El Commodino on Radio Flouka

Next up for the pod!
None other than DJ ojo, an extremely talented producer, DJ and good pal. The mix teeeters the line perfectly between dubbed out enjoyable home listening and slightly more gritty, club leaning tracks, expertly put together. Really nice tackle inside on this, give it a whirl. 
We also caught up with Joe for a little chat, check it below 

AM: Ojo! What have you been up to recently?

Yooo fellas, been rather busy, spinning various plates of music/work/life and trying not to get overwhelmed by all the fun stuff going on and killer music constantly being released! 

AM: How and where did you record the mix? Was there a theme or anything behind it?

Recorded it at home on my gorgeous set-up, shout out to my housemate Jacob @ Simpliply (link below) for building the hottest DJ units going.  I played a mixture of records and digis. 

In terms of theme, I guess I just wanted to try and reflect the kinda stuff that you guys have been promoting and releasing with AM. So it’s full of pretty dubbed out selections, music that walks the line between heavy and light, eerie and comforting, smooth and abrasive. 

AM: you use certain external effects / pedals within your mixing (and this mix) - is this a new thing/used frequently? Do you feel it lets you express yourself more in your djing?

Yep just recently treated myself to a delay unit, after much deliberation I chose the Benidub Digital Echo (link below) which I think sounds ridiculously nice, is easy to use, and also is electronically designed to work with mixers and other gear, rather than just guitars. Big tip!

Definitely helps in a variety of ways, whether you just want a bit of hands on improvisation whilst playing an individual track, or especially when you wanna create an interesting or exciting transition between tracks. Just gotta be careful not to overdo it cos it is very very fun!

AM: You really do have a style within your production already, very intricate/delicate/dubbed - tell us a bit about it and also your set up?

Kind of you to say, I’m definitely getting closer to the kinda sound/feeling that I imagine, although there’s a long way to go still. I work mostly just in Ableton, using a mix of samples, soft synths, and fucked up FX plugins. My ‘process’ (if you can call it that) can probably best be described as chaotic. Need to work on that…

AM: What’s next for you in 2022? Gigs/releases/food/trips/anything

No gigs of my own on the horizon, although I am v much available for booking so promoters HMU ;~) I’m currently working on a couple of new releases, one which will be my debut EP, coming out on a really dope label, if/when I manage to get it finished…

Otherwise I’ll be doing plenty of music tourism round the UK, eating dank food everywhere I go, and gazing out the window of cross-country trains. Got a few festivals booked in, particularly looking forward to Meakusma in Belgium, looks like a lovely mix of fun and experimental sounds. 

Until then, looking forward to having my heart warmed by seeing various talented friends continue to shell it at clubs n festivals! Peace x

https://www.instagram.com/simpli.ply/
https://www.instagram.com/benidub.audio/?hl=en

DJ  ojo - https://www.instagram.com/deejay_ojo/

AM Podcast #68 - DJ ojo

Softly Falling Mix

DoWhile With Wonja & DJML | October 1, 2022

Kaifeng based DJ & producer Yu Su cooks up an hour of warm meanderings once a month.

https://www.nts.live/shows/yu-su/episodes/yu-su-13th-december-2022

Yu Su 131222

'El Commodino' is a new section of my monthly show where I'll be inviting artists to play sounds they don't get the to showcase on the regular. That could be tracks on the fringes of their rekordbox, music they listen to privately, tunes that mean something to them, or just an hour of ambient music, or even death metal, or all of the above. Literally whatever feels close to their heart in time of recording. 

