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Healing Futures on NARR Radio

Next up and further enlarging and enriching the spectrum series with this mix is @rizm-i currently based in Birmingham. Having started to push the boundaries at Leeds Student Radio, Sable and Narr Radio are now her base. She is also part of the Selextorhood collective. As a DJ and producer, she is trying to make sense of contemporary Wahnsinn through music and re-connecting with spirituality.

From bleeping, stumbling and noisy sounds to softly whispering and singing over lush beats to sirens from the off to otherworldly beats and drumming into spoken word of a world that feels all far away and emotionally so close, Rizmi takes time developing into a body moving mix and sound. Her mixing and selection certainly closes with a heart for global club culture in its best way.

She mentioned this mix had been sitting on her shelves, but nothing came together as easy as expected. Also, it is difficult and not even a good feeling to force yourself into compiling and doing a mix she’d said. As we chatted further about the mix, we were talking to each other about (re-)connecting to and via a digital world socially to and via music, briefly imagining being sucked into this digital world. When she finally did record & get into flow state, the mix came out compressed & clipping... So, this is a re-recording and a test of perseverance.
Rizmi herself mentioned she was connecting to music back again last year via her record collection rather than browsing the digital collections. However now she might have just accepted what she called a full cyborg mode. She mentioned further: “I was just trying to reconnect with dj-ing, taking it easy in the first instance and trying to fall in love with it again, on my own terms. I guess subconsciously, elements of diaspora existence living in a capitalist, technologist society weave in and out” 
Take a deep breath and dive into this wild thoroughly charming mix of sounds and music – this is full spectrum.

ABOUT_SPECTRUM: We as humans are rely on waves as a physical element. Through waves we can hear and see, especially colours. Colours have a great impact on our feelings and emotions as well as on sounds. IIH Spectrum combines these two aspects. Our goal is to present different colours of electronic music and blend them into all parts of the rainbow.
We want to show you the full spectrum of our city and beyond


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@narr-radio https://narr.co.uk/
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[SPECTRUMIX-010] - RIZMI

Rizmi, transmitting global machine funk from Birmingham, UK.

Rizmi [Narr x Mutant Exchange]

We're back with number 38 of the Awkwardly Cast series and rest assured it's yet another special episode. Having first caught Birmingham-based artist @rizm-i play a really cool and versatile set in Leeds, we've been keen on her to contribute to the series for a hot minute. And what she has now delivered is everything we'd hoped for and more, as she skillfully put together a wide selection of tracks that are as eclectic as they are fun. This mix screams good summer vibes and much needed positivity. We hope you enjoy this wholesome journey into sound as much as we do!

Awkwardly Cast 038 / Rizmi

Rizmi - Sable Radio, 24.10.21

An hour mix (thank you @joedelon for the invitation) exploring Sufi sound aesthetics during the season of emergence out of Winter 2022, recorded in the context of storm Eunice, climate + political anxieties, and the essence of re-connection with Love and liberation through music as a universal, divine, healing force. 

Tracklist:
Arooj Aftab - Last Night
Monkey Marc - Sufi Dub
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (State of Being Remix) - Shadow 
Ashraf Sharif Khan & Viktor Marek - Caravan 
Industrial Suicide Tribe - Aqua Sufi
Abi Sampa - Man Kunto Maula 
Nahi Mitti  - Daina’s Dawn (not at the water treatment plant) 
Anatolian Weapons - Rahim
TSVI - Modulatrum 
Mr Fix Your Mind to Die - Devil Wears Acid 
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - My Heart, My Life (Talvin Singh Remix)
Abida Parveen & Naseebo Lal - Tu Jhoom (Demarae Remix) [unreleased]
Scratcha DVA - Airstrike 
Roy Ayers, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad - African Sounds 
Coldcut ft. Lisa Stansfield - People Hold On (Blaze New Jersey Jazz Remix)

Rizmi - EOS Radio (Invited by Joe Delon)

What if we created portals to the futures we’re dreaming of every day? What might those futures sound like? 

A provocation + an invitation to my fellow artists 💌🌀

Healing Futures w/ Rizmi 26/02/23

What if we create portals to the futures we’re dreaming of every day; what might those portals sound like? 

