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Photo of Tzusing underwater wearing a black sweater

Founder of the Sea Cucumber imprint, and a L.I.E.S. label regular, Tzusing is a stylistic shapeshifter with an impeccable ear for detail. Niamh O'Connor speaks to him about his recent album for PAN,  ‘绿帽 Green Hat’, how his sound has been informed by cultural and familial pressures, his approach to DJing, and his time spent living in parts of Asia and the US

“The moment I heard electronic music, I wanted to make it, and I wanted to figure out what a DJ was,” says Tzusing over Zoom...

Crowd shot from the Queer Trash party in Taipei

With a close-knit community of DJs playing everything from heavyweight techno to deconstructed club and Mandopop, and a healthy selection of intimate venues to host them, Taipei’s club scene is booming with creative, futuristic purpose. James Gui travels to the Taiwanese capital to learn more

It seems that almost every DJ you meet in Taipei was once the kid in LCD Soundsystem’s ‘Losing My Edge’, to whom the song’s narrator...

Premiere: Sandy’s Trace ‘Beholden’

Tzusing and Taipei’s FINAL club curate a five-track compilation of local experimental electronic talent on Sea Cucumber

A new compilation on Tzusing’s Sea Cucumber label spotlights new Taiwanese experimental electronic music. Listen to ‘Beholden’ by Sandy’s Trace below. Comprising five tracks, ‘FINAL...

Tzusing announces new album, ‘绿帽 Green Hat’, on PAN, shares track: Listen

Listen to '孝忍狠 (Filial Endure Ruthless)' now

Tzusing will release his new album, ‘绿帽 Green Hat’, on 31st March via PAN. You can hear the first track, '孝忍狠 (Filial Endure Ruthless)', below...

Berlin's CTM festival announces first names for 2023 event

Courtesy, LSDXOXO and Tzusing are among the artists on the bill

Berlin's CTM Festival has revealed the first wave of acts playing its 2023 edition in January. Taking place across a number of venues in the...

Premiere: KΣITO ‘Makimura’

Tokyo’s KΣITO presents a personalised take on South African gqom on his new EP for Tzusing’s Sea Cucumber label

Tokyo’s KΣITO is up next on Tzusing’s Sea Cucuber label with the ‘Jakuzure Butoh’ EP. Listen to ‘Makimura’ below. Across seven tracks, KΣITO presents a...

Tzusing soundtracks new Adidas ad featuring Beyoncé

An advert for Beyoncé's Ivy Park clothing range features the opening track from Tzusing's 2017 album for L.I.E.S.

Tzusing's music has been used in a new Adidas advert featuring Beyoncé. The clip features part of the track '日出東方 唯我不敗', the opening cut on...

NKC debuts on Tzusing’s Sea Cucumber label with an EP inspired by trip-hop and alt-rock club edits. Hear the ferocious title track, a collab with...

Even The Strong founder NKC will release a new EP, 'Beams', via Tzusing’s Sea Cucumber label this month. 

Marking the second release on the Malaysian-Chinese...

The label is celebrating five years of releases

Nervous Horizon will release a 10-track compilation next month.

Celebrating five years of releases, TSVI and Wallwork's imprint will continue its compilation series with 'NH...

FROM TAIWAN/CHINA

FOR FANS OF BEAU WANZER, GESLOTEN CIRKEL, BROKEN ENGLISH CLUB

THREE TUNES ‘4 FLOORS OF WHORES’, ‘NO PRIMORDIAL STATE’, ‘DIGITAL PROPERTIES’ 

Tzusing’s first two EPs — ‘A Name Out Of Place’ volumes one and two — appeared on L.I.E.S. in late 2014 and early 2015, and came at...