ZULI's remix of Palestinian rapper Haykal falls somewhere between club abstraction and deconstructed grime.

'From Dawn Till Dusk' is out soon on Dawn Records.

@zulimusic
@haykalonol
@dawnrecords

Premiere: Haykal - Sot Ramallah (ZULI Remix) [Dawn Records]

'Shadow Unit' by Asifeh (@stormtrap) & Firas Shehadeh (@firasshehadeh), taken from It's Not Complicated VA out July 1, 2021 on Ma3azef.

Mastered by Heba Kadry
Artwork by Mooni Studio

It's Not Complicated

Asifeh x Firas Shehadeh - Shadow Unit  [Ma3azef]

Untitled by Muqata'a (@muqataa) and Mazen Kerbaj (@mazenkerbaj). Taken from Mazen Kerbaj new album Sampler / Sampled, out February 25, 2022, via Morphine Records (@morphinerecords)

Read: https://bit.ly/3GbOaed

Sampler / Sampled is an album made of two interdependent parts rather than a double-album.

The first part of the project, Sampler, is a trumpet solo album that catalogues the unique sounds and extended techniques that Mazen Kerbaj developed for the instrument in the past 25 years; it consists of 318 pieces ranging from less than a second to forty seconds each, and presenting different sonic materials.

This catalogue of sounds works on various levels: first and foremost, it is a trumpet solo that could be played in its original order, or in random mode to create different pieces of music. But it is also a collection of samples that could be used for various applications (ringtones, phone sound effects, cinema) and, of course, to create new pieces of music based on sampling.

The second part of the project is the composition Sampled for a musician working with loops and/or samples. The composition has one instruction: create a piece of music using solely tracks from Sampler as your sound source (with the possibility to use all kinds of effects or treatment).

Each interpreter/musician becomes thus a co-composer who appropriates the piece and makes it their own. In this regard, the musicians that were commissioned to play Sampled were chosen from different geographical origins and musical genres to create highly different and personal pieces of music.

One important output of this project is putting in practice the overused idea of music as a universal language. This idea is very present in “free improvised music” where musicians from different origins can meet for the first time and make music together without the need to adapt to different musical traditions.

But here, the collective part of creating music in real time is not involved. It is rather the contrary: it starts with one middle-eastern musician creating a new language/vocabulary for his western instrument, to be later used by other musicians from around the globe who will appropriate this vocabulary and use it with their own language/grammar.

The final output of this double faceted album that was recorded during the Covid lockdown proved to be a very efficient new way to collaborate from a distance in times of world isolation, and ultimately put in practice the universality of music by breaking the boundaries of genres that are the most difficult to break.

Sampler / Sampled

Premiere: Muqata'a and Mazen Kerbaj - Untitled [Morphine Records]

https://1127.bandcamp.com/track/tor5y-el-virus-vip

Tor5y - EL VIRUS VIP (~2017)

Qesset Abl El Nom

Bolbol W Tar Fel Hawa Remix

We conclude the first season of [episode_1] with an experimental sound piece by Cairo-based producer El Kontessa, accompanied by a text from Shavi Lortso.

The episode is an attempt to illustrate the anxiety, fear and confusion induced by long stays at the Intensive Care Unit, and the long-term psychological effects of immobility, solitude and sedation on patients.

Shavi Lortso is an inactive character fluked into existence through failed attempts at creating a relatable, contemporary superhero. Its limb design was too ambitious and its skin too thin, so immediately upon assembly, it collapsed on itself and turned into black sludge. It serves as a digital ink substitute in some cyber spaces. 

El Kontessa is the stage name of Cairo-based producer, DJ and multidisciplinary artist Fajr Soliman. She experiments with Egyptian Pop and Mahraganat music elements. In her production and Dj-set, she deconstructs familiar/nostalgic sounds, adds textures, and blends it with Cairo's soundscapes, giving them fresh and astonishing results akin to a live set.

In collaboration with Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Middle East Office, Beirut

نختتم الموسم الأول من بودكاست [الحلقة_الأولى] بمقطوعة موسيقية تجريبية من عمل المنتجة المصرية الكونتيسا٬ مرفقة بنصّ من شافي لورتسو.

هذه الحلقة محاولة لترجمة القلق والخوف والارتباك الناجمين عن فترات إقامة طويلة في وحدة العناية المشدّدة٬ والآثار النفسية طويلة المدى الناجمة عن الوحدة والتخدير وعدم الحركة على المرضى.

شافي لورتسو هي شخصية رقمية غير نشطة خُلقت من خلال محاولات فاشلة لإنشاء بطلة خارقة معاصرة. كان تصميم أطرافها طموحًا للغاية وجلدها رقيقًا جدًا، لذلك فور التجميع، انهارت على نفسها وتحولت إلى حمأة سوداء. تُستخدم أحيانًا كبديل للحبر الرقمي في بعض المساحات الإلكترونية.

الكونتيسة هو الاسم الفنّي للمنتجة المقيمة في القاهرة، والدي جاي والفنانة متعددة التخصصات فجر سليمان. تتلاعب فجر بعناصر موسيقى البوب المصري والمهرجانات٬ كما تفكك الأصوات المألوفة والحنينية في إنتاجاتها ووصلات الدي جاي التي تلعبها، خالقة قوامًا جديدة ممزوجة مع البيئة الصوتية في القاهرة. 

بالتعاون مع مؤسسة هاينريش بُل، مكتب الشرق الأوسط، بيروت

Shavi Lortso: If it weren't for this beep | شافي لورتسو: لو لم يكن هذا الطنين

Mixed by Ismael Hosny
Mastered by Heba Kadry 
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Art direction & typography by Yazan El Zubi
illustration by me

Nos Habet Caramel | نص ح​ب​ة ك​ر​ا​م​ي​ل

Mesh Marshmellow - مش مارشملو

Buy here
https://schematicmusiccompany.bandcamp.com/album/freq-255

Onsy - Freq001

BEYA RIP EDIT

Infierno Eterno v/a on Magdalena's Apathy out now
limited copies CDR release
Request a copy at : eternalhell99@gmail.com

 prod. Bashar Suleiman
mix/master: https://soundcloud.com/astytekk

Lil Asaf - Malakii [M.A. 002]

Queer, radical, open source platform from the South. We map our political lives in Arabic and English.

Shavi Lortso: If it weren't for this beep | شافي لورتسو: لو لم يكن هذا الطنين

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