Midnight in a Perfect World: Oklou

Oklou is the alias of Marylou Mayniel, a beloved and enigmatic French artist known for her sparkling, cinematic, and distinctive synth-pop that's distinguished by her immersive ambient sounds, minimal club rhythms, delicate synthesizer arpeggios, and found sound samples. Her highly-anticipated and acclaimed official debut album choke enough was released on February 7th via True Panther. The mesmerizing record was developed with co-producers Casey MQ, Danny L Harle and A. G. Cook, and features appearances from Bladee and underscores.

For her exclusive guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World, Oklou delivers a supremely dreamy mix highlighting some of her favorite instrumental mix. She shares, "This mix is a small selection of my favorite lyric-less tracks and I did a special selection including mainly guitar-oriented music." Dive in and bliss out to Oklou's exquisite mix.

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.