Month: July 2023

This July SOPHULATE (@matveyagranovskiy) invites Nasir (@ruslaner) to share a very special «Softest Place on Earth» mix. Here is the note from Nasir:

“你好，香港。我很高兴向世界发布这个特殊的混音!

I’m beyond excited to share my first public radio mix on @hkcronline.

Few of my friends know that aside from playing fast music for the crowd I’m a big time fan of classical and instrumental arrangements. This one-hour tale named «Softest Place on Earth» combines brilliant composers such as my all-time favourite Iranian kamancheh genius Saba Alizadeh and pianist Peyman Yazdanian, Tunisian treasure Dhafer Youssef, Ethiopian enigma Emahoy Tsegué Maryam Guèbrou, Western Armenian multi-instrumentalist Arto Tunçboyacıyan, traditional Turkic (Başqort and Tatar) flute quray, contemporaries Joanna Newsom, Oliver Coates, LEYA and many others, including such experimental electronic luminaries as Klein, Space Afrika, Klara Lewis and even the mighty Derrick May.

The only track that features any lyrics comes as the closure of my moist orchestral lullaby: Stephan Micus sings in the language that does not exist, but perpetrates my soul in a way the sweetest poem could never. Enjoy.

Covers shot by my dear friend Constantine Musinyan @puddinginmyeye”

Tracklist:

Saba Alizadeh — Nafir (Clamour)
Hala Strana — Time
Klara Lewis & Peder Mannerfelt — Sell Art
Daniel Haaksman & Cibelle — Corpo Sujeito (Kelman Duran Remix)
Andrew Pekler — Underwater Nocturne
Aukai — La Joya
Oliver Coates — Prairie
Janek Schaefer — Looking for Love
Niklas Paschburg — Sunrise
Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal — Samba Tomora
Joanna Newsom — Instrumental 1999
Emahoy Tsegué Maryam Guèbrou — Ballad of the Spirits
Goat — Blessings
The Durutti Column — Without Mercy 1
Dialect — Teams
Emile Mosseri — Infinite Love
Sofie Birch & John Caroe — Portal Of
Klein — Not a Gangster but Still from Endz
Kronos Quartet & Laurie Anderson — The Water Rises
Derrick May — Winter on the Blvd
Dhafer Youssef — Miel et cendres
Peyman Yazdanian — Renewed Acquaintance
Arto Tunçboyacıyan — Hoonk
Space Afrika — Honest Labour (feat. HforSpirit)
LEYA — Flow
Christina Vantzou — Wild Beast Research
Cyril Morin — Pema’s Theme
Renaud Garcia-Fons — Silk Moon
Quray / Kuray / Ҡурай — Bashkir (Başqort) National Instrument Piece
Nawang Khechog — Wanting Peace
David Darling — Darkwood 1
Stephan Micus — Part 4 To The Evening Child