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For Select 389, Tunisian DJ, producer, and label head Hamdi Ryder shares a recording of his Sandbox 2026 set from the GrooveBox stage. The set is a club-ready mix that bounces between acid-licked house grooves, funky textures and disco flourishes, featuring some of his own productions like ‘Dr White Cuts #2' -featuring samples of Tunisian cult-classic series ‘Choufli Hal' - alongside refreshing, deep cuts like DX by Etienne, You Kinda Get it by Pierre Marty, and Home Wreckers by Heavy Hitters.
This week's Select series features a special set from Egyptian selector Hey-D, recorded live during her Sandbox Festival 2026 opening set at the Beach Hut stage. The set moves between deep house, indie dance, and Afro-infused rhythms, layered with soulful vocal chops and progressive house grooves that evoke the early-morning energy of Sandbox's beach days. It features an eclectic selection of tracks, including Barry Can't Swim's ‘Kimbara', Reirei's ‘Azul', and Maxi Meraki's ‘About Yourself'. Over the past two years, Hey-D has been grooving dancefloors at some of Cairo's major clubs with her playful and uplifting sets, known for often blending progressive beats with Afrocentric vibes and melodic rhythms.
This week on SceneNoise's Select mix series, He/Sham, an up-and-coming DJ in Cairo's ever-growing underground clubbing scene, steps into the spotlight. He takes us on a trippy, intense ride through percussive bass, featuring deconstructed club textures and electro shaabi cuts with hints of psychedelic undertones. The mix folds in some of the region's most left-field selections, including Hassan Abou Alam's ‘Te3ebt' and 3phaz's remix of 'Etoy'. One moment, it feels like a chaotic left-field rave; the next, it shifts into the depths of an underground club in Bristol.
Amidst the coastal energy of El Gouna's Red Sea shore, the 2025 edition of Sandbox Festival saw SceneNoise return with its latest iteration of #SelectBox - an intimate space carved out to amplify the raw talent of the region's freshest upcoming selectors every year at Egypt's premiere electronic music festival. Curated by SceneNoise, the lineups celebrate the depth and diversity of the region's electronic scene, providing a dedicated stage for DJs to showcase their unique sound identities. A sanctuary for discovery, #SelectBox has gained a cult following as a place where artists have the freedom to experiment and connect.
Amidst the coastal energy of El Gouna's Red Sea shore, the 2025 edition of Sandbox Festival saw SceneNoise return with its latest iteration of #SelectBox - an intimate space carved out to amplify the raw talent of the region's freshest upcoming selectors every year at Egypt's premiere electronic music festival. Curated by SceneNoise, the lineups celebrate the depth and diversity of the region's electronic scene, providing a dedicated stage for DJs to showcase their unique sound identities. A sanctuary for discovery, #SelectBox has gained a cult following as a place where artists have the freedom to experiment and connect.
Amidst the coastal energy of El Gouna's Red Sea shore, the 2025 edition of Sandbox Festival saw SceneNoise return with its latest iteration of #SelectBox - an intimate space carved out to amplify the raw talent of the region's freshest upcoming selectors every year at Egypt's premiere electronic music festival. Curated by SceneNoise, the lineups celebrate the depth and diversity of the region's electronic scene, providing a dedicated stage for DJs to showcase their unique sound identities. A sanctuary for discovery, #SelectBox has gained a cult following as a place where artists have the freedom to experiment and connect.
Amidst the coastal energy of El Gouna's Red Sea shore, the 2025 edition of Sandbox Festival saw SceneNoise return with its latest iteration of #SelectBox - an intimate space carved out to amplify the raw talent of the region's freshest upcoming selectors every year at Egypt's premiere electronic music festival. Curated by SceneNoise, the lineups celebrate the depth and diversity of the region's electronic scene, providing a dedicated stage for DJs to showcase their unique sound identities. A sanctuary for discovery, #SelectBox has gained a cult following as a place where artists have the freedom to experiment and connect.
