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Desert Chaos (Majnoona) – Shikaz (reviewed by Dave Franklin)

This latest track from Shikaz is a place where worlds meet. It is music forged in the collision of the past and the present, and in doing so creates a signpost to the future. It is a place where the musical traditions are blended with cutting-edge musical technology, and it is a place where the exotic sounds of the East are woven through the vibrant pulse of Western dancefloors.

There’s a cinematic quality to this music, one that travels through time. It conjures bustling scenes of Marrakech markets and sunrises over Dubai’s skylines, ancient ritualistic dances, and modern clubbers sweating it out on the dance floor of the most exclusive nightspots in town. Shikaz has tapped into a hypnotic hybrid, which is as much about conjuring primal urges and forgotten emotions as it is dance music in the usual sense. And it’s not about appropriation—it’s about conversation. A shared rhythm. A cultural handshake.

It’s spiritual, but it hits hard. It dances between mysticism and muscle. It’s not just EDM with a twist—it’s what happens when the beat travels to far-flung destinations, listens, and comes back transformed, carrying the echoes of distant lands and beguiling cultures in every pulse.

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