INFO
FRKTL is the solo experimental music project of Riga based interdisciplinary artist and composer Sarah Badr.
A classically trained multi-instrumentalist working with live sampling and improvisation, vocal manipulation, field recordings and generative rhythms, she composes intensely emotive and immersive explorations of sound.
Her critically acclaimed sixth release and third full-length album, Excision After Love Collapses, marks nearly a decade of fully independent, self-published works.
Links
Bandcamp
SoundCloud
Instagram
Facebook
Twitter
Releases
︎ Atom
︎ B-Sides
︎ Descent / Fjäder
︎ Qualia
︎ Prose Edda
︎ Excision After Love
Collapses
︎ السَّمْت Azimuth
Bandcamp
SoundCloud
Releases
︎ Atom
︎ B-Sides
︎ Descent / Fjäder
︎ Qualia
︎ Prose Edda
︎ Excision After Love
Collapses
︎ السَّمْت Azimuth
Extras
︎ NTS Episodes
︎ Resident Advisor
︎ HKCR Residency
︎ Currents Playlists
︎ Ware Collective
︎ Edited Arts
Bookings
hello@frktl.com
Commissions
hello@sarahbadr.com
︎ NTS Episodes
︎ Resident Advisor
︎ HKCR Residency
︎ Currents Playlists
︎ Ware Collective
︎ Edited Arts
Bookings
hello@frktl.com
Commissions
hello@sarahbadr.com
DISC
السَّمْت Azimuth OST 2021
︎ 01 Scene I: Terra Nullius 02:05
︎ 02 Scene II: Desiderata Over Scale 00:49
︎ 03 Scene III: Self-Assembly 00:33
︎ 04 Scene IV: Our Ghosts Are Strata 04:41
︎ 05 Scene V: Aphercotropism 04:13
︎ 06 Scene VI: Finite State Machine 01:45
︎ 07 السَّمْت Azimuth 14:10 ︎ video
Excision After Love Collapses LP 2020
︎ 01 Sidereal II 02:34
︎ 02 Fire Upon The Deep 07:22 ︎ video
︎ 03 Gestalt Approach 05:55
︎ 04 Eigenspace 07:22
︎ 05 Will, Want, Desire 03:40
︎ 06 دَفْق (Crash Blossoms) 05:08
︎ 07 Strange Attractors 03:22 ︎ video
︎ 08 Excision After Love Collapses 07:22
︎ 09 Dread Aversion 03:20
︎ 10 Haruspex 08:40 ︎ video
︎ 11 Peak Experience 04:08
︎ 12 Rhododendron Forest Rescue 04:12
Prose Edda EP 2017
︎ 01 Prologue 06:52 ︎ video
︎ 02 Sól tér sortna, sígr fold í mar 05:14
︎ 03 Hverfa af himni heiðar stjörnur 04:54
︎ 04 Hart er með hölðum 09:58
︎ 05 Ulfa þytr 03:44
︎ 06 Háttatal 06:28
Descent / Fjäder Double Single 2013
︎ 01 Descent 06:04
︎ 02 Fjäder 07:14
Remixes
︎ Senyawa — Istana
(FRKTL Remix) 07:06
︎ Lensk — Strained
(FRKTL Manifold Remix) 05:18
︎ ABADIR — IV
(FRKTL Hyperstition Remix) 04:00
︎ Aho Ssan — Simulacrum I
(FRKTL Remix) 06:40
Residencies
︎ Hong Kong Community Radio
Episode 01 (5th November, 2020)
Episode 02 (3rd December, 2020)
Episode 03 (7th January, 2021)
Episode 04 (4th February, 2021)
Episode 05 (17th March, 2021)
Episode 06 (16th June, 2021)
Episode 07 (21st July, 2021)
Episode 08 (18th August, 2021)
Episode 09 (15th September, 2021)
Mixes
︎ NTS Radio: Alien Jams w/ FRKTL
