{"id":750299,"date":"2025-11-27T10:39:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T07:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=750299"},"modified":"2025-11-27T10:39:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T07:39:00","slug":"dazed-mix-ziur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=750299","title":{"rendered":"Dazed Mix: Zi\u00far"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-soundcloudtrack\" data-id=\"2218820408\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"soundcloud-embed\" frameborder height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/2218820408&amp;show_artwork=true\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>The word \u2018home\u2019 means many things to many people. It can be a birthplace or a chosen city, a physical space, a feeling, or even a person. On her fifth album, Berlin artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ziurinhell\/?hl=en\">Zi\u00far<\/a>, a staple in the avant-garde electronic music scene, considers what home means in terms of her own German nationality, especially amid the country\u2019s growing far-right politics. \u201c<\/span><span>Widely overlooked in this narrative is that this country has built a diverse reality over generations,\u201d she elaborates.\u00a0 \u201cMarginalised groups have been excluded from this hateful concept of purity \u2013 so here I am claiming space.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Zi\u00far\u2019s collaborators on <\/span><em><span>Home<\/span><\/em><span> are a strong and versatile group. Among them are Iceboy Violet, Elvin Brandhi, and Sara Persico, who bring together deconstructed pop fragments with sinister and experimental electronic production. Listening to the album feels frenetic and muddled; through tracks like \u201cIm Bann Der Wehenden Fahnen\u201d (in the spell of flags waving), it casts a sobering lens on the country\u2019s muddled political landscape \u2013 its complex history and its dangerously hypocritical present. <\/span><span>\u201cWe readjust,\u201d <\/span><span>Zi\u00far<\/span><span> says. \u201cWe build our own home.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>For her exclusive Dazed mix, <\/span><span>Zi\u00far delivers a \u201cheartfelt\u201d mix, featuring the likes of Debit, Slikback, Lord Spikeheart, and more. Listen below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Congrats on the release of <em>Home<\/em>! What is some of the thinking behind the album, and its name? What is home to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Zi\u00far:<\/strong><span>This album is my exploration of the topic \u2018home\u2019 but never claims to know the answer. It\u2019s different for anyone and I haven\u2019t gained clarity myself. It\u2019s predominantly connected to a feeling and stays fuzzy. One big moment is that I decided to talk about German reality, rising fascism and how this dangerous drift is threatening the mere sense of belonging.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I see a responsibility to prevent the past from happening again, and when looking at Germany&#8217;s current developments, the ghosts of the past are back in business. These aren\u2019t recent developments and I\u2019ve seen things coming from far. By now, Germany is being complicit in a genocide yet once again and simultaneously nazis have been introducing the widely popular concept of \u2018remigration\u2019, a wannsee conference type of \u2018endl\u00f6sung\u2019 they now rephrase as their \u2018masterplan\u2019. Undeniably, the same patterns are back in play. \u2018never again\u2019 is happening as we speak. The main target group has shifted but the means are the same. This moment in time leaves no choice but to speak up and try to hold ground.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The album features a host of musical collaborators, which is a constant across your output. What makes for a good collaboration?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Zi\u00far: <\/strong><span>The short answer is talent, but a good personality is also an important parameter needed to truly be able to connect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the best live show you\u2019ve played \u2013 and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Zi\u00far: <\/strong><span>My last show was Berlin Atonal and whenever I play this festival, afterwards it automatically becomes the best show I ever played.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Generally it\u2019s hard finding one show to take the cake. I\u2019ve played many shows over the past 30 years and have been exploring different forms of music. For my solo Zi\u00far shows, the Atonal one is peaking at current state. We really opened a door here and people felt emotionally held by the music and performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Another highlight of this year was performing at the opening of Tarek Atoui\u2019s Al Qabali exhibition at the Thyssen Museum in Madrid. For the project, Tarek had collected amazing music during his travels in the Atlas Mountains, which Susie Ibarra, Nancy Mounir, and I transformed into a live show that later became part of the exhibition\u2019s soundscape. At the Madrid performance, Tarek also invited eight original amazing musicians to join us on stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Being invited to work on this project and music with such rich cultural heritage and having connected to these legendary collaborators is a huge honour and ultimately means everything to me. I attached one song I made as the closing track of the mix, so you can have a glimpse of what beauty this music holds.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html-embed\"><iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3o3v84RhW4v06D0OvH1Y3I?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the best and worst advice you\u2019ve ever received?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Zi\u00far: <\/strong><span>The best is, nobody\u2019s free until everybody\u2019s free. The worst is, follow the leader.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What are you listening to at the moment?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Zi\u00far: <\/strong><span>I usually don\u2019t listen to a lot of music, maybe because I make music? Apart from listening to the mix I made for you I guess, forever: Sade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us about your <\/strong><strong>Dazed<\/strong><strong> mix.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Zi\u00far: <\/strong><span>I wanted to do something special for you, making this a bit of a laid back mix, carrying a certain calm and beauty. As a lil treat, I recorded a whisper version of \u2018Im Bann der Wehenden Fahnen\u2019, linking the mix to the <em>Home<\/em> record.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>How were you feeling when you made it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Zi\u00far: <\/strong><span>I felt calm and sincere and the music touches me. It\u2019s a heartfelt mix for a heartfelt moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tracklist:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Zi\u00far \u2013 \u201cIm Bann Der Wehenden Fahnen (Whisper Twist)\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Jake Muir &amp; Evan Caminiti \u2013 \u201cTalisman\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Zi\u00far \u2013 \u201cBrown Is The Color\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Wolfgang Voigt \u2013 \u201cKafkatrax 3.4\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>RS Tangent \u2013 \u201cLocal Post Rock\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Carrier feat Gavsborg \u2013 \u201cThe Fan Dance\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Julmud \u2013 \u201cKalma&#8217; \u0643\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0621\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Nahi Mitti \u2013 \u201cVision(s) Of Sabheda\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Debit \u2013 \u201cLa Ronda y el sonidero\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Dijit \u2013 \u201cLayali El Shouk (Feat. Lella)\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Zi\u00far \u2013 \u201cNo Place Like\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Al Wootton \u2013 \u201cBeguine\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Alan Johnson \u2013 \u201cPortal\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Commodo &amp; Gantz \u2013 \u201cLeft Hand Path\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>DJ Anderson do Paraiso \u2013 \u201cVai Fica de 4, Vai Joga Pra Mim, Ela Me Faz de Caval\u00e3o\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Dj Narciso Rsprodu\u00e7\u00f5es \u2013 \u201cZiu Ziu (Reprise)\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Zi\u00far \u2013 \u201cTame\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Jah Stitch \u2013 \u201cGreedy Girl\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Reducer \u2013 \u201cSleng Teng (&#8217;86 Discomix Version)\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Slikback \u2013 \u201cTrars\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Lord Spikeheart \u2013 \u201cReign (feat Iggor Cavalera &amp; Jonas Karsten)\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ihya Bokodir Ahwach Tfarkhin \u2013 \u201c\u0627\u062d\u0648\u0627\u0634 \u0646\u062a\u0641\u0631\u062e\u064a\u0646 \u0625\u062d\u064a\u0627 \u0628\u0648\u0642\u062f\u064a\u0631 \u060c \u0623\u062c\u062f\u064a\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0631\u062f (Zi\u00far Al Qabali Spin)&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> Source URL: https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/article\/69145\/1\/dazed-mix-ziur<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The word \u2018home\u2019 means many things to many people. 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