ethereal labels: Genome 6.66Mbp

The Genome 6.66Mbp label in our “ethereal labels” section. Kilo Vee, one of the label’s founders, was responsible for the mix of resident artists.

Genome 6.66Mbp was launched in Shanghai by Kilo and Tavi Lee (aka 16666) with support from Charity SsB, Hyph11E and Khemist. In 2012, Vee began working at The Shelter, a key club for the Shanghai scene located on the site of an underground bomb shelter. Having arrived there as a bartender, he eventually began playing sets and met future members of the Genome 6.66Mbp team.

2016 marked the beginning of the Genome 6.66Mbp community. The community started organizing parties for like-minded DJs (Genome Party), and then began releasing music. VJ Tavi, who was responsible for the design of covers and posters, played an important role in this, as did close friends of the label. By the end of the year, The Shelter closed and its management opened a new club, ALL. Genome began performing there.

As Vee said in an interview for Time Out in 2016: “We are a team, a collective, maybe a label ahead of its time. We want to share our worldview with local kids through clothes, music, parties…”.

Rabit, Murlo, Dinamarca, Lyzza, Ssaliva, Estoc, Yen Tech, Scintii, DJ Haram, HDMIRROR, Swan Meat, DJH, Qualiatik, Dasychira, Chams, Ytem and others performed at Genome events in China.

The label’s catalog features works from Organ Tapes, 7038634357, Rui Ho, Swan Meat, Tumy, 500, Ichiro Tanimoto, Shyqa, Chams, Bungalovv, Yikii, Golin, Dirty K and many other artists from around the world.

Since 2021, the community has been hosting a show on Baihui Internet Radio.