1320 artist Nalepa follows up his acclaimed Flatlands triple-album debut with the “Sunflowers” EP. The brand-new title track proves classic Nalepa with its mix of lush, cinematic ambience and unexpected rhythm: here, infectious bell melodies and elegant cello do battle with glitchy beats and fat, almost ‘80s synth lines. For the “Sunflowers” remixes, however, Nalepa went back to school. As a professor of Music Technology at Chapman University in addition to being a purveyor of fine electronica, Nalepa teaches his students the entire process of becoming an electronic music artist. The results have proven to transcend academia, however: influential BBC Radio1 DJ Mary Anne Hobbs even dedicated a segment of her show to Nalepa’s class, playing several of the students’ standout tracks on her show. Nalepa reached out to those students - Virtual Boy, FuzZ and St. Andrew - to remix “Sunflowers,” and they brought the heat: taking the track to the dancefloor, they hotwired the groove with powerful dubstep and electro elements but left its brain intact. The “Sunflowers” remixes proved so impressive, 1320 chose to release EPs of original material from Virtual Boy, FuzZ and St. Andrew, which all drop simultaneously on the same day as Nalepa’s EP. Rounding out “Sunflowers” is another incredible remix that splits the difference between banging and fascinating, courtesy of beloved San Francisco producer and longtime Nalepa homey Salva (you might’ve heard him guesting memorably on “We Break Bones” from Nalepa’s dubstep project Bass Science). With album art by Visionaire creative director Greg Foley (who also provided the haunting images adorning Flatlands), “Sunflowers” proves yet another distinctive Nalepa experience for all the senses – electronic soup for the soul, and the body, too…