Sasha Kholenko is DZA, a Russian beat-maker and producer at the forefront of the scene in Russia and quickly invading the rest of the world with his unique electronic hip-hop creations. At the beginning of 2010, Jus Like Music made contact with DZA and then met with him at the Red Bull Music Academy in London where he was a participant. DZA submitted his track, Shifty, to the Oscillations compilation released last year by Jus Like Music Records. Since then, DZA has gone on to create releases for Error Broadcast and Black Acre Records, but now he is back with his Supershark EP.

A joint release between Jus Like Music Records and Project Mooncircle, the Supershark EP, is a hectic array of electronic mayhem with synths, bleeps and heavy beats. This release stands apart from the crowd with its exceptional layering of anarchic sounds over strong, unwavering, hip-hop-influenced beats and breaks. DZA’s ability to weave electronic sounds to create atmosphere and feeling is nothing short of astounding. 16 minutes of pure inspiration that will make even the most seasoned heads look up and take note.

Release date: June, 10th 2011

You can pre order the vinyl version at hhv.de | UGHH.COM | Rush Hour | Access HipHop | Cargo UK | Diskunion | Crosstalk | Jet Set Records and more.

Digital download at Itunes | Juno | Zero Inch | Beatport | Amazon | Bandcamp | Musicload and more.

Excerpts of press or air play outcomes:
Dubmission (WYEP Pittsburgh) May 12, 2011 by #674 with the song Twat – LISTEN. BLN.FM / Audio Texture – May 13, 2011 hosted by James Barrie with the song Twat – LISTEN. ‎DONKY PITCH X Hivemind Vol 8 – May 12, 2011 hosted by Slugabed with the song Starshark – LISTEN. ‎Play.FM – May 20, 2011Groove Merchants Show with the song Twat – LISTEN. Space Invader Radio – April 18, 2011 Trust In Dust with the song Twat – LISTEN.

We are happy to announce that we will be featured at the Satta Outside Festival (August, 12th – 15th) in Lithuania with our Project: Mooncircle artists Robot Koch, fLako, John Robinson, and the newly signed 1000Names.

The Finest Ego crew, furthermore, will be teaming up with Renegades Of Bump to organize a beat battle/challenge, similar to the Beatmaker Challenge at the Finest Ego Weekend in Berlin last March and the Ritmo Kovos Beat Battles and will bring the Beatmaker Challenge winner Playpad Circus along for live performances.

http://www.finestego.com/dates | http://www.sattaoutside.lt