Cairo's underground clashes with UK bass pressure in @hassan-abou-alam's speaker-scorching Fresh Kicks mix. 

In his accompanying interview, the Egyptian DJ and producer speaks to Michael McKinney about his love of noise, coming up in the local club scene, and keeping things unpredictable. 

Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/fresh-kicks-216-hassan-abou-alam

Tracklist & interview

Fresh Kicks 216: Hassan Abou Alam

TRACKLIST:
1.Total Science + SPY ft Riya - Testimony [Zero T Remix] (Clear Skyz) Unreleased 2009
2.J.Rawls - Music Over Madness [Zero T Remix] (Pathalogical)2008
3.Roni Size - Its a Jazz Thing [Zero T Remix] (V Recordings) Unreleased 2005
4.Lemon D - I Cant Stop [Zero T Remix] (V Recordings) 2008
5.Dillinja - Sky [Zero T Remix] (V Recordings) 2006
6.Slam - Positive Education [Zero T Remix] (Bootleg)2010
7.All Thieves - Stars [Zero T Remix] (Footprints/Little Polar) 2010
8.Little Dragon - Twice [Zero T Beats] Unreleased 2012
9.Roy Green + Protone ft Ben Soundscape - Dusk [Zero T Remix] (Inrigue) 2015
10.Remeberance - Dream Water [Zero T Remix] (Lifestyle) 2012
11.Total Science - Zanzibar [Zero T + Beta 2 Remix] (CIA)2002
12.Landslide - Hear My People [Zero T Remix] (Hospital) Unreleased 2002
13.Atlantic Connection - Situations [Zero T Remix] (Dispatch) 2008
14.Dwele - I Think I Love You [Zero T Remix] (Bootleg) 2010
15.Lenzman - Lazy Dub [Zero T Remix] [Metalheadz] Forthcoming 2015
16.Makoto + Conrad - Golden Girl [Zero T + Steo VIP] (Good Looking) Unreleased 2008
17.Clart ft Elijah John - Love Misunderstanding [Zero T Remix] (Addiction Records) Forthcoming 2015
18.Sabre - Riverside [Zero T Remix] (Lucky Devil) 2008
19.Total Science - Lightweight [Zero T Remix] (CIA)2012
20.Anthony Granata + Ted Ganung - Alchemical State [Zero T Remix] (Deeper Visions) Forthcoming 2015
21.Kolektiv -DogPad [Zero T VIP mkII] (Scientia) Unreleased 2014
22.One Eskimo - Giving Up [Zero T Remix] (Little Polar) Unreleased 2010
23.Tiki - Always On My Mind [Zero T + Mosus Remix] (Liquid V) 2008
24.Gerwin + Nuage ft 2Shy - Lying Portraits [Zero T Remix] (IM:LTD) 2012
25.Mos Def - Panties [Zero T Remix VIP] (Bootleg)2007
26.LTJ Bukem - Horizons [Zero T's 313 Mix] (Good Looking) Unreleased 2010

Zero T Remixes Mix 2001 - 2015

2025 marks 20 years of Tectonic: The Tectonic Sound compilation lays down the gauntlet for the future direction of the imprint. Split across 6 x 4-track 12”s, double CD, ltd boxset, and download, the compilation comprises many producers making their Tectonic debut, including re:ni, Beatrice M., Yushh, Flora Yin-Wong, and SICARIA, alongside stalwarts like Om Unit, RSD, Peverelist and Kahn & Neek. It’s an exhilarating 24-track journey through experimental, bass-heavy electronic music, with almost all tracks created by the artists specifically with Tectonic's sound in mind - at the intersection where dubstep and techno meet.

First single, available now for download - Peverelist "Feel Something" - https://lnkfi.re/TECLP027A

Pre-order the compilation, out 18 July: https://tectonicrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/tectonic-sound-vol-1 

Tectonic Sound:
1. Pinch “Tectonic Sound”
2. Peverelist “Feel Something”
3. re:ni “Sunrise On The Superloop”
4. V.I.V.E.K “Gone W3st”
5. Beatrice M. “Poison”
6. Om Unit “Strobes (The Warning)”
7. FJAAK & J.Manuel “Binder”
8. Cocktail Party Effect “Smiling Worm”
9. 2562 “Overcome”
10. Yushh “Ghost Of What”
11. Appleblim “Ghost Coast”
12. Flora Yin Wong “Virga”
13. Kahn & Neek “Motion Light”
14. SICARIA “Rhassoul”
15. Gemmy “Domino Effect”
16. Pinch & Neffa-T “This Is This Isn’t”
17. Shed “Scapes”
18. Sophia Loizou “Revenant”
19. J.Sparrow “Genesys”
20. Cortical “Ram”
21. Ipman “Xenohypnostic Mind Control”
22. Distance “Heresy”
23. RSD “Roll Off”
24. Coki “Angel Of Death”

Peverelist - Feel Something

Ce mois-ci, Idris invite Jeune Gaou, DJ parisien et membre du collectif Couvre x Chefs, pour une heure entre club music hybride, héritages afro-diasporiques et basses lourdes. Influencé par la booty bass nord-américaine et le hardcore continuum britannique, il connecte les scènes locales du monde entier à travers des sets aussi érudits qu’explosifs.

