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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
26 October 2020
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?
25 May 2020
detox • 23 min read
Detox | What now?
Alright, so we’re in isolation. What are we supposed to do now?
28 March 2020
detox • 23 min read
Detox | Powering through the shortest month
Our guide to help you unwind over the weekend
7 February 2020
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
25 July 2019
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.
1 July 2019
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
31 December 2018
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”
2 October 2018
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
7 September 2018
 
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