The Mixtape 10: Sasha Dza

This month’s mixtape comes from pioneer Moscow beatmaker and music producer Sasha Dza. A member of rock band Mumiy Troll and founder of label and music community How2make Records, Dza was one of the first people in Russia to begin experimenting with instrumental hip-hop.

“I dedicate this mix to the early Noughties in Russia, when we were going to our friend’s gigs and buying CDs and vinyls on the weekend, and had boundless faith in the bright future of electronic music,” says Dza. “The mix is about 50% Russian musicians and you can hear tracks from musicians like Lazyfish, Alexandroid, Mewark (RIP), Former Employees, Mujuice and DZA, as well as some of my favourite tracks by Plaid, Gescom, Fennesz, Jan Jelinek, Patten and HLMNSRA.”