Amidst the coastal energy of El Gouna's Red Sea shore, the 2025 edition of Sandbox Festival saw SceneNoise return with its latest iteration of #SelectBox - an intimate space carved out to amplify the raw talent of the region's freshest upcoming selectors every year at Egypt's premiere electronic music festival. Curated by SceneNoise, the lineups celebrate the depth and diversity of the region's electronic scene, providing a dedicated stage for DJs to showcase their unique sound identities. A sanctuary for discovery, #SelectBox has gained a cult following as a place where artists have the freedom to experiment and connect.
Amidst the coastal energy of El Gouna's Red Sea shore, the 2025 edition of Sandbox Festival saw SceneNoise return with its latest iteration of #SelectBox - an intimate space carved out to amplify the raw talent of the region's freshest upcoming selectors every year at Egypt's premiere electronic music festival. Curated by SceneNoise, the lineups celebrate the depth and diversity of the region's electronic scene, providing a dedicated stage for DJs to showcase their unique sound identities. A sanctuary for discovery, #SelectBox has gained a cult following as a place where artists have the freedom to experiment and connect.
Amidst the coastal energy of El Gouna's Red Sea shore, the 2025 edition of Sandbox Festival saw SceneNoise return with its latest iteration of #SelectBox - an intimate space carved out to amplify the raw talent of the region's freshest upcoming selectors every year at Egypt's premiere electronic music festival. Curated by SceneNoise, the lineups celebrate the depth and diversity of the region's electronic scene, providing a dedicated stage for DJs to showcase their unique sound identities. A sanctuary for discovery, #SelectBox has gained a cult following as a place where artists have the freedom to experiment and connect.
Amidst the coastal energy of El Gouna's Red Sea shore, the 2025 edition of Sandbox Festival saw SceneNoise return with its latest iteration of #SelectBox - an intimate space carved out to amplify the raw talent of the region's freshest upcoming selectors every year at Egypt's premiere electronic music festival. Curated by SceneNoise, the lineups celebrate the depth and diversity of the region's electronic scene, providing a dedicated stage for DJs to showcase their unique sound identities. A sanctuary for discovery, #SelectBox has gained a cult following as a place where artists have the freedom to experiment and connect.
Amidst the coastal energy of El Gouna's Red Sea shore, the 2025 edition of Sandbox Festival saw SceneNoise return with its latest iteration of #SelectBox - an intimate space carved out to amplify the raw talent of the region's freshest upcoming selectors every year at Egypt's premiere electronic music festival. Curated by SceneNoise, the lineups celebrate the depth and diversity of the region's electronic scene, providing a dedicated stage for DJs to showcase their unique sound identities. A sanctuary for discovery, #SelectBox has gained a cult following as a place where artists have the freedom to experiment and connect.
Amidst the coastal energy of El Gouna's Red Sea shore, the 2025 edition of Sandbox Festival saw SceneNoise return with its latest iteration of #SelectBox - an intimate space carved out to amplify the raw talent of the region's freshest upcoming selectors every year at Egypt's premiere electronic music festival. Curated by SceneNoise, the lineups celebrate the depth and diversity of the region's electronic scene, providing a dedicated stage for DJs to showcase their unique sound identities. A sanctuary for discovery, #SelectBox has gained a cult following as a place where artists have the freedom to experiment and connect.
Amidst the coastal energy of El Gouna's Red Sea shore, the 2025 edition of Sandbox Festival saw SceneNoise return with its latest iteration of #SelectBox - an intimate space carved out to amplify the raw talent of the region's freshest upcoming selectors every year at Egypt's premiere electronic music festival. Curated by SceneNoise, the lineups celebrate the depth and diversity of the region's electronic scene, providing a dedicated stage for DJs to showcase their unique sound identities. A sanctuary for discovery, #SelectBox has gained a cult following as a place where artists have the freedom to experiment and connect.
