bloodmoon releases remix package for debut EP ‘Giving Up Air

Indonesia-born electronic producer and vocalist BLOODMOON (aka Dougy Mandagi of Melbourne’s The Temper Trap) today releases a remix package of his debut EP Giving Up Air, featuring previously released remixes from the likes of Karenn, Nathan Fake, Recondite and Pariah, as well as brand new remixes from Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and Fort Romeau. The remix package lands via newly launched UK label Eat Your Own Ears Recordings in partnership with Future Classic and Liberation Records and is available to stream from all DSPs here: https://ffm.to/givingupairrmxs

Last month, BLOODMOON released his debut EP Giving Up Air, a 6-track evocative and soul bearing reflection of Dougy’s musical journey: From the Indonesian kid who grew up in America, to the teen with the thick American accent at high school in Bali, and then one of the only Asian singers in Melbourne’s homogenous early-2000s indie rock scene, Dougy always felt like an outsider. After The Temper Trap cemented themselves as one of Australia’s biggest exports of the decade, with 1 million worldwide album sales, US & UK platinum certifications, a BRITS nomination and 2 ARIA #1 albums and 4 ARIA awards at home, Dougy went on hiatus in 2016 and found himself on the hunt for something rejuvenating and his own. After a few life-changing experiences in the notorious club Berghain – he embraced the pulsating beats of his electronic passions and BLOODMOON was born.

Speaking on the EP, Dougy explained: “I’m so proud to finally release and share this body of work that has been such a part of my life for the last 2 years. It’s liberating to know that these songs will now no longer just be mine but will belong to everyone who connects with them. That’s when the real magic happens.”

In the making of BLOODMOON’s electronic-inspired debut EP, Dougy retreated back into his past as a way of making sense of the bold musical direction he’s pursuing in the present. For the first time ever, he feels comfortable revealing his extraordinary life story. But it’s not that he intended to be mysterious – he’s just never felt those details were pertinent to any other musical projects. For Dougy, it marks a full circle moment in his musical evolution, joining the dots between the music obsessed Indonesian kid and the endlessly searching adult who finally seems to have settled in the right place. Indeed, after years on the move, Dougy is home.

So far, the EP has been heavily backed by fans and critics alike: debut single ‘Disarm’ has racked up over 2 million streams with support across DSPs and radio including plays from R1, R2 and BBC 6Music as well as international plaudits from KCRW and triple j. Outside of the BLOODMOON project, Dougy is having a big moment on TikTok with the recent explosion of The Temper Trap’s classic track, ‘Sweet Disposition’, thanks to an instrumental guitar cover (now on over 3m views). The band’s powerful ‘Love Lost’ collaboration on Mac Miller’s posthumous album is also currently collecting over 1m streams a day on Spotify and introducing Dougy’s unmistakable voice to a whole new audience.