Maggie contributed an absolute smasher of a breaky, grimey mixtape as the tenth iteration of this series. Selfishly, I feel a connection to this mixtape that is so comforting, her selections being right in my personal comfort zone as a DJ and raver. So how could I not help but relate my own experiences in the dark warehouses to my Koreanness as well? What a gift.
-hyeonje

***
Co-founder and boss of Denver’s respected Recon DNB collective, Maggie "Despise" has been a dedicated advocate of jungle and drum & bass for nearly two decades. Through Recon, she is a tastemaker, passionately promoting the underground sounds of the genre and introducing a multitude of global DNB talent to the Colorado scene. With 25+ years of DJ experience, she mixes a diverse range of sounds in and around jungle, DNB and beyond. Always on the hunt for those deep cuts, her versatile style encompasses hardcore, halftime, footwork, minimal, rave and anything a bit weird and different. Expect to hear something fresh and moody from this selector.
 
@despise-byte

Tracklist:
Drone - Dance With The Devil
Om Unit - Prophecy                                        
ET Finger - The Block 
Doctor Jeep - Angel                                 
Keefe - Dred 84                       
Denham Audio - Do You Sell Hardcore?                                              
DJ Swisha - Club Megamixxx(Dub Mix)                                               
Jason Code - 4 Square            
DJ Swisha - Shai’s Loop                                              
XTC - Functions on the Low (Pj Bridger Refix) 
Drumskull - Phase Velocity (Mani Festo Remix)
Drone - Ski Mask feat. Nah Eeto                      
Hyroglifics, Deft - Two For Two                        
Mantra - Damaged                                          
Pablo Dread & Broken Lip - Azzido Domingo feat. Anna Milman
Siu Mata & Amor Satyr - Jiggy Bow                
Settle Down - Seen                 
Nikki Nair & Sam Binga - The Only Way Out                                 
RFTV - I Love Rain                                                                   
Last Life - Curse                                              
Damian's Ghost - Voices              
Settle Down - London Jungle                                      
Morelia - Work Yo Back                                   
The Prodigy - No Good (POLO LILLI Restart)  
Amadeo & Oxóssi - Senta (Doctor Jeep Remix)                                  
Kosheen - Hide U (Outrage & Markee Ledge Booty Refix)       
Last Life - Tensor                                
Moondoctor - Sandwiches bootleg WIP                                               
Trophy - Werk                         
Neeketone - Fine Day                                      
Fracture - The Limit VIP                      
Tim Reaper - DJs In The Mix                           
Digital - Forward Thinking                                                      
Om Unit - Dark Sunrise (Feat Tamara Blessa)

010 - Despise - Gwan Kwon

Diasporic Corean Mixtapes is an online mix series documenting the untold rave narratives of the post-colonial Korean diaspora. 

Run by Hyeonje out of Seattle, WA, USA.
@hyeonje-fka-hommegranate

Send submissions and inquiry to: diasporic.corean.mixtapes@gmail.com