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Soy Medicina is the first full-length release by Xtis, a traditional Mayan therapist, healer, and singer from Guatemala’s Mam territory. Sung in Spanish and Mam, one of the most endangered Mayan languages, the album is both a deeply personal act of healing and a rare expression of Indigenous knowledge through contemporary sound.

The Mam language, once widely spoken in the western highlands of Guatemala, now survives only in fragments. Many words have been lost, not passed down, erased by colonization and systemic neglect. In this context, Soy Medicina is not only music, but an act of preservation. A way to keep ancestral memory alive through melody, rhythm, and breath.

Each song speaks to a different facet of womanhood as experienced through a Mayan lens. Cargadora De Historia honors the role of women as the carriers of memory and ancestral knowledge, both divine and undervalued, central to existence yet often erased. In Abuela Luna, a woman calls out for help after abuse under the moonlight. Here, Grandmother Moon becomes a source of medicine and listening, a feminine symbol of refuge that holds both pain and power.

The music is grounded in Mayan healing traditions but shaped by Xtis’ lived experiences: years of institutional abuse, social exile, spiritual repression, and finally, rebirth. She taught herself to sing and compose while enduring twelve years in a convent where she was silenced and mistreated. Later diagnosed with leukemia, she turned away from conventional medicine and embraced her ancestral roots, co-founding Casa Biosalud Ancestral Kyaje Ix to bring Mayan healing to her community.

Soy Medicina is the result of that healing journey. It’s a record about survival, womanhood, and identity, not polished for mass appeal, but raw, real, and rooted in a centuries-old cultural lineage. It’s also a sonic preservation of a language that is at risk of vanishing; a reminder that when culture is erased, so are stories, voices, and possibilities for healing.

Gaze bridges Berlin and Iran, blending Behrooz Zandi’s roots with Tiefe Wasser Berlin’s Contemporary Mantra. Warm, emotional, and oriental in spirit, the track features the resonant Oud and Lena’s soft vocals. Its lyrics circle around intimacy and presence, gazing into another’s face, another’s eyes, capturing the timeless moment where two worlds meet for just one hour.

By @behrooz-zandi from Tehran and @tiefe-wasser-berlin from Berlin.

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Sweet & Unhurried lives up to its name: full of warmth, calm energy and gentle optimism. Written in Ukraine against the backdrop of war, it captures a rare sense of ease and tenderness, offering listeners a pause from chaos and a reminder of slower, sweeter moments.

"Quantum Longing" by Arteriam blends Berlin’s underground grit with a Guatemalan perspective. Dark synth atmospheres, rumbling bass, and hypnotic textures drive the track, while breakbeat rhythms replace the usual 4/4 pulse. Moving from Guatemala to Berlin, Arteriam delivers a fresh take on techno’s shadows, channeling longing into experimental club energy.

By @arteriam from Guatemala

Feinheitsbrei reimagines "Young Hearts" with a slow, steady downtempo groove. The remix highlights the original’s vocals and piano, giving them space to breathe while transforming the track into a reflective take on warmth and connection.

Original by @krisberle, @aggiefrost & @truls-fjeldvang.

Remix by @feinheitsbrei.

"Young Hearts" is a warm, heartfelt collaboration between Kris Berle, Aggie Frost, and villa fjeld. Born from autumn jam sessions in Norway and later shaped in Mexico, the track blends nostalgic instrumentals with dreamy synths and tender vocals. It’s about cherishing fleeting moments and the beauty of connection . A piece of everywhere, with a lot of heart.

Original by @krisberle, @aggiefrost & @truls-fjeldvang.

Remix by @feinheitsbrei.

"The Fink" blends Xande’s Organic House grooves with Helmet Lampshade’s vocals to tell a story of resistance and sabotage. Inspired by Italian guest workers in 1970s Germany, the track reflects on protests, solidarity, and the recurring struggles of labor movements. The track connects history to the present while carrying a deeply European voice.

By @xxande-music from Italy & @helmetlampshade from Germany.

"Off My Mind" blends deep house grooves with melancholic piano and Kaempe’s soulful vocals, capturing the ache of love that lingers. The release also features a club-ready remix by Null, adding a fresh twist while keeping the heartfelt core intact.

Original by @kaempemusic from Jerusalem.

Remix by @nullmusik from Berlin.

"Off My Mind" blends deep house grooves with melancholic piano and Kaempe’s soulful vocals, capturing the ache of love that lingers. The release also features a club-ready remix by Null, adding a fresh twist while keeping the heartfelt core intact.

Original by @kaempemusic from Jerusalem.

Remix by @nullmusik from Berlin.

Cem Gemalmaz follows up the EPs first single with the title track “Unmade". Built on the same warm, jazz-inflected house grooves that define the project, “Unmade” adds subtle, minimal vocals to deepen its reflective mood. The track embodies the EP’s central theme: to reinvent yourself, you must first unmake what’s familiar. The track will soon be followed by a remix by Lui Mafuta.

By @cemgemalmaz from Istanbul.