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Up next on Select we host Sherif, an up-and-coming DJ from Cairo with a bouncy house mix that dabbles into the upbeat side of the spectrum. Think erratic synths, quick stabs and driving basslines with fleeting moments of melodic rhythms here and there. The set features tunes from the likes of Dennis Cruz, Paul Woolford and Le Femme.

This week on Select, we welcome YoungWoman, an Amsterdam-based Egyptian DJ, producer, and co-founder of Los Angles Collective. Known for her genre-smashing sets and innovative mixing style, YoungWoman has been turning heads on the global stage, performing at some of the world’s top festivals, including Rewire. Playful, energetic and surprising, her Select set is a percussive bass-driven rollercoas...

On this episode of Select, we have an eclectic b2b set from Tunisia’s budding selectors formiq and Belgaida, who are the co-founders of the mix series Unspoken Sessions –a platform that serves as an outlet for rising regional DJs to showcase their unspoken tastes beyond the packed dancefloor and club environment. Recorded at the 13th edition of the Tunisian electronic festival Fabrika, the set is...

This week on Select, we have Brenda all the way from Colombia. Throughout the past three years, he has galloped through various sonic territories within the global electronic music scene, establishing himself as a figure that is hard to define and one of the most innovative DJs in the globe. In his selection and mixing style, Brenda embraces the idea of ‘plunder-techno’, a collage of traditional L...

In this episode of Select, we have the Dutch-Kurdish DJ/producer duo CHAMOS, who have built a cult following across Europe with their club edits, fusing traditional West Asian sounds with bass and house music. For our Select 316, CHAMOS is bringing a mix dedicated to their latest EP ‘From Erbil to Amsterdam’, a project that turns traditional Kurdish instrumentals into hard-hitting club anthems. Th...

On our 315th Select, we have Egyptian-Kuwaiti DJ NAZ with an emotive mix of afrobeats and melodic house, titled ‘Broken Wings’. Speaking of the set, NAZ says, “This set was curated to not only help me process the loss of my twin flames but also to encourage listeners to tap into whatever it’s their soul is now going through, to hopefully bring closure to the adversity they endured.”

This week on SceneNoise’s Select series, we have a special set from Tunisian-Algerian selector and NTS resident Cheb Mimo, who has been actively pushing the traditional rhythms of North Africa - like Rai, Ganwa and Stembli - into the UK clubbing scene. His sets are a treasure trove of rare retro cassettes and vinyl records from the 80s, 90s and 2000s, a byproduct of his relentless digging through...

This edition of our Select series comes courtesy of Beirut-based DJ, producer and percussionist Julian Naman, aka JOOL. Inspired by his parents’ extensive music collection, he started producing tracks at the early age of 14, merging various sounds, from jazz, hip-hop and ambient, to progressive rock, techno and house. He has performed alongside a slew of prominent international artists, including...

This week on SceneNoise’s Select podcast, we have WAN, a Berlin-based Egyptian selector and the founder of the newly-launched Delete Collective, which recently made its debut at the famed Club OST. Deeply influenced by the disarming rave energy of Berlin’s underground scene and hypnotic deep techno vibes, WAN brings a hard groove techno set, featuring driving basslines, minimalistic waveforms and...

Egyptian multi-instrumentalist and live electronic act Chiati has become a staple across clubs and festivals across the region in recent years - armed with an unmissable set that combines blissfully timed drops, soulful riffs, melodic rhythms and touching falsetto, expertly performed between keys, guitar, vocals and the charisma of a veritable rockstar. For the first episode of the new season of #...

Youssef Yasser has come up as one of Cairo’s youngest and most talented selectors, making appearances on several international airwaves like the NTS radio show, France’s Rinse, as well as a multitude of prominent party series across the city’s nightlife scene. For the second episode of the new season of SceneNoise’s long-running stream series, Houseplant, Yousser treats us to a spin-off on the sou...

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In this episode of SceneNoise’s Select series, Cairo-based DJ and producer Mahib performs a live set of his own productions, a blend of electrifying mahraganat and EDM beats, with a ting of hip-hop and emotionally driven rhythms. The set takes us on a throbbing journey through the bustling sounds of Cairo, featuring echo-laden vocal samples, synthesised instrumental melodies, and pumping edits of...

