Mando EFX by STREETON x Pluto Monkey

For our 80th release, Darker Than Wax presents Mando EFX, a unique cross-cultural collaboration between New Delhi-based Pluto Monkey and London-based Streeton. After connecting through a mutual love of each other’s music, the two artists quickly began collaborating on what would eventually become this EP - an exploration of jazz, electronics, textures and groove, all through a wide global lens. Heavily musical with a strong ‘live’ feel, these four cuts fuse South Asian and African samples with UK broken rhythms, Rhodes, and jazz sensibilities.

Fusion and sonic diversity are the name of the game, from the breezy house vibes on ‘District Malabar’, to the off-kilter laid back soul found on ‘Night Of The Makossa’ and ‘Slow Dice’. Standout track ‘In Transit’ melds dreamy bruk rhythms with virtuosic keys and an infectious bassline. Despite the wide-ranging influences, the tracks making up Mando EFX are all imbued with a cohesive polish and coolness – a strikingly mature record from two promising emerging artists.

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