Featuring two new original tracks by the Welsh artist himself.
Sasha has decided to turn his ‘LUZoSCURA’ playlists that he premiered on Spotify months ago into a self-titled compilation and mix that will be released via Alkaane and !K7 Records on May 7th. The announcement of the release arrives today accompanied by ‘HNDI’, an unreleased song by the artist himself.
‘The playlist thrived during the lockdown,’ highlights Sasha. ‘For the first time in over 20 years I had no reference point for banging club music, so I gravitated towards the ‘LUZoSCURA’ playlist. I threw more energy into curating it because the sound felt right for that time, and I quickly realized I wanted to make some of my own music with this theme.’
‘The compilation process was an amazing experience in connecting with newer, budding artists I wouldn’t normally receive music from. From this new project, I want people to be ready for something beyond the 4 X 4 kick drum, something which goes in different directions. Mixing it was quite different to the standard progression that I’m used to when I DJ because the beauty of the ‘LUZoSCURA’ sound is that it jumps between breakbeat to melodic to ambient, yet it still flows.’
As with many artists, the limitations of confinement sometimes affected Sasha’s mindset and productive drive. However, it was after an especially frustrating day that he was able to channel this energy into a studio session that would set the stage for this compilation, dusting off two tracks like ‘HNDI’ and ‘Corner Shop’ in the process.
‘During the first lockdown my basement studio became quite an escape for me. I had many late night intense creative writing sessions, sometimes putting 10 ideas down in one night. ‘HNDI’ and ‘Corner Shop’ both came from a night like that.’, further explains Sasha.
Sasha’s ‘LUZoSCURA’ compilation mix will be out on May 7th, via Alkaane and !K7 Records. A limited-edition deluxe purple marble and poster boxset and smoked marble vinyl will be also available.
Listen to ‘HNDI’ below, and pre-order the compilation here.
Tracklist:
- Sasha – Corner Shop
- DJ P – Power
- BAILE – Gone
- Trypheme – Music For An Imaginary Fashion Society
- Just Her & Nolan. Keisha Mair – Breathe You
- Sasha & Franky Wah – I’ll Never Change
- Reserve Parachute – Dark Sky
- MJ Cole – Maestro
- lau.ra – I’ll Wait
- QRTR – Forest Sprint
- Enui – Us
- The Micronaut – Koelsa
- Jody Barr feat. Felicia Douglass – Accidental Lovers
- BOA – Essence
- Polymod – Cycles
- Rival Consoles – Not Really
- Cortese – Circles
- Nocow – Atent
- Sasha – HNDI
- Alex Banks – Resurgence
- Felsmann + Tiley – Yin/Yang
