UMS – 122 / KAA – Air Snare Records / Beirut
Prepare for Immersion: Kaa Joins the Underground Movement Show with Exclusive Mix and Interview
Mark your calendars—your next sonic voyage is here. At ElectronicRhythm, we dig deep to uncover the minds shaping the future of sound. These are not weekend hobbyists or trend-chasers. These are creators driven by devotion—artists who continue crafting, evolving, and persevering despite the chaos that surrounds them. They don’t just make music. They live it.
For Episode 122 of the Underground Movement Show, we’re honored to host Kaa, co-founder of Air Snare Records and a stalwart in the underground electronic scene. A true sound architect from Beirut, Lebanon, Kaa’s legacy spans decades and continents, and he now stands on the edge of a major chapter: the release of his debut album.
His exclusive DJ mix for this episode is a layered descent into his artistic psyche—expect growling acid basslines, haunting cinematic atmospheres, and the kind of tension that holds the subconscious long after the music fades. Included in the mix is “Odyssey F1,” his latest collaboration with Jeff Alford, offering a raw glimpse into the world he’s sculpting in real time.
In the conversation, we uncover the roots of Kaa’s journey—from regional scenes to global stages—and his evolution into a multimedia storyteller, now deep in the development of an immersive audiovisual live experience. His creative vision is wide open with the new album on the way and we are excited to see where he takes us. As you listen to the interview, you can experience some of his past productions in the background. Here is the tracklist for those songs:
-Gunther & Kaa – Bad Toro
-Jean & Kaa – Floating on a Milky Wave
-D-Sens – Oscillator – One8Tee (Kaa Remix)
-Kaa – Drum Revolution
-Kaa – The Arabic Dream
-Jeff Alford & Kaa – Induficus
Tune in. Take the ride. Let the pulse guide you.
Link to Podcast:
UMS-122 Kaa Podcast on Youtube
Kaa Biography
Emerging from Beirut’s underground and shaped by decades behind the decks, KΛΛ is a sonic architect whose techno tells stories of resistance, collapse, and rebirth. A DJ since 1997, he has performed across continents—from the pyramids of Palenque in Mexico to the deserts of Morocco and the industrial dance floors of Paris, Berlin, and New Delhi. His sets, grounded in raw rhythm and cinematic tension, are designed to move both the body and the subconscious. He is the co founder of Air Snare records, and has been at the core of the label’s visual and musical identity since 2008 with over than 90 tracks released.
After the turbulence of recent years—Lebanon’s 2019 revolution, the pandemic, the Beirut port explosion, and the economic breakdown—KΛΛ withdrew from DJing to reshape his artistic vision. The result is his forthcoming debut album, the defining statement of his career: a post-apocalyptic techno journey that translates chaos into color, and destruction into emotion. Each sound is built not only by frequency, but by the hue it represents—a reflection of his background in multimedia and visual art.
As a multimedia producer, KΛΛ brings a distinctive duality to his craft: music that is seen as much as it is heard. His new project expands into an immersive audiovisual live show, merging label aesthetics with his own dark visual world. Bold, underground, and cinematic, KΛΛ stands as a force reborn—channeling decades of global experience into a unified techno identity that blurs the line between sound and vision.
Watch the music, Hear the visions
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