Name: Blue Sky Approach w/ Calla Discs - 24Dec2023 by Great Circles
Duration: 1 h

Thank you so much for sharing our music <3

Introduce yourself? Preferred pronouns? Where do you currently reside? 1 fun fact about yourself? 

My name is Fana’ (which can be stylized a number of different ways; FANA’, fana’), my pronouns are they/them, I’m from NYC but currently live in Cleveland, OH and a fun fact about me is that I can’t tell people where I currently live without disclaiming that I’m from New York.

Who currently inspires your music-wise?

Indigenous throat-singing throughout Asia but specifically Ainu Rekuhara and Kurdish Dengbej

What other activities have you dipped into with a break from djing?

If anything this past year has given me the opportunity to just sit on my ass and do absolutely nothing without any guilt so instead of replacing going to clubs with hobbies I’d only be getting into for the sake of productivity, I’m really enjoying doing less and just having time to myself.

If you had to describe yourself as a plant what would it be and why?

Berfin (Kurdish snowdrop); a winter flower that grows in very low sunlight. There’s a scene in a Kurdish film called I Saw the Sun (Güneşi Gördüm in Turkish) where one of the main characters, a trans woman, is explaining why she kept a wilted berfin from the Kurdish village she’s from. In Kurdish folklore, berfin are in love with the sun but know they’ll wilt once the sun shines on them. Despite knowing this, they beg Allah to let them see the sun and when their wish is granted they inevitably die. They sacrifice their entire existence - the struggle of growing through snow - for a moment of warmth and happiness. Sometimes the meaning of struggle is risking everything to bask in the sun, and as a transgender Kurdish person myself, I really fucking feel that.

(Disclaimer: I Saw the Sun is loaded with transmisogyny and violence toward trans women so I don’t really suggest watching it if that’s something that would be triggering.)

How do you see your music taste evolving as time goes on?

The older I get the more pan-Asian and pan-African music I want to listen to and study. At the same time, I’m constantly revisiting/recontextualizing genres I used to listen to and applying that to how I feel about music now and what I wanna create in the future.

What was your first gig? How did it go? 

My first DJ gig was opening for Crash Course in Science when In Training brought them to Cleveland in 2016. I played Italo-disco and didn’t beatmatch and had a really great time.

Why do you think it's important to share music?

Being Kurdish I know too well why sharing music is essential to the preservation of indigenous history and the passing on of endangered culture through generations; Kurds have been historically denied the right to publish our own history books in the places where we’re from, and the only narrative that gets told on paper is by our colonizers. Dengbej singing is the primary way we’ve passed down stories of our history, our mythologies, our geography, our language and all its dialects. Without the sharing of song my people wouldn’t have a way of keeping ourselves recognized in places that want to eradicate our heritage.

Tracklist:

Duma - ANGELS AND ABYSSES
33EMYBW - 冬虫夏草
Osmani Soundz - Spiritual Masterkey
Asian Dub Foundation - Debris
Gag Reflex - Silk
Nitin Sawhney - Nadia
Soichi Terada - Grand Senshuraku
Future Soundz of India - Shang High
???*** - Silsila Ye Chaahat Ka Remix
Natacha Atlas - Duden (Talvin Singh Remix)
Sharmaji - Jawani
D.J. Rawaat - Masbaha in the Bentley
Anuj Rastogi - Darth Veda
Anuj Rastogi - The River
Natacha Atlas - Taalet (The Kaya Project Remix)

***i dont remember where i got this track from and im not sure if someone had sent it to me a while back and i forgot so if this is you pls get in touch!!! it slams and also i wanna give credit

Visit pipipi.life for the OG pipipi track game & images from fana'

fana' - 187˚

Dawn moods for the early birds, courtesy of Sleepier & Impey aka Spirit Blue.  
https://www.nts.live/shows/early-bird-show-spirit-blue/episodes/early-bird-show-spirit-blue-3rd-january-2024

The Early Bird Show w/ Spirit Blue 030124

Blue Sky Appeoach - A tangle of weaving inquiries presented by Philadelphia-based label CALLA DISCS ( @user-719326406 ). Exploring the process of re-enchantment through sound. 

Listen live -4th Sundays, 1-2PM EST at www.greatcircles.net

~Tracklist~
Kajsa Lindgren, “Quiet Conversations” [Warm Winters Ltd, 2019]
Theme from ‘Blue Sky Approach’
Pil, “mon”[C minus, 2021]
Ken Ishii, “Kala” [R & S Records, 1994]
Michael J. Blood & Rat Heart, “Waitin’” [BodyTronixxx, 2022]
Amp, “So Hot (Wash Away All of My Tears)” [RROOPP, 2007]
defled, “106” [self-released, 2022]
Better Corners, “Modulating De Niro” [The state51 Conspiracy, 2023]
Luxor Rentals, “New Dust Jam” [self-released, 2023]
R Power Birthday, “Something On Your Mind” [self-released, 2023]
Ray Ragnhild Adams, “Strålande” [Frederiksberg Records, 2023]
Nick Malkin, “Second Thought” [Mondoj, 2021]
Albert Giménez, “Conte Xinés” [NTS, 2024]
KOU, “Gartenschläfer” [Aguirre, 2023]
Joanne Robertson, “Black Moon Days” [Feeding Tube Records, 2015]
Acclivity - ChristmasAmbiance2.wav
Dorothy Carter, “Celtic Medley” [Palto Flats, 2023]
Teu, “2015” [self-released, 2023]
Kasja Lindgren, “Trio for cello, piano and violin” [Warm Winters Ltd, 2019]
RAVEN, “SOURCE” [VAGUETRACKS, 2023]
Nonplace Urban Field, “Nike Air Version” [self-released, 2022]