This Saturday on Select, we have Alaa Jazaeri. Emerging from Riyadh’s vibrant underground scene, he established himself as one of Saudi Arabia’s top-rated DJs, landing spots at major events like Sandstorm Festival and Freaks of Nature. Jazaeri is also the founder of Narratives, a storytelling music platform, curating mixtape podcasts and a series of dynamic events across the Kingdom, Canada and Le...

Egyptian experimentalist and Kafr El Dawar Records co-founder YUNIS is set to premiere ‘The Partridge Bird’, an evocative track from his latest project, ‘Opera for 1000 Crows’ (*الحجلة). This exclusive release offers an early glimpse into the sonic landscape of the performance, blending live electronics, cello, voice, and toys to explore the paradox between grief and celebration. ‘The Partridge Bi...

Select 309 features Kontrast, a Beirut-born DJ based in Riyadh who has crafted a distinctive sound that blends melodic house, techno, indie dance, and progressive house. Drawing inspiration from the Lebanese electronic music scene, his collaborations with international artists like Rafael Cerato, Tim Taste and Sam Gino have further shaped his unique style. For his Select set, Kontrast delivers a f...

Select 308 comes courtesy of K.led, a DJ, musician and engineer with over 13 years of experience, with notable performances at venues like Montreal's Salon Daome and Soundstorm in Riyadh. K.led’s eclectic and genre-fluid approach to sound began in local underground clubs, where his ear for rhythm and evolving style led him to shape diverse sets that speak to a broad spectrum of listeners. This thr...

Select 307 comes courtesy of Ghent-based Syrian/Libyan producer and DJ Bader Shahit, known behind the decks as Bader. Growing up immersed in Libyan tagaza majrouda rhythms and Syrian classical music, Bader has built himself a distinctive musical identity, merging contemporary club music of heavy bass patterns with various musical elements from across the MENA region. His select set, recorded in Ya...

This week on our Select series, we have Cairo’s indie rock rouser Dirty Backseat, the electronic solo project of producer and singer-songwriter Moe Hani, with an exclusive mix of a string of unreleased productions that he recorded back in 2024. Dirty Backseat is best known for his nuanced melancholy-tinted sound that serves as a distillation of Moe’s influences of post-punk, psych-rock, synth-pop...

On the 305th episode of SceneNoise’s Select series, we present Brooklyn-based Alexandria-born selector Solofan, a resident and the host of El Commodino show on Radio Flouka. Having spent years immersed in the underground scene in Berlin and Brooklyn, Solfan developed his own signature sound where he experiments with free-form mixes that unravel like symphonies. His Select set is a high-energy mixt...

This week on Select, we have a special set from Egyptian-Bosnian vinyl maven Taty, whose distinct crate-digging approach and hypnotic sets cemented him in Berlin’s underground electronic dance scene. Taty turned up with a vinyl-only set of deep and ambient techno, featuring textured obscure sound, echo-laden hypnotic beats watered down by reverb effects, and atmospheric soundscapes. Recorded on hi...

In Select 303, we have Cairo-based selector and producer P.O.V with a futuristic bass-heavy electro set, exploring the interplay between sound, space and time with a fresh approach to music synthesis. The set opens with an ethereal drone noise that seems to drift aimlessly through space, which then dissolves into pulse-pounding bass-driven beats with subtle frequency modulations and granular textu...

This week on Select, we have France-based Moroccan DJ, producer and Radio Flouka resident Leïla Koumiya with a stormy left-field bass set, mixing syncopated Amazigh rhythms and elements of dnb with chopped rap samples from the likes of Julmud and Caïn و Muchi. Koumiya has cemented herself in the regional underground scene with her hybrid and versatile sets, exploring the nuances of her North Afric...

This week’s Select comes courtesy of Omar Taa’i, aka Taai, a Cairo-based music producer behind Abyusif and Marwan Pablo’s collaborative track ‘SMACK THAT’. His prolific discography features tracks with regional hip-hop artists the likes of R3, Alvin, BEGAD, and Xander Ghost. For our Select 301, Taai cooked us a mix of hard-hitting trap beats and instrumental tracks, featuring some of his favourite...

This week on Select, we have a special set from Dublin-based Saudi-born maestro Moving Still marking THREE HUNDRED episodes of our exclusive mix series 🎉 Expect a pumping mix of bass, italo disco and house, featuring some of his personal favourite Arabic tunes. Simply put, this is what a DJ set by Moving Still at peak time would sound like. Jamal Sul, or as his stage name goes, Moving Still, is a...