2023 repress - sick new onra! pt 2 of his chinoiseries, which has him going off digging all over china and vietnam on a quest for loops! comes with free download code! same same but different, the familiar phrase heard throughout south east asia, a perfect description to characterize onras latest project, a follow up to his 2007 lp - chinoiseries. so almost five years later, here we go back on the trail of another asian beat journey with 32 hip-hop instrumentals inspired by chinese and vietnamese music. a lot has happened in between: the big payback with byron the aquarius.

japans mule musiq present second edition of the midnight in tokyo series, showcasing their countrys capital and its propensity for audio-visual dystopia.

2015 saw damian lazarus create his most ambitious project to date in the ancient moons, producing a full-length album message from the other side co-produced by james ford (simian mobile disco, arctic monkeys, florence & the machine), with a wide assortment of vocalists and collaborators from around the world. they went on to support roisin murphy on tour, gain wide acclaim from the likes and lazarus became the final cover-star of the year in the uks mixmag magazine. now the tracks from message the other side have been reinterpreted by an assortment of producers for a remix album. three of these remixes will be released as an ep entitled remixes from the other side (part i), featuring remixes from red axes, acid pauli and mehmet asian. the second remix ep will following in a few weeks.