Fatima Al Qadiri

Constant Update (2013)

Fatima Al Qadiri — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:44:47 +0000

Constant Update is a work dedicated to the exploration of data-related anxiety.

The rate of updates and notifications required of society, from media outlets to social networks, is stressful to say the least.

Using alert sounds and trigger words against an original piece of repetitive music, Dalton Caldwell and Fatima Al Qadiri seek to meditate on the environment of constant updates.

The website will never be updated.

Collaboration with: Dalton Caldwell
Music: “Constant Update” by Fatima Al Qadiri
Alert sounds: freeSFX

Ghost Raid video

Fatima Al Qadiri — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:22:11 +0000

Director: Alex Gvojic
Commissioned by: MOCAtv

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Fatima Al Qadiri — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:31:15 +0000

Digital: iTunes; Juno
Vinyl 12″: Fade to Mind

Ghost Raid

Fatima Al Qadiri — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:40:02 +0000

Name: Ghost Raid
Kind: MP3 Audio File
Created: October 3, 2012
Duration: 02:16

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Fatima Al Qadiri — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:35:36 +0000

Desert Strike is out October 23^rd, 2012 on Fade to Mind.

In 1992, ten year old Fatima Al Qadiri bought a copy of Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf, a top-down shooter game for Sega Megadrive based on Operation Desert Storm. A year prior, Kuwait’s inhabitants had experienced the apocalyptic vision of aerial bombings, air raid sirens, and skies filled with smoke from black oil fires. Time collapsed, schools closed, Fatima and her sister, Monira, spent their entire time at play-and began an addiction to video games that lasted for several years.

Playing “Desert Strike”, a game that coldly depicts strikes on civilian and military targets was an amalgamation of actual and virtual war game realities for Al Qadiri. This EP of original works is dedicated to the synthesis of terror and child-like wonder, to the strategies of imagination and gaming, while sonically paying homage to the militaristic futurism of early grime.

With sparse, decisive percussion, Desert Strike’s 5 tracks showcase Fatima’s melodic virtuosity. Intro Ghost Raid, named after “The Ghost” F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter, launches an aerial bombardment that subsides to sand-blasted lull. Oil Well’s half time, freeform progression speaks to the seductive wealth beneath the earth’s surface. The cinematic crunk of War Games and the title track Desert Strike evoke virtual military action, the sound of toy drones seeking recursive targets. Lush and sparse Hydra reminds us of a vast, toxic horizon revived by streams of liquid life.

1: Ghost Raid
2: Oil Well
3: War Games
4: Desert Strike
5: Hydra

Corpcore (Kingdom Remix)

Fatima Al Qadiri — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:28:03 +0000

Name: Corpcore (Kingdom Remix)
Kind: MP3 Audio File
Created: May 22, 2012
Duration: 04:22

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Fatima Al Qadiri — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:21:24 +0000

Digital: iTunes
Juno
Boomkat
Amazon

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Fatima Al Qadiri — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:19:08 +0000

GSX Remixes EP out May 22^nd on UNO Records.

1: How Can I Resist U (Girl Unit Remix)
2: Vatican Vibes (DJ Rashad Remix)
3: D-medley (Dutch E Germ Remix)
4: Vatican Vibes (Dubbel Dutch Remix)
5: Hip Hop Spa (Nguzunguzu Remix)
6: Hip Hop Spa (Nguzunguzu Remix)
7: D-medley (Ikonika Remix)

Installation view 2

Fatima Al Qadiri — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:45:24 +0000

Installation view 2

Fatima Al Qadiri — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:34:29 +0000