BCCO Time Expanded

A pulsating journey through world music club textures, this set unfolds between Arabic pop, baile funk, deconstructed club and hard-edged electronics. Played during voices at TRANSTRONICA transmissions, it carried the raw energy of an unforgettable crowd: intense, receptive, and fully present. Between sensual rhythms and fractured beats, the set moves through intimacy and rupture, echoing the multiplicity of trans sonic expression. Sweat, emotion, release. This was not just a dancefloor moment, but a shared frequency, a night where every sound landed, and every body answered.

I revisited my BCCO mix to record an extended version for my podcast. This expanded cut allows the narrative to breathe further, opening additional spaces for movement, tension, and release. Rather than revising the original intention, the extension deepens it, letting the mix unfold beyond its initial frame and follow its own logic of duration and resonance. Please enjoy it as much as I did while mixing it!

ALLOU, from the Greek for “elsewhere”, explored how trans artists continue to expand the language of electronic music: five visions, five approaches, five trans musicians reshaping rhythm, sound, and identity on Hamburg’s dancefloor. My set was conceived as a homage to my younger self, to the moment I first began experimenting with abstract IDM and the desire to build new sonic architectures beyond Western rhythm and narrative. It reflects my ongoing vision: to deconstruct the known, to let rhythm breathe in unfamiliar ways, and to create something unbound. This recording is an extended studio version developed from the original live set. It revisits the material with more time and space, allowing the ideas, textures, and sense of “elsewhere” that ALLOU was meant to evoke to fully unfold.

Hawaa means desire in Arabic. It is a longing that burns, glows, transforms. When I was invited once again to play for the Arab queer community of Hamburg, I felt a deep joy, an affirmation, a return. This set is my offering. It is a sonic journey drenched in desire, soaked in love, and ignited by heat. From slow sensual pulses to ecstatic eruptions, these sounds are for every body that knows longing, every heart that resists erasure, every spirit that insists on joy. May Hawaa wrap itself around you like a warm night wind. With love, Saeleen Bouvar

After many requests to share my set from the Queeriental Party at Kampnagel, I’ve finally mixed it down and uploaded it! It was a truly magical night that brought back memories of the Leilasia parties in the early 2000s – a vibrant blend of Mediterranean pop and pulsating electronic beats. I hope you enjoy this mix as much as I loved playing it for all my beautiful habibis on the dancefloor. The artwork shows the beautiful Raj Rouge and Sheikha. Love you both so much!

Last night´s Salon Queertronique was on fire! I re-mixed some of the tracks I played yesterday for you to enjoy it to the fullest!

On the dazzling night of Transtronica Icons: A Night for Suzy, Saeleen Bouvar unleashed together with Hausvrau on the mic with Live Vocals an unforgettable musical journey in honor of Suzy, the transcendent icon of the evening from Beirut. This night celebrated trans brilliance with an electrifying mix of sensuality, rhythm, and rebellion. This set features a fierce lineup of trans artists such as Valeria Vix, Pabllo Vittar, and Hausvrau, seamlessly blending Latinx beats, oriental melodies, and the soaring anthems of hyperpop. The vibe was unapologetically sexy, wildly passionate, and alive with queer energy, creating a soundscape where tradition and futurism collided in perfect harmony. Artwork of Suzy by Lena Gray and festival logo by AIEL Ellis.

This year´s Fusion Festival left me with a beautiful memory of a crowd who filled the whole Cloud Cuckoo up to the roof! Here you have an excerpt of the set I played. I hope it brings back good memories to you as well!

Very thrilled to share the last part of my House Odyssey Trilogy showcasing the past, the present and the future of House Music. This set, played for the Voices4Berlin for the Trans Day of Visibility 2024 starts off with a 90s house banger enriched and thickened with latin rhythms, honouring the latina trans queens of the 90s and today, finishing with a travel back in time to highlight the early 80s latin influence in House Music. Please have a ton of fun with this set.

After a long time, I decided to continue to post my sets again. This one is a very special one, because it is partly the set I played at the TRANSTRONICA festival 2023, although without the sickening vocals of Hausvrau. It is a trip through the 90s, a wild ride through House, Breakbeat and 90s Rave.