<p style="text-align: center;">Yo yo! I’ve got a very special episode instore for you wonderful people this month. I thought I would take this opportunity to shine a little light on one of my favourite labels/collectives, I’m talkin’ about the absurdly brilliant <strong>Mandarin Dreams</strong> based out of Melbourne. This inimitable ensemble consists of, but is certainly not limited to, <strong>Silentjay, A.kid, Kuzich, Alien, Horatio Luna, Dufresne, &amp; Clever Austin</strong>. Individually they are all remarkably talented artists, but as a unit, <strong>Mandarin Dreams</strong> is certainly greater than the sum of it’s parts. I had the privilege of witnessing this powerfully versatile collective in action while they were visiting the <strong>UK</strong> in August, and have not stopped thinking about it since. So today I’d like to share with you a number of songs from the <strong>Manderin Dreams</strong> back-catalogue, a few from some of the various side-projects many of the members are a part of, and also a few tracks by some friends of the movement.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">The pieces of art used in the cover image are a few of the amazing contributions A.kid has created to visually accompany the sonic sounds Mandarin Dreams have put out.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Track Of The Week</strong>
<em>Horatio Luna - Give It Up (Feat. Milan Ring)</em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Tracklist</strong>
<em>Kuzich Intro
AcidSlop - Lament For The Sky (Mandarin Dreams) [00:01:41]
S I L E N T J A Y - Roll Over (Mandarin Dreams) [00:05:29]
Thhomas - Umut’s DMX (Mandarin Dreams) [00:08:47]
Raw Humps - Stay At Home (Mandarin Dreams) [00:11:19]
Raw Humps - Hands Off (Mandarin Dreams) [00:14:18]
Dufresne - This Song Was Appropriated (Mandarin Dreams) [00:18:17]
Arequipa ‘70 - Got To Be Paid To Be Free (Mandarin Dreams) [00:21:57]
Dufresne - Galaxy (Mandarin Dreams) [00:26:59]
Thhomas - Umut’s DMX (Part 2) (Mandarin Dreams) [00:31:14]
Dufresne - Ms Cotton (Mandarin Dreams) [00:33:04]
Horatio Luna - Fresh (La Sape Records) [00:36:11]
Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange - Stay Swag (Feat. Elf Tranzporter) (Wax Museum Records) [00:41:05]
Allysha Joy - FNFL (Gondwana Records) [00:45:08]
Horatio Luna - Give It Up (Feat. Milan Ring) (La Sape Records) [00:48:22]</em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Horatio Luna - Coconut Water (Wax Museum Records) [00:55:46]
Allysha Joy - Booty (Prod. Thhomas) (Self-Released) [00:57:03]
Z.Z. + Olive Tree - Outa Mind (Stamp The Wax) [01:00:20]
AcidSlop - Miles Van Der Rohe (Mandarin Dreams) [01:03:46]
30/70 Collective - Misrepresented (Rhythm Section Intl.) [01:07:40]
Clever Austin - Invmental (Mandarin Dreams) [01:11:55]
Remi - Contact Hi / High / I (Feat. Silent Jay) (House Of Beige) [01:15:41]
Silent Jay x Jace XL - Just Waking Up (Rhythm Section Intl.) [01:19:29]
30/70 Collective - Erykah (Setwun Remix) (Self-Released) [01:24:16]
Allysha Joy - Orbit (Brownswood Recordings) [01:27:55]
S I L E N T J A Y - The Question (Flutebeat) (3RRR Stylin' Session) (Heard and Felt) [01:34:50]
Alien - Maya (Mandarin Dreams, Northside Records) [01:36:43]
AcidSlop - RU OK (Mandarin Dreams) [01:40:41]
30/70 Collective - Local Knowledge (Moontown Records, Wondercore Island) [01:43:44]
S I L E N T J A Y - The Answer (Lost In The Starz) (Self-Released) [01:47:36]
S.O.Crates - Divide (30/70 Replay) (Foreign Brothers) [01:51:35]
Kuzich - Be Free (feat Goldman) (Mandarin Dreams) [01:56:42]</p>