Anonymous Z presents Not So Anonymous episode 25 on Scientific Sound Asia. Scientific Sound Asia is an Asian electronic music radio station, promoter, DJ agency and music-news platform connecting audiences across Asia and internationally.
Anonymous Z is mostly famous in Saigon, Vietnam, for founding the Mad Circus Epic parties. He also founded Bahrain's first underground DJ community, Glassroom, where a multinational group staged parties and after-parties, both legal and otherwise, remembered as legendary in the local nightlife.
His motto at the time was, "They tried to bury us, but they forgot we were seeds". Joining the Banana Hustle crew in its punchy tropical frenzy, he helped develop its unique vibe.
Originally a Techno head, he developed a taste for digging out distinctive Afro, House, Disco and Funk tracks, complementing these with hand-picked Techno and recent Indie Dance. His strong abilities as a selecta opened the doors to underground venues including Arcan, The Lighthouse, Broma and Vitamin D after-parties.
His non-linear sets are often improvised and guided by the dance floor, moving through varied styles with tense, groovy bass lines and epic storytelling melodies that play with emotion. Defining himself through time, he explores world music and the oldest age of electro.
His selections can reach trippy, dark downtempo sets with strong tribal and South American influences. At other times, he favours groovier yet dark Leftfield Electro infused with Nu-Disco, Electroclash, Wave, New Beat and Dark Disco.
Anonymous Z opens episode 25 with a strong organic and tribal foundation, shaping a deep ritualistic mood through selections like Sereias Do Planeta Vermelho, Eletrotranse Do Alto Rio Negro and Shiri. These early choices weave earthy textures, ceremonial vocals and hypnotic percussion, forming the groundwork for a journey rooted in global rhythm.
The set grows more mystical as pieces such as Cuando El Momento Llegué, Khayyam and Dances With Wolves introduce richer melodic phrasing. Atmospheric progressions and warm analogue tones begin to emerge, shifting the sound into a more expansive progressive-organic space while maintaining the natural cadence of the opening section.
A darker and more electronic edge appears with tracks like Istanbul À Facette, Unoina and Culture Mess. Indie dance patterns and slow-rave momentum blend with the organic elements already in motion, moving the set into deeper club territory without losing its storytelling character.
The closing stretch becomes increasingly expressive through emotive selections including Wizard Of Love, Leaving and She Once Knew before rising into the dramatic melodic tension of Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun and Small Heart Attack. The finale, Mind Maze and Guede, completes the mix with a powerful fusion of trance-infused drive and atmospheric colour, shaping a cohesive and immersive episode from start to finish.
Not So Anonymous episode 25
Ohxala - Sereias Do Planeta Vermelho (Original Mix)
R Vicenzo - Eletrotranse Do Alto Rio Negro (Baníwas Mix)
Ditti - Shiri (Original Mix)
Mekine U Teksi - Wustenfall (Original)
Carlomarco - Cuando El Momento Llegué (Feat. Silvio Astier)
Jugurtha - Khayyam (Original Mix)
Raw Main - Dances With Wolves (Original Mix)
Wide Awake - Zero Points (Original Mix)
Stanisha & Estray - Samsara (Original Mix)
Tebra - Xx Gora (Valeron Remix)
Bozart - Istanbul À Facette (Melokolektiv, Konvex The Shadow Remix)
Ricardo Ruben - Unoina (Dirt Track Remix)
Impérieux - Culture Mess (Original Mix)
Carolain Luf - Voice Of Epsom (Original Mix)
Blond:ish/Shawni - Wizard Of Love (Modular Project Remix)
Modular Project - Leaving (Acid Pauli Remix)
Barotti - She Once Knew (Massimiliano Pagliara Remix)
Bedouin - Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun (Guy Gerber Remix)
Guy Mantzur, Sahar Z F. Amir Darzi - Small Heart Attack (Agents Of Time Reinterpretation)
Animal Picnic, Ran Salman - Mind Maze (Original Mix)
DJ Hell - Guede (Artbat Rave Mix)
Listen on Mixcloud here.