Sunmachine is the debut album by British electronic music trio Dario G, released on 8 June 1998 through the Warner label.
Band member Scott Rosser said that "they got together a plan for one, to be called Super Dario Land, and for three or four weeks, we thought we'd go for it as well – we actually started work on it on the day after the commercial release of 'Sunchyme' went into the charts, in mid‑September.
Their record label at that time, Warner Bros, were said to have also expected their debut album to be based around the sound which lead to their breakthrough with the single.
[4] Up until the beginning of the recording sessions for the album, band members Scott and Paul had only really had experience as MIDI programmers and samplists.
Scott explained that "it's funny because you spend years thinking you'll be really motoring when you get in a real studio, and it didn't live up to our expectations, really".
The trio claimed that the success of "Sunchyme" lead to them taking more time and consideration to the recording and release of the album.
By November 1997, Dario G learned that the single had sold more than 1.3 million copies internationally, and claimed that the success of the song meant they needed a "good quality album" in order for it to be considered for release in the American and Japanese markets.
He further added that "heavy on samples and even heavier on peace-and-love idealism, Sunmachine is electronic dance music swathed in a neon pop-colored smiley face.
But it's all about studio tricks with Dario G; after an hour of this thematic journey (all the songs are tied together, and the climatic, ten-minute album closer wraps it all up in a winding, spinning kaleidoscope)".