As the title may suggest, Authentic Exoticism toys with ideas about cultural appropriation, multi culturalism and hybridisation. Having a heavy concept behind a release sometimes raises the red flag but Florian Meyer has managed to craft some pretty mesmerizing music whilst tackling these tough terms. Without getting too deep, Meyer’s commenting on the blurred line between cultural imperialism and mutual enrichment; at what point does club culture’s desire for the exotic and foreign become exploitation of an ‘other’? Regardless, if you keep the concept in mind or shove it to one side, what follows is an invitation to immerse yourself in some of the world’s most idyllic scenes.

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