Founder of the Toronto-based Marionette label, Iraqi born Ali Safi, relies on intuition to form a dialogue bridging the disparate worlds that inspire a growing catalogue of oddball releases. Under his grimwig moniker, he carefully selects and blends records into seamless mixes suited for bean bag ambient nights all the way to the smokey afterhours.

"Very excited to be ringing in the new year with the first monthly show for the Outsiders series which I’ve been looking forward to since the beautiful evening at Parc Royale for the Meakusma x Marionette x Kiosk live sessions in July of 2024 celebrating 10 years of the label. This mix was recorded at home with a pair of cdjs and a rotary mixer - the vibe is meditative, dubby, and tripped out."