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Textured and sensual, the Montreal multi-hyphenate balances her rich, waveforming tone with danceable, electronic  signatures. The rapper is fierce and frequently funny, erupting from gauzy runs to deliver a quick uppercut that stings. With hooky, addictive features by Ambrose Getz and Darkus Millon, ripe fruit is an intimate record of healing, with Montreal's nightlife at its heart. An artful collaborator, Hua Li co-wrote and performed on Gayance's 2023 Polaris short-listed album, \u003ci\u003eMasquerade\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the touring DJ for Inuk electro-pop throat singer, Riit. Her charismatic stage show has taken her around the world, including tours with Cadence Weapon and Fat Tony (serving as the former's touring DJ), to Reykjavik's Secret Solstice Festival, the Montreal International Jazz Festival, and Pride Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Next Door Records","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50402111193419,"sku":"2178145","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50402110767435,"sku":"2178143","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/201374938279_eef53c61_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726532498"},{"product_id":"hua-hua-plays-for-you-vol-1","title":"Hua Hua Plays for You Vol. 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Gosling (aka Mekon) the English big beat\/industrial musician and electronica producer, launches his new label Hua Hua (pronounced wah wah) with an 11-track compilation album. A quick scan at some of the featured artists showcases a line up of legends - eighties rap sensation Schooly D sitting alongside Primal Scream mainstay Bobby Gillespie and John’s recently departed punk hero Alan Vega - even Roxy Music’s saxophonist and founder member Andy Mackay makes an appearance. And while John’s electronic alter ego Mekon is always on hand to remix and arrange, he’s far from the only producer behind the proverbial wheel.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It’s stuff I had lying around and now I am finding ways to get it out of my system,” he says. “It’s all been brought to the world with brilliant new artwork by Isabelle de Jour, who also features on various tracks.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGosling is well known as a member of both Psychic TV and Coil (for the album Transparent). Gosling founded the groups Zos Kia with John Balance and Bass-o-Matic with William Orbit before recording as Mekon. He has also remixed under the name Sugar J. And that’s before we get to the fact that he has soundtracked some of the most forward-thinking fashion shows in the world - crafting the soundscapes for Alexander McQueen shows since the show Dante in 1996. Firstly working hand in hand with the late great Lee “Alexander” McQueen, then with his successor Sarah Burton. In the mid-to-late-nineties he was a core member of the group Agent Provocateur along with Matthew Ashman (originally of Bow Wow Wow), Dan Peppe, Danny Saber (of Black Grape) and Cleo Torez. He has also worked with artists such as Roxanne Shanté ('Yes Yes Y'All'), Marc Almond ('Delirious'), and Afrika Bambaataa. His third album “Something Came Up” featured artwork by Alexander McQueen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn is as passionate about Suicide and Alan Vega and what he describes as “the new stuff”. Besides, he says, “that’s how people listen to music now. I think kids – my kids anyway – listen right across the board. People don’t see genres anymore. So it’s my definition of good music.” It’s safe to say that this is very much Volume 1. “Yes, it doesn’t cover everything and Volume 2 will be completely different.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklist: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Alan Vega, Bobby Gillespie, Andy Mackay - Blood On the Moon (Mekon Rebuild)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Renegade Soundwave - A.D.I.D.A.S.\t\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Bobby Gillespie - I Put A Spell On You\t\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Robert Ames \u0026amp; Ben Corrigan - Chrome Ocean (Mekon Mix)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Rema-Rema - Rema-Rema (Mekon Mix)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Leslie Winer - When I Was Walt Whitman (Mekon Remix)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. HBAR - Hendy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Mekon \u0026amp; Schooly D - Saturday Night (Hit By A Rock - Fucked Up Mix)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Mona Mur - Tied (Mekon Vs Hit By A Rock Mix) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Jiz - I Am The Moon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. 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