Amidst the coastal energy of El Gouna's Red Sea shore, the 2025 edition of Sandbox Festival saw SceneNoise return with its latest iteration of #SelectBox - an intimate space carved out to amplify the raw talent of the region's freshest upcoming selectors every year at Egypt's premiere electronic music festival. Curated by SceneNoise, the lineups celebrate the depth and diversity of the region's electronic scene, providing a dedicated stage for DJs to showcase their unique sound identities. A sanctuary for discovery, #SelectBox has gained a cult following as a place where artists have the freedom to experiment and connect.
Amidst the coastal energy of El Gouna's Red Sea shore, the 2025 edition of Sandbox Festival saw SceneNoise return with its latest iteration of #SelectBox - an intimate space carved out to amplify the raw talent of the region's freshest upcoming selectors every year at Egypt's premiere electronic music festival. Curated by SceneNoise, the lineups celebrate the depth and diversity of the region's electronic scene, providing a dedicated stage for DJs to showcase their unique sound identities. A sanctuary for discovery, #SelectBox has gained a cult following as a place where artists have the freedom to experiment and connect.
This week on SceneNoise's Select series, we feature a set from the British-born Egyptian duo, Horrible. Known for a high-energy presence and a style that sits comfortably between house and techno, the pair have brought a consistent groove and a sharp ear for selection to every performance. Their Select set is a loose warm drift through some of their favorite recent house and ambient grooves, featuring eclectic tracks like Den Haas' 'Whatever It Is', Fred Everything - 'Here (Now)', and Coeo's 'I Can Never Be Yours'. To put simply, it's a morning set you put on when the calendar is empty, the light is coming in, and you've poured a drink and the crew is on the way.
This week, Dubai-based DJ and producer WhatIsYourWish steps into our Select spotlight with an entry that speaks to his reputation for high-energy mixes that float between techno, bass, and global club influences. An active figure in Dubai's underground scene, WhatIsYourWish is also known as the host of the Sabotage Show on Arabic by Night Radio, a platform for alternative club music and emerging talent, and for curating events that favour raw, boundary-pushing sounds over the predictable. His discography includes releases on notable labels like Svodka, WARNING TESTFM, and Club SP33D. His Select mix moves fluidly through bass, Latin-core, and techno, shifting in pace and textures before landing on a hyperpop Rihanna remix. The set pulls from various scenes and sounds across the globe, featuring cuts from Rosalía, Errotica, Aryaxz, Amor Satyr, and Yalla Sound System, alongside his own productions and unreleased material.
This week on SceneNoise's Select mix series, we have New York-based Egyptian selector Ayten. With a background spanning art, graphic, and motion design, Ayten treats DJing as an extension of her creative expression, blending sound, texture, and mood into a cohesive, sensory-driven experience shaped by a wide spectrum of cultural influences. For Select 384, Ayten delivers a hypnotic run through melodic house, anchored in deep, rolling grooves and slow-burning buildups that evoke as much introspection as a whole spectrum of movement on the dancefloor. The set features a refreshing selection of tracks like Stacie Fields' ‘Mi Scusi', Tino's ‘Di Amore', Nyra's ‘Both of Us Knowing', and Furz's ‘Intergalactic Conexio', moving between warmth and momentum, pairing soulful vocals with a steady rhythm that makes you wanna move.
This week on Select, rising Egyptian duo Paar Muzik steps in with a special mix. Made up of Karim Attallah and vocalist May Adam, the pair have been steadily carving out space within the local underground, known for immersive sets that sit at the crossroads of afro-house and tech-house. For Select 382, they lean into a warm, groove-led strain of tech-house, driven by rolling basslines, layered percussion, and tightly wound, hypnotic buildups, crafted for big rooms without losing their distinct touch.
In the latest instalment of our Select series, we spotlight F-Spins, one of the fastest-rising selectors in Egypt's club circuit and the founder of the Funkside party series. Known for his high-energy sets that fuse house and progressive beats with flashes of italo-disco, the Cairo-based DJ has shared the decks with global heavyweights like Kolter, L.P. Rhythm, Peggy Gou, Carlita, and Kid Simius. For this mix, F-Spins delivers a fast-paced run of house with unmistakable nods to '90s grooves, threading together bass-driven cuts from Luke Alessi, Mixolydian, Gearmaster, Foley, and Nic David. The result sits somewhere between nostalgic club euphoria and the new wave of underground house. “After two years without releasing a recorded mix, I wanted to come back with something that really reflects my current sound and where I'm at musically right now,” F-Spins tells SceneNoise.
