NO WEAPON IS ABSOLUTE - DJ Sundae - 07-02-2024 - NTS 2

Mjia has finally opened her treasure box and shared some gems with us. We met her last year in Braille and became friends. She has now put together a mix for metamorphosen that will take listeners on a sonic journey through the world of Balkan music. 

"On the personal note, digging, listening and collecting the sound of the Balkan Peninsula has been my sanctuary for the past two years. A safe space where i re-explore my cultural identity and seek for a sense of home. I mainly focus on the ethno elements in the Balkan productions created within the past 34 years. As a first time curator this mix is an anthology of the tracks that has most tightly hugged my soul. It aims to showcase the multitude of cultures on the Balkans as a united whole. 

The beginning is foggy, disoriented and unclear as it departs from the heart of the region with a poem about love as a universal force. Reaching the most melancholic sights filled with the sounds of psychedelic ouds and guitars, it slowly arrives to a more vivid soundscape of a folky jazz. The tapan hits the road and the journey gets more intense. Riding high on hypnotic percussions and echoing chants it reaches the peak of the hill, where a female voice takes your breath away with words about longing and solitude." 

“When this world and the other one touch,
A new one is either born or dies,
From that touch, the living cry,
Sometimes from joy,
Other times from sorrow,
Always from love.”

@mmiyandi

Vasko Serafimov, Igor Trpcev, Dobrila Graseska - Dopir (2022, Macedonia)
Alembic - Alba Verde (2020, Macedonia)
Nenad Vilovič - Istočni pravac (2022)
Vladimir & Kalafat - Komiža (2021, Croatia)
Goran Trajkoski - The Bomb At The Marketplace (2019, Macedonia)
Vlatko Stefanovski & Miroslav Tadic - Dafino Vino Crveno (2002, Macedonia & Bosnia)
Kobza Vajk - Érintkezések II. (2023, Hungary)
Kabadayas - Planet Vedra (2012, Macedonia)
Project Zlust - Nekojsi Tamu (2009, Macedonia)
Michalis Koumbios - Sto Chorostati (2009, Greece)
Krotala - Family Of Nine (2002, Greece)
Bodan Arsovski - The Beauty Of The Evil (1998, Macedonia)
Isihia - Turkish Dance (2002, Bulgaria)
Afion - Po Drum Odam (2020, Macedonia)

Metamorphosen 40 | Mjiajim

the new moon will always be synonymous with D.N.A. Paradise.

with the next one approaching, I’m really glad to share a mix from that sweet pocket of śūnyatā. iiiiju is a regular at D.N.A. and someone with truly transportive dj stylings. 

this mix is titled 光芒 – koubou. total masterclass in arpeggio and undulation. look up on the 29th, peace!

iiiiju

Floor Length Skirts - 22.03.25

"Knee MIX" Nr.06 FROM Andras

‘A faith of starlings

A faith in the closeness of their mystery’ 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/timeisaway/episodes/timeisaway-25th-may-2025

Time is Away: Messengers from the invisible world 250525

Veteran NTS host Hampus brings you Doing Time: a genre-agnostic monthly trip through quality records from around the world’s past and present, featuring regular appearances from musical friends and family. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/doing-time/episodes/doing-time-22nd-june-2025

Hampus Time 220625

The breezy sound of the Canadian Riviera, from Mood Hut's Pender Street Steppers.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/pender-street-steppers/episodes/pender-street-steppers-22nd-july-2025

Pender Street Steppers w/ Khotin 220725

Residency show broadcasted live at Radio Tempo Não Pára (19.07.2025)

Artist: @andrea_ida

could be us, but u're human w/ andrea ida @ Radio TNP 19.07.2025

Back with the sixteenth instalment of We Don’t Stop, We Won’t Stop on @radioalhara We Don’t Stop, We Won’t Stop celebrates the debut release from Berlin-based Syrian musician @khaledkurbeh on @researchrecords. Likulli Fadāin Eqāéh marks Khaled’s return after seven years, weaving four years of sonic explorations through his practice of muhawalāt [attempts, variations] and hawāmesh [margins] - gestures and footnotes from everyday life, a true masterpiece.

The first half features Khaled’s tapestry of sound, departing from his acoustic roots toward new experimental territories. The second half is curated by @maryossyawish, Chaldean Iraqi artist and founder of @researchrecords - whose lawless approach draws on heritage and abstraction through 15 years of sonic exploration.

Together they present a journey through margins and attempts, celebrating the release that bridges Syrian musical tradition with contemporary practice.

I highly recommend immersing yourself in Khaled's latest release available here: https://khaledkurbeh.bandcamp.com/album/likulli-fad-in-eq-h

TRACKLIST

Danse Hakfat – Ismail Mohammed KHOUREISSAN & Mansour el-QASABA (2 gasaba)
Opening – An Gwang Hyeon
hawāmesh nisān (هوامش نيسان) – Khaled Kurbeh
Qalb – Lynn Adib & Marc Buronfosse
Amours Volatiles feat. Lynn Adib – OZMA - French Explosive Jazz
el 7aki 3al fadi - الحكي على الفاضي – ABUL3EES
Born Alone – billy woods
The Cosmic Spheres of Being Human – Laura Cannell
Laken Hali – Lynn Adib
Maye – Anja Lauvdal
Fire and Light – Actress
Ya Fayetni – Oum Kalthoum
Ya Falasteeniyah – Sheikh Imam
Djarabi – Moussa Coulibaly
Love, Fading – Obay Alsharani
al qanawat, damascus 01062025 (unreleased) – drano, cottie and khaled
Nuzha I (نُزهة ١) – Khaled Kurbeh
Going to Sleep – Joanna Brouk
monster2killed - Seleem
Al Ganoub (The South) - Natik Ayayez
May Plastic Blossom In Spring's Air - Saint Abdulla & Eomac
Snakelike - ENSEMBLE NIST-NAH
Even More Familiar Than The Sparrows And The Car Horns - Rafet (forthcoming)
Luxxor  vrsn/mxprt - Abu Ama
Iraqi Woman - BedouinDrone
Movement VII - Raed Yassin
Sahia - Sapho
Gaza Requiem - Pharoah Chromium
Sherbert - Maryos Syawish (unreleased) 
Helweda 1 (Displaced) - Rzgar Malamahmoodi

WEDON’TSTOP,WEWONTSTOP [EPISODE 16] Ft. Khaled Kurbeh & Maryos Syawish [RESEARCH RECORDS] - Radio Alhara

Golden Fields
Golden Fields, I’ve wandered there
I’ve often stopped and stared.
Lonely miles you walked when you
were a happy child.
Let my mind be
let my mind be free —
Thinking far a land away
think your way today.
Finding there a different way
it’s often made two ways.
Let my mind be
Let my mind be free —
Let my mind be
Let my mind be free —

Golden Fields

Music label created in 2004 in Paris. Home of Cosmo Vitelli, Bot'Ox, Red Axes and many more. 
Contact: imacliche (at) gmail (dot) com

NO WEAPON IS ABSOLUTE - DJ Sundae - 07-02-2024 - NTS 2

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