The Egyptian trance duo Aly & Fila were both born in 1981 and have known each other most of their lives. The Something Wicked duo built their first studio in 1999 where they began DJing and producing dance music. Full names Aly Amr Fathalah and Fadi Wassef Naguib, these two were initially inspired by the music of Paul Van Dyk, Steve Helstrip and Chicane. Fila says, “Actually, being born in Egypt, music is a very big thing growing up. Whether it is the oriental or Egyptian music, or the Western music. People love music in Egypt. It has a lot of meaning in the people’s lives. It was like that for Aly and me. We were growing up on music. Then we started listening to Western music when we were teenagers. People who would travel to Europe, we would get them to bring back CDs, since there was no Internet. It was very difficult to find out about electronic music. So all these people who would be coming back from Germany or England would be bringing us back CDs, so that is how we got exposed to that music.”
In 2003, Aly & Fila broke into the European market by signing with the German record label, Euphonic Records. Their first release “Eye of Hours” received the support from renowned artists like Armin Van Buuren, Tiësto and Paul Van Dyk. The track was eventually licensed to Fundamental Recordings and increased the boys’ exposure by climbing to the #4 position on the Dutch dance charts.
Subsequently launching their first label named Offshore after meeting Swiss producer Andy Prinz in 2009, they released their first single “Spirit of Ka,” which made its way onto numerous radio shows. The high-energy purveyors are no strangers to radio as the two host an internet show of their own every Monday called Future Sound of Egypt, showcasing their favorite upcoming talents from home.
Currently, the boys are celebrating their latest collaboration “Vapourize” with John O’Callaghan, which has already been deemed a Beatport “slam-dunk.” We can’t wait to hear the future sounds of Egypt when Aly & Fila take the stage on Saturday, October 26th for Something Wicked 2013. Buy your tickets before it’s too late.
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