Unanimous Goldmine

Nitwe Tubyishyura (The Noise Came From Here)

Abo Ku Wundi Mubembe (People Above the Moon)

Marjaa: The Battle of the Hotels [mastered MP3]

Mayssa Jallad - Mudun

This mix slides from melanchlic to hopeful to enthusiastic feelings with some jamz from the global south.
 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/metamorphosis-2024/episodes/metamorphosis-2024-mixed-feelings-w-inway-18th-april-2024

MIXED FEELINGS W/ INWAY 180424

I first encounter Stefan though through Casa Del Popolo, the Main’s main den of épatering the bourgeoisie since the 90s, when they booked me for what was only the second Days of Steam night after the first at Rye Wax. The old booth was set up like you were in a chapel, dim as hell for me but enough of a remove from the audience without being too removed. They’re a longtime organizer in Montréal activist circles, the mind of @freecityradio, with a CV too long to summarize here but one that shows genuine belief and investment in the causes he champions. I’d seen them years back before we knew each other, as part of the city’s experimental undercurrents, with releases of introspective piano for Howl Arts alongside local luminaries Sam Shalabi and Peter Burton and mainstays d’la marge like Aural Canyon and Beacon Sound. Tapestries of field recordings and plunderphonics, part of a long tradition of musique actuelle in the city without intentionally trying to be so. The mix he sent over is almost entirely as of writing recent pieces, with compositions (what they all feel like more than ‘pieces’ or ‘tracks’) from Berkeley, Brooklyn, Brazil, Houston, Jaffa, Milan, Montréal - the sound of the uncertainty and rage of the now, but never restoring to despondency, moreso righteousness.

"It is my pleasure to share these tracks with you. On a basic level these tracks were shared mostly by friends in the context of exchanges and ongoing collaborations with folks in cities all over the place, around creating content for Radio AlHara in Palestine and beyond. I love that this mix jumps between vibes and styles. I also included a couple of tracks from recent releases that I worked on. I hope you enjoy the mix. – Stefan."

Notnef Greco - Scooter Riding in Bombay [2024, Sublamental]
Grimório de Abril - A Torre Poligonal do Astrólogo Caldeu [2024, Subliminal K7]
Matteo Uggeri - ...for You Bleeding Goddess [2024, 13 Records]
Totenbaum Träger - Fleur de néon VI [2023, Cuchabata]
Stefan Christoff - Guitar in Griffintown [2024, Cuchabata]
Matteo Uggeri - ...for Daughters and Sons [2024, 13 Records]
Stefan Christoff - Chalga Remixed [2024, Samizdat]
Grimório de Abril - The River Used to be a Signal  [2024, Municipal K7]
Stefan Christoff - In Burgas [2024, Samizdat]
Azraq - Baby Please Don't Go [2021, self-released]
Badawi - A Curse on All Murderers (Extended Dub) (excerpt) [2024, self-released]

Days Of Steam

Days Of Steam 013: Stefan Christoff

Relaxing & spiritual sounds with Copenhagen-based composer & producer Sofie Birch. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/sofie-birch/episodes/sofie-birch-6th-may-2024

Ambient Abracadabra w/ Sofie Birch 060524

Beirut songwriter and experimental musician Youmna Saba shares an hour of music that has accompanied her throughout various stages of her life – "music that takes me home, some I discovered recently, some I know since I can remember, music I wrote, and music from cherished friends". 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/youmna-saba-3rd-may-2024

Youmna Saba 030524

Gaza's Delia Arts Center was a hub for musicians and community before it was destroyed by occupying Israeli forces. Ayman, now sheltering in Rafah, talks about the space and the current realities on the ground. Courtesy Delia Arts Foundation.

Ayman speaks on Delia Arts Center in Gaza, sheltering in Rafah

01. El Rass and Al Nather - الراس و الناظر - لا أمير لي
02. Richard Horowitz - Queen Of Saba
03. Saul Williams - Nitwe Tubyishyura (The Noise Came From Here)
04. Aho Ssan - Fermeture (feat. Nyokabi Kariũki)
05. Saint Abdullah & Eomac - The people who initiate a new world
06. Bergsonist - Exploitation Occident
07. Phew - Expression
08. Paul Mahoux - So(u)rcier
09. Intibint - WAYWTD
10. Fadi Tabbal - When we swam together
11. Yara Asmar - Thanks for coming
12. Sofie Birch - Begin Sync End

Buy:
https://idarataltawahosh.bandcamp.com/album/idarat-al-tawahosh
https://richardhorowitz.bandcamp.com/album/eros-in-arabia
https://saulwilliams.bandcamp.com/album/unanimous-goldmine
https://ahossan.bandcamp.com/album/rhizomes
https://drownedbylocals.bandcamp.com/album/light-meteors-crashing-around-you-will-not-confuse-you
https://bergsonist.bandcamp.com/album/exploitation-occident
https://phewjapan.bandcamp.com/album/our-likeness
https://nase.bandcamp.com/album/lysergie-villageoise
https://intibint.bandcamp.com/album/what-are-you-willing-to-do
https://tabbalfadi.bandcamp.com/album/i-recognize-you-from-my-sketches
https://yaraasmar.bandcamp.com/album/home-recordings-2018-2021
https://sofiebirch.bandcamp.com/album/planetes

May 2024 Mix

And this just says so much about the nature of this "democracy" - a word which literally means "rule by the people". If the people were actually in charge, there would be some option available to them to end the worst thing happening in the world right now. But the people are not in charge. When it comes to matters of the most importance, they never get a vote.

Reading by Tim Foley.

If You Can't Even Elect A Candidate Who'll End A Genocide, How Real Is Your "Democracy"?

Eros in Arabia

Queen of Saba

Michel Banabila, born 1961, is a sound artist, composer, and producer. Banabila has released music since 1983 and has produced musical scores for numerous films, documentaries, theatre plays and choreographies. His music varies from minimal loop-based electronica, fourth world, and neoclassical pieces, to drones,  experimental ambient,  and punk-as-fuck tape music. His work have been released  internationally by labels like Bureau B (DE), Eilean Rec (FR), Knekelhuis (NL), Pingipung (DE) and Séance Centre (CA)

May 2024 Mix

Michel Banabila

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