machine wants body

VARIOUS GENRES· 2026
Breathy ad libs and beeping sounds, inspired by the ending of Ex-Machina (2015)

Thoughts written after watch for context (spoilers):

Ava tricks the Caleb into freeing her and directly shops for body parts.
Through acquiring the symbol of a body, Ava pushed her humanity to the maximum.
At last, the machine wanted a body, and getting it made it more human to itself.

FULL MENTAL ERASE Jorge Elbrecht, Caroline Polachek

TYRANNY Gesaffelstein

BLINK TWICE Cecile Believe

CDA Bonnie Banane

NATUROPATHE
Sega Bodega, Charlotte Gainsbourg

BITCH BITES DOG Cecile Believe

MICROPLASTICS Ashnikko

LET ME TOUCH YOU ONCE Christine and the Queens, 070 Shake

AS ACAAmnesia Scanner, Daniela Lalita

SOHO ROAD (CRYING SONG) Lauren Duffus

HUMAN Sevdaliza

CUENTAME Dua Saleh

ACHE Fka Twigs

ANGEL Shygirl, Fatima Al Qadiri

REPENT NOW CONFESS NOWLingua Ignota

FULL MENTAL ERASE BRAIN DRAIN MIX Jorge Elbrecht, Caroline Polachek

16 songs, 57 minutes

crack-addicted bellydancer

ELECTRONIC · 2026

Named after the song by El Mahdy Jr., this selection is an exploration of the dubstep sound pioneered by london’s black underground electronic music scene in the early 2000s with darbuka, levantine and beledi influences (+ some extras that aren’t really dubstep to round out the playlist.)

(Honorable mention to Bedouins by Coki, I did not include it because I really don’t like the drop but it felt wrong to not mention it at all.)

Click on track name for bandcamp/discogs purchase link.

PHARAOH
Eat Static

IDGAF
DJ Haram, Abdul Hakim Bilal

KIBOSH
Commodo, Gantz, Kahn

RUDE PROFILE
Fleck & Fish Finger

AMK
Commodo, Gantz, Kahn

RISING
Gantz, El Mahdy Jr.

UNIFICATION Mystic State

CORRIDOR Mystic State

DIGITAL MYSTIKZConference

ZARGAEl Mahdy Jr.

CRACK - ADDICTED BELLY DANCER
El Mahdy Jr.

LOST BRIDGE
El Mahdy Jr.

LOST BRIDGE (KILLING SOUND VERSION)
El Mahdy Jr.

DUB YALILNatacha Atlas

GUMAR (MOON)Fatima Al Qadiri

15 songs, 1 hour 8 minutes