A fast-rising name on Cairo's electronic scene, Youssef Roshdy steps into our Select spotlight with a cosy, warm house mix. Rooted in classic '90s and early 2000s house, the set is an hour-long listen that oscillates between ambient grooves, trippy textures and experimental sounds, powered by deep rolling basslines.
This week on SceneNoise's flagship mix series, Select, Egypt's underground electronic scene favorite, FrogMoose, delivers a special set that's as mischievous as his quirky stage name. His productions and mixes are widely known for being meticulously crafted, blending insatiable house grooves with psychedelic-tinged bass and occasional IDM-inspired textures. Never failing to impress, for our Select 379, FrogMoose serves up an hour of trippy house and cosmic grooves layered with abstract textures, rapid melodic runs, acid accents, and a collection of soulful, hip-shaking tracks from Barry Can't Swim, Brunello and Connan, capped with Honey Dijon's remix of Madison McFerrin & Bobby McFerrin's Run. Light, breezy, and endlessly danceable, it's the perfect soundtrack for a beach party, or, in FrogMoose's words, “a dancefloor set, imagining I'm opening for one of my favorite DJs.”
Egyptian DJ and producer, MARTINA, stands as part of a new generation of talents who have been actively involved in pushing for an alternative underground electronic scene in Cairo. A member of artist collective, Dhamma, her sets are a patchwork of various sounds and musical styles, going as easily from balie funk to deconstructed club and left-field bass, often, if not always, imbued with punchy edits of Egyptian shaabi or rap bangers. It's like everything, everywhere, all at once, constantly shifting, and chaotic in the best of ways. She has done her rounds at parties across the globe, including the UK, Spain, UAE, and played at Uganda's iconic Nyege Nyege festival, and XP Music Futures in Saudi Arabia. Her sets have been aired on international radio stations, such as Stegi Radio and Echobox. Additionally, MARTINA has previously contributed an original track to ZULI's Places: Egypt compilation on Air Texture, and co-produced records with electroneya for Barcelona-based Le Shapeshifters, along with composing music for the Egyptian comedy ‘The Gentlemen'. For our Select 378, she steps in with an open-format radio set that drifts away from her usual club selections to explore heavy, distorted, bass-driven music and abrasive noise, interspersed with flourishes of soothing ambient pads. The set opens with a gritty edit of Grimes' Genesis, ending with one of her original productions, Forever, and featuring a premiere of an unreleased joint track with London producer 3xoj, titled ‘TANG'. Speaking of the set, MARTINA says, “This is a set for anyone who feels angry at the world but still holds a little bit of hope.”
This week on Select, Cairo-based DJ Marwan delivers a one-hour mix that moves steadily between bass and techno. Drawing on underground club influences and subtle tribal rhythms, the set focuses on stripped-back grooves that build gradually into driving, hard-hitting sections fit for a festival stage. The mix includes some of Marwan's original and unreleased material, alongside tracks by internationally-acclaimed producers like Gannein, and Klaps.
This week on Select, we spotlight British-Kurdish DJ and rising producer, Lana Baybie, whose high-voltage sets have been lighting up major clubs and festivals across MENA, including Sandbox in Egypt's El Gouna. Shaped by her cross-cultural upbringing and time spent in Cairo, her sound pulls from UK garage, funk, and Jersey club, swerving into ghetto tech, dancehall, and bass-heavy club mutations. Off the decks, she co-runs the IASC collective, curating pop-up shows across Cairo, Dubai, and London. For Select 376, Lana shares the closing set from IASC's one-year anniversary in Cairo, a tightly wound, bouncy run through jungle, breakbeat, rap, gqom, and percussive bass, laced with razor-sharp, ever-so slightly silly club edits. The set features an eclectic selection of tracks like 'Get Down Low' by En:vy remix, and Muhammad Ali by Lady Iykes, Scratcha DVA (remix).
