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5amaseen [xæmæsiːn]: Egy. Arabic, dusty, heavy winds which arrive in spring.

The stage name of Egypt-born, and currently Brussels based Tarek Reda.

Inspired by a wide range of genres including metal and bass music, he forges his sound between pounding kicks, quick percussive syncopated patterns, distorted breaks, with a touch of noise/glitch.

In addition to some heavily distorted guitar riffs and odd time signatures, he is heavily inspired by the music of his birthplace. Influenced by mahraganat and folkloric music from Egypt and the rest of the Arab world, he aims to transcend the tasteless “fusion” between the known and the “exotic.” Instead, his sonic identity revolves around paying respect to the musical roots while simultaneously reimagining and giving form to them within a contemporary context.