Project - Grayscale

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