He adds to this a sincere belief in the redemptive power of pop music, ready to drop sophisticated, classic Asian pop into the middle of club sets, seeking fun and subversion in equal parts.

In his own productions, Tzusing recombines these influences into aggressive, cathartic music, inflected with off-kilter half step rhythms, strange harmonic textures, and thick, unnaturally resonant drums. If glittering tuned percussion, reed instrument-like synthesizers, and the music's imagery might evoke a sense of »Chinese-ness,« it is not to point to the site of »authentic culture,« but to ask what these signifiers mean and who they belong to, as diasporas mutate beyond national borders.

In 2011, Tzusing founded Shanghai's »Stockholm Syndrome« night, hosted at the now-legendary Shelter, and was introduced to the wider world through a trilogy of EPs on L.I.E.S. Records beginning in 2014. He has since made appearances on Cititrax, Bedouin records and PAN. A full length LP on PAN is in the pipeline for 2023.

• RA.741 Tzusing by Resident Advisor

• RA.741 Tzusing by Resident Advisor