Biography
Suntree is the progressive psytrance project of Israeli producer Alon Brillant. He began producing in 2003 and developed a sound that favours melody, atmosphere and emotional pacing over the more aggressive full-on formulas that dominated much of Israeli psytrance in the same period. His music is built around warm low end, patient arrangements and a strong sense of tonal movement.
The project became established through releases on IONO Music, including the Private Guide EP in 2008 and the album Inside in 2009. Later work such as The Future and the remix collection Outside broadened the catalogue while keeping its melodic identity intact. Over time Brillant also became increasingly interested in analogue equipment and the physical character of hardware sound, an approach that reinforced the organic feel of his progressive production.
Suntree's activity slowed for a period as Brillant focused more heavily on family life, but the project returned with renewed momentum in the mid-2020s. By 2026 he was again presenting new music, including the planned Lotus EP, instead of functioning only as a older releases. Suntree therefore occupies an interesting position in progressive psytrance: a long-running project whose sound remained recognisable even across substantial gaps in release activity.
Origins of Suntree
Suntree is the progressive Psytrance project of Israeli producer Alon Brillant, who began producing in 2003 and developed the project around a more melodic and atmospheric approach to Psytrance.
Early career
The project became established through IONO Music releases including the Private Guide EP in 2008 and the debut album Inside in 2009.
How the career developed
Suntree followed Inside with the remix album Outside in 2014 and the second studio album Face the Music in 2021, with activity returning again in the mid-2020s after a family-focused pause.
Suntree sound
Progressive Psytrance with melodic, atmospheric writing, warm low-end, patient development and a strong emphasis on emotional tone and analogue texture.
Place in psytrance history
Suntree represents the melodic and introspective side of Israeli progressive Psytrance, maintaining a recognizable emotional production voice across long gaps between major releases.
Suntree today
Active again in the mid-2020s, with new material following a period of reduced activity.
Selected releases in the archive
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