Is there a chance we can get the digital version? 🥲

2023

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)

HQ download on our bandcamp page
 
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

Ethyène's Resort EP
Label - Brookland Jams
Released - 10th February 2023
BUY FROM - https://dansudiscsuk.bandcamp.com/

Support --
https://soundcloud.com/ethyene
https://www.instagram.com/brooklandjams/

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PREMIERE: Ethyène - Bread Of The Desert (Brookland Jams)

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]

I'm Not Jeff EP
Label - Rewind LTD
Released - 15th February 2023
Format - Vinyl
BUY FROM - 
https://www.juno.co.uk/products/jeff-the-fool-im-not-jeff/918740-01/
https://www.deejay.de/Jeff_the_Fool_I%60m_not_Jeff_REW001_Vinyl__1012732

Rewind LTD launches the first vinyl release featuring our friend from Paris - Jeff The Fool, in the company of his French friends on remixes Crowd Control, Wilt, Ghetto 25.

Antoine is a lover of smooth deep house melodies and hip hop, as well as seductive French and Russian words cut into his samples.

The original versions begin with a magnificent fusion of jazz, funk and house vibes,having honed his already recognizable style in his studio and using samples in a compartment with analog synthesizers, Antoine declared himself in his native France, and far beyond its borders.

Soul Farmer is a smart, fast and rhythmic track with sample editing and an infectious groove in collaboration with Ghetto 25, next comes an energetic, dynamic remix from Wilt, this is a club house track with a touch of techno and a slight sourness, which will obviously work on the dance floor, the boss of the famous label Happiness Therapy - Crowd Control finishes this journey, this is a subtle but sublime remix, with dreamy pads and a classic bass part, emphasizing the now familiar and memorable melody of the original.

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PREMIERE: Jeff The Fool - Soul Farmer (Ghetto 25 Vocals)

Here's a disco rework of this classic 1976 MPB/Samba anthem from João Bosco.

Free Dwnld

João Bosco - O Ronco Da Cuica (Vibes4YourSoul Rework)

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Betty Wright -  If You Think You've Got Soul (SLY Rework)

Arabs Do It Better Records 001 
Download > arabsdoitbetter.bandcamp.com/album/disco-farha

Hey European clubs - it's time to make room on your dance floors and let the world in. Disco Farha is Turkish, Egyptian and Iranian magic. Disco Farha is for all those between old and new home. Disco Farha tells the stories of many of us, between cultural nostalgia and thumping beats. And Disco Farha is the personal story of shared musical passion between two artists, the Palestinian Aladin from Balout Krew and the German Laxfilet.

https://soundcloud.com/orientschmiede
https://soundcloud.com/laxfilet

Darildem داريلدم (Balout Krew & Laxfilet)

Malk Beah مالك بي (Balout Krew & Laxfilet)

They didn’t just do it.
They lied about it too.

“Lied About It” is my FLEN’N’Bass flip on that moment your gut was right and the receipts finally land. Deep house grooves on the front, DnB pressure underneath, all that bottled-up energy when you clock the lie and go quiet instead of screaming.

Run this on late-night drives, post-argument walks, or when you’re done giving people the benefit of the doubt. If you’ve ever been told you’re “overreacting” while they’re the one hiding things, this one’s for you.

Stream, repost, throw it in your betrayal playlists and send it to the one person who actually knows what really happened.

Lied About it

NOTTURNO 2

Cheba Yamina - Sidi Mansour (Moving Still Edit)
Under licence to Dar Disku Records 2019
Mastered by JP Sancho at ElDorado Recordings, London, U.K
Written and recorded by Cheba Yamina
Edited by Moving and Co-produced by Dar Disku 

www.dardisku.com
@dardisku_records

DD002

Buy Here

Cheba Yamina - Sidi Mansour (Moving Still Edit)- DAR DISKU 002

Mahboub

Dar Disku Records 004
A1. Cheb Mimoune - Abdel Kader (Dar Disku Edit)
B1. Azza Kamal - Maadna Bkra (Moving Still & Tjade Edit)

Dar Disku bring you two dance-floor heaters via Algeria and Egypt. A reinterpretation of the classic ' Abdel Kader' and 'Maadna Bkra'

DAR DISKU 2020
www.dardisku.com 
@dardisku_records
Under Licence from MLP Prod.
Mixed & Mastered by JP Sancho @ El Dorado Studios, London.

DD004

Dar Disku 004 - Cheb Mimoune - Abdel Kader (Dar Disku Edit)

Some people finding it hard to get a digital of this one so here it is!

Azah Kamal - Maadna Bkra (Moving Still & Tjade Edit)

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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.

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

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