Introduce yourself? Preferred pronouns? Where do you currently reside? 1 fun fact about yourself? 

My name is Fana’ (which can be stylized a number of different ways; FANA’, fana’), my pronouns are they/them, I’m from NYC but currently live in Cleveland, OH and a fun fact about me is that I can’t tell people where I currently live without disclaiming that I’m from New York.

Who currently inspires your music-wise?

Indigenous throat-singing throughout Asia but specifically Ainu Rekuhara and Kurdish Dengbej

What other activities have you dipped into with a break from djing?

If anything this past year has given me the opportunity to just sit on my ass and do absolutely nothing without any guilt so instead of replacing going to clubs with hobbies I’d only be getting into for the sake of productivity, I’m really enjoying doing less and just having time to myself.

If you had to describe yourself as a plant what would it be and why?

Berfin (Kurdish snowdrop); a winter flower that grows in very low sunlight. There’s a scene in a Kurdish film called I Saw the Sun (Güneşi Gördüm in Turkish) where one of the main characters, a trans woman, is explaining why she kept a wilted berfin from the Kurdish village she’s from. In Kurdish folklore, berfin are in love with the sun but know they’ll wilt once the sun shines on them. Despite knowing this, they beg Allah to let them see the sun and when their wish is granted they inevitably die. They sacrifice their entire existence - the struggle of growing through snow - for a moment of warmth and happiness. Sometimes the meaning of struggle is risking everything to bask in the sun, and as a transgender Kurdish person myself, I really fucking feel that.

(Disclaimer: I Saw the Sun is loaded with transmisogyny and violence toward trans women so I don’t really suggest watching it if that’s something that would be triggering.)

How do you see your music taste evolving as time goes on?

The older I get the more pan-Asian and pan-African music I want to listen to and study. At the same time, I’m constantly revisiting/recontextualizing genres I used to listen to and applying that to how I feel about music now and what I wanna create in the future.

What was your first gig? How did it go? 

My first DJ gig was opening for Crash Course in Science when In Training brought them to Cleveland in 2016. I played Italo-disco and didn’t beatmatch and had a really great time.

Why do you think it's important to share music?

Being Kurdish I know too well why sharing music is essential to the preservation of indigenous history and the passing on of endangered culture through generations; Kurds have been historically denied the right to publish our own history books in the places where we’re from, and the only narrative that gets told on paper is by our colonizers. Dengbej singing is the primary way we’ve passed down stories of our history, our mythologies, our geography, our language and all its dialects. Without the sharing of song my people wouldn’t have a way of keeping ourselves recognized in places that want to eradicate our heritage.

Tracklist:

Duma - ANGELS AND ABYSSES
33EMYBW - 冬虫夏草
Osmani Soundz - Spiritual Masterkey
Asian Dub Foundation - Debris
Gag Reflex - Silk
Nitin Sawhney - Nadia
Soichi Terada - Grand Senshuraku
Future Soundz of India - Shang High
???*** - Silsila Ye Chaahat Ka Remix
Natacha Atlas - Duden (Talvin Singh Remix)
Sharmaji - Jawani
D.J. Rawaat - Masbaha in the Bentley
Anuj Rastogi - Darth Veda
Anuj Rastogi - The River
Natacha Atlas - Taalet (The Kaya Project Remix)

***i dont remember where i got this track from and im not sure if someone had sent it to me a while back and i forgot so if this is you pls get in touch!!! it slams and also i wanna give credit

Visit pipipi.life for the OG pipipi track game & images from fana'

fana' - 187˚

emkay Guest Show – Refuge Worldwide

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Yenny Grant (16/4/23)

Drifting ambience, submerged in melancholic wisps and abstractions.

The excellent Between Fields released Lu’s Barking at Trees last month. Recorded in late 2022, the album brought together four pieces of sprawling, ambient driftwood, submerged in kaledoscopic, brooding contemplation.

