Welcome to Smoking Section, a podcast by Eternal Dragonz. Taking inspiration from the fleeting but meaningful connections that are so often formed in the smoking sections at raves, this podcast was born out of an appreciation for the digital community we have been able to foster throughout the years and a desire to host a space to try to recreate those organic rave conversations in a digital diasporic context. Hosted by Miles Ginoza, the podcast will explore Asian diasporic experience, creative journeys, food hacks, go-to karaoke songs, and insights into the making of mixes, music, and art that members of the collective have produced for Eternal Dragonz. Host: Miles Ginoza Design: Cora Yiu Additional Design: Andrew Hong Editing + Mixing: Justin Tam Opening Music: ' 私達を信じていて (S)' by ONY Closing Music: 'Own Way' by Frikimo See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Our next episode is with music writer and DJ, Osmanthus. We talked about early formative music discoveries via radio and internet forums, finding empowerment in the in-between nature of diasporic identity, and weaving together Japanese RPG soundtracks with club music in his EDZ mix.Listen to Osmanthus' mix, originally aired on Internet Public Radio: https://soundcloud.com/eternaldragonz/osmanthus-internet-public-radio-29-april-2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Miles Ginoza (DJ oyasumi) and Jex Wang talk about being satellite babies and growing up between China and Australia, joining Eastern Margins and helping it grow as a collective, finding out you can get ice cream and smoothies at Berghain, and sliding into the DMs of your favorite jungle producers to tell them that cereal is a supermarket scam. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Our next episode is with rare groove excavator TRiNH. We talked about formative memories growing up in the American south, the next level Vietnamese karaoke game, defying identifying as an artist, and the devotion and care that motivates musicians to do covers of their favorite songs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
For our third episode of Smoking Section, we chatted with Vancouver-based multidisciplinary designer, developer, and DJ T1NG T1NG. We discussed the importance of platforms like Eastern Margins, Genome 6.66mbp, and Shanghai Community Radio in sharing a global understanding of Asians in the diaspora, the power of building Asian diasporic communities around both shared interests and shared values, the immersive world building of video games like Dark Souls, and the beauty of experiencing memories through cooking and communing around food.Tracks played:Akito - Dalston Dips (Original Mix)Boris - Huge
Our second episode of Smoking Section is with our DDR and Pump It Up senpai moong!rl. We talked about her initial love for slice of life anime like Ouran High School Host Club and Fruits Basket in middle school, distancing herself from anime through high school, working through feelings of shame and finding her way back to it now, as well as her DJ journey by way of college radio and the miss/chief collective.moong1rl edz mix: https://soundcloud.com/eternaldragonz/moongrl-dj-oyasumi-internet-public-radio-27-november-2020Host: Miles GinozaGuest: Elaine LouDesign: Cora YiuAdditional Design: Andrew HongEditing + Mixing: Justin TamOpening Music: ' 私達を信じていて (S)' by ONYClosing Music: 'Own Way' by Frikimo See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Our inaugural episode is with the enigmatic, inimitable x/o. We talked about growing up in Vancouver, finding digital community as a kid on Asian Avenue, the making of their sprawling and nostalgic mix for us in 2017, and cooking vegan poké with watermelon in Berlin.Host: Miles GinozaGuest: Veron XioDesign: Cora YiuAdditional Design: Andrew HongEditing + Mixing: Justin TamOpening Music: ' 私達を信じていて (S)' by ONYClosing Music: 'Own Way' by Frikimo See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.