Badawi - Dissociative Jazz (2025) [Hi-Res]

"Dissociative Jazz" is a conceptual work by the veteran of the New York experimental scene, Raz Mesinai, performing under the moniker Badawi. The release is positioned as a "soundtrack from the future," blending elements of jazz improvisation with the artist's signature dark atmosphere of illbient and dub.

The musical fabric of the album is woven from piano, bass, and percussion parts performed by Mesinai himself, which have undergone complex sound design processing. Track titles such as "The Child Who Refused to Play" and "Stop the Militarization of Children" imbue the release with a sharp socio-political subtext typical of the author's work. The recording was produced at the Underground Producers Alliance studio in New York City.

Tracklist:
1-1 Badawi - The Child Who Refused to Play [5:35]
1-2 Badawi - The Great Escape from Two States of Abandoned Children [9:24]
1-3 Badawi - After the Rain [9:15]
1-4 Badawi - Tremors [2:40]
1-5 Badawi - It's OK to Talk to Yourself Sometimes [2:10]
1-6 Badawi - What Is Real? [3:27]
1-7 Badawi - Stop the Militarization of Children [4:35]
1-8 Badawi - Big Boy [2:25]