Ask clubbers from Berlin to Bali which DJ is poised for global domination and they’ll tell you: Peggy Gou. The South Korean selector’s eye-wateringly rapid rise has taken her from lighting up party lineups to being a must-see at festivals to, now, an unstoppable artist, label head, fashion darling and designer with, frankly, the world’s most enviable Instagram page. Understandably, she has attracted an obsessive fanbase, who thrust their shoes in the air at her shows or gift her with stuffed giraffes, her favourite animal.
Gou’s music, however, is just as alluring. Her first EP, 2016’s Seek for Maktoop, featured the excellent Gou Talk, a breezy, peachy-plump house track that underlines her brightly lit way with groove. Her sultry, bouncy house pumper It Makes You Forget (Itgehane), on which she sings in her mother tongue, made all the best tracks of 2018 lists. And now she’s about to release two tunes on her own Gudu Records, full of fun piano stabs, retro drum claps and gentle nods to acid.
Gou is on her way to redefining the DJ megastar: she has launched her own fashion line, Kirin, and when her artist album eventually lands, Goumania will be unavoidable. Get those giraffes ready.
• Peggy Gou’s Moment EP is out on 19 April on Gudu. She will play a number of UK shows this year, beginning at the Limelight in Belfast on 22 April