Blue Sky Approach

Blue Sky Approach w/ Calla Discs - 24Dec2023

2h and 25m of Smoke Machine Abuse.
Comment for track IDs

Andria B2B Olgica @Karmakoma Belgrade 30.12.2023.

To kick off the year, Johnny Power weaves hopeful narratives, navigating through fragile vocal songs and bright, comforting melodies. 
Photo © Ed Ernst


Connexions Affectives w/ Johnny Power (16/01/24)

“Focusing on the work of Arthur Russell this time, fellow corn boy and Kermit voice weirdo. There’s a lot of reasons why someone from the Midwest might look up to someone like Arthur Russell, but his enduring and (often to the chagrin of those around him) stubborn spirit to be himself really means a lot to someone struggling to understand their place in the music world. The world has never quite filled the void that exists without him, but perhaps it shouldn’t anyhow. Let’s ‘open our ears’ and enjoy.” - @glorbis

Just A Dilettante w/ sold (Arthur Russell Special) - Jan 16th 2024

Philadelphia-based multidisciplinary performer + musician Moor Mother collides a cacophony of sounds every month, from free jazz to noise to punk + more. 
https://www.nts.live/shows/moor-mother/episodes/moor-mother-21st-february-2024

Moor Mother w/ Kai Kubota-Enright 210224

The revered Japanese noise artist stops by for a regular NTS slot, playing some surprising selections from his diverse & deep record collection. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/merzbow/episodes/merzbow-29th-april-2024

Merzbow 290424

Take a Kokonut Trip with LA scene veteran turned Amsterdam transplant, and Ariel Pink bandmate Tim Koh, playing vintage pop, kaleidoscopic rock & folk, and whatever else he feels.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/tim-koh/episodes/tim-koh-29th-may-2024

Kokonut Trip w/ Cameron Jamie  290524

Stumbled upon this idea while experimenting. Brought peace. I hope it brings the same to whoever listens to it  <: 

Peace To All

beat from @myabandonedhome
lmk if you want it taken down.
non profit

im wasted again
wasted by myself
im dead to my friends
im dead to myself
i fucked up again
fucked up by myself
i see my face change 
now see me fade away

yeah ill just fade away
no one cares if im okay
its just another day
where i just sit and fucking play
my hair is wet from all the rain
my head is fucked from all my pain
why wont it just go away
why cant it just go away

im wasted again
wasted by myself
im dead to my friends
im dead to myself
i fucked up again
fucked up by myself
i see my face change 
now see me fade away

wasted by myself (prod. reidenshi & øneheart)

Philadelphia-based label, Internet radio and streaming A/V sessions. We document the grit. 

Label Catalogue [digi available for all releases via Bandcamp]
GRCR-001 - Jason Carr - Athletic [12"]
GRCR-002 - Tony G - Tous la Part le Même Sort [12"]
GRCR-003 - _moonraker - m_type [12"]
GRCR-004 - _moonraker  - remota instruere [12"]
GRCR-005 - Westov Temple - Messiah Drugs [12"]
GRCR-006 - Dan Trevitt - The Missing [12"]
GRCR-007 - Dan Trevitt / Westov Temple  - 2.2 mi [12"]
GRCR-008 - M//R - Gathering Response Data [12"]
GRCR-009 - Chaperone - P O N D [12"]
GRCR-010 - Mid-Atlantic Death [2x12" label comp] 
GRCR-011 - WOLF DEM - Hydrophobia [12"]
GRCR-012 - THRIVE - Nested Structure [12"]
GRCR-013 - Prefix Moniker  - Plasmas [LP]
GRCR-014 - Chaperone  - Snapback Balaclava [12"] 
GRCR-015 - M//R - Among The Methods [LP] 
GRCR-016 - Heckadecimal - Murder Tape  [12"]
GRCR-017 - Radere - I Do Not Want What I Have [LP]
GRCR-017R - Radere - I Do Not Want What I Have Remixes [DIGI]
GRCR-018 - M//R - Forever Intended [DIGI]
GRCR-019 - WOLF DEM - Chatter From A Dying Planet [DIGI]
GRCR-020 - Westov Temple - What's Left [DIGI]
GRCR-021 - M//R - Slo Cerebral [Cassette]
GRCR-022 - Chaperone / WOLF DEM - Live August 14, 2021 [Cassette]
GRCR-023 - Grant Bouvier & Simon Martinez - Live at Passages [Cassette]

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