Ezmun announces tracklists and guest DJ for 'Cooking With Gas' 06.

Ezmun has announced guest DJ Tony McBride and their track-lists for Cooking With Gas 06, airing this Sunday. Scientific Sound Asia is the ex-pat and local English-language electronic music station, promoter and DJ agency for Vietnam, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines and the wider region.

Cooking With Gas is a weekly dose of percussive, groovy and darker shades of electronic music curated by Ezmun. This week’s show is the second instalment of a two-part 140 BPM series, featuring a one-hour mix from Ezmun followed by a one-hour contribution from Tony McBride.

Tony created his 140 BPM mixes as a love letter to the early output of Hessle Audio, a label that reshaped the UK underground with its broken rhythms, low-end experimentation and boundary-pushing club sound. His selection pays tribute to that era, and Ezmun’s own contribution echoes this celebration wholeheartedly. Cooking With Gas raises a glass to Hessle Audio and the sonic movement it inspired.

Tony has been mixing since he received his first set of belt-drive decks at the age of ten. Over the years, he has organised events across the UK, supported rising artists, and shared the stage with names such as Todd Terry at Culture. He has also appeared at the popular Cumbrian festival Solfest.

Under his Mixcloud alias Slowpony, Tony showcases an eclectic range of sounds, reflecting his broad taste and versatility. More recently, he has been focusing on sharpening his production skills, experimenting with the UK bass continuum and revisiting some of the influences that shaped his early sets.

Ezmun is originally from Cumbria in the United Kingdom and relocated to Vietnam to pursue his musical ambitions as both a DJ and producer. The pandemic forced him to spend time in Melbourne, where he continues to develop his sound and release his weekly show.

His background mirrors that of many DJs: bedroom experiments, house parties among close friends, and eventually his breakthrough into clubs. By 2019, he was performing in Manchester, Hanoi, Laos and Ho Chi Minh City.

Drawn to the dark and sparse tension of minimal half-time 140s and the clattering energy of percussive leftfield bass, he uses these elements as peaks and troughs within his techno-oriented sets. Over the past year, he has been building a quiet but steady reputation within Vietnam’s underground scene. Alongside DJing, he is dedicating more time to music production, with new material expected to surface next year.

While temporarily based in Melbourne, Ezmun is exploring the city’s underground scene, refining his craft and collaborating with other emerging producers. Cooking With Gas offers him a platform to spotlight friends, invite lesser-known DJs, and explore the genres that have shaped his sound in more depth.

Cooking With Gas episode 06 opens in Ezmun’s hands with James Blake’s warped soulful rod, its 1-800 Dinosaur minimalism setting a ghostly tone before Ramadanman’s tak snaps the swing into Hessle Audio’s golden-era purple. Bruce’s serotonin dip drags us deeper, Yak’s zephyr breezes through R&S’s crystalline bass, and Bakongo’s anytime injects Tru Thoughts’ tribal heat, the instrumental of Magic Drum Orchestra’s Dunn’s River version rolling like a big-system carnival.

Pangaea’s trouble coils tight on Hessle, Ahadadream’s hydration splashes More Time’s global rhythm, Mele’s boogaloo bounces Club Bad’s Latin fire, and Randomer’s brunks hard on Hemlock’s wonky edge. Geode opens the portal with Chord Marauders’ sub pressure, Untold can’t stop the feeling in classic Hemlock purple, Ramadanman tumbles again on Swamp81’s half-step, Lag’s sama doma floats Pictures Music’s ethereal swing, D1’s missin aches with soul, and Scuba’s buzzsaw slices the air on Hotflush’s 2010 peak.

Tony Mcbride takes the second hour into deeper waters: Sebmann’s unreleased time drifts ghostly, Elgato’s luv zombie stalks Hessle’s shadows, and Joy Orbison’s brkln clln still feels like London at 3 a.m. Appleblim and Peverelist circle endlessly on Apple Pips, Visionist’s sodium burns cold, Mount Kimbie’s carbonated gets Airhead’s dreamy refix, and Ramadanman works them one last time on Swamp81’s heavyweight low-end.

Pearson Sound blanks the air, Arkist asks what we see on Apple Pips, Skream’s smokers haze fills Tempa’s dungeon, Blawan’s fram rattles R&S’s warehouse, Eliphino’s affection melts hearts on Hotflush, Joe’s grimelight glows in Hessle’s half-light, Synkro’s tribe pulses Exit’s autonomic drums, Motion stays below Tectonic’s radar, Objekt’s goose escapes with razor-sharp precision, Pangaea coils and routes us home through Hessle’s labyrinth, and TRG’s broken heart and put you down refixes close the night in Martyn and Ramadanman’s immortal swing.

Ezmun and Tony McBride’s Cooking With Gas episode 06 is a flawless love letter to 2009–2012’s purple, wonky, future-garage and bass golden era, a masterclass in swing, space and soul that still sounds untouchable today.

'Cooking With Gas' Episode 06.

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James Blake – Give A Man A Rod [1-800 Dinosaur]

Ramadanman – Tak [Soul:r]

Bruce – Serotonin Levels Low [Hessle Audio]

Yak – Zephyr [R&S Records]

Bakongo – Anytime [Tru Thoughts]

Magic Drum Orchestra – Two Bs One White (Bigga’s Dunn’s River Version) Instrumental [Tru Thoughts]

Pangaea – Trouble [Hessle Audio]

Ahadadream – Hydration [More Time Records]

Mele – Boogaloo [Club Bad]

Randomer – Brunk [Hemlock Recordings]

Geode – Portal [Chord Marauders]

Untold – I Can’t Stop This Feeling [Hemlock Recordings]

Ramadanman – Tumble [Swamp81]

Lag – Sama Doma [Pictures Music]

D1 – Missin [Hessle Audio]

Scuba – Buzzsaw [Hotflush Recordings]

Tony Mcbride (second hour).

Sebmann – Time [Witness Music]

Elgato – Luv Zombie [Hessle Audio]

Joy Orbison – Brkln Clln [Doldrums]

Appleblim & Peverelist – Circling [Apple Pips]

Visionist – Sodium [Left Blank]

Mount Kimbie – Carbonated (Airhead Remix) [Hotflush Recordings]

Ramadanman – Work Them [Swamp81]

Pearson Sound – Blanked [Hessle Audio]

Arkist – What Do I See [Apple Pips]

Skream – Smokers [Tempa]

Blawan – Fram [R&S Records]

Eliphino – Affection [Hotflush Recordings]

Joe – Grimelight [Hessle Audio]

Synkro – Tribe [Exit Records]

Motion – Below The Radar [Tectonic]

Objekt – The Goose That Got Away [Objekt]

Pangaea – Coiled [Hessle Audio]

Pangaea – Router [Hessle Audio]

TRG – Broken Heart (Martyn’s DCM Remix) [Tempa]

TRG – Put You Down (Ramadanman Refix) [Hotflush Recordings]

Listen on Mixcloud here.