Anonymous Z 'Not So Anonymous' episode 1 uploaded to Mixcloud.

Anonymous Z has released the tracklist for the first episode of Not So Anonymous 1, broadcast on Scientific Sound Asia, the online underground electronic music station, DJ agency and promoter serving both local and expatriate audiences across the Asian region.

Anonymous Z is best known in Saigon, Vietnam, as the founder of the legendary Mad Circus Epic parties, which became a defining force within the city’s underground nightlife. A true instigator of creative chaos, he also established Bahrain’s first underground DJ collective, Glassroom, bringing together a diverse community of artists and music lovers.

Leading this group of like-minded misfits, he organised a series of parties and after-parties, both sanctioned and unsanctioned, that are still remembered as pivotal moments in the local scene.

Guided by his motto, “They tried to bury us, but they forgot we were seeds,” he aligned himself with the Banana Hustle crew, contributing to their vibrant, tropical aesthetic and high-energy sound.

Although originally rooted in Techno, Anonymous Z gradually developed a deeper passion for digging across genres, uncovering rare and distinctive records spanning Afro, House, Disco and Funk. Alongside this, he complements his sets with carefully curated selections of contemporary Techno and emerging Indie Dance.

His reputation as a highly skilled selector has seen him play at some of the region’s most respected underground venues, including Arcan, The Lighthouse and the infamous Broma and Vitamin D after-parties. His performances are characteristically non-linear and largely improvised, responding instinctively to the dancefloor rather than following a fixed plan.

Moving fluidly across styles, his sets are defined by tense, groove-driven basslines, cinematic melodies and emotionally charged storytelling that keeps audiences fully engaged from start to finish. This set pays tribute to Disco through a non-conventional way and in its pure underground form through classic anthems of electronic music and brand new production.

The opening sequence leans into mid-tempo electronic textures, starting with the electro-tinged drive of Jam On It before sliding into cosmic-leaning disco from Dionigi and a spacious, clubby feel from Lone Solo Drummer. Todd Terje’s Delorean Drums introduces a leftfield, percussive swing, while Red Axes and further Dionigi cuts deepen the psychedelic, space-disco mood.

The mix settles into a steady groove through Ike, the sleek French-house character of The Chase, and the darker, off-kilter energy of Mugwump and Pardon Moi. Javier Busto and the Kincaid remix of This Is The Time shift the palette toward synth-led Indie Dance and Synthpop flavours without breaking the flow.

The centre of the set moves toward African-influenced rhythms, beginning with Lion’s Drums and Yuksek’s Nu-Disco take on French Touch, followed by the Talabot and Pional rework of Afrika Afrika. Freudenthal’s Italo-leaning edit, Lindstrøm’s Another Station and the Quantic mix of Disco Africa reinforce the connection between disco, Afro-funk and contemporary dancefloor sensibilities.

In the closing stretch, the music becomes more reflective and varied, passing through Fabrizio Mammarella’s psychedelic edit, Yello’s experimental Synthpop, Mugwump’s stripped-back Stanza and HNNY’s deep, disco-tinged edit. The set finishes with Guy Gerber’s Progressive House groove, a return to Italo style from Italoconnection, and finally Laurent Garnier’s broken, Afro-inflected rhythm, tying the journey together across house, disco and global influences.

Anonymous Z, Not So Anonymous 1.

Newcleus - Jam On It (Chicken Lips Drum Deluxe!) [MB Disco]

Dionigi - Extra Light (Original Mix) [Quantistic Division]

Stereocalypse - Lone Solo Drummer (Original Mix) [Innervisions]

Todd Terje - Delorean Drums (Original Mix) [Olsen Records]

Red Axes - Sound Test (Original Mix) [Permanent Vacation]

Dionigi - Cosmic All Night (Original Mix) [Quantistic Division]

Dawad - Ike (Original Mix) [SSOH Music]

Lifelike - The Chase (Extended Mix) [Computer Science]

Mugwump - Das Nacht Ist Kuhl (Original Mix) [Subfield]

Pardon Moi - Rodeo Star (Original Mix) [Nein Records]

Javier Busto - Dosis Feat. Mufti (Jason Peters Remix) [Espacio Cielo]

Blancmange - This Is The Time (Kincaid Remix) [Blanc Check Records]

Carolayn Luf - Cordyceps (Original Mix) [Nein Records]

Lion's Drums - Onwere (Original Mix) [Macadam Mambo]

Yuksek - I Don't Have A Drum Machine (Original Mix) [Partyfine]

Ekambi Brillant - Afrika Afrika (John Talabot & Pional "Lost Script" Rerub) [Soundway Records]

Freudenthal - So Tief (Italo Brutalo Remix) [Nein Records]

Lindstrøm - Another Station (Todd Terje Remix) [Smalltown Supersound]

The Ogyatanaa Show Band - Disco Africa (Quantic Mix) [Soundway Records]

Die Orangen - Oodnadatta Rain (Fabrizio Mammarella Remix) [Malka Tuti]

Yello - Wall Street Bongo (B-side From Tied Up) [Mercury Records]

Mugwump - Stanza (Original Mix) [Subfield]

HNNY - Hotline Riddim (Jacques Renault Edit) [Let's Play House]

Guy Gerber - Stoppage Time (Original Mix) [Bedrock Records]

Joseeph - Detweller (Original Mix) [Nein Records]

Italoconnection - Humanize (Italoconnection Disco Mix) Feat. Francesca Gastaldi [Bordello A Parigi]

Lion's Drums - Naa (Original Mix) [Macadam Mambo]

Laurent Garnier - Gnanmankoudi (Original Broken Afro Mix) [F Communications]

Listen on Mixcloud Here.