Echoes co-founder and Silk Road Sounds veteran DJ Yakuza brings us on a nostalgic journey through the musical roots and influences behind his rampant blends and productions as he takes over this week's Eastern Margins Garden

“Although very different to what I produce today, the majority of these songs shaped the way I make music. 

When I started playing in a band as a teenager in Hong Kong, we tried to emulate groups like Toe, LITE and other artists that helped shape the Japanese math rock scene. 

These are a few of my favourite old and new songs coming out of Asia with a couple classics thrown in!”