The contemporary Cairo scene, including electro-shaabi and psychedelic folk rock, Syrian synth and wedding bangers, French-Moroccan indie electronica and more. Music by 3Phaz, Islam Chispy, Maryam Saleh, Acid Arab, DJ Snake, Baskot Lel Baltegeya (Cookies for Thugs), Sufi, Al-Rifai Mulid, Dwarfs of East Agouza, Taxi Kebab, Rizan Said & Omar Souleyman.

ELECTRO-SHAABI, SYRIAN SYNTH & MORE

★ a free reinterpretation of the 2003 song "Crystalline Green" by UK act GOLDFRAPP ★ more shred here : soundcloud.com/le-slapon/sets/gazed-diffused ★

𝐖𝐘𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐀 : 𝘾𝙧𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 ( 𝙶𝙾𝙻𝙳𝙵𝚁𝙰𝙿𝙿 ᶜᵒᵛᵉʳ )

★ based on the 1978 song "Borstal Breakout" by UK band SHAM 69 ★ more shred here : soundcloud.com/le-slapon/sets/gazed-diffused ★

𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒𝐋𝐔𝐓 : 𝘽𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙤𝙪𝙩 (𝚂𝚑𝚊𝚖 𝟼𝟿 ᶜᵒᵛᵉʳ)

★ based on the 2020 song "The Spirit" by swiss doom-rock band TAR POND ★ more boom-boom here : https://soundcloud.com/le-slapon/sets/guided-by-machines ★

𝗞𝗔𝗟𝗧. : 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓹𝓲𝓻𝓲𝓽 ( 𝚃𝙰𝚁 𝙿𝙾𝙽𝙳 ᶜᵒᵛᵉʳ )

★ based on the 1985 song "Masks" by canadian band IMAGES IN VOGUE ★ more shred here : soundcloud.com/le-slapon/sets/gazed-diffused ★

𝐖𝐘𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐀 : 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙠𝙨 (𝙸𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜 𝙸𝚗 𝚅𝚘𝚐𝚞𝚎 ᶜᵒᵛᵉʳ)

𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐀 : 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙠𝙨 (𝙸𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜 𝙸𝚗 𝚅𝚘𝚐𝚞𝚎 ᶜᵒᵛᵉʳ)

★ based on the 1978 song "Jamie's Cryin'" by US band VAN HALEN ★ more shred here : soundcloud.com/le-slapon/sets/gazed-diffused ★

𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐘 : 𝙅𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙚'𝙨 𝘾𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣' (𝚅𝚊𝚗 𝙷𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚗 ᶜᵒᵛᵉʳ)

★ inspired by the 1978 song "Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory" by US artist JOHNNY THUNDERS ★ more shred here : soundcloud.com/le-slapon/sets/gazed-diffused ★

𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐒𝐄𝐀 : 𝘈𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘈𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺

★ based on the 2025 song "Because We Built It" by US artist JOHN MAUS ★ more shred here : soundcloud.com/le-slapon/sets/gazed-diffused ★

𝐌𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐔 : 𝙒𝙚 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙩 𝙄𝙩 (𝙹𝚘𝚑𝚗 𝙼𝚊𝚞𝚜 ᶜᵒᵛᵉʳ)

★ based on the 1991 track "Pale Sister" by seminal swiss metal band 𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐑 ★ more electrics here : soundcloud.com/le-slapon/sets/guided-by-machines ★

𝐋𝐔𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐙𝐈𝐀 : 𝙋𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙎𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 (𝕮𝖔𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖊𝖗 ᶜᵒᵛᵉʳ)

p/r + 250e + 261e + 262v + 266r + a bit of WAD + DIY delay + pressure points

Buchla - Patch 34

Direct takes from short exploration/impro sessions on modular systems: Buchla, Serge, BugBrand, Roland 100M. Most tracks have external reverb or/and delay.

If "Mix" is mentionned in the title, I then added afterward a track in Logic or more effects to the original direct take.

Buchla - Patch 34

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