This month, Lux joins Rizmi for a b2b exploring what healing into our personal embodied futures might look and feel like, as an ode to everyday movement practices and healing sounds

Healing Futures w/ Lux & Rizmi 07/05/23

Sounds of primordial devotion, exploring mystic, spiritual, soulful, ecstatic dimensions of sound.

https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/mystic-ruh-w-rizmi-6th-may-2023

Mystic Ruh w/ Rizmi 060523

Rizmi - Start In The Name Of Cosmic Compassion

Rizmi - Secrets Of Divine Love (Instrumental)

Voice sample is from A. Helwa - Secrets of Divine Love

Rizmi - Secrets Of Divine Love

What if we create portals to the futures we’re dreaming of every day? What might those futures sound like?

Healing Futures w/ Echo Juliet 04/06/23

Rizmi invites Alliyah Enyo for this months Healing futures show 

 Alliyah Enyo’s interdisciplinary vice gravitates towards èmbodied and meditative processes. Believing frequencies in sound are healing, she harnesses ritualisation to create sonorous myth' installations and performances. Her process involves designing, recording, antarchiving sound. Using field recordings like archacologicat objects, memories are preserved and discovered throughout her soundscapes, echoing and resonating, reflecting her interest in 'echoic memory:
The work exists as a mythologisation' of her emotional landscape, embedding ancient stories into emotional layers that are slowly revealed. Woven soundscapes are multilayered as if growing, crafted through her use of analogue hardware.

Healing Futures w/ Alliyah Enyo 06/08/23

I have worked on this piece to work as a transmission, perhaps each track leading into another reality, potential, or state of being. 
Some are more literal than others. A big mix of stand-alone, mostly female voices, even some of the spirituality of Laurie Anderson. 

The whole mix has been inspired by old Mongolian songs, hence, the artwork also represents Mongolian nomadic people.
The photograph is by Nikki McClarron.

Expanding thoughts on portals

"Hearts are portals. Connections we make in the most unexpected circumstances are portals. As we cross through them, we are not transformed but transfigured. Portals are not neutral doorsteps. They rub off. They leave iridescent dust on our skin as we pass. They are absorbed. And so, we carry portals within us. This is how portals remain alive between timelines and places they connect."

Healing Futures w/ Rūta Žemčugovaitė 01/10/23

An hour of music and sound from Rizmi.

Artwork by @mazenkerbaj 
https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/mystic-ruh-w-rizmi-29th-october-2023

Somewhere between grief, prayer & liberation 291023

Finishing 2018 with something big. I think this is the longest solo mix in the history of the Sunday Sessions - full of diversity, @zoya-ahmed-1  dared to switch up the pace and mood continuously without losing track. Special to me for a number of reasons - hope y’all feel the same way.

Sunday Sessions Nº346 w/ Zoya

Kollektion 22 /// ZOYA

(original speed)

ft. classic uk sounds, n sick recent/ unreleased sounds from Stolen Velour / Treehouse - Aquarius, Bakey x Breaka - Ace of Hearts & Iglew - Coin Collect Test. definitely artists worth checking out! 

huge thanks & big ups to Jossy Mitsu for the invite on her show <3 you can check the whole thing here (on a level her live mix got me so gassed, she's a don! she's also just done a wicked mix for Outlook) >>https://soundcloud.com/rinsefm/jossymitsu250419

>>https://soundcloud.com/outlookfestival/jossy-mitsu-outlook-mix-series-2019

guest mix for Jossy Mitsu's Rinse show

@zoya-ahmed-1 @equaliser-leeds

"Als ich den Podcast aufgenommen habe, habe ich an Sonnenschein gedacht und vorher Obst mit Soja Kokosnuss Joghurt gegessen" erzählt Zoya. Zoya und Soja: das passt ja! Genauso passt Zoya mit ihrem Anliegen, unterrepräsentierten Künstler*innen einen Platz in der Musikszene zu geben, zum Feat.Fem Netzwerk nach Leipzig, denn genau das war schon ihr Antreiber bei ihrem Equaliser Kollekiv in Leeds, UK. Sie hat dort auch eine Radioshow, die sich "Bath Time Sessions" nennt, wo sie mit dem Auflegen begann.

