Midnight in a Perfect World: mui zyu

Midnight In A Perfect World
08/02/2024
Alex Ruder
photo by Tia Liu

mui zyu is the solo project of London-based British Hong Kong musician Eva Liu, a multifaceted artist who is also the lead singer of the UK trio Dama Scout. Originally making her debut as mui zyu in 2021 with the a wonderful thing vomits EP via Father/Daughter Records, she's known for her dreamy, effervescent, bedroom pop that carries a melancholic, cinematic, coming-of-age undercurrent. This past May she released her second full-length album nothing or something to die for.

For her exclusive guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World, mui zyu takes the listener on a dreamy, atmospheric, and hypnotic journey through ambient, jazz, classical, and other cerebral experimental styles. In her distinctive escapist fashion, she describes her mix as taking "a hovercraft over the fluffy waves, stopping off at sonic passing places to catch your breath and peer through to the otherworld." Hop aboard and bliss out.
 

Artist Title
Midnight in a Perfect World Intro
Ryuichi Sakamoto Germination
Nala Sinephro Space 7
Henry Cow Extract from with the Yellow Half-Moon and Blue Star
Broadcast Teresa, Lark of Ascension
Ernest Hood Fragrant Duff
John Tavener, 12 Ensemble The Lamb
Béla Bartók, Alexei Lubimov Four Dirges, Sz.45, Op.9a: 1. Adagio
Arthur Russell Place I Know/Kid Like You
LI YILEI Pillow, Mantra and Trance
Laurie Spiegel Two Archetypes: Hall of Mirrors - I
Joe Meek Orbit Around the Moon
Dorothy Ashby There's a Small Hotel
Vangelis La Petite Fille de la Mer
Cornelius Windmills of My Mind
Low Tempest
Alice Coltrane Morning Worship
Delia Derbyshire Time on Our Hands

 


Midnight in a Perfect World, KEXP's weekly hour-long guest DJ show, airs Fridays at midnight. This multi-genre program features eclectic sets by a rotating cast of international and local DJ's, each building upon a party vibe to kick off your weekend. Midnight in a Perfect World  is made possible with support from New Belgium Brewing.

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