Changsie

Originally hailing from Chiba, a city on the eastern outskirts of Tokyo, Changsie may well have come to the attention of European audiences at last year’s Berlin Atonal, where she closed down OHM after Batu in the very early hours of the morning on one of the festival’s opening nights.

Others may have been fortunate enough to attend Joyride, the monthly party she runs with close friend and collaborator Lil Mofo at Open, a 100-cap club in Shinjuku.

Open specialises in reggae and dub music and has an impressive vintage system to boot, and whilst this forms the basis of Joyride, the duo use the party to showcase their omnivorous musical tastes, spinning dubstep, techno and acid house.

Think of Changsie’s Crack Mix as a condensed run-down of Joyride set – starting in the murky depths of UK bass before ascending into skippy, garage-indebted fare with a generous helping of hardcore thrown in for good measure.