As we enter another epoch in the collaboration corridor of DW, this time the obscure music hoarders at Radio Alhara reached out and asked if we could supply them with a mixtape for September. It is only on rare occasions these days that the three architects of Dream Weapons, Moahaha, Sadhu Sadhu and Prabha Devi, join forces, but this was an opportunity we couldn't turn down. 

Three minds were sent racing into the void to collect sounds and sighs captured on tape from all corners of the globe. The tracks were shared and listened to and carefully put in order, artwork created, blurbs written and off it went into the ether, off to Palestine, to perfume the air of different realms.

A

1 1 Maile Serenaders - Beyond The Reef ☾︎
2 Idris Sardi - Es Lilin ♌︎
3 Stellinha Egg e Típico Brasileiro de Gaya - Bum Qui Ti Bum ☾︎
4 Kingdom of the Sun: Peru's Inca Heritage - Yawlina ⟡
5 I.D.Company - Bum-Bum ♌︎
6 সন্ধ্যা মুখোপাধ্যায় মুখোপাধ্যায় - গানে মোর কোন ইন্দ্রধনু ⟡
7 The Silvertones - 咪咪猫  ☾︎
8 H. Abdul Adjib & Uun Kurniasih - Sumpah Suci ♌︎
9 Visarad Srima Ratnayaka - Chattamanavaka Gatha - Stanzas of the Triple Gem ⟡

B

10 Tasos Chalkias - Dirminitsa ♌︎
11 Алла Баянова - Встретились случайно мы на Фестивале ⟡
12 Kang Mandor - Ujang Suryana ☾︎
13 Hương Lan - Máu chảy về tim ☾︎
14 Light Rain - Sword Dance ♌︎
15 አስቴር አወቀ (Aster Aweke) - ካይኔ አለሬ ⟡
16 U Ba Than - Pattala solo ⟡

☾︎ = Prabha Devi
⟡ = Sadhu Sadhu
♌︎ = Moahaha

Dream Weapons present: SPHINX RADIO CC60

Dream Weapons present: SEVEN SUTRAS C60 ☾

Art has its triptychs, religion has its trinities and Prabha Devi has finally finished the unholy collection of three Sevens. In the very early days of Dream Weapons, Seven Daemons was released. Seven Rays came along a little later, and now finally the penultimate chapter is complete: Seven Sutras.

Though a Sutra is more of poetic roots, the name sounded evocative and fit with the overall theme of "exotic oriental" that runs through the spine of the mix, delving sideways into some Brazilian girl groups and even Mauritius rock. Largely instrumental, but collected to be listened to as a whole album, turn it on during an extra dull winter day and let it brighten up the living room for an hour at least -Prabha Devi

1 Mohamed Mazouni - Ecoute Moi Camarade
2 Elias Rahbani - La Dance De Nadia
3 Ammar El Sherei - Asmar Ya Asmarani
4 Zafer Dilek - Çiçek Dağı
5 Gökçen Kaynatan - Pencerenin Perdesini
6 R.D. Burman - Shalimar Title Music
7 Ti L'Afrique - Soul Sock Séga
8 Teo Usuelli - Piacere Sequenc

9 Regiane - Broken Heart Melody
10 Isabelle Aubret - Pour Aimer Il Faut Etre Trois
11 Kartina Dahari - Seruling Senja
12 不得了 - 姚蘇蓉
13 Hany Mehanna - فرحة - Farha
14 Bimbo & Lin - Lalaki
15 Fer'et El Moseeqa El Arabeya - Ahwak
16 Baligh Hamdi - Zamane

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