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Ball of Wax 68 Songs: Al Mustaqil – “What we’ve just lost (Dub version)”

“What we’ve just lost (Dub version),” an instrumental piece by Al Mustaqil, is digital maximalism: idea stacked upon idea with frantic synth sounds weaving around a glitchy, intermittent sequenced beat that leaves little space for silence or ambience. The opening lead … Continue reading

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Ball of Wax 60 Songs: Al Mustaqil and Alinovsky

Al Mustaqil: “60 seconds to Europe” Consummate internationalist Jacopo Andreini brings us on a 60-second journey from a detention camp in Lesbos to a dance club in Firenze. Ball of Wax Volume 60 (60 x 60 = 60) by Al … Continue reading

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Ball of Wax 54 Songs: Al Mustaqil – المستقلة – الحرية بين أشجار الزيتون

One thing I treasure about this series – and a reason I keep doing it, 14 years in now – is the new artists I’ve been exposed to from all over the world, who seem to think this thing is … Continue reading

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