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ASvajit (SRI LANKA)

As one of the first electronic musicians to emerge from post-war Sri Lanka at the tail end of the 2000s, Asvajit has - for nearly a decade - played an integral role in the ongoing development of electronic music culture in the island nation.  Asvajit is also an audio/visual artist and graphic designer as well as the founder and curator of Jambutek Recordings. Since 2012 he has curated and co-organized Pettah Interchange, an annual celebration of arts and alternative culture that takes place in abandoned urban spaces. In Berlin, Asvajit has been booked at the the famous Kater Holzig - and its latest incarnation, Kater Blau - as well as at Golden Gate, Sisyphos, Suicide Circus and IPSE amongst other nightlife institutions. In 2013, Asvajit performed at the acclaimed Fusion Festival in Larz.

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'Paprika' starts off with an organic blast of Rhodes like keys echoing in a grimy chamber, before filtered snares and shakers enter from a distance to solidify the groove. 'Bits' slows things down ever so slightly and opens its arms with shimmering chords and memorable vocal cuts sampled from interviews with electronic music pioneer; Delia Derbyshire. It's swinging deep house that could soundtrack a moody Sunday afternoon. @Nigel-Perera, who is on remix duty, provides a stripped down interpretation of 'Bits' to round off the release.