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electronic music
29 min read
Conceptronica: On the elitism of contemporary electronic music
Rami Abadir
| Such works are also prone to overtheorization in an attempt to create a sense of legitimacy or depth
independent music
27 min read
Rupture and possibility: How the coronavirus crisis struck Cairo’s indie music scene
Nada Nabil
| Where does music lie in the deafening quiet of a deadly pandemic?
detox
23 min read
Detox | What now?
Alright, so we’re in isolation. What are we supposed to do now?
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23 min read
Detox | Powering through the shortest month
Our guide to help you unwind over the weekend
electronic music
14 min read
Exploring Makimakkuk’s multidimension
Maha ElNabawi
| Makimakkuk’s music is intensely earworming; her ad-libs burrow so deeply into my psyche
electro-shaabi
12 min read
Cosmic innovation: How Maurice Louca changed the rules to make
Elephantine
Peter Holslin
| It’s almost startling the ways that Louca, 36, has evolved as a musician over the years.
2018 year enders
17 min read
Sounds of 2018: Boredom, silence and the music in between
Maha ElNabawi
| Maha ElNabawi on the sounds that came out of 2018, puncturing a year of boredom and silence
electronic music
16 min read
Mapping Possibilities: Audiovisual collective reimagines live performance
Peter Holslin
| “At the beginning, it was just a slogan … Now, we are really mapping possibilities”
electronic music
15 min read
Reclaiming the city’s dancefloors: JellyZone
Peter Holslin
| A look at the DIY platform attempting to reshape Cairo’s club scene
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