M1 AKA MENACE & TED GANUNG DROP A SUN-SOAKED ‘FIRST TIME CARIBBEAN PARTY’
There’s a moment, somewhere between the bass drop and the brass flare, where First Time Caribbean Party cracks open. Time bends. The floor tilts. Suddenly, you’re not where you were.
Trinidad’s M1 aka Menace leans into the mic like it’s confessional. Not polished. Not pristine. Just real. Ganung, meanwhile, builds a riddim like a ritual—ukulele, deep bass, echoing keys, all sweating under the trumpet’s golden spell. It feels less like a track, more like a portal.
IT FEELS LESS LIKE A TRACK, MORE LIKE A PORTAL
Released via Deeper Vision Recordings, this isn’t soca-as-usual. It’s soaked in dancehall lineage, pop consciousness, and diasporic memory. Chris Sam’s brass lines (of Ultra Brass Studio fame) haunt the mix; part celebration, part invocation. Machel Montano fans will hear the connection, but there’s something looser here. Something nocturnal.
“This tune has the potential to cross cultures and continents,” Ganung claims. Maybe. But right now, in this haze of sound and smoke, it just crosses into you.
File it beside tracks like Lean On and Hold Yuh, sure—but play it when the party slows and the sweat glows silver under the moon.
ABOUT M1 AKA MENACE
M1 aka Menace brings the fire of Trinidad and Tobago to a global audience with his bold fusion of reggae and dancehall. His music pulses with raw emotion, fusing island rhythms with sharp storytelling and undeniable groove. From the swagger of All Yours to the urgency of Trouble (When De Sun Rise), he builds tracks that move both body and spirit.
With standout collaborations and a genre-bending sound, M1 continues to redefine Caribbean music with purpose and flair.
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ABOUT TED GANUNG
Ted Ganung blurs the lines between reggae, drum & bass, and downtempo with textured productions rooted in both history and innovation. Based in New York, he’s collaborated with artists like Carlton Livingston, Lutan Fyah, and Macka B, crafting releases that honour reggae’s foundations while pushing into electronic territory.
As co-founder of Deeper Vision Recordings, he champions reggae fusion’s next wave. With radio support from David Rodigan and Fabio & Grooverider, Ganung’s sound continues to resonate across genres and borders.