︎ Edited Arts Correspondence FRKTL
︎ Radio Kapitał: Cold World w/ FRKTL
︎ Rinse France: POLAAR avec FRKTL
︎ Ma3azef: Drowned By Locals w/ FRKTL
︎ Noods Radio: Instant Yum! w/ FRKTL
︎ Friendly Potential Ep 244 w/ FRKTL [LV]
︎ UNIZONE: FRKTL [s02e16]
︎ IP Radio: Variations w/ FRKTL
︎ IP Radio: Infidel Bodies w/ FRKTL
︎ IP Radio: Jaeho Hwang w/ FRKTL
︎ IP Radio: MIEDO TOTAL w/ FRKTL
︎ MESTIÇO Mixcast FRKTL x ASTMA
︎ Int’l Winners: States United FRKTL
︎ Movement: NatCase Oribitual w/ FRKTL
︎ Root: Sonic Liberation Front w/ FRKTL
︎ Rádio Quântica: Unknown Presets FRKTL
︎ Rádio Quântica: JEM w/ FRKTL
︎ JEROME Mixfile FRKTL
︎ BOCCARA Mix FRKTL
︎ NTS Radio: SIREN w/ FRKTL
︎ NTS Radio: ZULI w/ FRKTL
︎ Radar Radio: Braiden w/ FRKTL & Sigha
︎ Reprezent Radio: Mo w/ Girl Ultra & FRKTL
︎ NNWR: Beauty Sleep w/ Mytrip & FRKTL
︎ IDA Raadio: IDA Folder N1L & FRKTL
︎ 01 Scene I: Terra Nullius 02:05
︎ 02 Scene II: Desiderata Over Scale 00:49
︎ 03 Scene III: Self-Assembly 00:33
︎ 04 Scene IV: Our Ghosts Are Strata 04:41
︎ 05 Scene V: Aphercotropism 04:13
︎ 06 Scene VI: Finite State Machine 01:45
︎ 07 السَّمْت Azimuth 14:10 ︎ video
Excision After Love Collapses LP 2020
︎ 01 Sidereal II 02:34
︎ 02 Fire Upon The Deep 07:22 ︎ video
︎ 03 Gestalt Approach 05:55
︎ 04 Eigenspace 07:22
︎ 05 Will, Want, Desire 03:40
︎ 06 دَفْق (Crash Blossoms) 05:08
︎ 07 Strange Attractors 03:22 ︎ video
︎ 08 Excision After Love Collapses 07:22
︎ 09 Dread Aversion 03:20
︎ 10 Haruspex 08:40 ︎ video
︎ 11 Peak Experience 04:08
︎ 12 Rhododendron Forest Rescue 04:12
Prose Edda EP 2017
︎ 01 Prologue 06:52 ︎ video
︎ 02 Sól tér sortna, sígr fold í mar 05:14
︎ 03 Hverfa af himni heiðar stjörnur 04:54
︎ 04 Hart er með hölðum 09:58
︎ 05 Ulfa þytr 03:44
︎ 06 Háttatal 06:28
Descent / Fjäder Double Single 2013
︎ 01 Descent 06:04
︎ 02 Fjäder 07:14
Remixes
︎ Senyawa — Istana
(FRKTL Remix) 07:06
︎ Lensk — Strained
(FRKTL Manifold Remix) 05:18
︎ ABADIR — IV
(FRKTL Hyperstition Remix) 04:00
︎ Aho Ssan — Simulacrum I
(FRKTL Remix) 06:40
Residencies
︎ Hong Kong Community Radio
Episode 01 (5th November, 2020)
Episode 02 (3rd December, 2020)
Episode 03 (7th January, 2021)
Episode 04 (4th February, 2021)
Episode 05 (17th March, 2021)
Episode 06 (16th June, 2021)
Episode 07 (21st July, 2021)
Episode 08 (18th August, 2021)
Episode 09 (15th September, 2021)
Mixes
︎ NTS Radio: Alien Jams w/ FRKTL
︎ Edited Arts Correspondence FRKTL
︎ Radio Kapitał: Cold World w/ FRKTL
︎ Rinse France: POLAAR avec FRKTL
︎ Ma3azef: Drowned By Locals w/ FRKTL
︎ Noods Radio: Instant Yum! w/ FRKTL
︎ Friendly Potential Ep 244 w/ FRKTL [LV]
︎ UNIZONE: FRKTL [s02e16]
︎ IP Radio: Variations w/ FRKTL
︎ IP Radio: Infidel Bodies w/ FRKTL
