The United Freedom Collective Podcast

United Freedom Collective

United Freedom Collective is about the space from which we create, from which things arise. It is a shared space, where we can all meet, if we find access to it.  In depth chats with artists and practitioners within the worlds of wellbeing and music.

Episodes

  1. #5 - creativity through connection, with FaceSoul

    09/09/2022

    #5 - creativity through connection, with FaceSoul

    Episode 5 of The United Freedom Collective Podcast is an effervescent conversation with a collaborator of ours and an incredible artist in his own right – Faisal Salah aka FACESOUL. Born in Somalia and raised in London, Faisal lives his life in service and offers his music as a form of medicine. Overcoming many hardships in his youth has given him a deep determination to find and share life’s beauty, which is so apparent when you meet him. He’s an absolute force of nature inside and outside the studio, with a voice that instantly brings joy to all who hear it and a warmth of spirit that is as humbling as it is infectious. He has devoted his life to exploring his spirituality and solidifying the immense power of his voice, which he has refined within medicine circles. Last year he made waves with his debut album YSRA, as well as an amazing vocal performance on the esteemed online music platform Colours. We recorded this podcast earlier this year while we were all down in Cornwall together to write and record music. The conversation meanders through many topics we hold dear at United Freedom Collective - how mediation can help artistic creation, the dangers of getting too sucked in to the music industry, dealing with grief through devotion, the importance of connection through religion and music. Faisal also sings for us, which is a beautiful moment, We really hope you enjoy it… Links; MERCY – United Freedom Collective feat. FACESOUL; https://unitedfreedomcollective.lnk.to/am-taAI Instagram – www.instagram.com/unitedfreedomcollective/ www.instagram.com/ifacesoul/ FACESOUL Colours session - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8lNUArJvvs

    1h 7m
  2. 04/12/2022

    United Freedom Collective - #2 (with Harry Agius, aka Midland)

    Our second podcast features a conversation with Harry Agius, aka Midland. Robbie and Harry first met at Leeds University where Harry started DJing as Apt Pupil.After adopting the moniker Midland after uni, Harry’s career in dance music went from strength to strength. With a string of acclaimed singles and EPs on Will Saul’s Aus Music label, Harry started to tour the world and quickly became one of the most in demand DJs around. Fast forward to now, he runs three labels, Graded, ReGraded and Intergraded, the latter of which champions the work of new or emerging producers. He has remixed artists such as Little Dragon, The Chemical Brothers and Dua Lipa and was honoured with the essential mix of the year in 2016. Not only that, he has made some of the most unique and influential underground club tracks of recent years. All of this without ever being pigeon-holed into one sound, scene or genre. Thieu and Robbie met up with Harry in his house in South London a few weeks back and had a really honest, open chat, covering topics from his early exposure to music through his older siblings, to how he has found inner peace in his life through having therapy. We were so appreciative not only of Harry giving us his time but how frank he was, talking about topics such as mental health in the music industry, his role within his community, about sitting with discomfort, navigating the ego, and learning to say no.

    1 hr

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United Freedom Collective is about the space from which we create, from which things arise. It is a shared space, where we can all meet, if we find access to it.  In depth chats with artists and practitioners within the worlds of wellbeing and music.