Drawing inspiration from the sounds of his grandfather’s tapes and the pulse of local rap and electronic scenes, Mansoura-born producer El Mokh makes music as a deeply personal soundtrack to his life and emotions.
This hour-long mix – the final one he created before leaving his hometown for Cairo – flows through shaabi, bass and experimental club sounds. Lock in.
Who: Ahmed Mokhles – Mokh.
Where: Mansoura, Egypt.
What: Shaabi and electronic.
When: This is the last set I made in my hometown before I move to the capital.
Why: Because I have a lot of stories about the people in my hometown. My hometown had a big influence on me – my pace, my thoughts, everything. And I do it to document my feelings in life. I’m a Gemini; when I feel something, I just think about what the opposite of this feels. So I’m just talking with myself with my tunes through the years.
Photography: Javier Suárez
Egypt’s New Underground: El Mokh
Egypt’s New Underground: El Mokh
Drawing inspiration from the sounds of his grandfather’s tapes and the pulse of local rap and electronic scenes, Mansoura-born producer El Mokh makes music as a deeply personal soundtrack to his life and emotions.
This hour-long mix – the final one he created before leaving his hometown for Cairo – flows through shaabi, bass and experimental club sounds. Lock in.
Who: Ahmed Mokhles – Mokh.
Where: Mansoura, Egypt.
What: Shaabi and electronic.
When: This is the last set I made in my hometown before I move to the capital.
Why: Because I have a lot of stories about the people in my hometown. My hometown had a big influence on me – my pace, my thoughts, everything. And I do it to document my feelings in life. I’m a Gemini; when I feel something, I just think about what the opposite of this feels. So I’m just talking with myself with my tunes through the years.
Photography: Javier Suárez
