composed, performed, and produced by Martin Arnold (2024)
It's meant to be quiet.

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E-guitar: Andy Moor
Voice: Asi Föcker
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Asi Föcker: Voice, E-guitare
Andy Moor: E-guitare
Magda Mayas: Clavinet, Orgel
Tony Buck: Drums
Clayton Thomas: Doublebass

ye men / ELLASPEED / A horse of course

Seedless grapes for lasting lovers / ELLASPEED

Radical Hi-Fi official debut as residents of Rotterdam's Operator Radio featuring a  crucial two-hour selection of militant reggae tunes. FORWARD!

Radical Hi-Fi's Version Galore 104 @ Operator Radio 06-20-2020

The fifth AA mix is made by Colin301, programmer, sound guy and musician from the legendary OT301 in Amsterdam. The mix contains a great selection of dark bass heavy tracks that will give your speakers a nice boost. Expect some instrumental hiphop, reggae and a good portion of dubstep.

If interested in making an eclectic, adventurous, experimental mix for AA then let us know (music@amsterdamalternative.nl). Interested in all the other things we do, check our website: www.amsterdamalternative.nl

Playlist:
Loefah - Root
Coki - Officer
Coki - Tortured
Loefah - Mud
Digital Mystikz - Anti War Dub
Digital Mystikz - 10 Dread Commandments
Digital Mystikz - Ancient Memories (Skream RMX)
Digital Mystikz - B
Coki - Mood Dub
Coki - Shattered
Loefah - Goat Stare
Coki - Spongebob
Loefah - Rufage
Benga + Coki - Night
Pinch + Loefah - Broken
Mala - Eyes (VIP)
Digital Mystikz - Mountain Dread March

Colin301 - Digital Mystikz mix #005

The sixth AA mix is made by multi musician Arnold de Boer. You might know him from Zea, The Ex or other music projects he’s done. His mix is a wonderful, eclectic collection of tunes from all corners of the planet and beyond. Check it out, the Outernational mix!

If interested in making an eclectic, adventurous, experimental mix for AA then let us know (music@amsterdamalternative.nl). Interested in all the other things we do, check our website: www.amsterdamalternative.nl

Playlist:
1. Gwendolyn Brooks - Song of the Front Yard
2. Lo Ka Ping - Teals Descending On The Level Sand
3. Amiri Baraka - Answers In Progress
4. Morton Feldman - Rothko Chapel: 5th Movement
5. Gurdjieff de Hartmann - Sacred Reading from the Koran
6. Gil Scott-Heron - Whitey on the Moon
7. Bulgarian Bagpipe Orchestra and Choir - Subrali Sa
8. Nape Neck - No Platforming
9. Linda Ayupuka - Ndaana Eera Ymah
10. Robert Wyatt - Pigs…(In There)
11. Perry & Kingsley - Spooks In Space
12. The Space Lady - Major Tom
13. Kanipchen-Fit - FIGHT
14. Jeich Ould Chighaly - Wezin
15. Atamina - When two elephants fight
16. Atiah Mba - Hunanki
17. 1-Speed Bike - Hosni Mubarak Does A Backflip over the Gaza Wall without the CIA Safety Net
18. The Divine Healer’s Church: Nima Assembley - Onyame Ye
19. Tavieve Dumenyo - Bobobo
20. Jerry Hansen and the Ramblers Band - Ama Bonsu
21. Getatchew Mekuria - Anchilhoye
22. Lee “Scratch” Perry - Kojak
23. Capella Amsterdam - Lux Aeterna
24. Linton Kwesi Johnson - Two Sides of Silence

Picture in artwork by Alek Riquelme

Arnold de Boer/Zea - Outernational mix #006

ELLASPEED / Echo bravo

AA mix #009 is made by DJ ED Rock. DJ since forever. Resident at Checkpoint Charlie, Bar Weber & De Nieuwe Anita. Mainly vinyl, prefers 45’s. Playing organic music from the 1950's till now: rock, soul, indie, hiphop, reggae and world music. 
www.facebook.com/djedrock

If interested in making an eclectic, adventurous, experimental mix for AA then let us know (music@amsterdamalternative.nl). Interested in all the other things we do, check our website: www.amsterdamalternative.nl