︎ IP Radio: Jaeho Hwang w/ FRKTL
︎ IP Radio: MIEDO TOTAL w/ FRKTL
︎ MESTIÇO Mixcast FRKTL x ASTMA
︎ Int’l Winners: States United FRKTL
︎ Movement: NatCase Oribitual w/ FRKTL
︎ Root: Sonic Liberation Front w/ FRKTL
︎ Rádio Quântica: Unknown Presets FRKTL
︎ Rádio Quântica: JEM w/ FRKTL
︎ JEROME Mixfile FRKTL
︎ BOCCARA Mix FRKTL
︎ NTS Radio: SIREN w/ FRKTL
︎ NTS Radio: ZULI w/ FRKTL
︎ Radar Radio: Braiden w/ FRKTL & Sigha
︎ Reprezent Radio: Mo w/ Girl Ultra & FRKTL
︎ NNWR: Beauty Sleep w/ Mytrip & FRKTL
︎ IDA Raadio: IDA Folder N1L & FRKTL
Qualia LP 2016
︎ 01 Ex Ante 02:19
︎ 02 Leviathan Wakes 05:53
︎ 03 To What End 05:28
︎ 04 Pseudomorphs 06:08
︎ 05 10279-60-4 Blue 03:27
︎ 06 March Of The Danaïdes 04:01
︎ 07 Akkadian Law 05:18
︎ 08 Zero Point Field 05:40
︎ 09 72-48-0 Red 03:32
︎ 10 Qualia Pt. I & II 08:40
︎ 11 Enheduanna 07:10 ︎ video
︎ 12 Requiem / Escape Sequence 06:08
︎ 13 Null States [Bonus Track]
(21st Century Desire) 04:28
Compilations
︎ Emmissions (Seagrave, 2017)
︎ CHAOS 1: Nirvana Is Leaking Into
The Mainframe (Dream Catalogue, 2017)
︎ Anthology of Contemporary Music From
The African Continent (USG, 2018)
︎ Below The Radar 43 (The Wire, 2020)
︎ Nisf Madeena نصف مدينة (Ma3azef, 2020)
︎ Mind The Gap #146 (Gonzo Circus, 2020)
︎ HYPER-POSSIBLE: Listening to the
Anthropocene (Coventry Biennial, 2021)
︎ @0 Ambient Compilation (Ninja Tune, 2021)
Live + DJ Sets
︎ WARE 360 FRKTL DJ Set
︎ LEAVE NO TRACE FRKTL
︎ B&&B by Zalando FRKTL DJ Set
︎ Club Matryoshka x CTM FRKTL Live Set
Selected Press
︎ إكسيجن آفتر لَف كولابسز — فرَكْتل
محمد أشرف, Ma3azef MENA
︎ أفضل الألبومات الإلكترونية في ٢٠٢٠
معازف, Ma3azef MENA
︎ FRKTL conjures organic textures
Henry Bruce-Jones, FACT Magazine UK
︎ In FRKTL’s Azimuth, an ethereal world
Peter Kirn, CDM DE
︎ Ten under-the-radar releases
Martyn Pepperell, Dazed UK
︎ Release of the Month: Azimuth
Staff Picks, Field Notes Magazine DE
︎ Nusasonic 2021: FRKTL
Goethe-Institut Indonesien x CTM Festival ID
︎ Acid Test: Comfy Synth, Symphonies
Miles Bowe, Bandcamp Daily US
︎ The Best Club Music on Bandcamp
Gabe Meier, Bandcamp Daily US
︎ FRKTL: Excision After Love Collapses
Louis Paulhus, Mes enceintes font défaut CA
︎ Battiti: Una specie di promessa
Adriano Zanni, Rai Radio 3 IT
︎ Common Time 032: 2020 Recap
Dania Shihab, Common Time AU
︎ Selections: Lyra Pramuk
Eoin Murray, DJ Mag UK
︎ Bandcamp Friday: August 7th
RA News, Resident Advisor UK
︎ For Club Use Only: October 2018
Gabe Meier, Fact Magazine UK
︎ 2020 Music: Pairing Mode Picks
David Abravanel & Peter Kirn, CDM DE
︎ Electronic Music on Bandcamp Friday
David Abravanel & Peter Kirn, CDM DE
︎ Bandcamp Recommendations: August
Martyn Pepperell, Test Pressing NZ
