MIXED BY Submerse

Each week, we present an exclusive set where the only boundaries are impeccable taste and skill. This week: Submerse.

25-year-old English producer Submerse, who transplanted to Tokyo from his hometown of Runcorn, England, pioneered a microgenre called J-garage--a combination of UK garage's skittering beats with sugary J-pop samples. Judging from his prolific output for labels like Sony, R&S sister label Apollo, Ministry or Sound, and even a Japanese imprint called Maltine (check out his album cover's eye-popping homage to anime), his musical cross-breeding turned out to be quite a hit.

But for this 34-minute mix he made for us, Submerse swivels to gauzy, LA-style beats, lurching along with lots of crunchy static, trap snares, and Bibio-reminiscent birdcalls sprinkled in. Rather than the cries of cutesy Japanese girls, you'll hear a track from Michigan producer Shigeto's heartbreaky new album, Bay Area up-and-comer Thriftworks, Berlin beatsmith Robot Koch, and Mozambique-referencing IAMNOBODI. So yeah, still pretty EU-worthy after all.

Tracklist:

Shigeto - First Saturn Return

submerse - Melonkoly

Elaquent - Treehome94

submerse - Sayz U

Fitz Ambro$e - JDSYY JOINT

Bugseed - feeling you feeling me too

fLako - Transition

Sons Of The Morning - The Way That Winter Passed Us

submerse - Keepoised

Thriftworks - Die Gracefully ft. DH the Mythicalifornian

submerse - imlookin'

Cassie - Me & You (RLP Remix)

submerse - Spending Time

IAMNOBODI - Maputo Dance

Mike Gao - Nike Giovanni feat. Gabe Noel

Robot Koch - Calle Tierra

Submerse's latest EP Melonkoly is out today on Project: Mooncircle. Get it here.