Music Reviews
Abadir’s The Primitivist is a high-energy rhythmic tour of Arabic sound
Cairo-born producer ABADIR is back with a four-track gut-punch of Arab rhythm, a foot-stomping, belly-activating powerhouse of an EP. True to its label, The Primitivist is neither fetishized nor repurposed: it’s Rami speaking in a native musical language that’s fully rooted and simultaneously all his own. The Primitivist by ABADIR We don’t get a lot […]
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Treat yourself to a full live AV show by Zoë Mc Pherson & Alessandra Leone
Step through the wormhole into the warped, transcendent sound world of Zoë Mc Pherson and the cosmic visualizations of collaborator Alessandra Leone. The folks at URSSS have captured a full live AV show, so it’s a chance to see even if you don’t have access to this kind of show locally. This show takes moments […]
Ahmed Muin, Palestinian music teacher who turned drones into an anthem
Happy birthday today, December 31, to Ahmed Muin Abu Amsha. If any song sums up 2025 and the threat to civilians from drone warfare, it’s his cover of “Sheel Sheel Ya Ajmal Sheel” tuned with the whine of the weapons buzzing overhead. On his birthday and New Year’s Eve, the artist offers a song with […]
Compassion through algorithms: live coding Algorave giving to Palestinians
Peter Kirn - December 5, 2025
DIY + Unusual Music Tech
Director of Oyoun, Berlin cultural space, among illegal flotilla abductions
Peter Kirn - October 2, 2025
Stories
Premiering now, Fake Lines: Sono Levant reconnects what was divided
Peter Kirn - September 25, 2025
Music