Almo١٠٠ is an Emirati-born selector and an avid record digger who draws inspiration from the archives of the electronic scene in Glasgow and Sydney. His sets are known for being packed with rare finds and timeless dancefloor staples. and Select 375, he delivers an all-vinyl mix drawn straight from his personal archive, moving from deep New York house to wavy italo detours and classic U.S. garage edits, with no shortage of electrifying club moments. The set features a tastemaking selection of tunes, such as 'Remember' by Vivien Vee, and 'What I Like' (Dub Version) by Anthony and The Camp.
ReiRei is a Cairo-based DJ and producer who has been grooving dancefloors across Cairo's dance music scene -from intimate gatherings to main stages -with his refreshing take on afro-minimalism, often weaving in vibrant acoustic textures, 90s drum breaks, and various cultural influences from across the globe. His work is supported by some of the biggest international electronic acts, such as Keinmusik, Dixon, CamelPhat, Pete Tong, Black Coffee, Mano Le Tough, and Themba. He has also recently signed a new EP with Get Physical Music. For our Select 374, ReiRei delivers a deep, saucy house journey with hypnotic grooves, featuring some of his unreleased productions and eclectic cuts like Fulltone's ‘Once a Child', Pablo Fierro's ‘Robina'.
Chelsea-born Italian DJ and producer Corsini has quickly become a rising force in Beirut's electronic scene. A multi-instrumentalist on piano, drums, and guitar, he has crafted a distinctive sound that fuses minimal tech house and bass with subtle melodic flourishes. Corsini has played at some of the region's top venues, including Lebanon's B018 and The Grand Factory, sharing stages with heavyweights like Nicole Moudaber, Oostil, Alex Stein, and Zamna Soundsystem. His reach extends beyond the Middle East, with performances across the UK, France, Jordan, and Bahrain. On the production side, he has released on respected labels such as Timeless Moment and Mahool Records and is setSelect 373: Mixed by Corsini to drop a release on a major international house label on February 27th. For our Select 373, Corsini delivers a bass-driven mix that flows between grooving bass house and minimal tech-house. It features a blend of his unreleased productions alongside standout tracks like ESSE's ‘Hustler', BRANDON's ‘Keep It Cool', and Discip's ‘Off The Clock'.
This week on our Select series, Iranian DJ and producer Dianarchist takes center stage. Born in Tehran, she has carved a name for herself on the international electronic scene with sets and productions that bounce between various sub-genres and styles of electro-jazz, disco and deep house grooves in unpredictable ways. Her Select set is a hypnotic journey with no fixed destination, weaving together sounds that feel both nostalgic and futuristic, featuring the textured rhythms of DJ Swisha's ‘Folded', Iewski's immersive ‘Guadala', and the dark, twisted energy of Reptant's ‘Dilapidated Environment'.
This week on Select, we spotlight Nonos, a rising force in Cairo's clubbing circuit. Drawing inspiration from '90s and early-2000s house, electro, and rominimal, his sets thrive on contrast and surprise, moving fluidly from acid-tinged grooves and colourful house to punchy electro and breakbeat, with vocal snippets surfacing at unexpected moments. The mix unfolds as a trippy, emotive journey: acid-laced house and hazy, atmospheric melodies give way to playful electro-rominimal passages, cut through with fast-paced breakbeats, bursts of intensity, and soulful vocal turns.
Montréal-born, Berlin-based artist Jeena is the latest DJ in the spotlight for SceneNoise's Select series, delivering a mix that reflects her multidisciplinary approach to sound. A composer, practitioner and founder of the neuroacoustic platform Aurras, Jeena operates at the intersection of music and ritual, crafting environments designed to alter perception and foster collective presence. Her work often blurs the line between the dancefloor and the ceremonial, drawing on an eclectic palette that ranges from ambient and psychedelic textures to the driving rhythms of techno and trance. With a portfolio that includes performances at DGTL Festival, Roskilde and ADE, as well as collaborations with Vogue Scandinavia and Intercept Records, Jeena's practice extends far beyond traditional DJing. Whether through large-scale sonic installations or meditative sound journeys, her focus remains on deep listening and the transformative power of vibration. This set offers a window into her fluid sonic identity, merging her experience as a resident at Berlin's KWIA with her ongoing exploration of how music can reshape space, memory and community.
