Microbial Memories featured on Johannesburg-based online radio platform - Lilies Radio -  is a monthly offering that looks at gut health, the politics of sugar, antibiotics, and so much more. Hypoestes explores the definition of microbiomes and how what we eat influences every aspect of our lives. Tune in for news clips, educational video extracts, and of course, a great music selection. You'll also hear some voice recordings of Hypoestes' stomach.

Microbial Memories 02.06.24

Can You See The Light

Some ethereal tracks sprinkled with acid beats for your smiling pleasure.

What Happened To June

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Navigating high functioning anxiety through sound.

High Functioning Anxiety

Some sonic release for all my pent up anxiety and stress. I'm feeling better now - for now. I also added a voice clip from my first field recording in Cape Town CBD.

Monday Field Trip

Mandy Alexander aka Hypoestes is a writer and DJ currently residing in Johannesburg, South Africa. Hypoestes aims to look at music as a function for healing through movement. Her use of house and techno music unpacks the roots of these genres attributed by black musicians during the 1980’s. As a writer and DJ, Hypoestes engages in critical conversations surrounding marginalisation and inequalities within the electronic dance music scene as well as the lived realities of people of colour in South Africa. These conversations extend to the dancefloor by use of dominant percussive elements which are found in many nguni and bantu cultures. As a writer of South African electronic dance music and the experiences of those who engage with the genre, Hypostes has published work on Dweller, Beatportal and Resident Advisor. 
Since her debut in 2020, Hypoestes has appeared both locally and internationally, including performances in Berlin at Whole Festival and Tresor in 2023 as well as completing a three-month residency “Liner Notes” on the Bristol based 1020 Radio. Appearances on home soil include curated DJ sets at One Park, ZEITZ MOCAA - Museum of Contempary Art of Africa,  Search Festival, Smalltown Beat and Truth.

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