This Is Bedouin Playlist on Spotify

Desert winds meet four-four pulses in This Is Bedouin, Spotify’s essential-tracks collection for the duo Bedouin. It is a compact run through the catalogue of a act that has always sounded more like a journey than a club night.

The set opens up with “Hologram” by Bedouin, an eight-minute slow burn, then moves through “Petra” and “Khazna”. Collaborators appear along the way: “Salaam – Francis Mercier Remix” by Bedouin, Hiya and Francis Mercier, plus names such as Iveta Mukuchyan, Karl Williams and DakhaBrakha. Also worth a spin: “Voices In My Head – Damian Lazarus Re-Shape” by Bedouin, Damian Lazarus and “Now or Never” by Bedouin. Recurring names include MoBlack and Feki Station.

The sound is hypnotic, melodic and quietly cinematic, suited to a sunset warm-up, a late-night drive or the long middle of an afterparty. With 50 tracks and 5 hours 2 minutes of music, there is plenty of road ahead. Put it on when you want one artist’s identity carried across a whole session, from the first kick to the last fade.

Sand, strings and slow-burning grooves.