Most labels find their artists in the most banal ways — at showcase festivals, on TikTok, through friends, etc. Juergen Vonbank travelled halfway around the world to discover an artist who lived on yet another side of the world: During a tour stop in Ecuador, the DJ and Night Defined owner was introduced to the music of Mongolian artist Ts Bayandalai, and immediately fell in love. It took a while to overcome geographic borders and language barriers, but now Wind of Oirat underscores that all the effort was worth it: Following up on 2020’s Kimel EP, the artist’s first album is a fully-formed statement of intent.
Bayandalai takes some cues from Mongolian folklore, but as track titles such as ‘404 Not Found’ and ‘Bedwetting’ prove, he doesn’t…

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