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Mengzy Selects - 028 / October
Mixmag Asia's bass purveyor Mengzy shares her musical discoveries from around the region
Welcome to ‘Mengzy Selects’, a monthly video column which features five recently released tracks by producers and labels in Asia and across the Asian diaspora. Your host is Mengzy: a Hong Kong-based DJ and producer, PhD in musicology, music journalist, and co-founder of Feed the Dragon.
To watch the video version of this month’s column, click here.
Yunna ‘Ride Out’
After debuting on All The People’s first VA in May, Yunna returns to the LA-based label with ‘The Arrival’. Opener ‘Ride Out’ sets the tone for a versatile EP where rave aesthetics guide its multi-genre offerings across techno, breaks, jungle, and footwork.
Listen to ‘Ride Out’ here.
The Jets Orkhestra ‘X-290’ (Turbotito & Ragz Remix)
The third and final single in the lead up to Vol. 2 of rare groove revival series ‘Naya Beat’, ‘X-290’ sees label heads Turbotito and Rags remix an early-90s British Asian house gem by The Jets Orkhestra. The intro is to die for and it only gets better from there…
Listen to ‘X-290’ (Turbotito & Ragz Remix) here.
Baalti ‘Third Umpire’
One of this month’s best weapons has to be Baalti’s ‘Third Umpire’. Released as part of a 5-track VA from San Franciscan label Club Moniker, the duo have crafted a UK club-influenced standout whose rhythms and organic percussion feel fresh with each listen.
Listen to ‘Third Umpire’ here.
Pluto Monkey ‘Visions of New Fusion’ (feat. STREETON)
‘Visions of New Fusion’ is a delightful jazzy collab from New Delhi-based Pluto Monkey and London-based STREETON. The track is part of the ‘Identity Monkey’ EP, which was made by recording live synth, keys, and bass against recorded beats, and it’s a joy to listen to.
Listen to ‘Visions of New Fusion’ (feat. STREETON) here.
Carpenter ‘Hitman Riddim’
A B-side with something to prove, ‘Hitman Riddim’ by Carpainter feels funky and deranged with ultra-chopped and filtered instrumental samples that dance from right to left in a cheeky stereo play. Think supercharged video game music meets heist movie soundtrack antics.
Listen to ‘Hitman Riddim’ here.
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