︎ First Floor #46 — New This Week
Shawn Reynaldo, First Floor ES
︎ Bandcloud 307: Weekly Roundup
Aidan Hanratty, Bandcloud IE
︎ AVYSS Encounters 2020 vol. 2
Artist Picks, AVYSS Magazine JP
︎ Cúmbia do século XXI — lançamentos 25
GG Albuquerque, volume morto BR
︎ Les Bons Plans de Hatch: October 2020
Staff Picks, Le Périscope FR
︎ New Beirut Benefit Album
Noah Yoo, Pitchfork US
︎ Album Review: FRKTL’s Latest ‘Qualia’
Staff Writer, CairoScene EG
︎ Fjord Oslo festival illuminates the city
Jennifer Hahn, Dezeen UK
︎ HKCR 2020 Residents on Bandcamp HK
︎ BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix: object blue UK
︎ 01 Ex Ante 02:19
︎ 02 Leviathan Wakes 05:53
︎ 03 To What End 05:28
︎ 04 Pseudomorphs 06:08
︎ 05 10279-60-4 Blue 03:27
︎ 06 March Of The Danaïdes 04:01
︎ 07 Akkadian Law 05:18
︎ 08 Zero Point Field 05:40
︎ 09 72-48-0 Red 03:32
︎ 10 Qualia Pt. I & II 08:40
︎ 11 Enheduanna 07:10 ︎ video
︎ 12 Requiem / Escape Sequence 06:08
︎ 13 Null States [Bonus Track]
(21st Century Desire) 04:28
Compilations
︎ Emmissions (Seagrave, 2017)
︎ CHAOS 1: Nirvana Is Leaking Into
The Mainframe (Dream Catalogue, 2017)
︎ Anthology of Contemporary Music From
The African Continent (USG, 2018)
︎ Below The Radar 43 (The Wire, 2020)
︎ Nisf Madeena نصف مدينة (Ma3azef, 2020)
︎ Mind The Gap #146 (Gonzo Circus, 2020)
︎ HYPER-POSSIBLE: Listening to the
Anthropocene (Coventry Biennial, 2021)
︎ @0 Ambient Compilation (Ninja Tune, 2021)
Live + DJ Sets
︎ WARE 360 FRKTL DJ Set
︎ LEAVE NO TRACE FRKTL
︎ B&&B by Zalando FRKTL DJ Set
︎ Club Matryoshka x CTM FRKTL Live Set
Selected Press
︎ إكسيجن آفتر لَف كولابسز — فرَكْتل
محمد أشرف, Ma3azef MENA
︎ أفضل الألبومات الإلكترونية في ٢٠٢٠
معازف, Ma3azef MENA
︎ FRKTL conjures organic textures
Henry Bruce-Jones, FACT Magazine UK
︎ In FRKTL’s Azimuth, an ethereal world
Peter Kirn, CDM DE
︎ Ten under-the-radar releases
Martyn Pepperell, Dazed UK
︎ Release of the Month: Azimuth
Staff Picks, Field Notes Magazine DE
︎ Nusasonic 2021: FRKTL
Goethe-Institut Indonesien x CTM Festival ID
︎ Acid Test: Comfy Synth, Symphonies
Miles Bowe, Bandcamp Daily US
︎ The Best Club Music on Bandcamp
Gabe Meier, Bandcamp Daily US
︎ FRKTL: Excision After Love Collapses
Louis Paulhus, Mes enceintes font défaut CA
︎ Battiti: Una specie di promessa
Adriano Zanni, Rai Radio 3 IT
︎ Common Time 032: 2020 Recap
Dania Shihab, Common Time AU
︎ Selections: Lyra Pramuk
Eoin Murray, DJ Mag UK
︎ Bandcamp Friday: August 7th
RA News, Resident Advisor UK
︎ For Club Use Only: October 2018
Gabe Meier, Fact Magazine UK
︎ 2020 Music: Pairing Mode Picks
David Abravanel & Peter Kirn, CDM DE
︎ Electronic Music on Bandcamp Friday
David Abravanel & Peter Kirn, CDM DE
︎ Bandcamp Recommendations: August
