About this episode
DJ Plead discusses his music and its cultural significance, blending Arabic rhythms with contemporary club sounds.
A kaleidoscope of polyrhythms and post-dubstep. "Music was a way to speak Arabic… It's my way of being confident that I am, in fact, Lebanese," Jared Beeler AKA DJ Plead told Crack Magazine in 2022. Often framed as an Australian producer threading Arabic rhythmic structures through techno and post-dubstep, DJ Plead's music is better understood as tradition embedded inside contemporary club forms, where percussion and bass move as one. First surfacing in the late 2010s with releases on DECISIONS and Nervous Horizon, he has since become one of the most consistent voices in leftfield dance music, defined by the tactile clarity of their drum programming and Maqam-informed phrasing. RA.1028 opens with Bruce's "Just Getting On With It" from Livity Sound's ten-year compilation, a fitting nod to the kind of rhythmic experimentation that runs through the set. From Iran to London to Miami and back again, the 90-minute mix pulls a wide frame into focus, including several unreleased DJ Plead tracks. Whether it's the dry snap of hand-drum hits or sub-bass that lands with chest-caving weight, RA. 1028 is a reminder that rhythm can be a direct path back to the self. Find the tracklist and Q&A…
People in this episode
Guest: Jared Beeler
Topics covered
- polyrhythms
- post-dubstep
- Arabic music
- techno
- leftfield dance music
- drum programming
Keywords
- DJ Plead
- Arabic rhythmic structures
- techno
- post-dubstep
- dance music
- drum programming
- Maqam
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Crack Magazine, Livity Sound, DECISIONS, Nervous Horizon
Books & works: RA.1028, Just Getting On With It
Places: Iran, London, Miami
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