A dear mix of music I love since many years.

US/Canada 90's Indie/Alternative Rock & Lo-Fi are genres I cherish, although few persons know about it. ;)

Many great bands are included here: Pavement, Bugskull, Built to Spill, Guv'ner, Sebadoh, Sammy, Guided by Voices, Dinosaur Jr, Polvo, Silver Jews...

The majority of people never heard most of these songs, curious to see if this music will reach a new audience... it's the 90s revival after all! ;) Enjoy & leave comments on these tunes!

Cobeia - 90's US Indie Rock/Lo-Fi Mix

This mix/performance was part of the MEG-AIMP / Réveil des Archives Sonores series: 
N.18 w/ @Cobeia (@ecoutesauvert) 11-05-23 / 18:30 - 20 in the Museum foyer

I was invited to do a DJ set at the wonderful Museum of Ethnology in Geneva (MEG) using their huge record archives. 💫  

On that day, I was given access to dig in a Collection that belonged to Marco Botta, a foreign affairs Swiss diplomat who accumulated records (and newspapers) from all his trips around the World. After his death, his family gave the vast Collection to the MEG. It contains folklore and modern music from all over the world up to the 80s. Several huge shelves of vinyl from South America, Europe, Oceania, Africa... subdivided by countries. Around 5000 records. Most in pristine condition. 

With the little time at my disposal (4 hours), I decided to focus on Africa, because of my link to it, my extensive travels around North and East Africa, my reading about the forging of the Portuguese First Global Empire circumventing Africa, the many documentaries about the continent I saw, and my love for its many cultures & music. 😊

Between 2 and 6 PM, I searched through the collection, could hear the music and make a selection. Right after, I played a 1 hour and a half set with the records in public. The set was recorded, filmed & broadcasted on WAV33.

I had 2 turntables and a Pioneer mixer at my disposal. I created spontaneously a mixed set, overlapping tunes and using effects, especially in the first half hour which features more tribalistic music and sounds at times otherworldly.   

I started with an imaginary Ancient Egypt track from a record of a Tutankhamun exhibition in Seattle from 1976, followed by an oud song from the Ottoman Period era by a well-known Egyptian Musician. Then went into Tuareg incursions, tribalistic music, Portuguese colonies (Cabo Verde, Angola...), circumvolution of Africa passing the Cape of Good Hope, all the way to the other side through the various lands (South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya, Ethiopia...) and Islands of the coast of Africa (Maurice, Comoros, Seychelles...) in the Indian Ocean as far as La Reunion and Zanzibar.

Thanks to all at MEG and everyone that was there to listen & support. 💙

This is the result of which I am pretty proud of. Hope you'll enjoy it!!! 😘

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Text from the MEG website: www.meg.ch/fr/programme-dactivites

Réveil Archives Sonores #18: @Cobeia

For a 1h30 set, the guest artists take us on a musical journey through their personal selection of sound archives.

Cobeia is a DJ and record collector from Geneva. He is also the curator/orga of Ecoutes au vert (EAV), a series of musical events that has been running since 2006. Over the years, he has organised many concerts and evenings of electro-acoustic, African, No Wave, Electronic, Disco and Experimental music, with talented local and international artists.

Curious to explore a wide range of styles, he unearths gems through long digging sessions. Traditional and modern African music, Outernational, Jazz, Afro-Funk, Post Punk, Disco, Cosmic, Italo, Wave, Electronic, Ambient, Experimental... are just some of the genres he loves. Music that often features a mix of instruments, synths and drum machines, with an analogue sound in a computerised world ;)

Cobeia has mixed at venues & festivals in Geneva, Switzerland, Berlin, Thailand and Vietnam.

A few years ago, with Ecoutes au vert, he organised a concert by the traditional Kenyan group Ogoya Nengo & the Dodo Women's Choir Group in collaboration with the MEG.

The records played during this DJ set come from the Marco Botta collection, acquired by MEG in 2011. The collection comprises almost 5,000 LPs (33rpm), released on a multitude of labels from around the world.

