The TV images and sounds coming from Palestine can be overbearing. But for many people, they are the daily lot. Now a Palestinian-Franco-Tunisian collective is using them as a soundtrack to create electronic music. Checkpoint 303 uses field recordings from the occupied territories, incorporating them into electronic loops and guitar and oud playing to create a dramatic sound. After a series of dates across Europe, the group is now heading back to Palestine itself for a number of shows in June 2007. For details, visit http://www.music-wire.com/