Evaporate 蒸發 ends year on a high note with final VA compilation of 2024

Taipei-based label Evaporate 蒸發 concludes an impressive year with its seventh and final VA compilation of 2024.

With this release, the label continues to cement its position solidifying its place as a key player in pushing minimal, deep, and dubby house music from Asia to the global stage.

A hallmark of Evaporate’s VA series is its commitment to fresh perspectives—no artist has ever been repeated across their compilations, making each edition uniquely vibrant.

This edition showcases an eclectic mix of global talents spanning Turkey, Germany, Thailand, the UK, Brazil, Colombia, Poland, Mexico, Romania, France, and Russia. Highlights include Turkey’s Baban, Berlin’s Bladehouse founder CVO, and Thailand’s house music luminary DOTT.

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Representing Asia, More Rice Records co-founder DOTT delivers a standout track, ‘My Feeling’. Clocking in just under seven minutes, this sonic journey builds on robotic synth lines, crisp hi-hats, and percussive layers, resulting in an alluring groove.

The track’s thudding bassline and eerie, otherworldly tones strike a balance between uplifting house euphoria and a shadowy undercurrent.

Midway, a momentary pause offers a breather before plunging listeners back into its hypnotic energy, complete with sharp, shrilling synths and crisp percussive chaos. It’s minimal, dubby, and quintessentially Evaporate.

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Looking ahead to 2025, the label teases to Mixmag Asia an exciting slate of EPs featuring talents like Lukea, Minbue, and Andrey Djackonda, ensuring its global presence will only grow stronger.

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Amira Waworuntu is Mixmag Asia’s Managing Editor, follow her on Instagram.

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