In recent months the situation in Gaza has gotten worse and worse every day. What Hamas did on October 7th was vile and evil, but the Israeli government’s response has been thousands of times worse. Let’s not forget, that despite what much of the mainstream media is saying (or perhaps not saying), this war did not begin last October it has been going on for many years. More than 300,000 innocent Palestinian people, many of them children, have been killed and over 70,000 injured since October 7th. The Palestinian people are not Hamas in the same way that the Israeli people are not their government. In Palestine, countless neighbourhoods, towns and cities have been decimated, and most of the population has been displaced and left without food, clean drinking water, electricity and fuel. This is truly heartbreaking and the response of many countries across the globe leaves me ashamed to be human. The UK government, and many opposition MPs, have refused to back a ceasefire in Gaza even on humanitarian grounds and with a majority of the UK population in favour of a ceasefire.
I know that music cannot solve this problem, but maybe it can play a small part electronic label Human Endeavour (part of Ransom Note Records) has pulled together a wonderful compilation album to raise funds for two charities that are working incredibly hard in Gaza in awful conditions providing support and humanitarian aid. All proceeds from the album will be split equally between two charities, Medical Aid Palestine and War Child UK. A wide range of artists have donated their music to this cause with a smorgasbord of sounds that includes electro dance, Italo House electro, UK techno, chill, electronica, wonky electro, acid-baked dance, and some awesome Middle East vibes and flavours. Artists include D Twitch, Ambien Baby, Lisene, GoodMostlyBad, Jurango, Sofia El-Harifi and Azo. Every track is incredible, contributing artists have shown unequivocal support for the cause by providing some of their finest cuts. The gorgeous artwork for the cover was created by Jeena Ra.
The full track listing is below. Click here to purchase the album on Bandcamp
- Jon Beige – Complète
- C.A.R. – 19s
- Malcolm & Glitter55 – Damâa (Instrumental)
- Jurango – Burwood
- Sofia El-Harifi – bayati beach
- Azo – Peace on Planet Earth
- Reda Saiarh – New Beat Against The Machine
- Zillas On Acid – Sleep Mode
- REES – Mystic Daze (Downtempo Mix)
- JD Twitch – Question Authority
- Kitsta – Glisten
- Lisene – Hydrophonic
- Ambien Baby – La Tia
- Albino Sound – Bell Anklet
- Nuevo Prohibido – Pantano Slurp
- GoodMostlyBad – No Disco Just Disco
- Jeena – Love Is Resistance
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