Over the past 15 years, Montreal-based DJ, producer and sound engineer, Lio, has been meticulously refining his sound, blurring the lines between electronic subgenres with his hypnotic sensibilities. The Lebanese artist has come to be known for his stripped-back club sets and acoustic designs alike, using a plethora of aliases, such as Reakt, Digital Natives, Dubwiser, Spoken and Monosapien. Since co-founding Beirut-based collective and record label, Hypnotic LTD, he has been applying his technical precision to different areas, dabbling in a more fluid, jazz-leaning minimalism rooted in deep listening. His select set is a reflection of that current sound and exploration. A sun-drenched mix of jazz-inflected house and ambient grooves that will cure your winter blues, the set features cuts by artists like Tom Noble, Stewart Walker, Orient Expressions, Simon Psford, Nicola Conte, and Aris Kokou. “I recorded this set on a sunny Sunday at home, surrounded by my wife and our daughter, Yoko Jazz, which naturally brought a jazzy touch to the recording,” Lio tells SceneNoise of a mix packed with wonky synths, found sound samples, experimental transitions and atmospheric textures.
Over the last three years, Ram has emerged on Cairo's evolving underground landscape with a sonic versatility that feels at home in both major clubs and obscure, alternative spaces. In 2024, he delivered a minimal house mix for Select 258, and for his return to SceneNoise's long-running series, he wades into warmer waters - at least to begin with. Beginning with a foundation of funky grooves, Ram eventually guides the energy toward a grittier, heavier and more intense pace, trading smooth rhythms for sharp textures and stronger basslines that ease you into a high-energy vacuum - a transition anchored in standout tracks like Masarima's ‘Freak with U (Egyptian Lover Remix)', ‘My Japanese Friend' by JNJS3, ‘Like I Like It' by Mau P and ‘Ballan's Patriatchy is Done (Romantic Mix)'.
Hailing from Beirut, Banx is a vinyl collector, DJ, and audiophile with a sprawling collection of rare jazz, funk and soul records, and a serious penchant for old-school hip-hop cuts. His skilful mixing style has earned him recognition across the region's dance music circuit, performing at major venues like Honeycomb HiFi Dubai, The Ballroom Blitz, The Grand Factory, and B018, as well as Aegis Festival in Batroun. Outside his homeland, Banx also did his rounds at prestigious clubs across Brussels, Limassol, and Dubai, sharing the decks with prominent international artists like Lethal Skills and DJ EF. For his Select set, Banx delivers an eclectic house mix, blending hip-hop and its subgenres with deep grooves and uplifting funky rhythms, dropping a timeless classic here and there.
A familiar name in Cairo's underground scene, OT has built a steady reputation as one of its most promising DJs and producers, crafting a hypnotic flow of ro-minimal, deep-tech, and progressive techno that's as sleek as it is groovy. For Select 365, he delivers a deft deep-tech set that folds minimal techno pulses into warm, fuzzy house textures, all shaped by his signature stripped-back finesse. The mix features fresh cuts from his own catalogue, including 'Spacious' and '50 Years of Nothing', alongside tight remixes from standouts like Joey and Costin RP.
