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This week on Select 204, we have a special set from Lazuli, an Egyptian party series amplifying the sounds of local rising DJs through its dynamic showcases, from intimate rooftop sessions to different party concepts like Dafunk, Subliminal, Alive and Plan B.

Skillfully curated and mixed by Lazuli’s residents Ram, Adam, Fady, Xtrakarim and K-Laff, the set will take you on a two-and-a-half-hour wild sonic journey, akin to Lazuli’s distinctive parties, all from the comfort of your abode.

The set unfurls with a brewing thirty minutes of minimal house beats from Ram featuring tunes like Heimyl’s ‘Back’s groove’ and Madvilla’s ‘Orbit’. As we enter the second half of the first hour Fady lures us in with some deep basslines from his ambient soundscapes, before giving way to a high-octane B2B session from Xtrakarim and Adam featuring hard syncopated basslines and some thumbing tunes lke Mole Music’s ‘Check Ourself’ and Furz’s ‘Take Out’. Ending on a high note, the set culminates with K-Laff’s sweltering synths and pulsing hit-hats that will take you back to studio 54 (all hip-sways and shoulder-twists included).

For our 203rd Select episode, we have Jordanian producer, DJ and founder of Waxing Moon collective, Rami HR, known for his experimental sets that skillfully blend various sounds like minimal, tech house, progressive and atmospheric house. Since his emergence in the MENA’s underground electronic music scene, Rami’s music has transcended the borders of his homeland’s dance floors, touring across the globe from Lebanon to Qatar, Thailand and Cambodia. Drawing inspiration from renowned artists the likes of Swayzak, Deep Dish, and Satoshi Tommie, Rami’s distinctive sets serve as narratives that slowly unfurl throughout the night with laid-back melodies and funky grooves.

In his exclusive long-hour Select set, Rami brings a brewing dance affair of sweltering synths, robust grooves and dreamy ambient soundscapes featuring soaring vocal samples.

This week on Select 202, we have DJ Corin IIeto, aka CORIN, the Filipina-Australian electronic music producer, composer, and regular monthly host on London’s NTS Radio who is best known for merging classic Western music with hyper-electronic sounds to create immersive soundscapes. Drawing inspiration from her multi-cultural heritage and mythology elements from science fiction, CORIN’s distinctive mixes feature an assemblage of converging styles, ranging from IDM, EBM, trance, and baroque-laden ambience.

In her hour-long Select session, CORIN has mixed a selection of tracks from various compilations, which have been released recently to raise funds for Palestine, such as Paralaxe Editions’ ‘For Palestine’, Mrama Division’s ‘By All Means’, and Cease 2 Exist’s ‘Emergency For Gaza’.

With driving bass lines and futuristic sounds tinged with a little bit of acid and psytrance, CORIN creates a mythical hypnotic set, borrowing sounds from multiple famous tunes including Van Boom’s ‘No Empathy’, Oldyungmayn’s ‘Scrattch’, Toumba’s ‘Adrift’, Spivak’s ‘Mall Pals’, Joachim Nordwall’s ‘Desperatio’, and STILL’s ‘The Sword and the Neck’, among many others.

Select 201: Mixed by O.Ezzo by SceneNoise

Select 200: Mixed by Bazzzuk

We’ve got a very special set to mark our 200th Select with UAE’s Analog Room resident Bazzzuk delivering some spicy breaks

Analog room resident and co-founder of a new party series Dancewerk, Bazzzuk, is one of the brightest emerging artists from UAE’s burgeoning dance music scene, recognized for her meticulously curated mixes that feature a signature bumpy, groovy, spicy sound that really resonates with audiences. Inspired by her favorite producers, from Wu-Tang Clan to K Hand, she builds her sets without genre boundaries.

Her Select 200 is fast-paced and all action traversing breaks, acid techno and hardbass featuring tracks from the likes of No Nation, Product Toss and Sarah Farina.

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Egyptian DJ George Gehad is a familiar face to Cairo’s dancefloors, having been a resident DJ at hotspots like Shinko and the North Coast’s uber popular hotspot Kiki’s over the last few years. Diverse in his selections Gehad traverses BPMs and genres from disco to afro to the more commercial side of house.

In his Selec 199 set Gehad showcase his African soul, blending both new and timeless tracks, such as Liboz’s ‘Tchebé Tchebé’, ‘Brom’ by Balthazar & JackRock, as well as Louis The Child’s own version of Empire of The Sun’s timeless track, ‘Walking on A Dream’.

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With influences from Spain, UK and Detroit’s dance music scenes, DJ/Producer duo Los Profundos have become a regular staple in Egypt’s nightlife with a penchant for deep melodic energy with progressive house, and high tech minimal techno.

Los Profundus have had a regular stream of releases on Monkley Project Records amongst internationally renowned artists. In addition to performing for Melodic Room, Egypt’s top melodic techno label, Los Profundos also hosts a guest mix on leading Amsterdam-based underground station Frisky Radio and won the 2020 IBIZA LIVE RADIO DJ competition.

For their exclusive one hour Select mix the duo focus on delivering a seamless journey of poignant emotion, blurring lines between melodic, techno and progressive rhythms featuring tracks from the likes of Booka Shade and Spada, opting for higher bpm.

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Select 195: mixed by Baby B

The latest Select sees British-Spanish Dubai-Based selector Baby B bring some major grooves to the ones and twos.

Dubai based newcomer British-Spanish DJ Baby B, resident of Secta collective, combines countless drum and bass rave experience into her meticulously weaved sound. From groovy booty-shaking cuts to euphoric fast-paced tracks that melt genres, her style is focused on high energy and all things cheeky.

In her set Baby B showcases an exceptional selection of speed garage, blended with fast paced house, garnished with groovy techno tracks such Azealia Banks’ ‘Desperado’, Rossi’s ‘Knock Knock’ released on HOMEGROWN records, Olle Lishman’s ‘Lumens’ released on HOUZ records, ‘100%’ by ATW released on their self titled label, Smash Land Records, Whiplash by JASøN and much more.

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As producers, DJs and record collectors, the Cairo-based duo Ahmed Tourkey and Mostafa Selim have become two of the most trusted curators of dance music in the city, performing regularly on line-ups alongside heavyweight global acts such as Peggy Gou, Black Coffee, Stephan Bodzin and much more.

Their Select set is a reflection of their personal journey of self-discovery and growth, which aims to resonate with anyone who has ever struggled with finding their place in the world. The track list includes the likes of Thodoris Triantafillou’s “Not Only U”, Radiohead’s “Bloom”, & Red Axes’ “ Super Power Powder”.

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Select 195: Mixed by Kurls

On our latest episode of select we welcome the Dubai based, Lebanese, DJ/producer Christelle, better known as Kurls who takes us through a cozy groove house set featuring tracks from Art of Tones, MVC project, Jasper James, Soul Reduction and more.

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