@karlalynch: Unreleased from me. It will be released in 2023 i think

That's a really powerfull track, what's the ID ?

We're very much behind Mala Ika's manifesto. The Guadeloupe-born, France-based producer and DJ urges everyone to embrace their oddities and be weird - let's be real, normal is boring...

As an ode to championing your oddities, she launched the media company BeWeird and her label Weirdos Records, the latter as a space to house her own music and that of her like-minded contemporaries such as Amarcord, Neurotiker and Tony Y Not. Her latest outing sees her join forces with Antipop for Touch and Retouch, a two-tracker of fresh, driving Italo house.

Mala's future-facing take on Italo, disco, indie dance and synth has caught the ears of several other labels too, namely Jennifer Cardini's Correspondant, Clash Lion and Wrong Era, who she's released remixes and tracks with over the last few years.

On today's mix she blends some of those signature flavours, from indie-tinged disco and contemporary Italo to driving synth cuts and cosmic house jams.... Delayed Monday blues rearing their head? Fear not, Mala's here to put a smile on your face on this grey, cloudy Tuesday.

Mala Ika: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

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