Cobeia - African Mix @ MEG (Museum of Ethnology Geneva) 11-05-2023

DJ, Record Collector & Music Curator w/ wide tastes across the sound spectrum 🌏 Running @ecoutesauvert (EAV) + MFI Mix series: 
https://tinyurl.com/43ndn5ef 

ALL MIXES there > www.mixcloud.com/cobeia
SC hides my content :( Tired paying PRO account...
Bookings, Promos & Collabs: cobeia@gmx.net 

If you like my SoundCloud (check Playlists also), please consider making a lil' donation to SUPPORT my work as a DJ/Music Selector and cover the costs of the yearly SC subscription to fuel more music here! Paypal link in Support box above. 👆🏼 Thx :) 

@Cobeia has always been a sound enthusiast. 
Keen to explore an array of genres, he digs up gems holding a sincere musical quality. Music w/ instruments, synths, drum machines & a warm analogue sound in a computer world. :)

His Dancefloor sets shift through:

Cosmic * Italo * Wave * Acid * Disco * Edits 

He also crafts sets for Mix Series, Radios, Bars, Spaces, Museums and Festivals where he spins from his 20+ years multi-genre vinyl collection:

Jazz * Soul * Funk * Boogie * Balearic * African * Reggae/Dub * Oriental * Bass * Alt Pop * Indie Rock * Folk * Post-Punk/No Wave * Electronic * Ambient * Contemporary * Experimental... 

BERLIN 2024

💄 FR 12-01 HEINERS from 9pm
💄 TH 15-02 EAV & 8MM Live! 8pm
8MM Bar - 177 B Schönhauser Allee - Prenzl Berg
w/ @bandit-voyage (@cheptel-records - Geneva) Live! www.banditvoyage.bandcamp.com
💄 FR 23-02 HEINERS from 9pm
💄 FR 08-03 PETITE REINE (Geneva) 10pm

BERLIN 2023

💄 Fr 3-02 EAV TANZ @ ATELIER 
w/ @killy44, @larsnoll, @dangerdangerdave
💄 Th 9-02 HEINERS 
💄 Sa 25-02 DU BEAST 
💄 Th 9-03 OTB 
💄 Fr 17-03 HEINERS 
💄 Fr 24-03 EAV TANZ @ Ziegra 11 
w/ @bandit-voyage (Live), Saeko Killy (Live), Dangerous Dave, Exotika
💄 Sa 14-04 HEINERS
💄 Th 20-04 KLUNKERKRANICH 
w/ NESTA & @taniajust (Fandango)
💄 Fr 05-08 EAV Tanz @ SAMEHEADS 
w/ @axelhaxel (Peru) & @aniphoebe (HK)
💄 SA 07-10 HEINERS 
💄 SA 28-10 HEINERS 
💄 SA 09-11 Unkompress
💄 SA 02-12 HEINERS 
💄 TH 21-12 @refugeworldwide 
7-8pm Live / Tune in > www.refugeworldwide.com

MAY & JULY 2023 Swiss Tour

💄 Th 11-05 (18:30 - 20) MEG/Réveil Archives Sonores (+ aired on @Wav33) - Geneva
💄 Th 11-05 CANAL 54 (21:30 - 1:30) - Geneva
💄 Fr 12-05 NEUBAD w/ @neuzeitlicheb - Luzern
💄 Sa 27-05 w/ Oase TRNSTN Radio - Fribourg
💄 Sa 27-05 (11:30pm - 3am) w/ Boris (Japan) Live! FRI-SON - Fribourg

💄 Sa 8 July - FESTIVAL DE LA CITÉ - Lausanne
💄 Mo 10 + Tu 11 July - MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL
💄 Su 23-07 BAINS DES PAQUIS @ecoutesauvert w/ Sahra Halgan Live! - Geneva
💄 Th 27-07 THEATRE DE L'ORANGERIE 
💄 Sa 29-07 BAINS DES PAQUIS Les Aubes w/ @legowelt-official Live! - Geneva (Sadly canceled due to Legowelt's family issues)

DEC 2022 Swiss Tour 

💄 KASHEME (Zürich) 1 + 2 Dec
__ Th 1st Livingroom (9:30 - 02am) 
__ Fr 2nd Studio (10 - 2am)
💄 BAD BONN (Düdingen) Sa 3 Dec 
__ w/  De Bons en Pierre (Dark Entries)
💄 KEGELBAHN (Luzern) Fr 9 Dec (3am - 6am)
💄 CANAL 54 (Geneva) Fr 16 Dec (9 - 2am)

💄 PAST REPRESENTS THE FUTURE 💄

BERLIN / Griessmühle, Homopatik, @about-blank-berlin, Schrippe Hawaïi, @Sameheads, Zw/Heiners, Atelier, Rummelsbucht, Jonny Knüppel, OTB, Loophole, ACUD, @menschmeier_berlin, Trickster, Antje Oeklesund, 8mm, Paloma, Bar 25 & more... 