Martyn Pepperell, Test Pressing NZ
︎ First Floor #46 — New This Week
Shawn Reynaldo, First Floor ES
︎ Bandcloud 307: Weekly Roundup
Aidan Hanratty, Bandcloud IE
︎ AVYSS Encounters 2020 vol. 2
Artist Picks, AVYSS Magazine JP
︎ Cúmbia do século XXI — lançamentos 25
GG Albuquerque, volume morto BR
︎ Les Bons Plans de Hatch: October 2020
Staff Picks, Le Périscope FR
︎ New Beirut Benefit Album
Noah Yoo, Pitchfork US
︎ Album Review: FRKTL’s Latest ‘Qualia’
Staff Writer, CairoScene EG
︎ Fjord Oslo festival illuminates the city
Jennifer Hahn, Dezeen UK
︎ HKCR 2020 Residents on Bandcamp HK
︎ BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix: object blue UK
Atom LP 2011
︎ 01 Ön 02:45
︎ 02 Tidal 03:30
︎ 03 Atom 05:10
︎ 04 Spöken 06:31
︎ 05 Yra 02:51
︎ 06 Miserere 06:40
︎ 07 Maqam 05:36
︎ 08 Spinn 08:40
︎ 09 Vitöga 09:28
︎ 10 Impulse / Ajnas 08:12
︎ 11 Spinn (Reprise) 02:18
B-Sides Mini Album 2011
︎ 01 Andra 06:55
︎ 02 Iteru 05:44 ︎ video
︎ 03 Synapse 06:28
︎ 04 Concord 05:20
︎ 05 Spinn (Radio Edit) 03:30
Playlists
︎ 01╱1 26 Jan 2020
︎ 01╱2 28 Jan 2020
︎ 01╱3 29 Jan 2020
︎ 01╱4 30 Jan 2020
︎ 02╱1 03 Feb 2020
︎ 02╱2 15 Feb 2020
︎ 02╱3 25 Feb 2020
Commissions
︎Azimuth (Coventry Biennial 2021,
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum)
︎Nomadic Signals: Mirages
(ISSUE Project Room, 2021)
︎Untitled 10′ 0″ (Center for Arts, Design
and Social Research, August 2020)
Interviews + Features
︎ Emotions on a digital playground
Katrien Schuermans, Dissonant BE
︎ Interview: FRKTL November 2020
Katrien Schuermans, GONZO Circus NL
︎ Crucial Listening: FRKTL October 2020
Jack Chuter, ATTN:MAGAZINE UK
︎ Album Covers of the Year December 2020
Vivian Hua, REDEFINE Magazine US
︎ 5時間前: FRKTL / New Rituals
時の崖 tokinogake JP
︎ Promise No Promises! Podcast
Sonia Fernández Pan, Institut Kunst CH
︎ Unusual Business: Decentralizing Music
Nusasonic, Goethe-Institut Indonesien ID
︎ The artistic universe of Commonolithic
Léa Paule, Laval Virtual Blog FR
︎ Egypt’s Top Producers: Home Studio Tips
Staff Writer, CairoScene EG
︎ Egypt: Excelling in Experimental Music
Staff Writer, CairoScene EG
︎ FRKTL Heading to RBMA Paris
Staff Writer, CairoScene EG
︎ Radio 1 Essential Mix August 2020
object blue, IGTV Live UK
︎ Mo w/ Ayaya & FRKTL August 2020
Mo Ayoub, Reprezent Radio UK
Charts
︎ Elektroniskt i P2: Årsbästa 2020
Andreas Tilliander, Sveriges Radio SV
︎ Boomkat End of Year Charts 2020
Artist Picks, Boomkat UK
︎ The Best Tracks of the Year 2020
Artist Picks, Mixmag UK
︎ Continental Drift: 20 Club Tracks
Gabe Meier, Electronic Beats DE
︎ 30 albums we played like mad in 2020
Katrien Schuermans, Dissonant BE
︎ Comfortnoise July 2020 Charts
