The creative coming together of a Lebanese national, a French producer, and a Chilean filmmaker in the unendingly artistic city of Montréal will perhaps inevitably make for an immediately singular project. And that is precisely what we are presented with in Mo7it Al-Mo7it – the very first recorded memoir of this, the trio's ongoing Jerusalem In My Heart endeavour. First formulated back in 2005 by the former, Radwan Ghazi Moumneh, this début compact disc incarnation is something of an exploratory, and with that highly expansive listening experience as the faraway exoticism of the Arab world meets [...]
Finland's Lionheart Records have been putting out some ace stuff for anyone who's partial to a bit of post-rock or shoegaze. Here's the new one from Blind Architect , it's called 'Lebanon'.
' Jerusalem In My Heart (JIMH) is a project of contemporary Arabic and electronic music interwoven with 16mm film projections and light-based (de)constructions of space, exploring a relationship between music, visuals, projections and audience. With performances thus far occurring once or twice a year, no two JIMH events have ever been the same: configurations have ranged from solo to 35 participants, with varying degrees of stage theatrics alongside a film & visual component, using multiple projections to construct a space in constant flux. JIMH's vocals and purposefully blown-out sonic sensibility have been the consistent thread, but neither its music [...]
Good morning! Hope your week has improved as much as mine has. We have three stellar tracks to share today from St Tropez, Blind Architect, and the new Josh Mease project, Lapland. St Tropez - "In Pictures" Single out now on Bandcamp This San Francisco-based quartet just released my new 'jam'. On their best single to date, St Tropez's "In Pictures" moves from listless melancholy to jubilant explosion. [...]
As promised here's the full version of my recent set from one of the absolute best clubs in the world. And don't forget, the opening set by Ronin and Esta was fan-f**king-tastic, and can be downloaded here - Ronin & Nesta warm-up for Danny Howells @ B 018 - 25/08/12 by Ronin & Nesta Enjoy x www.deepgoa.com from psychedelic to urban times > PLAY! © dg , 2012
Lebanon Hanover - previously featured in passing in this post, now a great upcoming band, still unsigned. Doing the dark / coldwave revival thing and doing it very well. Lebanon Hanover is the brainchild of Larissa Iceglass and William Maybelline. It's the sound of Berlin and Sunderland synthesized into minimal gloom-disco. As a person who counts Asylum Party and Norma Loy in his favourite bands list, Lebanon Hanover becomes an obvious love object. Some excellent cold / darkwave stuff: [Neon - Lobotomy (1981)] [Prothese - Tumours] The World Is Getting Colder 123 was released earlier this year, 11 tracks of pure [...]
Lebanon Hanover - Northern Lights
It ain't easy being Greenland. I can remember exactly where I was when I first caught the travel bug. It was 1993, and I was going to Bermuda for a three-day People magazine off-site. It was the first time I'd ever traveled outside of the United States, and as I applied to have a passport quickly issued to me a few weeks before my departure, I wondered what had taken me so long. One night after dinner as I stood on the terrace staring at the Atlantic Ocean [...]
Blaakyum frontman Bassem Deaïbess was born in Beirut in 1977, in the midst of a 15-year civil war. When he was 3, his family left for Qatar, which was relatively peaceful and still under British rule. Despite being a Christian, in Qatar Deaïbess was forced to memorize the Koran and Islamic prayers, was forbidden to wear a cross, and was mocked by other students. Despite the ongoing war, he returned to Lebanon each summer. "Sometimes we'd get stuck in my grandfather's house, since artillery were located few meters away," he says. "The sound of bombshells dropping, and machine [...]
Its official, REAL MUSIC IS UNIVERSAL! Our good mate James Locksmith of JembeMusic put me on to this dope event on this weekend in Beirut where a posse of SOUL, FUNK & Rare Groove fans are throwing it down in homage to the musical legacy of James Brown at the annual 'Black Christmas'. THE BEIRUT [...]
Above & Beyond - TATW #400 live in Beirut by Above & Beyond on Mixcloud Above & Beyond's two hour set from TATW400. Recorded live in Beirut, Lebanon on 26th November 2011. deepgoa.blogspot.com underground music guide _________ © dg , 2011
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An eclectic and oddly put-together mixtape from an eclectic region, Golden Beirut is a very good cross-section of certain musical trends that are occurring in contemporary Lebanon. Golden Beirut is a compilation of artists from Lebanon making music in a wide variety of genres, embracing both traditional and contemporary sounds to create a wide palette of music. Among the genres represented here are rock, hip-hop, techno, folk and many more. There are a number of highlights throughout: Scrambled Eggs, for instance, delivers "Russian Roulette", an interesting take on the typical guitar-bass-drums school, a fast-paced song that subtly [...]
Fledgeling diva Dev is coming our way. Yes, she is going to hit three venues in the Middle East. One in Abu Dhabi and two different ones in Beirut. Great to hear that. Click here for more information. Filed under: Beats , Clip Tagged: abu , album , beirut , dev , dhabi , lebanon , new , single , uae , United Arab Emirates
You may have thought Lady Gaga's shout-out "You're Lebanese!" in her Born This Way title track might've won her some favor with actual Lebanese people, the pop star's chart-topping album has been banned in the Middle Eastern country. Lebanon has prohibited the sale of the LP, claiming that it is "offensive to Christianity" and exudes "bad taste". It's not all bad for Gaga outside the U.S., though - Born This Way debuted at #1 in over 20 countries, and the Italian-American singer will perform at EuroPride 2011 in [...]
I chose the above picture for a reason. Actually, to be fair, I chose it for a few reasons. The...
Sophie Ellis-Bextor is putting the final touches to her new album Make A Scene . When the album is released she is going to embark on a heavy tour to promote it. One of the stops includes the Middle East . The singer is set to take the stage in Beirut, Lebanon of September 3rd, 2011 for the Mix FM Summer Festival. The tickets are not on sale yet, but click here for more information. Related Articles [...]
TNV's new video provides a quick tour of small-town Ohio, and it's also a preview of sorts for the Columbus band's upcoming album, Dancer Equired . You'll hear pieces of "It's a Culture" and "Somebody's Slave," wrapping up in Musicol's Studio A with Beth Murphy doing an acoustic rendition of "Try Harder." Adam Elliott described the video to NPR's All Songs Considered this way: "hello, we are times new viking from columbus ohio" was shot by jo mccaughey in and around the small hometowns of the band. adam is from troy, ohio. [...]
the sea-ders - "for your information" (download) The Sea-Ders (later known as the Cedars ) were a garage pop/psychedelic rock band from Lebanon in the mid to late '602s. Back in 1966, they recorded 10 songs, but only 2 were released until this "anthology" release came out on limited vinyl in 2008 (courtesy of Groovie Records ). This track, the opener on the anthology, is a hard-hitting, Eastern-influenced rocker. I can't get enough of this stuff. It's not available [...]
Nadine Khouri's song "Number One Boy" rattles our senses. We are glad to see her back on top form with this new song and visual. Lovely. Filed under: Beats , Brit Brit Brit , Clip , LebLeb Tagged: album , khouri , lebanon , nadine , new , rouge , trac , track , video
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