Alexander East has been a friend and creative force in my life since the late 90s. The first record of his I heard was Hazy Shade Of Love pressed as a 10" inch on Underground Construction. A year after I heard that single, I became the AandR for Afterhours Records. I remember getting a demo of 7 tracks from Alexander that blew me away so forcefully, the next day I walked into the label manager's office and told her we had to sign every track on the demo. She asked if I thought we'd recoup our money and I responded that it did not matter - whether the project went gold or didn't sell a single copy we, as a self respecting House music label, had to put it out because it was magic.

Through the years, Alexander and I have built a relationship as friends, fellow musicians, and like minded creatives. He has continued to send music to me and I have released several of his projects. We collaborated on my first Audio Soul Project album for NRK and my second album on Fresh Meat Records. Back in 2000 Alexander sent me a song called Jest 4 Me. We originally released it on Afterhours pressed as a single sided vinyl 12" with a black and white photo on the A-side and no text on the label. Music like this has kept me excited about House music for the last 30 years.

Jest 4 Me gets fresher with every play. - Mazi

Written, produced, and performed by Alexander East
Remix and additional production by Maziar Namvar
Audio mastering by Maziar Namvar
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