07.11.2026

The three tracks combine techno with Farsi vocals and themes of resistance, hope and freedom. The title track ‘Azadi’ pairs driving percussion and acid textures with NAVA’s melodic vocal passages, while ‘Omid’, meaning hope, brings restless basslines, electronic stabs and layered spoken Farsi vocals. The closing track ‘Tales of the Desert’ is more spacious, with melodic synthesizers, sustained chords and intermittent acid elements. All proceeds will go to Femena, an organisation supporting women human rights defenders and feminist movements across the Middle East, North Africa and Asia. NAVA was created by London-based artist Farbod Mehr, and her visual identity draws on classical Iranian art.

The first part contains 14 reworks, with Amelie Lens reinterpreting ‘In Silence’ from 2017 and Alan Fitzpatrick revisiting his classic ‘Skeksis’. Особое значение has the new version of ‘Traction (The Way We Used To Do It)’ by Charles D and Cevin Fisher, who died last month. The second part features six remixes, including Jesper Dahlbäck reworking ‘DC01 Pt. 1’ and HNTR and KASIA taking on ‘Space Date’. Drumcode began in the mid-1990s as a DIY label in the Swedish techno scene and now runs a weekly radio show and hosts events across Europe and North and South America.