SeekSickSound : Idris invite Jeune Gaou - 25 Mai 2025

Bass and percussive energy B2B between TTristana and Jamira Estrada

TTristana B2B Jamira Estrada - 02 Juillet 2025

Cheek - Venus [touch my step EDIT]

🌐 Refuge Worldwide is a radio station and community space based in Berlin-Neukölln.
➡️ More info, more music: www.refugeworldwide.com

Help us stay on air by donating to our fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-refuge-worldwide-community-radio

Explorers  - DJ Spit & Mathis Ruffing - 16 Jul 2025

a percussive session exploring 140–160 BPM club mutations — breaks, UK funky, Latin bass, bubbling, techno, and juke weave together in a bass-heavy selection shaped by fresh finds. enjoy :))

Dirtilarita - 30 Juillet 2025

BUY: https://backpocketslammers.bandcamp.com/album/floating-glowing

'Floating, Glowing' is the latest release by producer RXEX, finding a home on much-loved Naarm/Melbourne-based label Backpocket Slammers. 

"A six-track voyage through shadowy low-end terrain," 'Floating, Glowing' is a mix of introspection and build, perfectly articulating the forward-thinking approach to Australia's more experimental takes on dance floor psychedelia, featuring remixes by none other than Andy Garvey and Autogenesis.

'Bone Whistler', premiered here, is a heaving mix of dubstep and half-time drum & bass, consistently shifting its shape but with a consistent dedication to weighty percussion. 

Of the track, RXEX shared a similar kind of smokey mystique:

"Exhale decaying rhythms, glowing and dissolving into shadow — inhale the unknown, floating light of fractured realms, rising from the dreams of silent nights."

'Floating, Glowing' is out today, Friday, August 1, via Backpocket Slammer's Bandcamp.

PREMIERE: RXEX - 'Bone Whistler' [Backpocket Slammers]

@steeltraxx

A new addition to the NHS roster, Steel Traxx joins at the 34 mark with three surging, buzzy club offerings applicable across a span of factors; energy, pace, duration of evening, yet Cohesive in their strident hypnotism. The Manchester-based producer carries a short, yet pronounced legacy of productions, having honed a definable approach to the brand of wonky, eclectic club music. Initial outings via a debut EP on London’s Erbium Records and single-track features on Manchester’s own Rubber Works demonstrate a clear vision and intention of sound, furthered only by the entrance into NHS territory.

A delicate balance of synthetics drenched in unnatural delays, crunchy, earthy percussion sampling and haunting melodies make for a package of intensely club-ready USB additions tailored effectively to a range of atmospheres. Holistic employment of rolling, building energy features across the selection; a masterful, refined second EP from one of the scene’s freshest newcomers.
credits


Artwork by Jiah Wells
Mastered by Fausto Mercier

Buy NHS034

Steel Traxx - Pistol Slug [NHS034]

Casa Voyager welcomes back one of Cairo’s most innovative musicians @hassan-abou-alam for his debut EP on the label: Tarnished. A raw, percussive and bass-heavy body of work that pushes electro and breaks into dystopian terrain while keeping feet firmly on the dancefloor.

Out late october 
pre-order >> www.casavoyager.net


CVX02 - HASSAN ABOU ALAM - TARNISHED

Tallmountain - 2017 - Chillin Like Always - Vol. 2

JuJu & Trollphace - Imagination
Dodge & Fuski X 12th Planet - Bid Riddim Mariachii (Cookie Monsta & Funtcase Remix)
Zomboy - Get with the program Ft. OV (Eptic & Trampa Remix)
MONXX - Scary Riddim & Sprites
Turbo Dab (MONXX & CODD DUBZ VIP)
Midnight T - Demon (MONXX Remix)
MONXX - TURBO CHOP (Mini Mix)
INFEKT - Raptor 2015 (MONXX Remix)
HELP7 - Frogs (MONXX Remix)
MONXX & Walter Wilde - The Wonky Song (X Rated Version)
MONXX & EMILIAN WONK - CARNAGE
TrollPhace - Caskets VIP
AFK x Wooii - WDGAF ft. Jay Fresh
Ragga Twins - Bad Man (Skrillex Remix)
Dodge & Fuski - Flat Line ft. Virus Syndicate (Hatcha Remix)
Katana (feat. Mayor Apeshit) VIP
Zeds Dead - Symphony (Bear Grillz Remix)
MONXX - 50K

Chillin Like Always - Vol. 2

Juno Download Guest Mix - Benny L (Mac 2 Recordings)

October’s SUNANDBASS Podcast comes from fast rising production talent Satl.

At the tender age of only 21, he has already fashioned a body of work to be proud of, and shows a maturity to his sound and musical approach that belies his newness to the game.

His ear for a strong hook and sample is evident across his work, and he has already produced a number of tracks that are consistently being drawn by a wide range of DJs, and have been released on leading labels such as Integral, Shogun Audio and Fokuz. 

With obviously still a huge amount left in the tank, he is sure to be a figure to watch very closely in the next couple of years – tune in to his SUNANDBASS Podcast and get to know Satl now!

SUNANDBASS Podcast #64

SUNANDBASS Podcast #64 - Satl

Check out L-Side:

https://www.facebook.com/lsidebrasil
@l_sidednb

The November SUNANDBASS Podcast sees fast rising producer L-Side step up to show what his sound and name stand for.

Producing since 2008, and now with a slew of quality 12’s and EPs under his belt and an album forthcoming on the legendary V Recordings imprint, L-Side’s name is starting to make real ripples in the Drum & Bass soundscape.

Beautiful, deep and hypnotic melodies, teamed with heavy rolling beats characterise his production and his mixing style – check out the exciting Brazilian producer in full flow for this SUNANDBASS Podcast.

SUNANDBASS Podcast #65

SUNANDBASS Podcast #65 - L-Side

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Juno Download Guest Mix - Benny L (Mac 2 Recordings)

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