Album of the week: July 16 – Ma3azef: It’s Not Complicated (Compilation)

July 16th 2021

Tunisian web-magazine Ma3azef brings the fight for occupied Palestine to the forefront with their compilation It’s Not Complicated. Created alongside renowned New York-based Egyptian audio engineer Heba Kadry (whose credits include Björk, Slowdive, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Deerhunter, Beach House and more), Ma3azef has assembled a glistening array of electronic music from an international lineup. With all proceeds going to Medical Aid for Palestine and Grassroots Al-Quds.
Opening with ambient pioneer Brian Eno and including new tracks from the likes of Against All Logic, Bergsonist, Asifeh and Firas Shehadeh and LAFAWNDAH. The collection paints what Ma3azef refers to as a “a sonic tale of occupation, colonial violence and resistance in the face of an attempt to erase a land, a people, a history and a future”. This compilation is dedicated to those surviving daily in occupied Palestine, cutting through the convoluted rhetoric and debate around the existence of Palestine, pointing to the truth – It’s Not Complicated.

 


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