Ink!, Comfortnoise & Dubexmachina CH
︎ Best Albums of 2020 (MENA)
Staff Picks, SceneNoise EG
︎ 34 albums die wij onterecht, jul-dec 2020
Daan Leber, Indiestyle NL
︎ Plague Songs: The Top 20 of 2020
Simon Helm, Cold War Night Life UK
︎ Ninja Tune Staff Picks: August 2020 UK
︎ Twenty Alpha’s Top 20 Releases 2020 HK
︎ Radio Študent: Best Labels of 2020 SI
︎ 01 Ön 02:45
︎ 02 Tidal 03:30
︎ 03 Atom 05:10
︎ 04 Spöken 06:31
︎ 05 Yra 02:51
︎ 06 Miserere 06:40
︎ 07 Maqam 05:36
︎ 08 Spinn 08:40
︎ 09 Vitöga 09:28
︎ 10 Impulse / Ajnas 08:12
︎ 11 Spinn (Reprise) 02:18
B-Sides Mini Album 2011
︎ 01 Andra 06:55
︎ 02 Iteru 05:44 ︎ video
︎ 03 Synapse 06:28
︎ 04 Concord 05:20
︎ 05 Spinn (Radio Edit) 03:30
Playlists
︎ 01╱1 26 Jan 2020
︎ 01╱2 28 Jan 2020
︎ 01╱3 29 Jan 2020
︎ 01╱4 30 Jan 2020
︎ 02╱1 03 Feb 2020
︎ 02╱2 15 Feb 2020
︎ 02╱3 25 Feb 2020
Commissions
︎Azimuth (Coventry Biennial 2021,
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum)
︎Nomadic Signals: Mirages
(ISSUE Project Room, 2021)
︎Untitled 10′ 0″ (Center for Arts, Design
and Social Research, August 2020)
Interviews + Features
︎ Emotions on a digital playground
Katrien Schuermans, Dissonant BE
︎ Interview: FRKTL November 2020
Katrien Schuermans, GONZO Circus NL
︎ Crucial Listening: FRKTL October 2020
Jack Chuter, ATTN:MAGAZINE UK
︎ Album Covers of the Year December 2020
Vivian Hua, REDEFINE Magazine US
︎ 5時間前: FRKTL / New Rituals
時の崖 tokinogake JP
︎ Promise No Promises! Podcast
Sonia Fernández Pan, Institut Kunst CH
︎ Unusual Business: Decentralizing Music
Nusasonic, Goethe-Institut Indonesien ID
︎ The artistic universe of Commonolithic
Léa Paule, Laval Virtual Blog FR
︎ Egypt’s Top Producers: Home Studio Tips
Staff Writer, CairoScene EG
︎ Egypt: Excelling in Experimental Music
Staff Writer, CairoScene EG
︎ FRKTL Heading to RBMA Paris
Staff Writer, CairoScene EG
︎ Radio 1 Essential Mix August 2020
object blue, IGTV Live UK
︎ Mo w/ Ayaya & FRKTL August 2020
Mo Ayoub, Reprezent Radio UK
Charts
︎ Elektroniskt i P2: Årsbästa 2020
Andreas Tilliander, Sveriges Radio SV
︎ Boomkat End of Year Charts 2020
Artist Picks, Boomkat UK
︎ The Best Tracks of the Year 2020
Artist Picks, Mixmag UK
︎ Continental Drift: 20 Club Tracks
Gabe Meier, Electronic Beats DE
︎ 30 albums we played like mad in 2020
Katrien Schuermans, Dissonant BE
︎ Comfortnoise July 2020 Charts
Ink!, Comfortnoise & Dubexmachina CH
︎ Best Albums of 2020 (MENA)
Staff Picks, SceneNoise EG
︎ 34 albums die wij onterecht, jul-dec 2020
Daan Leber, Indiestyle NL
︎ Plague Songs: The Top 20 of 2020
Simon Helm, Cold War Night Life UK
︎ Ninja Tune Staff Picks: August 2020 UK
︎ Twenty Alpha’s Top 20 Releases 2020 HK
︎ Radio Študent: Best Labels of 2020 SI