With that in mind we’ve invited Lu to take control of today’s ‘Monday Is OK’ mix.
Full interview here: https://www.theransomnote.com/music/lu-the-monday-is-ok-barking-at-trees-mixtape/

@betweenfields @musicfromlu

INTERVIEW

Lu - The Monday Is OK 'Barking At Trees' Mixtape

LA native Bianca Lexis showcases a monthly, genre-blending hour, exploring the different facets of pop, rock, synth and house music. all in panoramic view, for you. 
https://www.nts.live/shows/panorama-heaven/episodes/panorama-heaven-22nd-november-2023

Panorama Heaven w/ Bianca Lexis 221123

Stay left and take a trip with Macca's Saturday breakfast show on NTS. Weekend musings and eclectic cuts from all over the place, it's a low-key affair and you're all invited. ONE GLOVE!!!
 
https://www.nts.live/shows/macca/episodes/macca-2nd-december-2023

THE ONE GLOVE BREAKFAST SHOW W/ MACCA & MANUEL DARQUART 021223

dj eliot (8/12/23)

Blue Sky Appeoach - A tangle of weaving inquiries presented by Philadelphia-based label CALLA DISCS ( @user-719326406 ). Exploring the process of re-enchantment through sound. 

Listen live -4th Sundays, 1-2PM EST at www.greatcircles.net

~Tracklist~
Kajsa Lindgren, “Quiet Conversations” [Warm Winters Ltd, 2019]
Theme from ‘Blue Sky Approach’
Pil, “mon”[C minus, 2021]
Ken Ishii, “Kala” [R & S Records, 1994]
Michael J. Blood & Rat Heart, “Waitin’” [BodyTronixxx, 2022]
Amp, “So Hot (Wash Away All of My Tears)” [RROOPP, 2007]
defled, “106” [self-released, 2022]
Better Corners, “Modulating De Niro” [The state51 Conspiracy, 2023]
Luxor Rentals, “New Dust Jam” [self-released, 2023]
R Power Birthday, “Something On Your Mind” [self-released, 2023]
Ray Ragnhild Adams, “Strålande” [Frederiksberg Records, 2023]
Nick Malkin, “Second Thought” [Mondoj, 2021]
Albert Giménez, “Conte Xinés” [NTS, 2024]
KOU, “Gartenschläfer” [Aguirre, 2023]
Joanne Robertson, “Black Moon Days” [Feeding Tube Records, 2015]
Acclivity - ChristmasAmbiance2.wav
Dorothy Carter, “Celtic Medley” [Palto Flats, 2023]
Teu, “2015” [self-released, 2023]
Kasja Lindgren, “Trio for cello, piano and violin” [Warm Winters Ltd, 2019]
RAVEN, “SOURCE” [VAGUETRACKS, 2023]
Nonplace Urban Field, “Nike Air Version” [self-released, 2022]

Blue Sky Approach

Blue Sky Approach w/ Calla Discs - 24Dec2023

Kiosk Radio is an online community radio streaming 24/7 from a wooden shack in the heart of Brussels’ historic “Parc Royal”.

More info and music: https://kioskradio.com

98dots @ Kiosk Radio 13.01.2024

Monthly sessions from Zaltan, the mind behind Paris-based leftfield dance, electronic & downtempo imprint Antinote, with occasional appearances from friends and artists on the label.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/zaltan/episodes/zaltan-16th-may-2024

Antinote w/ Zaltan 160524

ambient #12 "Rewritten Memory"
A reflection on how memory reshapes itself.
Moments once real now drift through layers of dreams —
half-remembered, half-invented.
Each note recalls something that may never have happened,
yet still feels true.

Rewritten Memory

ambient #12 "Rewritten Memory"

Ransom Note is an online music, arts and culture magazine. We provide a home for readers and writers with boundless enthusiasm, esoteric knowledge, fierce opinions and impeccable taste.

With our core team immersed in all aspects of dance music, we publish news, articles, and interviews covering the greatest in innovative, underground culture from across the globe. We offer regular, exclusive music and mixtapes from our favourite artists, and publish features shining a light on everything from the freshest new artists to the untold tales from rave history.

Alongside this we offer musings on film, books, life, and art, generating some context and controversy as an antidote to the reheated PR that clogs up the internet. Our office is fuelled by Tunnock’s Bars, cat memes, hangovers and a ridiculous, never ending love for our culture.

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