The evening of May 5th, 2012 ushered in notably massive full moon — a supermoon, it was termed — which swelled in the sky briefly like a great wave the celestial body itself regulates. It beckoned for attention and turned even most grounded of glances slightly skywards, as a reminder, if even for a mere second, of what lies in the great beyond. I am a Sagittarius, and for me, the full moon came embedded with astrological significance; I was told it would be a time for divulging all secrets and hidden concerns, to fortuitous ends. This expectation became not merely hypothetically true, but functionally true, as May 6th began like a clean slate and a notable turning point of mood and of sense. It seemed as though finally, in late spring, I had awoken from the dreary heaviness of a never-ending winter. This mixtape is a celebration of that shift in energy, of moving from listlessness into all things pleased, expansive, energized, and increasingly feminine.

Curated by Vivian Hua