Hailing from Beirut, Chloë H has established herself as one of the most promising talents coming out of Lebanon's electronic scene. Her sets move comfortably between underground grooves and pop-inflected tracks, weaving in humour and unexpected turns, whether through a nostalgic remix or a deep tech-house cut. Her musical selections are informed by a background that spans both pop culture and the city's underground scene. Whether she's playing to a small group of friends or big rooms, she knows how to shape the energy of the space and keep things engaging from start to finish without ever feeling forced. For her set on SceneNoise's Select mix series, Chloë opens with upbeat, melodic grooves that nod to familiar hooks, then transitions into tighter, percussion-led sections where the energy builds and shifts in unexpected ways, with tracks like ‘Do It Again' by Chemical Brothers and ‘Cash Money' by Justin Jay. By the close, she explores more spacious, hypnotic patterns, leaving a sense of openness and curiosity in their wake. “Over the past years, between the aftermath of COVID and the turmoil in my country and region, I often had to adapt, shifting toward more mainstream, open-format sounds that brought people familiarity, nostalgia and joy.” Chloë tells SceneNoise about her Select set. “But this recording is different. It's me going back to my core, to the sound that has always been mine, unapologetically. It's not about fitting in or meeting expectations.”
Having first cut her teeth playing for friends at London house parties before graduating to the equally intimate confines of speakeasies and small clubs, the journey of Jordanian DJ, Maya, has led her to be a proponent of underground genres and subgenres. While she maintains her base in the English capital, Maya's musical soul is still very much back home, as she channels her global influences into Jordan's own burgeoning electronic music scene. This dedication extends to her role as co-founder of naqd, a popular Amman-based party series born from the collective vision of three friends. With a shared commitment to building community, naqd has become celebrated for fostering an atmosphere of intimacy and radical inclusivity within the city's nightlife. For her exclusive set for the latest episode of SceneNoise's long-running Select series, Maya starts off with a focused energy that showcases breakbeat-heavy electro, characterised by nostalgic 90s and early-2000s breaks and layered with cosmic synthesisers. It then shifts subtly, moving into a section defined by deeper, percussion-driven sounds, before finally dissolving into the stripped-back, hypnotic rhythm of minimal house. Standout tracks in this narrative-driven sonic journey include Fantastic Man's 'I Love You Bab', Boom Generation's 'Somefunkydrum', Conan's 'Liga (Nesta Remix)', and Neighbour's 'Ordinary Unusual', offering a snapshot of Maya's curatorial vision.
This week on Select, we have Prïss, one the most exciting DJs and producers coming out of Beirut. Known for eclectic sets that weave through funk, soul, house, minimal, breaks and leftfield techno, Prïss is now based in Nairobi, where she has been exploring alternative music and sound design, collaborating with regional artists on live performances and releases that challenge conventional club frameworks. A familiar name on the global circuit, Prïss has shared the decks with international heavyweights like Dixon, Âme, Gerd Janson, A Guy Called Gerald, Nick Höppner, Éclair Fifi, and HVOB. Her versatile style has taken her from Beirut's Ballroom Blitz, where she held a monthly residency, to stages across Paris, Austria, Jordan, Switzerland, Hamburg, and Berlin. Outside the booth, she runs Puzzle.ke, a Nairobi-based events brand known for pushing the boundaries of venue design, visual production, and curation, spotlighting musicians in immersive, experimental setups. For her Select set, Prïss delivers a glitchy, futuristic journey through deep-tech and minimal house, one of her favourite musical styles. Expect acid-tinted basslines, obscure samples, and flashes of Italian dream house, with tracks like Nicole Moudaber's “A La Follie” and Onirik's “Spencer Direct Line.” It is this kind of set that feels like staring out the window of a rocket ship zooming into space.
This week on Select, we tap into the raw energy of Tunisia's underground scene with XZ5000. The Swiss-based DJ and producer's sets are notorious for being abrasive and unexpected, weaving gritty textures with playful grooves that keep the dancefloor on all toes from start to finish. In this mix, XZ5000 spins a genre-hopping mix that kicks off with slow-burning ambient soundscape before unravelling into a labyrinth of jagged percussion, warped techno patterns and trance-flecked basslines, embellished with broken rhythms and noise textures. The set features a selection of eclectic tunes, such as Felix Fleer's ‘Eden Prime', Isabel Soto and Kevin Ferhati's ‘Wildflower' and Chlär's ‘Cipe Ortni'.
