{"id":4515,"date":"2022-07-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-17T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/?p=4515"},"modified":"2022-07-17T18:21:35","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T01:21:35","slug":"soundwave-120-riz-maslen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/soundwave-120-riz-maslen\/","title":{"rendered":"SOUNDWAVE : 120 : RIZ MASLEN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today\u2019s guest deejay is Riz Maslen<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Alis\u00fa<\/a> included Riz Maslen in her mix<\/a> for Soundwave last fall, which led to me spending hours re-visiting the music Riz recorded as Neotropic<\/a>, as well as her work with 4hero<\/a> and The Future Sound of London<\/a>. I invited Riz to share a mix with us, and it\u2019s something else.<\/p>\n\n

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Riz Maslen. Photo by Rebecca Brooker Photography<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n

Riz mix begins with a piece by Freddie Philips, a British composer known for his work on television music, particularly the theme for Camberwick Green<\/a><\/em>. It\u2019s what I imagine a mix from Wes Anderson might sound like, and I would have been completely satisfied if Riz stayed within that genre. But Riz pivots to Egyptian jazz-inspired psychedelic rock, shifts to trip-hop, and never looks back. And yet, Riz\u2019s mix never feels incongruous. Each track seamlessly blends into the next.<\/p>\n\n

You\u2019re in for quite the journey.<\/p>\n\n

Each mix shared on Soundwave is special. When I say that, I\u2019m not equivocating; they are unique. But some resonate with me more than others, and Riz\u2019s mix is one of those mixes. As the pandemic continues to disrupt our lives, I\u2019ve found Riz\u2019s mix to sometimes act as a balm and other times a needed distraction.<\/p>\n\n

I envy you. I wish I could hear Riz\u2019s mix again for the first time.<\/p>\n\n

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Robocat.<\/p>\n\n

See you then.<\/p>\n\n