'Shadow Unit' by Asifeh (@stormtrap) & Firas Shehadeh (@firasshehadeh), taken from It's Not Complicated VA out July 1, 2021 on Ma3azef.

Mastered by Heba Kadry
Artwork by Mooni Studio

It's Not Complicated

Asifeh x Firas Shehadeh - Shadow Unit  [Ma3azef]

Between May 2012 and August 2013 I shared a flat in Heliopolis with 3 of my best friends. Because we were all artists, it was naturally one of the most inspiring times of my life. 

Now, there are few things in life I hate more than doing the washing up, so I cut a deal with them where I'd be in charge of doing laundry for everyone, and in return, never have to do the dishes - ever. We had this 1970s Whirlpool washing machine that used to make the most interesting sounds. 

I was hanging out in the kitchen one day waiting for it to finish and the sounds coming out of it were so rhythmic, I decided to have a go at emulating them, and that's how "Pt A" happened; I threw in an Anne Peebles sample and it became a Swag Lee beat. Of course the next step was to sample the machine using my field recorder. So I did that and made "Pt B", "Pt C" and "Pt D" (the latter revolves around clicks from twisting the machine's main knob). 

Almost a year later, I realized I had 4 finished Doing Laundry tracks, 2 of which people have only heard in my live sets. So I put them together on an EP along with an Abyusif remix of "Pt B" and - for jokes - a couple of mash-ups of some old Egyptian detergent ads.


03. ZULI Vs Swag Lee - Doing Laundry Pt B

Qow - ElMosameh Serine 
@hiqow

Every question is a track & all the tracks are samples of Sherine

"El Mosameh Sherine is built on unanswered immersive loops that repeat until they collapse and vanish in silence. It is entirely composed of samples and rearrangements of musical phrases taken from Sherine Abdel-Wahab. Sherine’s ability to musically and lyrically translate heartbreak was utilised on this album to emotionally investigate a specific state of strength that one gains from (un)forgiving a loved one.
This album is dedicated to my mom and I perceive it as a second-hand heartbreak experience."


Produced by Omar El Sadek
Harp on Track #8 by Mariana Jouzová
Mastering by Oliver Torr
Typography by Germine Walid
Artwork by Omar El Sadek

Limited Edition of 52 tapes.

ElMosameh Sherine

Qow - Bete7ky F Eh 2

isnt * on average

Written And Preformed: Lil Asaf 
Prod: Bashar Suleiman 
Mix: Bashar Suleiman & Amir Shoat 
Master: Amir Shoat

Manama 19

Microstone is a concept about the drive we have within coming to life. As we grow older we discover more about our passions. In times we fight for it against the world. The more we communicate our passions with our surrounding we  discover one’s self.

"Microstone" is a musical piece about growth, struggle, and relief, composed over a year while Jana and collaborator/film director @Paulasaba witnessed each other's life experiences, turbulence, and moments of peace. The project was developed online, fostering a deep friendship. The music was inspired and developed alongside the film "Microstone" by Paula Saba. 

02 Etnen

headfirst/early aries season mix w/ Ronce (04/03/25)

19 Minutes of dubbed out ambient agony. I haven't slept in two weeks. Ramadan Kareem.

ساحرة وكيلك ربي You Are A Witch, God Is My Witness

“The nightingale was heard singing posthumously through the broken old nighttime radio. Its lustful desires could neither be quenched nor accepted by its peers, who maliciously martyred it, unaware that they were creating a legend.”

Nightingale Fichu (العندليب الملعون)

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prod by me
released on Ma3azef - Nisf Madeena VA 
mastered by Heba Kadry 
https://ma3azef.bandcamp.com/track/hadiqa

Nisf Madeena

Thoom - Hadiqa

ولا 
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soundcloud.com/lilasaf

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