El Commodino's first guest is Azemad, the Berlin-based Egyptian producer behind my favorite EP of 2022 'Afriki' (released on Awkwardly Social).  For the hour, Azemad blends vintage and contemporary experimental sounds, featuring a selection of influential tracks dating back to the mid-1970s. The compilation showcases a blend of diverse analog sounds and intricate rhythmic patterns.

https://radioflouka.com/residents/solofan

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El Commodino  Solofan invites Azemad - 17/01/2023

Sacred Space w/ Radha 030223

Tranquilamente wavey with a mix of ambient dance, balearic house and breezy downtempo before the tide goes up. 

https://www.instagram.com/yowaitup

Tranquilamente Radio with Yibing @ The Lot Radio 02-18-2023

Drakeford in the drivetime slot. A gentle cruise through dream pop, vintage folk, lushed-out electronics and more.

https://www.nts.live/shows/from-the-depths/episodes/from-the-depths-20th-february-2023

From The Depths w/ Drakeford 200223

For the second session of El Commodino, the Brooklyn-based Swaya blessed me with "in the clouds" – a mix of lush and airy soundcloud raps to listen to at home  <3

Check out her latest releases: EXistence EP (released on PTP) and Night Vision (released on TT)

EXistence Boomkat review: https://boomkat.com/products/existence-d785a4fd-ffd6-4167-87c9-a630631b17a9
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El Commodino' is a new section of my monthly show where I'll be inviting artists to play sounds they don't get to showcase on the regular. That could be tracks on the fringes of their rekordbox, music they listen to privately, tunes that mean something to them, or just an hour of ambient music, or even death metal, or all of the above. Literally whatever feels close to their heart in time of recording.

Tracklist: https://radioflouka.com/shows/el-commodino-solofan-invite-swaya-22-02-2023

El Commodino Solofan invite : Swaya - 22/02/2023

The 3rd session of El Commodino is by A7ba-L-Jelly, a cornerstone of the Cairo underground, one of my personal favorite DJs, and the force behind Jelly Zone– the party that emphasizes the more unconventional and experimental sides of dance music. For this session however, A7ba-L-Jelly took the prompt to heart and is gifting us a collection of early 2000s mainstream rock tunes, no hidden gems, just things she used to listen to during those years.

Tracklist: https://radioflouka.com/shows/el-commodino-solofan-invites-a7ba-l-jelly-21-03-2023

El Commodino: Solofan invites A7ba-L-Jelly - 21/03/2023

https://www.nts.live/shows/heartbreak-2023/episodes/heartbreak-2023-vinylmix-lost-n-found-3rd-april-2023

VinylMix 'Lost and Found' 030423

A main staple of Tokyo’s club scene, @Mars89 is a master of tension building and a prolific producer known for his dystopic sounds and relentless drums. In the 4th session of El Commodino, Mars89 goes full freeform, stirring away from what he usually plays on the dance floor to providing a glimpse of what actively informs and inspires his productions. During the hour he’ll weave through industrial, jazz, musique concrete, drum and bass and many others sounds and textures that he envisions while making music. Check out his latest album ‘Visions’ on Bedouin records and his EP ‘Night Call EP’ on Sneaker Social Club.

Tracklist: https://radioflouka.com/shows/el-commodino-solofan-invites-mars89-18-04-2023

El Commodino : Solofan  invites Mars89 - 18/04/2023

El Commodino's first dance mix by the DJ who rarely does any mixes (let alone a dance one) – Sabrout, the Cairo born, brooklyn-based  DJ that you're most likely sleeping on.

https://radioflouka.com/residents/solofan

El Commodino : Solofan invites Sabrout - 16/05/2023

Excited to present our new party: Salsabīl 

Salsabīl (Arabic: سلسبيل‎) is an Islamic/Arabic term referring to a spring in paradise. It can also mean river or fountain in paradise. Our name choice isn’t necessarily religious, it is more of a reference to Egyptian kitsch and its general relationship to certain religious themes and terminology (even when devoid of religious context).

