Nick Cubley - The Last Sunbeams

"Fascinated by all things ‘sound’ and ‘listening’, Nithin Shams stumbled across his passion for curating listening experiences. His artistic practice revolves around facilitating listening spaces that allow listeners to enter an open, empathetic and attentive state of mind. In his free time curates mixtapes and tries to make a living producing podcasts. Nithin is also a violinist, and is trying to build a practice around live improvisation with the violin, field recordings and electronics.

Nithin grew up in a multicultural environment in Sharjah, like many migrants from his home state Kerala (India). On moving back to India, he was faced with the conundrum of 'identity' - feeling like he always belong-ed 'else'-where and 'every'where. Listening paradoxically helps him ground his being in the space he finds himself in, while also allowing him to fly around in the dreamscapes of various musical traditions from across the world. This mixtape reflects his state of mind as he was transitioning from one home to the other. He dreams of being able to sustainably live his life curating listening spaces for people.

Nithin is currently engaged in an artistic-research project where he is recording the call of the Azan as it reverberates through the cities, towns and villages of India. These recordings will be used to create an archive, and also to compose a multi-channel sound installation. This project comes at a crucial moment where majoritarian political movements in his country are working hard to rewrite 'history', erase 'culture', and change what it means to be Muslim(s) in India. "

Tracklist :

Truth From The Deepest Source - HÜMA UTKU
Exploding Briefcases of Cairo - Radio Palestine: Sounds Of The Eastern Mediterranean - Sublime Frequencies
Beo (Myhna Bird) - Song Birds of Indonesia - Sublime Frequencies
Red Moon Rising - Vega Trails
Masculinity - Samora Pinderhughes ft. Immanuel Wilkins
Outlook Remains Untouched - ||||||||||||||||||||
Nishaan - Ahmer ft Junaid
Raga Bhairav - Awatadhkourou - Ghalia Benali ft. Romina Lischka & Vincent Noiret
Where Are You? - Nebel Lang + Poem by Michael Iona
Mose Bole Na - Hedrun
Byculla - KMRU
Tears of a Fakir / op1 - Mohammad Reza Mortazavi
Up - Bendik Giske
Bosom - Flux Vortex
Passport - Figub Brazlevic
In Search Of Balance - Reginald Omas Mamode IV
Mother Sister Daughter - Reginald Omas Mamode IV
Love Your Grace - Vega Trails
La Ilha Illa Allah - Maalem Mahmoud Gania
Ascension - Maya Beiser
Na Chum Tan Paan - Dhananjay Kaul
Hazratbal Dargah Singer - Field Recording by Nithin Shams


You can find Nithin at @nithinshams

OP 𓅛 mix 30 - A Call To Prayer by Nithin Shams

Lucrecia Dalt supplies this week's Sunday listening, offering up a lush and softly energising blend of jazz, blues and traditional Latin American rhythms for your end of week reflections.

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Sunday Mix: Lucrecia Dalt

Reverberation #420

Phil's Top Shelf Favorites Vol. 1: Canicule Tripicale 14th Anniversary

Mix by SUSUMU MUKAI https://soundcloud.com/zongaminofficial

Shop the PAM X Susumu Mukai capsule : https://perksandmini.com/collections/pam

Susumu, a longstanding friend of PAM, is not only an accomplished illustrator but also a talented musician, releasing with Zongamin on XL Records. Noteworthy beyond his creative pursuits is Susumu’s unhurried pace, as he strolls through life with a deliberate slowness. In a collaborative effort this season, PAM has joined forces with Susumu on a captivating series of pieces. Susumu’s exquisite designs are showcased through a meticulous combination of print, embroidery, appliqué, and chenille techniques.

Thank you Susumu 💜

HIGH MOON ENTERS HEAVEN - CLARA MONDSHINE
AN IKEA MOMENT - V/Z
ALCHEMY II - MYTRON & ZONGAMIN
CON-FUSION - FIMBER BRAVO
DRINGHOUSES - GOLDEN TEACHER
INARI SAN - VANISHING TWIN
AN OWL OF THE DESERT - AL WOOTTON
YAHOO! - MOUTH
MATA - NíDIA & VALENTINA
ZOOID - STALACTITE
BIG BALLOON - EMOTIONAL VIOLENCE
AZAWÉHOUN - HAN DO KIN DJI
TSANTSA - ZONGAMIN
MEIN MASCHINE IST SCHÖN - COS
ANGIE LA LA - NORMA DEAN
UNTITLED - ZONGAMIN
COUNTING - MYTRON & ZONGAMIN
INDIEN SUMMER - DJ FRED, DJ OTTI, JAY PEE

PAMMIX031: SUSUMU MUKAI

This is an ATTEMPTED compendium of all the covers Alex Chilton recorded and released from 'Like Flies on Sherbert' onwards- there are a few editorial and logistical omissions. Tried to not double dip but Allan Page's A and B sides are two good not to include (released and produced by legendary Memphian Cordell Jackson.) TBH as I edited this down it just reminds me of a pretty tricked out and iconoclastic oldies radio station late at night-which I am sure Alex and the oceanic jukebox of his mind would approve of. Track list as follows-
1. Chris Kenner - Sick and Tired
2.Allan Page- Stranded on a Dateless Night
3.Troy Shondell- Girl After Girl 
4.Lowell Fulson-Make a Little Love
5.The Seeds-Can't Seem to Make You Mine
6.Jimmy C Newman-Alligator Man
7.Lou Christie-I'm Gonna Make You Mine
8.The Bell Notes-I've Had It
9.Danny Pearson-What's Your Sign Girl
10. Domenico Modugno- Volare 
11.Rosetta Howard- If You're a Viper 
12.Joe Groundhog Richardson- Take It Off
13.The Troggs- With a Girl Like You
14.Adriano Celentano- Il Ribelle 
15.Nina Simone- My Baby Just Cares For Me
16.Gary Stewart-Single Again
17.Ernest Tubb-Waltz Across Texas
18.Ollie Nightingale - You Got a Booga Bear Under There 
19.Buddy Johnson -Save Your Love For Me
20.Eddie Floyd- I've Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)
21.Willie Tee- Thank You John 
22.Jan and Dean-New Girl in School
23.Carla Thomas-B-A-B-Y
24.Slim Harpo-Te Ni Nee Ni Nu
25.Allan Page-She's the One Who's Got It
26.Chet Baker-Time After Time
27.Nat King Cole-Somewhere Along the Way
28.Ella Fitzgerald-All of You
29. Furry Lewis- I Will Turn Your Money Green

