Post-shaabi proponent @3phaz gets on a raw, percussive flex for the podcast series.

Operating from the shadows, the Cairo-based producer prefers to keep his identity under wraps. He recalibrates sounds of his native Egypt into new accelerated hybrid modes with inimitable style, and hot on the heels of a recent @tratratrax debut, we’re gassed to have him on board.

Where that release joined dots between Egyptian and Colombian traditions, the mix serves as a window into his overarching agenda. Seismic bassbin pressure and lacerating rhythm for the duration.
 
“I would say the set is a good representation of what I'm currently playing in clubs; lots of percussion and lots of bass.” – 3Phaz

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If-Only Podcast #122: 3Phaz

IT vs the idea of it

info + tracklist: https://radio.syg.ma/episodes/sarab-yara-asmar
https://yaraasmar.bandcamp.com/music
https://yaraasmar.com
https://soundcloud.com/yaraasmar

سراب / Sarab – Yara Asmar

traverse is proud to announce the release of its first record - a compilation of six tracks from various artists, inspired by Pembroke King’s poem moving silhouettes, written for this occasion.

As the fourth volume of the compilation series “traversée”, moving silhouettes encourages artists to explore all corners of listening music and creative avenues that aren’t tied to any one convention. 

Pembroke King’s poem sheds light on the mood of the compilation, and even though each artist brings its own interpretation of it, there is a beautiful harmony of it all - from Kate Miller’s atmospheric sounds to Teqmun’s drums-made-of-rain-drop-recordings or Ghjuliú’s nostalgic melodies, the listener travels around Pembroke’s words with each track. 

As our first physical release, we feel honoured to collaborate with artists who have been involved in a way or another on traverse before such as Officium, Mika Oki and Alohn, but Kate Miller, Teqmun, and Ghjuliú, that we’ve been keeping close to our heart for a long time already. 

Kate Miller
@katemiller
www.instagram.com/katerellim/

traverse
@tra_verse
www.instagram.com/tra.verse

traversée 04 - moving silhouettes

Fenced Fringes

Premiere: Kate Miller - Fenced Fringes | traverse

Artwork by Eva Marie Nelson
Mastered by Ike Zwanikken

Axine M - Bored Giant Engine Sputter

We are really glad to welcome 𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐘, a sound artist and composer based in Cairo. Renowned for his ground-breaking exploration of sound through experimental IDM music, generative compositions, algorithmic patterns and intricate odd time signatures, ONSY is one of the few artists who has an identifiable and distinctively unique sound of his own. With albums released on notable imprints such as Schematic, Augsmatic Diaspore, Kaer‘Uiks, ANBA, Quiet Time and 3 X L, Onsy’s work is distinguished by subtle and emotional melodies, meticulously crafted sounds that showcasing his diverse artistic vision. Additionally, he is one half of the duo 0N4B and widely collaborates with musicians and visual artists. Another bundle of goodness for Episode Б53 including stuff from Autechre, Muqata'a, Brothomstates, EEDL, Arovane…
https://soundcloud.com/0nsy

Б podcast 53 / ONSY

This Saturday, we have Cairo-based DJ Azzouni with a special mix that’s a little bit of everything from outside the club, packed with touchdowns in various sonic territories from Jamaica, Nubia, and Capo Verde, just to name a few. 

One of the most riotous DJs and producers in Cairo’s underground electronic scene, Azzouni is known for his signature genre-hyphenated experimental sets, mixing ambient, breakbeat, grime, jungle and deconstructed club sounds.

Instead of a traditional mix, Azzouni dug deep into his sonic library to bring us more of a three-hour, 33-minute and 33-second playlist, chasing joy outside the club vibes. The playlist is inspired by a recent trip Azzouni made to a pristine natural beach in Wadi El Gemal protectorate, called Ras Hankorab (which is currently facing a threat of being turned into a luxury resort. 

The set is a patchwork of various sounds that skate across swaggering funk, dub reggae, blues, jazz,  and everything in between, featuring a thoughtfully curated selection of eclectic tunes by the likes of  Ali Farka Toure, Mad Professor and Sharaf Band. As Azzouni puts it, “Drop in at any timestamp, and stick around if you like the vibes.”

Select 333: Mixed by Azzouni

Rivo

plot : it’s golden hour and your driving your velib on an empty périphérique 
/ aka chill beats to drive to


Flip a coin

"Illuminotecnica is a slacker’s exploration of ecstatic techniques in sound, echoing the free-form drift of elemental flows across the motherboard. Celestial data streams. Mineral rhythms loop in cycles within cycles. A glitch pulses at the heart of the sun while the sky turns green.

What reveals itself through divergent, simultaneous patterns?
What do we hear when we let the aural flood loose?

Set it free—let it spiral inside out. From the cracked shell, new forms emerge: thought-forms, feel-forms, signal-forms shaped by frequencies we don’t yet know how to decode. Shapes that shimmer at the edge of language. Emotions without names. Visions that flicker in the periphery—half-seen, half-sensed—like memories from a future that hasn’t happened yet."

Music by Cortex of Light
Artwork by Francesco Tosini
Design by Nicolò Pellarin
Mastered at Tapewave Studio
Distributed by Boomkat

Wax: boomkat.com/products/illuminotecnica

Post Deco Dub

Breach

Organization specialized in electronic music

Б podcast 53 / ONSY

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