Cousins w/ Manara, Zaleel and Basmati 29th March 2024

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NTS Guide to: Tearoom Ambient

Tearooms in post-revolution Czechoslovakia symbolised places through which new spiritualities were flowing, and the influx of largely uncharted ways of life closely intertwined with new age, ambient, folk and minimalism. With their minds altered thanks to smuggled records by Fripp & Eno or Steve Reich, this loose network of musicians had begun composing meditative music, using loops and handmade instruments, with a different sensibility. Compared to the boisterous Zappa-adjacent and booze-soaked underground movement, which was led by Plastic People of the Universe and provoked the state authorities, this music was meant instead for tea rooms and spiritual sites like churches or monasteries, as if occupying some place where time flows anticlockwise. Music journalist Pavel Klusák dubbed this 1990s scene a “tearoom alternative”. Experimental folk singer Oldřich Janota, Jaroslav Kořán’s various ensembles like Modrá or Orloj Snivců (The Horologe of Dreamers) or Irena and Vojtěch Havlovi were drawn by the light and composed music that didn’t match the fast pace of newly imported capitalism. Mix created by: Miloš Hroch

ZULI w/ Yvu

ZULI, experimental club producer and VENT co-founder hailing from Cairo hits the NTS airwaves to showcase his club wares: aggressively left-field.

Club Pop Ghetto House Speed Garage

Cousins crew Basmati, Zaleel, A.G and Manara tear up the studio every other month.

Tracklist

Kerry Chandler, Kerry Chandler, Naseebo LalNaseebo Lal
Kadi Te Has Bol X Atmospheric Beats (Manara Blend)
Erykah BaduErykah Badu
On & On (BVNQUET UKG Dub)
TigerstyleTigerstyle
Ik Banere (CZETAN Mashup)

Busta Rhymes, Busta Rhymes, Mariah CareyMariah Carey feat. The Flipmode SquadThe Flipmode Squad
I Know What You Want
Joe DualaJoe Duala
Love In The Club
Stu N WarrStu N Warr
No One
RDBRDB
Dil Karda
Mary J BligeMary J Blige
Real Love (OSSX Remix)
DJ AssaultDJ Assault
Vandalism
Punjabi Hit SquadPunjabi Hit Squad
Hai Hai (Garage Mix)
Sonu Nigam & Kavita KrishnamurthySonu Nigam & Kavita Krishnamurthy
Satrangi Re (Bianca Maieli Edit)
Sonu Nigam & Kavita Krishnamurthy, Sonu Nigam & Kavita Krishnamurthy, Dusky & Interplanetary CriminalDusky & Interplanetary Criminal
Satrangi Frontier (Manara Blend)
StickySticky
Jumeirah Riddim
Bloody CivilianBloody Civilian
No Apology
LeonceLeonce
Not Here For It
Kentphonik X A.R RahmanKentphonik X A.R Rahman
Barso Re X Sunday Showers (Zaleel Edit)
MikeQMikeQ
The Ha Dub ReWork'd
BrazyBrazy
Omg
Azealia BanksAzealia Banks (Bon VivantBon Vivant mix)
Miss Camaraderie (Bon Vivant Remix)
Sir SpyroSir Spyro
Tekkers
Ariana GrandeAriana Grande
True Story
MischiefMischief
More Than A Refix
Sash !, Sash !, RodriguezRodriguez
Ecuador (Original 12")
Kay DrizzKay Drizz
Bang
Alice DeejayAlice Deejay
Better Off Alone
t.A.T.u.t.A.T.u.
Not Gonna Get Us
NA DJ.NA DJ.
Rave Slaps Xtarri
LSDXOXOLSDXOXO
Rockstar69
AnzAnz
Body + Mind
LSDXOXO Feat. UNIIQU3LSDXOXO Feat. UNIIQU3
Burn
Tre Oh FieTre Oh Fie
Unforgettable