Hailing from Pietermaritzburg, a few miles west of Durban in South Africa, Nkanyiso Shoba aka Mxshi Mo is carving his own niche in the electronic world. A sufferer of Retinitis Pigmentosa, a rare syndrome that impairs his vision, especially at night, the producer and DJ is unfortunately unable to perform in the evening, a handicap that makes it difficult to produce music for club environments. Describing his own style as a “hybrid, between gqom and Afro tech house with a little bit of garage,”<\/em> Mxshi Mo made his debut on the British label More Time Records \u2013 the home of Bryte and the Bala Bala Boyz \u2013 with the EPs Zulu Science<\/em> and 3201<\/em>. Very personal tracks stand out, like the epic \u201cBass Anthem,\u201d the lo-fi \u201cLost Tribe,\u201d the 8-bit projections of \u201cWoza\u201d and the tension released on “Orphans.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mxshi Mo interprets gqom by threading it into the borders of Afro-tech, trap, sghubu or house, embodying a desire to experiment that he has been materializing over the course of his discography. With no less than 6 self-produced EPs released since July 2020, the artist proves that he has some gas in the tank: \u201cbeing on lockdown has changed the way I approached things but it is also natural for me to put out music whenever I feel that the world should hear it,\u201d<\/em> he says. For this PAM Club session, he offers a mixtape of dark, yet hopeful, sounds, punctuated by heavy bass and a purely South African groove. “I chose to present you those songs because I wanted to create a mix that was dark and nostalgic! I wanted to showcase an experimental yet versatile side of my productions.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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