Unicat is proud to present Vol.9, ’Perseverance Selects’, a continuation of a larger project involving Beijing based producer thruoutin and Cameroonian singer Abbe Shushu, ongoing since 2019. A selection of dark, club-influenced tracks, ‘Perseverance Selects’ consists of two experimental gqom inspired originals with vocal accompaniment by Abbe Shushu and co-production by South African producer ANXT. Also included are remixes for the songs Bazooka (feat. Abbe Shushu) and Waka Waka (feat. ANXT & Abbe Shushu) by Teno Afrika and ANXT, respectively. . The cover was created by Sichuan born, Beijing based artist and fashion designer Leilei, taking the artwork created for ‘Perseverance Selects’ by US artist-mathematician Sarah Gelsinger Brewer and incorporating it into yet another imagination of the ever persistent Unicat character.

‘Perseverance Selects’ - thruoutin's first remixes release since 2015's ‘Service (The Shanghai Mixes) ’ – is a continuation of a larger project involving Cameroonian singer Abbe Shushu, ongoing since 2019. A selection of dark, club-influenced tracks, ‘Perseverance Selects’ consists of two experimental gqom inspired originals with vocal accompaniment by Abbe Shushu and co-production by South African producer ANXT. Also included are remixes for the songs Bazooka (feat. Abbe Shushu) and Waka Waka (feat. ANXT & Abbe Shushu) by Teno Afrika and ANXT, respectively.

The two originals, previously included on Abbe Shushu's self-release 'Perseverance', round up humid, slightly skewed club rhythms, woven through trickling sound design. Their remixed counterparts further reconfigure the material and bring them into new territories of amapiano and afrofuturism.

thruoutin & Abbe Shushu

Beijing’s capital nature attracts people from various backgrounds and demographics. The city is host to a culmination of international creative individuals. American electronic producer thruoutin first met Cameroonian vocalist and choreographer Abbe Shushu when working on a music video for the 2017 track Exploring the Interior. Blending their affections for experimental electronic music, gqom, afrobeat, and pop, the two began a several years collaboration on Abbe Shushu’s solo work with the song Yao Bai and later on the singer’s debut album Perseverance in 2022. From this release, two tracks were chosen to be put out in 2023 as a dedicated remixes project in conjunction with Beijing-based tape label Unicat titled Perseverance Selects. The 4-song cassette includes two original pieces by thruoutin & Abbe Shushu (Bazooka and Waka Waka including ANXT) and two remixes by South African producers ANXT and Teno Afrika. Their performances consist of beat-driven melodies with live percussion and bass guitar. Lyrics sung in French, Bantu, and English add an integral musical component to the songs. Finally, Abbe Shushu and his dancers provide a visual and kinetic aspect to the show. The crew hopes to merge the worlds of left-field club music with improvisational African sensibility.

北京的首都性质吸引了来自不同背景和人口结构的人们。 这座城市汇聚了众多国际创意人才。 美国电子制作人 thruoutin 在为 2017 年曲目 《Exloring the Interior》 制作音乐视频时第一次遇到了喀麦隆歌手兼编舞家 Abbe Shushu。 结合他们对实验电子音乐、gqom、afrobeat 和流行音乐的喜爱，两人开始了几年的合作，创作了 Abbe Shushu 的个人作品《姚白》，后来在 2022 年合作了这位歌手的首张专辑《Perseverance》。从这次发行开始，两首曲目被 选择在 2023 年与北京磁带厂牌 Unicat 合作，作为一个专门的混音项目，名为 Perseverance Selects。 4 首歌曲的盒式磁带包括 thruoutin 和 Abbe Shushu 的两首原创作品（Bazooka 和 Waka Waka，包括 ANXT）和南非制作人 ANXT 和 Teno Afrika 的两首混音。 他们的表演包括带有现场打击乐和低音吉他的节拍驱动的旋律。 用法语、班图语和英语演唱的歌词为歌曲增添了不可或缺的音乐元素。 最后，Abbe Shushu 和他的舞者为表演提供了视觉和动感的一面。 剧组希望将抽象俱乐部音乐的世界与即兴的非洲感性融合在一起。

thruoutin:

American-born electronic producer, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist, thruoutin, has been based in China since 2009. His work varies from project to project but often revolves around the combining of different genres with a focus on organic and digital sounds. As a DJ, thruoutin showcases music that influences him as a producer, including left-field club genres that float around footwork, gqom, bass music, minimal house, deconstructed club, and ambient music. He has extensively toured through North America, Europe, and Asia; releasing music on several labels along the way. Most recently, he has put out work with Beijing labels RAN Music and Jingweir as well as performing on Boiler Room China and playing at festivals such as Wetware and Zhangbei. The musical works of thruoutin are best listened to on Bandcamp, where there is a comprehensive collection of EPs, splits, and albums. There are three recommended releases: Contingent of Outlying Territory (Ran Music), thruoutin & YTAMO split [JW020] (Jingweir), and 杏树台 Apricot Station (Senzu Collective).

来自美国新奥尔良的电子音乐家、DJ兼音乐制作人thruoutin已在中国居住十三年。他创造的音乐风格非常多元化，其中还有奇怪的温情电子音乐与中国民乐的结合。在他的DJ sets里面他喜欢播放影响他自己作品的音乐， 例如抽象夜店音乐footwork、gqom、bass 音乐、minimal house、deconstructed club，还有氛围音乐。在他的音乐里你可以听到多种艺术创作思维，尤其是对大自然的采样和物理电子声音的钟爱。他曾经在北美洲、欧洲和亚洲有过巡回演出。除了个人独立发行专辑之外，他还与多家唱片公司都有过合作。“燃音乐”和“京味儿”等都曾发行过他的音乐。

Abbe Shushu:

Bathed from a very young age in the multicultural landscape of Cameroon's post-colonial scene, his music is a melting pot of the local Bikutsi and Makossa, the chanson française played on the radio by his father, and the wave of American music flooding the country in the 80s and 90s. His compositions mix the modern of gqom and amapiano with soul and funk for afrobeat and afro-pop sounds, decidedly rooted in Afrofuturism.

从喀⻨隆的街头小子开始，Abbe Simon 的职业生涯从街头舞者(被称为 Tortue Géniale)在嘻哈团 队 Black Star 中赢得了 4 次全国城市舞蹈冠军，到喀⻨隆国家队，到 2009 年在法国成立自己他的 舞蹈公司，到 2016 年移居中国，担任最高级别的编舞，如晚会等著名活动担任编舞，并为英国、澳 大利亚，中国，法国的节日创作表演，。尽管音乐一直伴随着他，早在 1998 年就开始写歌词，并 从 2014 年开始与他以前的乐队 AV 进行巡回演出，但直到最近两年，他才开始将音乐作为他的主要 表达媒介, 成为他的首要任务。


ANXT:

Hailing from Cape Town, South Africa, ANXT fuses an array of musical elements to create moody electronic soundscapes. Set to the backdrops of urban field recordings with hip-hop carved beats that take you on a journey of the world in which he lives.

来自南非开普敦的 ANXT 融合了一系列的音乐元素，创造出各种情绪化的电子音乐场景。铺垫着 urban field 的现场录音与嘻哈雕刻的节奏，带你踏上他音乐生活的世界之旅。