Aly & Fila
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Aly & Fila | |
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| Origin | Cairo, Egypt |
| Genres | Trance, uplifting trance |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, DJ |
| Instrument(s) | Synthesizer, drum machine, equalizer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Vandit, Armada Music, FSOE Recordings, Black Hole Recordings |
| Members | Aly El Sayed Amr Fathalah (Aly) Fadi Wassef Naguib (Fila) |
| Website | www |
Aly & Fila are an Egyptian trance music duo made up of Aly El Sayed Amr Fathalah (a.k.a. Aly) and Fadi Wassef Naguib (a.k.a. Fila). They host an Internet radio show called Future Sound of Egypt,[1] and are the founders of the label FSOE Recordings.[2] The duo has played events across the world including Ultra Music Festival,[3] Tomorrowland,[4] Global Gathering,[5] and Luminosity Beach Festival.[6] In 2011, their track "We Control The Sunlight," which featured the vocals of Jwaydan Moyine was chosen as "Tune of the Year" on Armin Van Buuren's show A State of Trance.[7] Again in 2016, their track "Unbreakable," with Roger Shah and vocals by Susana, was chosen as "Tune of the Year" on A State of Trance.[8]
While both continue to produce music together, only Fadi currently goes on tour since Aly suffered a severe ear injury while performing and was advised to avoid loud music or risk losing the hearing in that ear altogether.[9] Since then, Fadi has played events and festivals like Cream at Amnesia in Ibiza, Electric Daisy Carnival, Creamfields, Ministry of Sound in London, We Are One Festival, and Stereosonic.
History
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Aly El Sayed Amr Fathalah (Aly) and Fadi Wassef Naguib (Fila), were both born in 1981.[10] They began making music and DJing around the age of eighteen.[11] They built their first small studio and started doing electronic music and DJing from 1999.[12] They signed with the German record label Euphonic Records in 2002,[13][14] and released the single "Eye of Horus".[15] They launched theirsublabel of Offshore and released the single "Spirit of Ka".[16] They have played alongside Armin van Buuren,[17] and began the record label FSOE Recordings in 2009, which in late 2010 joined forces with the Armada Music.[18] In the same year, they released their debut album Rising Sun.
Following the FSOE 200 celebrations, Aly & Fila released their second studio album entitled Quiet Storm. It featured collaborations with Solarstone, Arctic Moon, John O'Callaghan and Giuseppe Ottaviani. The released a third album, The Other Shore, which features collaborations with Ferry Tayle, Stoneface & Terminal, Roger Shah, and Roxanne Emery. The album was released on October 3, 2014. In 2015, the duo released their fourth album called The Chill Out which consists of their more well-known tracks like "We Control the Sunlight" and "Mysteries Unfold" in the chill genre. They continue to perform live.[19][20]
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Rising Sun |
| 2013 | Quiet Storm |
| 2014 | The Other Shore |
| 2015 | The Chill Out |
Remix albums
| Year | Title |
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| 2011 | Rising Sun (The Remixes) |
| 2014 | Quiet Storm (The Remixes) |
Compilations
| Year | Title |
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| 2008 | TranceWorld Vol. 2 |
| 2009 | Techno Club Vol. 30 (with Talla 2XLC) |
| Street Parade 2009 - Trance | |
| 2010 | Future Sound of Egypt Vol. 1 |
| 2011 | Summer Showcase |
| 2012 | Future Sound of Egypt Vol. 2 |
| 2014 | Trance Nation 2014 |
| A State Of Trance 650 – New Horizons | |
| 2015 | Future Sound of Egypt Vol. 3 |
| Future Sound of Egypt 400 | |
| 2016 | Armada Collected |
| Future Sound of Egypt 450 |
Singles
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Eye of Horus |
| 2004 | Spirit of Ka |
| 2005 | Thebes |
| 2007 | A Dream of Peace (vs. Amadeus) |
| Ankh – Breath of Life (as A&F Project) | |
| Uraeus (as A&F Project) | |
| 2008 | How Long? (feat. Jahala) |
| Lost Language | |
| Key of Life | |
| Dynasty | |
| 2009 | Khepera |
| Rosaires | |