This week on our Select mix series, Egyptian DJ, Nu Sheirf, steps in with an exclusive tech-house mix. With a knack for wicked grooves, Nu has built a reputation in Cairo's electronic scene with her signature tech-house-meets-old-school house mixes. Her Select set features a slick lineup of eclectic tunes like ‘Noche Y Dia' by Fuego, ‘Ease My Mind' by Chris Lake and ‘Who's That Girl' by Afterman. It's punchy and groovy, packed with that unmistakable rowdy energy of underground dancefloors from start to finish.
Select 359: Mixed by Mikita Syke by SceneNoise
his week on Select, we tap into the raw energy of Tunisia's underground scene with XZ5000. The Swiss-based DJ and producer's sets are notorious for being abrasive and unexpected, weaving gritty textures with playful grooves that keep the dancefloor on all toes from start to finish. In this mix, XZ5000 spins a genre-hopping mix that kicks off with slow-burning ambient soundscape before unravelling into a labyrinth of jagged percussion, warped techno patterns and trance-flecked basslines, embellished with broken rhythms and noise textures. The set features a selection of eclectic tunes, such as Felix Fleer's ‘Eden Prime', Isabel Soto and Kevin Ferhati's ‘Wildflower' and Chlär's ‘Cipe Ortni'.
Musician, craftswomen, engineer - the latest DJ to step into the Select spotlight wears many hats. Salma Baset by day, DJ Khorda by night, the Cairo-based spinner takes us on a sonic ride that travels through everything from industrial club music to glitchy electroacoustic compositions, stopping off at the kind of genre-defying sounds that Khorda credits with indirectly inspiring her to make her own music. The set features music by the likes of Aylu, Sega Bodega, Sharar and Mika Oki, tracks that come together to give us a window into a unique musical mind whose selections offer her catharsis amidst chaos. Check out the full set.
This week's select comes courtesy of DJ, style maven and party planner, Sarah Hardan. A regular at Dubai's hottest parties, she has previously played alongside global major acts such as Kid Francescoli, Rampa, Honey Dijon and more. She brings us a chill, groovy house mix imbued with comic flows that feel like the perfect soundtrack for a late summer night friends gathering. The set features an eclectic selection of tunes, such as ‘The Psychedelic Sexperience' by Nesta, ‘Always a Kid' by Bootie Groove, and ‘Angel By My Side' by Legit Trip.
This week on Select, we welcome Cyber Witch, a Palestinian DJ, producer and sound engineer, whose sets are an avant-garde patchwork of Mediterranean alternative influences, meshed together with experimental electronic, techno house and ambient textures. Cyber Witch is also a curator and resident at Radio Flouka, where she hosts ‘Witchy Hour', a monthly show dedicated to spotlighting talents from the underground electronic scene across the region. For our number 355 of Select, she has cooked an hour mix of experimental techno imbued with layers of hypnotic rhythms, atmospheric textures and forward-thinking sound design. The set features a taste-making selection of tracks, such as Postdrone & Otteswed's ‘Bir Ad-Dir', BLANKA's ‘Talk to Me', Tsukuyomi's ‘Hollow', along with one of her own productions Hudood.
This week on Select, we welcome Palestinian jazzist and vinyl maverick, Felonious Funk. Her penchant for crate-digging has taken her to various record stores from Brooklyn to Mexico City, Paris and Dubai, accumulating over 1000 vinyls. For the 354th episode of Select, she spins a fully analog mix, weaving funky, jazzy and synth-heavy house cuts of both classic and new jams. The set kicks off with a sweltering synthwork with the unmistakable energy of Djoko, and closes with a soulful sample from the Jazz legend Marvin Gaye with a T.Markakis twist.
This week's Select mix comes courtesy of a man who has gained a following for his unique grime, UK dubstep and experimental hip-hop influences. When he's not wearing his DJ/producer hat, Palestine native Sami is the brain behind the Dasam party series, though he curates events that spotlight emerging, forward-thinking talents from both the local and international underground electronic scene. For Select 353, he brings us an unpredictable club mix of his sound, moving through grime, left-field bass and experimental trap, while making space for some of his own productions, such as ‘Sarmadi' and ‘Mat3'anish'.
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