Anonymous Z presents Not So Anonymous 15 on Scientific Sound Asia. Scientific Sound Asia is an Asian electronic music radio station, promoter and music-news platform connecting audiences across Asia and internationally.
Anonymous Z is known in Saigon, Vietnam, as the founder of Mad Circus Epic parties. He also founded Glassroom, Bahrain's first underground DJ community.
Leading a group of misfits from varied backgrounds, he organised parties and after-parties, legal or otherwise, that local nightlife remembers as legendary. His motto at the time was "They tried to bury us, but they forgot we were seeds".
After joining the Banana Hustle crew during its tropical period, he helped develop its distinctive atmosphere. Originally a Techno head, he developed a taste for digging out unusual Afro, House, Disco and Funk records.
His selections combine hand-picked Techno with more recent Indie Dance. His selection skills opened the door to underground venues including Arcan, The Lighthouse, Broma and Vitamin D after-parties.
His non-linear sets are often improvised and guided by the dancefloor across a range of musical styles. They combine tense, groove-led basslines with storytelling melodies that play with emotion.
For the fifteenth Not So Anonymous show, Anonymous Z paid tribute to pioneers of Nu-Disco who helped modernise the house music scene, including Lifelike. The programme features six tracks from the producer, alongside the original and a remix of his biggest success, Discopolis.
Anonymous Z's Not So Anonymous show 15 episode opens with LTJ Xperience's I Don't Want This Groove to Ever End on Irma Records, setting out a House Music foundation. Rigopolar's Sun of Lemuria on Nazca Records (2) brings in Nu-Disco, before Shrinkwrap's Chicken Lips Heavy Dub of Illegal Entry on Discfunction introduces Dub.
Lifelike's Nightwalk on Anjunadeep establishes the programme's Indie Dance focus. Braulio Renteria's Venus on Sinchi returns to Nu-Disco, while BadWolf's Hipnótico, featuring Sergio Ruiz, on NUFF MUSIC keeps the central mood intact.
Lifelike's Trance Europe Sexpress and Non Stop Music, both on Anjunadeep, extend the producer spotlight through sleek Indie Dance. Lifelike and Kris Menace's original Discopolis on Compuphonic then places the show's key record at the centre of the selection.
Shit Robot's Unabombers remix of Losing My Patience on Balance Music introduces Tech House tension. Lifelike's Alan Braxe remix of Overdrive on Club Sweat and Pete Herbert's Dicky Trisco DubaRub version of Kick the Habit on La Dame Noir Records bring the sequence back towards Indie Dance and House Music.
Rebolledo's Maceo Plex remix of Discotico Plexico on Hippie Dance leans into Indie Dance, followed by Miss Kittin and The Hacker's Frank Sinatra 2001 on Nobody's Bizzness. Lifelike and Kris Menace return with the Claude Monnet Main Mix of Discopolis on Defected, recasting the track in a House Music setting.
DJ Pierre, Green Velvet and Phuture's Kris Menace remix of Acid Trax 2011 on Afro Acid Digital raises the pace through Peak Time Techno. ABSL closes with I Hate Models' Electric Poisoned Heart remix of Sleepwalker Race on Blocaus, a Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) finish that takes the programme into darker territory.
Not So Anonymous episode 15
LTJ experience - I Don't Want This Groove to Ever End (Original Mix)
Mr. BC - Evil Presidentés feat L Longchamp (Original)
Rigopolar - Sun of Lemuria (Original Mix)
Shrinkwrap - Illegal Entry (Chicken Lips Heavy Dub)
Idjut Boys - Phantom Slasher (Tuff City Kids Tribales Bonus)
Lifelike - Nightwalk (Extended Mix)
Braulio Renteria - Venus (Original Mix)
BadWolf - Hipnótico (feat. Sergio Ruiz)
Lifelike - Trance Europe Sexpress (Original Mix)
Lifelike - Non Stop Music (Extended Mix)
Lifelike & Kris Menace - Discopolis (Original Mix)
Idjut Boys - Idjut Boy (Original Mix)
Shit Robot - Losing My Patience (Unabombers Remix)
Lifelike - Overdrive (Alan Braxe Remix)
Pete Herbert - Kick the Habit (Dicky Trisco DubaRub Version)
Rebolledo - Discotico Plexico (Maceo Plex Remix)
Miss Kittin & The Hacker - Frank Sinatra 2001
Alejandro Molinari - Survival Game (Original Mix)
Lifelike & Kris Menace - Discopolis (Claude Monnet Main Mix)
DJ Pierre & Green Velvet vs Phuture - Acid Trax 2011 (Kris Menace Remix)
ABSL - Sleepwalker Race (I Hate Models Electric Poisoned Heart Remix)
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