December Boyz

Pingipung proudly introduces Iko Chérie, the experimental pop project of French multiinstrumentalist Marie Merlet. The 7'' single "Ghosted Ghosters of the Holy G" offers a first glimpse into her forthcoming LP, Soft Centre (Pingipung 093, 7th Nov 2025) — a hypnotic blend of dub-infused songwriting and blissful noise.On the flipside, French electro-dub visionaries Froid Dub unravel the track into a shadowy, slowmotion version, with a solid sub-bass, flickering delays and half-heard whispers.

Iko Chérie says about the single: “The melody and structure came to me in one go – I recorded a
draft on my phone at a party. It’s a playful take on ghosting karma, with ooh-oohs and a vocal line
inspired by the vibes of Lovers Rock.”

Trained in classical piano as a child, Marie Merlet shifted to teaching herself the guitar when she
discovered the DIY indie punk scene, she then studied jazz singing and electro acoustic
composition in Bordeaux before moving to London to play bass in Monade alongside Laetitia
Sadier (Stereolab).

With her solo project Iko Chérie, she crafts a surreal sound world of woozy incantations, Casio
drones, and reverb-drenched guitars, woven with processed spoken-word samples.
Beyond Iko Chérie, Marie Merlet tours globally with Gina Birch (The Raincoats) and is the
guitarist in psychedelic cumbia outfit Malphino. She also hosts a monthly Soho Radio show
championing women in music and curates a film & performance series at London’s Cinema
Museum.

Get 7" / digital

Iko Chérie: Ghosted Ghosters of the Holy G (Froid Dub Remix) (Pingipung 092 / 7", digital)

Disconnection - Bali Ha'i 12" EP

A1) Bali Ha'i (Radio Mix) 3:17
A2) Bali Ha'i (US Discomix) 6:23
B1) Bali Ha'i (UK Discomix) 5:13
B2) Aaaah 4.00

Originally released on the mighty Y Records in 1982, this single by Disconnection was a mutant disco cover version of a song from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s 1949 musical, South Pacific which was made into a blockbuster film in 1958.

An odd choice of a song to cover? Well, something was in the air back in ’82 as at almost exactly the same time the Disconnection record was released Captain Sensible covered “Happy Talk” from South Pacific and had a UK number 1 with it. I’d like to think he got the idea after hearing “Bali Ha’i” but that would be pure speculation. What I do know is that even though the Disconnection record made barely a ripple at the time it is by far the superior record. Vocals are by Angela Jaeger

Long sought after and going for stupid money on Discogs, as a long time Y Records freak I am very honoured to have been given permission to make this curiously great record available again and to give it a home in the Optimo Music Disco Plates series. Dick O’Dell’s Y Records released so many great records - The Slits, The Pop Group, PIgbag, Sun Ra, Pulsallama, Shriekback, Maximum Joy, The Tesco Bombers and Mouth amongst others - and this one is up there with the best of them.

It is released in the original configuration; Radio Mix, US Discomix and UK Discomix versions alongside the faux exotica delight that is the Angela Jaeger penned “Aaaah”. It comes in a shrink-wrapped black disco bag with a 12” x 12” insert featuring the original front sleeve artwork.

Four track 12" EP (and digital release) released on June 3rd 2016. Distributed by Kompakt.

Optimo Music Disco Plate Six - Disconnection - Bali Ha'i 12" EP (sampler)

A mix of Boleros selected by @lucreciadalt . Boleros that were played endlessly in her Colombian home as a kid and some recent discoveries. The selection gravitates towards bolero at its purest form but could move upwards to bolero-son, bolero-cha, bolero-calypso or bolero-exótica.

Radio Cómeme - “Ashes” Mixtape by Lucrecia Dalt

I realized last weekend that I had not done a mix since early 2017 and it was about time to bring the series back. So here is Habibi Funk Mix 008 with a selection of vinyl and tapes which were originally released in the 1970s, 1980s, and even as late as late 1990s. We got a couple of previews for material we have licensed and that will drop in the future from artists such as the Golden Hands, Attarazat Addahabia, The Scorpions and Majid Soula. Apart from the that I’m super happy to have Libya covered with 3 tracks, a country about whose musical heritage I didn’t know much outside Ahmed Fakroun obviously. From the obscure to the more known....
Thanks to Mehdi for the Golden Hands recording.
Photo by Robert Winter
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"Habibi Funk 008 Mix" (70s, 80s & 90s vinyl and tapes from the Arab world)

Founded in 2009, the internationalist label Cómeme has established itself as a mobile home, a dance music caravan joined and nurtured by artists from BsAs, Joburg, Medellín, Bucharest, México, Köln and many more places on the planet. Cómeme aims to become a place for diversity, irreverence, musical insurgency and freedom.