The party is organized by Mohamed and I (Solofan) in Brooklyn/Queens NYC. One day, we bonded over our love for Fatima Al Qadiri in Nowadays' backyard, and the rest is history. Despite it being organized by two people who grew up in Egypt, Salsabīl سلسبيل presents sounds which are far from a regular ethnocentric party, as it covers an abundant range of sounds including IDM, techno, trance, electro, ambient, disco, industrial, minimal synth and more. Both of our sounds weave through the above-mentioned genres, yet are very much influenced by our upbringing. We are looking to create a party around sounds that reflect the expanse and range of artists living in contemporary Egypt and Brooklyn, as well as our own experiences, without being boxed into sonic categories created by music journalists. 

This is my opening set for the first iteration of Salsabīl. Recorded live on June 20th 2023, at Mansions (Queens, NYC).

https://radioflouka.com/shows/el-commodino-solofan-x-salsabil-18-07-2023

El Commodino Solofan X Salsabīl - 18/07/2023

Big thanks to @jacksheen, check out Jack's new CD 'Solo for Cello', out now!

Hector Berlioz – Romeo et Juliette (Introduction) 
Graham Lambkin – Community 
Marin Marais – Pièces De Viole Du Livre V - Suite En Sol - Prelude 
Marin Marais – Pièces De Viole Du Livre V - Suite En Sol - Le Tombeau Pour Marais le Cadet 
Echium – Collapsed Senses 
Jack Sheen – Television Continuity Poses (I) 
Michael Thieke & Luigi Marino – Breaking Song 
Giuseppe Ielasi – Five Wooden Frames 02 
Rebecca Saunders – murmurs 
Benjamin Nelson – Miniatures 01 
Joseph Kudirka – 21st Century Music 
Remko Scha – Shake 
Remko Scha – Throb 
Bryn Harrison & Sarah Saviet – A Coiled Form 
Olivier Messiaen – Vingt Regards sur l'enfant-Jésus (1. Regard du Père) 
Topdown Dialectic – A1 
Paperclip Minimiser – ??? 
Angharad Davies, Klaus Lang, Anton Lukoszevieze – unfurling 
Jack Sheen – Television Continuity Poses (II) 
László Vidovszky – Zwölf Streichquartette (no.6) 
Claude Debussy – Cello Sonata (I. Prologue: Lent, sostenuto e molto risoluto) 
Kiera Mulhern – Self-auscultation 5-24-2020 
Luciano Berio – Laborintus II 
Lara David – Granrum (SkroojtMx) 
Jack Sheen – Solo for Cello (Two) 
Jack Sheen – Solo for Cello (Three) 
Clara Iannotta – paw-marks in wet cement (ii) 
Jean Sibelius – Symphony no.4 (I. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio) 
Skogen – Despairs Had Governed Me Too Long 
Christian Mirande – Eugenie & Me On The Battery Ferry 
Morton Feldman – Violin and String Quartet 
Benjamin Nelson – Miniatures 06 
Oliver Leith – good day good day bad day bad day (part 1) 
Adrian Rew – Slot Machine Music B2 
Maurice Ravel – Piano Trio (I. Modéré) 
Turgut Ercetin – String Quartet no.2 
Jack Sheen – Sub Ten 
Yung Webster – Fake Love [slowed] 
György Ligeti – Clocks and Clouds 
Richard Strauss – Salomé ("Ah! Ich habe deinen Mund geküsst, Jochanaan")

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TTT NTS 24.07.23 with Jack Sheen

Breakfast, in Flo motion - served by Flo Dill, every Monday to Wednesday. 
 
https://www.nts.live/shows/the-breakfast-show-flo/episodes/the-breakfast-show-flo-25th-september-2023

The NTS Breakfast Show w/ Flo 250923

Radio Flouka is an international online radio-station based in Paris. Launched at the end of 2018, it has relied on the the goodwill of volunteers and a steady stream of Middle Eastern talent for the ultimate goal of redefining how the world sees contemporary music from the region.

Founder & Artistic Director: @D3MOR_xxx
Program Manager: @tom-jedusor

Send djset demos & tracks promos to contact@radioflouka.com

El Commodino Solofan X Salsabīl - 18/07/2023

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