Buzz Ayaz takes you on a whirlwind journey through sparkling Mediterranean psych and dark funk to a trance-like dream state that you can’t help but succumb to. The new Cypriot quartet, led by Antonis Antoniou (Monsieur Doumani and Trio Tekke), is soon to release their debut album on the iconic Glitterbeat Records, and in September they will hit ALICE. DJ Sabs is warming up with an epic set before the concert.

Like a refreshing breeze, Buzz Ayaz’s vibrant Eastern Mediterranean psychedelia and dark funk flow from the stage to the audience, who have quickly fallen for the Cypriot quartet. Buzz Ayaz is a brand-new project with Antonis Antoniou at the helm. Antoniou, known for award-winning bands such as Monsieur Doumani and Trio Tekke, has met the world’s expectations for Buzz Ayaz’s synergy, sound, and quality immediately. The band’s four musicians—all activists in their own right—hail from the divided capital of Cyprus, Nicosia, and their sound reflects a mosaic of cultures, traditions, and the island’s turbulent political reality.

Buzz Ayaz primarily draws clear inspiration from 70s psychedelia, generously spiced with dynamic offbeat drum grooves, dirty bass clarinet riffs, organ, synths, and Anatolian melodic phrases. The result is a simultaneously menacing and sparkling trance-like dream state of a sound that you can’t help but surrender to and trip out on. Buzz Ayaz will release their debut album in the fall of 2024 on the iconic Glitterbeat Records label, and the band’s first single “Zali” already heralds an excellent concert experience when they hit ALICE in September.

DJ Sabs
DJ Sabs, aka Sabina Smailagic, has prepared a DJ set featuring an explosive mix of ethno surf, Anatolian psych, roots, electronica, melodic psych-rock, reggae, oriental, desert blues, experimental, funk, afrobeat, and much more—a wonderful global fusion of the latest hits and timeless classics from Sabs’ record collection.