RADII Mix: Mid-Autumn Jams to Break the Summer Heat

Yin (音, “music”) is a weekly RADII feature that looks at Chinese songs spanning classical to folk to modern experimental, and everything in between. Drop us a line if you have a suggestion.

Summer’s almost gone! Grab a pair of headphones and a couple of mooncakes and give us an hour+ of your time, because RADII is back with another mix highlighting our recent favorites. Soundtrack your Mid-Autumn Festival with this smash-up of damaged dance music, deconstructed rock’n’roll, reimagined folk and AI-enhanced composition, a wide and deep sampling of what we’ve been listening to over the past few months.

Full track list and buy/stream links under the Soundcloud embed. Click the artists’ names below for more RADII articles on each.

[00:00] TRUETRUE – “The Summer Is Almost Gone” (buy/stream)

[04:30] Joy Ginger – “I’m Lost” (buy/stream)

[07:36] Slikback & Hyph11e – “SHIMIAN” (buy/stream)

[10:37] Laughing Ears – “Polymorphic Reality” (buy/stream)

[15:59] GG Lobster  – “Rivaldo Top 10 Goals” (buy/stream)

[20:55] Howie Lee – “Enter the Tigerwoods” (stream)

[25:09] Guzz – “Walking in a Boundless Dream” (buy/stream)

[29:22] 工工工 – “Some Kind of Demon” (buy/stream)

[32:23] Dear Eloise – “Eyes, Dreams, And Blonde” (buy/stream)

[35:27] Jumping Goat – “你怎么能够轻易地相信” (forthcoming, Maybe Mars)

[40:41] Sunset Rollercoaster – “Vanilla” + “Villa” (buy/stream)

[45:36] YEHAIYAHAN – “Sleepless” (buy/stream)

[48:36] Yao Chunyang – “A Naxi Doze” (buy/stream)

[52:17] 33EMYBW – “Happy Museum” (buy/stream)

[57:34] Gooooose – “Uncanny” (buy/stream)

[01:01:19] Wang Changcun – “nyth” (buy/stream)

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Cover image: Mid-Autumn Festival decorations in Beijing (Shizhao/Wikipedia)

More RADII mixes:

A Decade of Sound from Jeff Kai-Luen Liang, aka Soulspeak (Exclusive Mix)

City Mix: Heady Brew from Chengdu

Yin Mix: Freezing Singles (Autumn 2018)