Playlist (45’s only):
1 New Age Steppers, Fade Away
2 Norah Jones, After The Fall (David Andrew Sitek Remix)
3 El Michels Affair, Hung up on my baby
4 Tommy Guerrero, Come together	
5 Ken Boothe, Drumsong
6 Meters, Here Comes The Meter Man
7 Benjamin Herman, Skunkaholic
8 Experience, Share It With You
9 Kampana, Tartarugue
10 DJ Vadim, Black Is The Night
11 Phyllis Dillon, Don’t Stay Away  
12 Specials, 10 Commandments
13 A Tribe Called Quest, I Left My Wallet In El Segundo (Norman Cook remix) 
14 Arrested Development, Revolution
15 Lee Fields, East Coast Rapper
16 Lonnie Liston Smith, Expansions
17 Malinga Five, Malinga
18 Vaudou Game, Anniversaire
19 Antibalas, Dirty Money
20 Jungle By Night, El Miraglo
21 Phantom Four, Marula
22 Jeff Wayne, Eve Of The War
23 Cyntia, Jhoom Le
24 Parvati Khan, Jimmi Jimmi Jimmi Aaya
25 Pop Concerto Orchestra, Arabian Melody
26 Altin Gun, Vay Dunya	
27 Khaled, Didi
28 Yellowman, Strong Me Strong 
29 Roots Manuva meets Wrongtom, Bashment Bogle 
30 Cutty Ranks, Retreat
31 Smith & Mighty, Anyone
32 Kelis, Beenie Man & T.O.K., Trick Me Twice
33 Consolidated, The Sexual Politics Of Meat
34 Pubic Enemy, Fight The Power
35 Aretha Franklin, Rock Steady
36 Dee Edwards, Why Can’t There Be Love
37 Ann Peebles, Slipped, Tripped And Fell In Love
38 Michael Kiwanuka, I’m Getting Ready
39 Millie Ripperton, Les Fleur

DJ Ed Rock - Classics mix #009

Music from South Africa, Angola, Algeria, Jamaica, France, UK. Morocco, Hip Hop, Gqom, Contemporary Music, Improvisation and Dub Poetry.

Andy Moor (not to be confused with the Techno trance DJ) is an amsterdam based musician , founding member of Dog Faced Hermans and full time member of The Ex has been living and working  in amsterdam for 30 years now. Has sporadic moments when he DJs usually at obscure improvised music festivals where people are ready to bop after hours of listening to non boppable music. Big Thanks to Colin McLean, Jace (DJ Rupture), Lorenzo( General K).

Playlist:
Let My Niggas Live - Wu Tang Clan feat.Nas
Champion - Liam Bailey 
Earthwire  Line - New age Steppers/Creation Rebel 
Nothing Great About Britain - Slowthai
$4 - Beans
Touba Galbi Toub - Cheika Rabia 
Huku - Sho Madjozi
Mamma - Abdullah Ibrahim -
Narrative Ali _ Elisabeth Alexander with RudeBoyz Rude Ethic Mix
Allal -Asmaa Hamzaoui
Descarga En Cumbia - Banda  Bajera De San Pelayo
Bull Bay Jumping - Al Moodie  
I Don’t Want To Lose My Height - Elio Chaly Campora Moor
Pintar El Sol ( Chancha Via Circuito Remix)- Miriam Garcia & Alicia Solans  
Kingston Town Yard - Alborosie
Continuum - Christine Abdelnour
Struggling DIY Venues of The World - Ziad Kokar
Pachanga Maria - Os Bongos
Zidi Zabri - Boutaiba Saidi
Tongsi - Bitter Funeral Beer Band /Bengt Berger  feat Don Cherry
He Was Really Saying Something - The Velvettes (plus accapella version) 
My Choppa Hate Niggas - 21 Savage
Ooh La La - Run The Jewels ( feat Greg Nice & DJ Premier
Senorita - Vince Staples
Danas, Jučer, Sutra - Kaja Draksler Octet
Elment  a Madarka - Palya Bea
HBS - Lil Keed 
Shittin (Lately) -03 Greedo -
If I was Top Notch Poet - Linton Kwesi Johnson
Lets All Unite - Hugh Mundell
Cold Weather - Lee Perry

Photo by: Emma Fischer

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