“Perpetual Finales offers a sonic contemplation on endings, closures, finales and, perhaps, anticlimaxes. A finale in and of itself, it sonifies the third part in mistral’s Summer Hangouts, and indeed, the last week of summer 2020. On the evening of the New Moon in Libra, the sign of balance, Urok Shirhan teams up with Radio Alhara resident dj’s Cascou and Youset, in a collective effort comprising three different takes on the idea of ‘endings’ in music. This collective collection for mistral also marks the third part of a series of shows by Youset (Yousef Anastas, Radio Alhara co-founder). The first part was made up of sonic ‘beginnings’, overtures and openings, and the second consisted of a selection sonifying ‘thresholds’ and other in-between states. Perpetual Finales traverses manifold interpretations of and associations with the idea of a ‘finale’: as a conclusion, a breaking point, catharsis, relief… or as unresolved, gridlocked, not ready to let go...
Perpetual Finales will be audible in a trio of locales: through Radio Alhara, broadcasting live from Bethlehem, Palestine; through Jajajaneeneenee, broadcasting live from Amsterdam; and on-site at mistral’s physical space.”

“Interludes To My Dreams zooms into the skits, interludes and sequences that transformed music albums to cinematographic film sets, game shows, books or a speakeasy. Sometimes interludes inserted humor to soften the mood or subverted stereotypes to unpack oppression. Growing up in the 90s, counter culture was for some of us shaped by alternative forms of deep-listening to music collectively or alone. Retreating from the mundane, normative everyday life to step into surrealist levitation of The Stakes are High. Interludes To My Dreams is a turn towards the skit and music as a meditative tool to process (teenage) angst and fall into references as sonic footnotes.”
—Idi Amal Dada & Alpine 3000

The albums displayed in this space are a selection out of hundreds of records I have collected over the years. They range from phonetic poetry and experimental sounds to repetitive drone and art pop. They have been acquired through different record shops and online platforms, facilitating conversations with strangers and enabling meeting new people who share similar interests. They have traveled with me in suitcases in different cities and countries I have lived in. The collection has inspired projects and has been the soundtrack to my work, research and pleasure.… The selected records are presented here not only for their sonic distinction and status, but also for their visual allure.