Living Water by OYE MANNY

Our first foray back into vinyl in over 2 years, DTW081 brings us to Texas with a fresh 12” from Houston-born producer, DJ, and curator Oye Manny. With recent releases on Salon Recordings and Fat Beats, Oye Manny has carved out a lane defined by deep rhythms, Latin roots, and pure authenticity, an ethos he continues to distill into sound on his Darker Than Wax debut record Living Water.

Drawing on his Colombian roots and keenly focused on what makes dancers move, Manny puts percussion at the forefront on Living Water - from the chord driven house stompers ‘Malta Sip’ and ‘Palmira’ on the A side, to the darker club tones of ‘Visaje’ and the slick musicality of ‘Youthful Expression ‘ on the flip, drums play a starring role. Although a record built for the club, the project also weaves in heavily personal undertones, with nods to the producers roots, his future, and the spiritual power of music. The tracks embody Manny’s connection to water as a living element – fluidity, rhythm, and abundance of life all at once.

Completing the package is a remix from Singapore-based producer and Darker Than Wax core member Dexter Colt, providing a deeper, Chicago-inspired take on ‘Malta Sip’.

Oye Manny is a DJ and producer from Houston. His music taste and processes were formed by his upbringing in a Colombian household. These Latin roots show in the way he mixes. Effortlessly bobbing and weaving in between conga’s, thumping bass lines, and hats that swing like a rusty machete. In a time of fads , whims and perversions. Manny is consistent, strong and growing.