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Doctor by education, DJ by artistic talent, the young selector has made his mark these past couple of years. After turning heads with his debut in the third edition of our FreshMeat series, Alï earned himself bookings among heavyweights within the local scene, as well as various international acts. Meanwhile, over the past year, Alï launched his own party series ‘Funkhaus’, working to elevate Cair...

Born and raised in Cairo, ZEYAD entered the electronic party scene in 2017 with an enthusiasm for minimal, house, and techno. A year later, he began working with boogie platform Desimana as a party promoter, which led him to promoting for Glasshouse, Outside, Jellyzone, Funkhaus, and even our own Noise Sessions. Somewhere in between then and now, ZEYAD began mixing, practicing through the Strictly...

Growing up in Saudi, the DJ also known as Myhand began his music journey listening to guitar-based genres like rock and metal, even playing the guitar for some time. Eventually, he formed his love for electronic music and the Egyptian underground scene, which led him to Strictly Vinyl, an Egyptian DJ school, where he took his first steps in the mixing world. His genres range from minimal to electr...

While he juggles the pursuit of a Masters Degree in Berlin, Egyptian DJ and producer Deeb wants to make a scene in the techno capital. With a curation inspired by the likes of DJJ Lion, Truncate, Maya Jane Cole, and Bend Sims, Deeb presents his case. A set which goes for a lighter overall sound that incorporates raw hypnotic techno, it still hosts his instinctive inclination for hard-hitting sound...

With a Palestinian ancestry, the US-born, London-and-Amman-raised, Brooklyn-based Felonious Funk is an embodiment of a ‘child of the world’. Inspired by the life and times of American jazz icon Thelonious Monk, Felonious Funk is a self-described musical soul who was never very good at colouring inside the lines. Alongside her curation for radio shows and funky getdowns, she’s also an international...

Lyss is one half of the Caucus Kollektiv, which she created with close friend C/EL. The latter had previously featured on SceneNoise’s Select Episode 130, during which ‘La Radio Kollektiv’ was launched to boost spirits of and showcase local Lebanese artists during the party scene pauses of the pandemic. Since her teenage years, Lyss has been diving deeper into the vast sea of electronic music subg...

Almost exactly one year on from their last appearance on SceneNoise’s long-running Select series, the Cairo-based duo of STZ and DOU are back to usher in the summer with a one-hour soundtrack to your seasonal beach shenanigans. Best enjoyed on a giant party yacht on the Red Sea (a beach, a garden or even a balcony with a nice view will do) the set features tracks from the likes Louie Vega , Simon...

A rebel at heart, Cairo-based DJ, Gobara, first fell in love with music through the likes of metal, rock and conscious rap - genres he says portray “the reality of life, uncut and unfiltered.” It still, to an extent, informs his current musical tastes - he enjoys, the gritty, the chaotic and the industrial, elements you’ll find readily in his exclusive one-hour mix for this week’s edition of Selec...

Data analyst by day, DJ by night, 27 year-old Cairene, Kareem Tarek, is a travelled man. Having started spinning as a member of two-man band, YK Jelly, Tarek went on to secure residencies at several Cairo spots, initially playing groove and UK garage. He really came into his own, however, when he started experimenting and his exclusive Select set for SceneNoise offers plenty of proof of that. “The...

For the 131st Episode of Select, Cairo-based Badreya Electroneya has served up a one-hour mix that features everything from hyper-pop and breakbeat, to techno and IDM, with tracks from the likes of AG Cook, Shy Girl, and Osheyack. “Category is: escapism,” Badreya told SceneNoise of the set. “A blend of post-industrial, bass-heavy club music, advanced sound design and hyperpop, allowing the listene...

It was by an off-the-cuff suggestion that Celine Abboud, aka C/EL, first started mixing, spurred on by her close friend and fellow founder of Caucus Kollektiv, Lyss. She took to it like a duck to water, but during the pandemic she launched La Radio, a platform for artists to be themselves, play whatever they want, and just enjoy their mixes,  mainly focusing on local Lebanese DJs, and recently exp...

Hailing from Alexandria, 25 year-old DJ/producer, Fady El-Tellawy, is in the Select hot-seat this time round and brings with him a rave-ready selection of techno and acid, as well as old-school nineties ’s trance, featuring tracks from the likes of Joey Beltram, DK7, Galaxian and Vladimir Dubyshkin. “It gets a bit intense sometimes," Fady told #SceneNoise of his set. "I know that it won't resonate...

Buckle up kids, Dublin-based Saudi DJ Moving Still has hit us up with an epic rollercoaster of Arabic inspired techno, house, rave, electro and disco for our 128th Select. www. SceneNoise.com

SELECT 127: Mixed By Fardin Ameri & Massud Matin by SceneNoise

SELECT 126 - Mixed by Khaled Youssry by SceneNoise

Mixed by DJ George Comodino Tracklist: Elias Rahbani & Ziad Rahbani - Hello Elias Rahbani - Dance of Maria Elias Rahbani & His Orchestra - From The Moon Elias Rahbani - I Love You Lina Elias Rahbani & Ziad Rahbani - I Think Of You Elias Rahbani - Beat! Beat! Beat! (Nightclub Scene) Elias Rahbani - Liza... Liza Elias Rahbani - Paris Paris Elias Rahbani - Oudi Ya Layali Elias Rahbani - The Escape Ze...

Select 125: Mixed by Talaia by SceneNoise

NOISE MIXES: Genre Neutral [Ambient Set] - Mixed By Youssef Yasser by SceneNoise

Mixed by DJ George Comodino Image credit: Times of Zambia Tracklist: Born Free - Mad Man Dr. Footswitch - Otenta Fire Balls - Umwana Wakusanga Mung’Anda WITCH - Introduction Peace - Black Power WITCH - Strange Dream Paul Ngozi & Ngozi Family Band - Heavy Metal

Select 124 - Shareef by SceneNoise

Select 123: Tourkey & Selim by SceneNoise

Image Credit: Qoriley, Flickr. Tracklist: 1) Aamina Camaari - Rag waa Nacab iyo Nasteexo (Men are Cruel and Kind) 2) Iftin Band - Sirmaqabe (No Secrets) 3) Sharaf Band feat. Xaawo Hiiraan - Kadeed Badanaa Naftaydani (My Life iss Full of Tribulations) 4) Libaaxyada Maaweeliska Banaadir - Hab l Soo Dheh 5) Libaaxyada Maaweeliska Banaadir – Naga Tag, Kac Hooyaa (Edit) 6) Shareero Band feat. Faadumo Q...

Premiere: Azaar - Cuz by SceneNoise

Premiere: Fadi Tabbal - The New And Improved Guide To Birdwatching Vol.3 (Patricia Wolf Remix) by SceneNoise

Please consider donating to the Armenia Fund and the AGBU Artsakh Relief Fund More info on www.scenenoise.com Full Tracklist: 1) Tigran Hamasyan - Fides Tua 2) John Berberian - Tranquility 3) Adiss Harmandian - Dzaghigner 4) Arno Babajanian - Dreams for Piano and Orchestra 5) Armenian TV & Radio Orchestra - The Sea 6) Konstantin Orbelyan - Dilijan 7) Hamlet Minassian - Al Elnim 8) Konstantin Orbel...