ASIA / @Cobeia DJed in 2019 at a Festival in Koh Phangan Thailand & @theobservatory-hcmc Vietnam

SWITZERLAND / Geneva underground spaces (Duplex, Walden, Cave12, Artamis, Falaises…); Clubs (@motelcampo, @le-zoo-usine, 360° LGBTQ+ Party) and around the country: @zukunft, Le Bourg, Dachstock, Fri-Son, Case à Choc, Mouton Noir, @kashemezurich, Bad Bonn, @klubkegelbahn, Neubad... Festivals (Fête de la Musique, Electron, Festival de la Cité, Montreux Jazz Festival...)

@Cobeia was part of the Wet Delights cosmic crew 12 hours underground Parties in Berlin w/ Albion @big-muffle, @Hysteric, Rune Lindbæk, @Chris_Korda, @soFAholic... 

💄 SHORT BIO 💄

Since his teens, Cobeia's been an avid listener collecting music on Vinyl, CDs, MDs, Tapes & Digital. Growing up in a multicultural family & environment in Geneva, he enjoyed the vibrant local squat scenes, and studied in London from 96 to 99 before regular stays in Berlin in the 00s. He has been passionately exploring underground scenes and culture as a whole throughout his life. Since 2001 he's been a dedicated DJ, cultural actor & promoter. 

Among other journeys, he travelled extensively throughout Eastern Europe, North & East Africa, and Southeast Asia, further expanding his music appreciation. 

💄 PROMOTING CONCERTS & PARTIES 💄

Since 2001 Cobeia has organized many electro-acoustic, alt-pop, indie rock, experimental and electro music events... before focusing on his main project:

💄 ECOUTES AU VERT (Est. 2006) 💄 

EAV originated as an outdoor summer series with great music in parks & by lakes/riversides + indoor parties in GENEVA. Nowadays, events with Concerts & DJs take also place throughout the year. 

2009 - 2015, EAV put up parties at @motelcampo with ace international & local guests. 

Events also took place in BERLIN since 2015 at Urban Spree, @klunkerkranich, @sameheads, Internet Explorer, gART.n, Zenner, Loophole, Heiners...

Among many, COBEIA booked these great artists and often played with them:

LIVE: Shackleton, @Legowelt-official, @BlackMeteoricStar, @theEmperorMachine, OVAL, Mapstation, @LuckyDragons, Tevo Howard, Jan Jelinek & Masayoshi Fujita, Lichens/Robert Lowe, @JuliaHolter, Volcano the Bear, @colleenplays, @co_la, @LucreciaDalt, Rhys Chatham, @Hyperculte, Massicot, @JohnMoods, @CV-Vision, @bandit-voyage, @world_wild_web, @marlais, @killy44... 

AFRICAN & OUTERNATIONAL BANDS: Les Filles d'illighadad, @DeryaYildirimofficial & Grup Simsek, Imperial Tiger Orchestra, @MdouMoctar, @MeridianBrothers, Hailu Mergia, BKO Quintet, Nahawa Doumbia, ROB, Orchestra of Spheres, The Pyramids, Sahra Halgan, Fendika, Les Pythons de la Fournaise, OTPMD, @Cyril-Cyril-Music, L'Eclair, Onom Agemo & @AhmedAgKaedy...

DJs: I-F, @PrinsThomas, @Solarsf, @Helena-hauff, @Analog-Africa, Darshan Jesrani (Metro Area), ATA, @BeautifulSwimmers, @Svengalisghost,
@AwesomeTapesFromAfrica, @Appleblim, @HodgeBristol, @AndrePahl, Daniel Wang, @Franz-Scala, @mark-grusane...

💄 PAST 💄
 
2001 - 06: Part of a collective, Cobeia ran the wonderful alternative art space DUPLEX in Geneva, where he booked electronic & folk-rock live acts: SO (Oval), Hermann Düne, Julie Doiron, Goodiepal, @planningtorock, @modeselektor... & DJs of various genres, while also working in 2003 & 04 at FORDE Art Space. 

During the 2010s, he also did the JUKEBOX nights at @MotelCampo, Letage, Artamis, Falaises... w/ @andrew-weatherall, Mr. Ties, @Boris, @tevohowardrecordings, @kodenine, @djrupture, @thebugofficial, Shadetek, @glasscandy, Desire, @chromaticsofficial...

COBEIA

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