A mix that opens up space. Hammock, Deru and Nils Frahm lay down stillness—ambient and modern-classical, all air and held breath—and voices arrive from everywhere to fill it. Arooj Aftab in Urdu, Yasmine Hamdan and EMEL in Arabic, Blick Bassy and Bongeziwe Mabandla carrying Bassa and Xhosa, each one minimal, each one unhurried. James Blake, Bonobo and Cleo Sol keep the floor warm. No borders here, only quiet. Best heard late, with the lights low.

Tracklist

1. Hammock – Maybe They Will Sing for Us Tomorrow
2. Deru – Let The Silence Float
3. Salvia Palth – (dream)
4. Nils Frahm – Them
5. Blick Bassy – Aké 
6. Arooj Aftab – Mohabbat
7. EMEL – Holm (A Dream)
8. Yasmine Hamdan – Hal
9. Hindi Zahra – The Blues
10. James Blake – Retrograde
11. Cleo Sol – Promises
12. Bonobo – Change Down
13. Tor – City 66
14. Bongeziwe Mabandla – Ndokulandela
15. Sandunes – Shadow (feat. Half Waif)

Credits

Music curation: Mohammed Abood 

Music sequencing: Youssef Nasser 

Mixing and mastering: Sourodeep Guha 

Technical QC and delivery: Mark Alvarez