Hey Zoya, wenn du nur noch einen einzigen Gig in deinem Leben spielen könntest, wo wäre das?
"Irgendwo mit vielen Obst- und Gemüsepflanzen, Sonne, See, Gras, Blumen und ein geiles Soundsystem wäre ein Traum oder tief im Ozean wäre wahrscheinlich auch sehr funky".
Ich merke schon, Obst und Wasser (ob nun in der Badewanne oder im Ozean) werden auf ewig Zoyas Mindset sein. 

Viel Spaß und Bubbles mit Zoyas Podcast, zart wie Badeschaum!

Text: Judith Van Waterkant https://soundcloud.com/lady-youdid
Design: Stefanie Wittrisch 
@stefanie_wittrisch_design (Instagram)
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Feat.Fem Podcast 4 - Zoya

sufi mix (recreation of live gig at Thinktank) - Zoya

Callshop Leipzig: Zoya 01.07.2019

Zoya Ahmed is a DJ and promoter based in  Leeds. She is a member of the Equaliser collective, who throw parties and offer DJ workshops to women, non binary, and trans folk on a monthly basis. She also co-hosts a monthly radio show on KMAH, "Bathtime Sessions", alongside fellow Equaliser member Luce. Over the course of two hours, the pair attempt to evoke the contemplative mental state often experienced during the calming isolation of a good soak.  Ranging from drowsy ambience and hip hop  to percussion experiments and more experimental fare, they create an immersive listening experience that’s serene and intense in equal measure.

Zoya’s  equally adept at holding things down in the club, and recently featured on the lineup for Boiler Room’s club tour alongside fellow Leeds resident Adam Pits. Her guest mix for Jossy Mitsu’s Rinse residency offers listeners a glimpse of Zoya at peak time, featuring dextrous rhythms alongside plenty of sub pressure.

Zoya’s entry to the series feels best suited to headphone listening, unfurling gently over the course of 1hr 25 mins.  Her approach to sequencing feels considered, but not contrived: despite running the gamut from chugging industrial to glimmering dub techno, via a passage of Bollywood, the diversity of styles never feels jarring, in part due to her penchant for subtle sounds. Even at its darkest moments, Zoya’s selections possess sense of sprightliness: though the basslines and drums can be smudged and sludgy, they feel hypnotic, rather than oppressive. 

Her ability to  approach is exemplified at the 25 min mark: by employing a gentle volume fade, she makes the peppy back beat of DMX Krew’s “Hip Hopeless” seem to dissolve into the buzzing bass drones of Nazar’s “Airstrike”. The track’s impact remains forceful, but it’s abrasiveness feels pared down, retaining the woozy feel of previous selections. Likewise, she moves confidently through genres and sound palettes whilst retaining a controlled sense of momentum: a particularly inspired transition around the hour mark sees her thread gated breaks between the downbeats of a loping tabla rhythm, without losing the sense of  groove. 

This mix is the mark a consummate digger sharing their collection in a manner that feels like an intimate living room listening session- don’t sleep on this.
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LINKS:
SC: @zoya-ahmed-1
FB: @zoya.leeds

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Sayang with Zoya - 17 January 2020

Two hours of fluid and meditative grooves centred around spirituality, roots and technocracy from the Sable Radio resident and Bathtime Sessions co-founder.

Interview: https://www.stampthewax.com/2020/06/09/diggers-directory-zoya/

Diggers Directory: Zoya

an hour of radio covering for Sofie K on NTS channel 2. tracklist: https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/zoya-16th-august-2020

NTS Radio - Zoya / Rizmi

RIMZI works her magic ✨

Ambient and slow electro

Rizmi 27/11/20

Rizmi is interested in the mystical dimensions of sound, music and collective movement, dissolving perceived boundaries between minds and time - into Presence.

The name 'Rizmi' is sampled from and pays homage to the great polymath, Al-Khwarizmi. In the early 800s, Al-Khwarizmi revolutionised scientific thinking through combining Greek and Hindu Sciences — demonstrating the universality of knowledge beyond cultures, borders and language, through techniques we still use today, and to paint visions of the future (the word 'algorithm' is based on the latinisation of his name). 

In transitioning beyond political, economic, colonial, psychological narratives of separation and superiority, music & art can be our greatest tools in affirming ecology, love, balance, nurturing human-nature.

Rizmi

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