Shredding the concept of DJing down and remoulding it in her own provocative way, @maryloudj pushes the artform into bold, expressive forms that make simple beatmatching seem timid by comparison. The Berlin-based DJ is rightly proud of her approach, which she deems "unprofessional", drawing as it does on an intimate and wide-reaching relationship with sound unbound by the Tetris-block approach to DJing which so often goes along with sequenced electronic music. Drawing from a lifelong fascination with sounds from all parts of the world, and gifted with the creative elan to pull off wild shifts and unlikely juxtapositions, Marylou represents a growing culture of non-conformist DJing that proves there is so much more to say in pairing music than just keeping two beats in time. 

For this IOMix, which accompanies Joseph Francis' in-depth interview with Marylou, we've been gifted a recording of her Sunday afternoon set from pe:rsona 2024, an intimate festival hosted by @positiveeducationfest that took place in France. As the photos attest, it was a blistering July sun that beat down on the three hour session, and there's a sense of that clamouring, dry heat in Marylou's mesmerising, epic session. There's so much to experience and absorb - drums of all shapes and sizes, chants from unknown lands, extreme textures and haunting beauty, crushing bass and bittersweet swerves. You'll never hear another DJ do it quite like Marylou. 

Head to International Orange to read the interview: https://internationalorange.io/marylou-from-ritual-to-rave/

IOMix018 // Marylou

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