| 2010 | Listening |
| I Can Hear You (feat. Sue McLaren) | |
| My Mind Is With You (feat. Denise Rivera) | |
| 2011 | Paradise (feat. Tiff Lacey) |
| We Control the Sunlight (feat. Jwaydan) | |
| Freedom | |
| Still (feat. Sue McLaren) | |
| 2012 | 200 (FSOE 200 Anthem) |
| Coming Home (feat. Jwaydan) | |
| Perfect Love (with Roger Shah & Adrina Thorpe) | |
| Sand Theme (FSOE 250 Anthem) (vs. Bjorn Akesson) | |
| Vapourize (vs. John O’Callaghan) | |
| 2013 | The Journey (FSOE 300 Anthem) (vs. Fady & Mina) |
| Without You (with Susana) | |
| Brilliant People (vs. Giuseppe Ottaviani) | |
| 2014 | For All Time (with Jaren) |
| Eye 2 Eye (FSOE 350 Anthem) (meets Roger Shah feat. Sylvia Tosun) | |
| Running (with Skypatrol feat. Sue McLaren) | |
| Full Throttle (with Sneijder) | |
| Universelab (with Stoneface & Terminal) | |
| Guardian (with Paul van Dyk feat. Sue McLaren) | |
| 2015 | Shine (with Roxanne Emery) |
| Napoleon (with Ferry Tayle) | |
| Es Vedra (with The Thrillseekers) | |
| A New Age (FSOE400 Anthem) (with Omar Sherif & Jonathan Carvajal) | |
| 2016 | Million Voices (with Luke Bond & Audrey Gallagher) |
| Kingdoms (FSOE450 Anthem) (with Ahmed Romel) | |
| Unbreakable (with Susana & Roger Shah) |
Remixes
| Year | Title |
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| 2004 | Audioplacid – Diving |
| OceanLab feat. Justine Suissa – Satellite' | |
| 2005 | York – Iceflowers |
| Filo & Peri meet Mike Foyle – Luana | |
| 2006 | The Thrillseekers feat. Gina Dootson – By Your Side |
| Tatana – Interview with an Angel | |
| Miguel Sassot – Empty | |
| York feat. Asheni – Mercury Rising | |
| Friends Of Street Parade – Move Your Mind | |
| Deems – Tears of Hope | |
| Magic Island – Paradise | |
| 2007 | Ben Gold feat. Senadee – Say the Words |
| Lost Witness vs. Sassot – Whatever | |
| FKN feat. Jahala – Why | |
| Mark Eteson & Jon Prior – Dynamic Stability | |
| DT8 Project – Hold Me Till the End | |
| Andy Prinz mit Naama Hillman – Quiet of Mind | |
| Mr. Sam feat. Kirsty Hawkshaw – Split | |
| Abbott & Chambers – Never After | |
| Six Senses Pres. Xposure – Niagara | |
| Ben Gold – Roll Cage | |
| Majera – Velvet Sun | |
| DJ Atmospherik feat. Henchman – You Owe Me | |
| 2008 | Mungo – Summer Blush |
| Armin van Buuren feat. Susana – If You Should Go | |
| Ben Gold feat. Senadee – Say the Words | |
| Tarja Turunen – The Reign | |
| Filo & Peri feat. Eric Lumiere – Shine On | |
| Lange feat. Sarah Howells – Out of the Sky | |
| Rapid Eye – Circa Forever | |
| Sly One – This Late Stage | |
| DNS Project pres. Whiteglow – Airbourne | |
| Sunlounger feat. Zara – Lost | |
| FKN feat. Jahala – Still Time | |
| 2009 | Neptune Project – Aztec |
| Friends of Street Parade feat. Sarah – Move Your Mind | |
| Philippe El Sisi feat. Aminda – You Never Know | |
| Vast Vision feat. Fisher – Everything | |
| 2010 | Leon Bolier – Shimamoto |
| Max Graham feat. Ana Criado – Nothing Else Matters | |
| Gaia – Aisha | |
| Solarstone – Touchstone | |
| Nacho Chapado & SMAZ feat. Sue McLaren – Between Heaven and Earth | |
| John Askew – Intimate Strangers | |
| 2011 | Sied van Riel feat. Nicola McKenna – Stealing Time |
| Ayumi Hamasaki – Days | |
| Mandala Bros – Return To India | |
| Joel Hirsch feat. Dustin Allen – Alive | |
| 2012 | Andy Moor feat. Jessica Sweetman – In Your Arms |
| Gareth Emery feat. Christina Novelli – Concrete Angel | |
| Alex M.O.R.P.H. feat. Hannah – When I Close My Eyes | |
| 2013 | Roger Shah & Brian Laruso feat. JES – Higher Than The Sun |
| Simon O’Shine & Sergey Nevone – Apprehension | |
| Armin van Buuren feat. Laura Jansen – Sound Of The Drums | |
| 2014 | Luke Bond feat. Roxanne Emery – On Fire |
| Peter Santos – Under The Same Sky | |
| 2015 | Bobina – Invisible Touch |
| Paul van Dyk – Heart Like An Ocean | |
| 2016 | Mohamed Ragab feat. Jaren – Hear Me |
| Ferry Corsten – Beautiful |
References
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External links
- Aly & Fila official website
- FSOE Recordings at Armada
- Aly & Fila discography at Discogs
- Aly & Fila discography at MusicBrainz
- Aly & Fila at AllMusic
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