"Vinyl Only! Rune on the belly dancing peace pipe, Tushen on the lefty new wave trip, Afacan Cruising tru the mists of the orient to top it of turkish version of give me the night by paralel disco…. one two let’s go back for that cosmic scrub at the hamam!"
Phonica Records

VINYL AVAILABLE

Tushen Raï  -  Balü  [Disco Hamam #7]

Out via Bandcamp on the 25.10.21 https://moving-still.bandcamp.com/

Moving Still is back with three Egyptian bangers for a freebie EP called Ouddy Bangers Vol.1. It follows on from his infectious disco floor-filler Sidi Mansour (Moving Still Edit), which took the festival circuit by storm, and his italo-esque edit of Egyptian pop star Azza Kamal's 'Maadna Bkra' in collaboration with Dutch producer Tjade. Both edits reached #1 in Rush Hour's best sellers chart and played out across the world with support from Palms Trax, Hunee, Skatebård, David Vunk, CC:DISCO!, Esa Williams and Nabihah Iqbal.

The A side is a love letter to Hamid El Shaeri, king of Westernised synth-pop in Egypt. A1 features Cheb Arab who was the protege of Hamid, sadly making only one album before dying in mysterious circumstances. “Lo Kan”, from the album of the same name, tells the story of love, patience and passion. The track features Moving Still’s signature arpeggiated bassline and pitched down vocals to add depth to the passionate lyrics. The resulting edit is dancefloor ready, whilst still retaining the emotion of the original. Meanwhile the A2 is the last track from the first album of Magdy El Shaeri, composed by his older brother Hamid. Western pop with a Middle Eastern twist, the Arabic maqam trills are at home with the funky guitar and synth sounds. The saturated TR707 gives the track a grittier feel, and a reverb-heavy Roland JX3P motif is carried through the song.


The B side is Egyptian pop royalty Simone, produced by one half of Germany’s Modern Talking, Dieter Bohlen. The lyrics reflecting on life are unusually emotive for an Italo disco-esque banger, and these act as inspiration for the recreation of the song. The dialogue between the 303 and ARP bass provides the track with a distorted core, and the mournful lead in the outro is recreated and repeated to amplify the melancholy of the track. This infectious upgrade is sure to be in your ears for long after the last note ends.

“The idea of the edits is that they are my favourite Egyptian artists and the songs are really personal to me. I always imagined these musicians to have worked together at some point because of their shared connection to Hamid El Shaeri and possibly gone out together for a bit of argila (shisha) and some vino.


I wanted to share these tracks with everyone for free as a thank you for the enduring support I have received over the last number of years. I hope it gives you the same HI-NRG and joy it gave me while editing them!”


Moving Still has collaborated with two Lebanese artists on the artwork for this EP release. The illustration for the EP has been created by Tracy Chahwan and will be available to buy with profits going to charity to benefit Lebanon. The 40 x 40 Giclée print on cotton rag paper will be packaged and distributed in partnership with Hen’s Teeth, a creative studio in Dublin, Ireland.


Edited & Mixed by Moving Still
Mastered by Rhys at Optimum Mastering Graphics by Tracy Chahwan
Promo video by Carla Aouad
Poster printed and distributed by Hen’s Teeth

Cheb Arab - Lo Kan (Moving Still Edit)

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HRDF: Who are you ?
K: My name is Khemir, Dj/Producer from Tunisia . 

HRDF: How did you discover this track ?
K: In fact, my dear father showed it to me, he has it on cassette. He has always been a big fan of the 80s Arabic music especially with Funk and Raï music.

HRDF: Why do you choose to edit it?

K: I liked the track, and I decided to make a dancefloor version out of it! It makes my heart melt when I see people from different cultures dancing to forgotten north African gems.

HRDF: What are your upcoming plans?
K: Do it or die trying!

Free Download

Cheb Kada - Rani Mellite (Khemir “Italo Raï” Edit) #60 - Free download

Been sitting on this edit for a number of years and finally think it needs to be out! 

Taken from her last album Fee Haga Kida (1996)
The original was arranged by Mutaz Besyouni and composed by Madhat Al Kholi

rearranged, edited and mixed by Moving Still
Mastered by Rhys at Optimum Mastering, Bristol

Graphics by Tracy Chahwan

Simone - Malak Beya مالك بيا (Moving Still Edit)

The door of the plane flung open and its passengers began making their way down the stairs onto the hot tarmac. It was a world a way from the place they'd left; every inch of the sky was bright blue and the trees that surrounded the runway were all bursting with life. All she'd ever known was the cold and dark, just harsh winters and dreary summers, all colour and brightness squeezed out of everything. She squinted up at the sun, letting the warmth bathe her whole. This is what she'd been missing; for the first time she felt like she was really living.

Dublin-based producer and DJ Jamal Sul is on quite the roll recently. Under his moniker Moving Still he recently made his debut on Palms Trax's CWPT label with a collection of original cuts, and he's also responsible for a catalogue of top notch edits that breathe new life into old Arabic gems. His next project is for Amsterdam's Disco Arabesquo and Kuwaiti cassette label Al Nazaer, which sees him inaugurating a new 12" series of edits called 'Yallah Ya Ashab', with two fresh takes on 90s Kuwaiti songs: the first a flip of singer and actor Bashar Ali Sultan's 'Omrena' and the second a rework of a one hit wonder by a band called Firkit el Lotus.

PREMIERE: Bashar - Omrena (Moving Still & Disco Arabesquo Edit) [Disco Arabesquo]

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Edit by @SarvMusic

In his own words...

'1998 Kuwaiti track "El Qalb El Mehtas" by Bashar Sultan is a rare gem in the realm of Arab music. The cleverly-written lyrics that intertwine hilarity and sorrow, paired with a silly 90s video clip that is nothing short of a masterpiece, it gained meme status in the Arab world in recent years. I saw this as the perfect opportunity to elevate it to the dance floor, tapping into its already uplifting energy, breaking it into 4 parts and changing their arrangement slightly, adding a bassline, intro/outro, breaks, and tension with the drums to the delights of the saz, and more of its "vocal hypes" and shouts that come from Arab weddings. At the end of last year with huge success, I debuted my project "Deviousco" at Kabareet Club Haifa with Lau Tropico where we infused cultural music from all over with the invigorating rhythms of Italo, dark disco and others. As a Palestinian, it further fueled my passion for remixing and editing Middle Eastern music and gave birth to this edit. Now, Lets see if it can make you dance as much as it made you laugh.'

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SINCHI EDITS 19 - Bashar Sultan - El Qalb El Mehtas(Sarv Edit)

Salsa House (Long Play)

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Jeremy Bass & Rio Dela Duna - Salsa House (Long Play)

heartcore is an overtly personal origin story. it comes from joy derived from basic human connection. it's a culmination of all the influences musically and artistically up until now. junos, analog dance music, house music, transformation, and openheartedness. music that reminds us of where we’ve been, and what keeps us moving forward.


The Circle

WRITTEN PRODUCED AND RECORDED BY 'MOVING STILL'
2019 DAR DISKU - 001

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DAR DISKU 001 - Bas Asma3 Mini (Moving Still Edit)

DAR DISKU 003

A1 - Sahrany (Tjade Edit) - Produced by Tjade 
B1 - Delouny (Aaro Edit) - Produced by Aaro in Finland

All rights belong to their respective owners. (DAR DISKU RECORDS 2020)

Hamid Al Shaeri - Delouni (Aaron Maple Edit)

Mahboub

“Dance, when you're broken open. Dance, if you've torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you're perfectly free.”
― Rumi

Mahboub

DJ Gemma