BAO sur Ruptures (30/03/09)

Le trio de musique improvisee BAO — Sharif Sehnaoui et Mazen Kerbaj (fondateurs du label Al Maslakh et du Festival de Musique Improvisee Irtijal) et Charbel Haber (leader du groupe de punk rock Scrambled Eggs) en interview et en concert dans les studios de Radio Liban 96.2FM.

Liens audio:

BAO 1 + BAO 2

Trash Inc. sur Ruptures (28/03/09)

Le musicien d’électronique libanais Nabil Saliba, alias Trash Inc., en interview sur Radio Liban 96.2FM, à l’occasion de la sortie de son premier album, ‘Ultramind’.

Liens audio:

Trash inc 1 + Trash inc 2

Fe’s New Downloads (23/03/09)

FADI TABBAL, membre du groupe Libanais The INCOMPETENTS et ingenieur du son du studio TUNEFORK, presente ‘FE’s NEW DOWNLOADS’, le 2eme volet de son emission mensuelle sur Ruptures ‘Zoom Sur’.

Liens audio:

Fe 1 + Fe 2

Track listing: Glasvegas / Von Bondies / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Franz Ferdinand / Yeasayer / Cut Copy / Gang Gang Dance / Scrambled Eggs / Pas Chic Chic

Ghassan Salhab sur Ruptures (09/03/09)

Le cinéaste libanais Ghassan Salhab (http://www.ghassansalhab.com) présente sa sélection musicale dans l’émission Ruptures, sur Radio Liban 96.2FM.

Liens audio:

g. salhab 1 + g. salhab 2

Track listing:

1. Beth Gibbons & Rustin’ Man: Funny Time Of Year (6:48) / Out Of Season
2. Daturah: Ghost Track (12:31) / Reverie
3. Patti Smith: Boy Cried Wolf (4:52) / Gung Ho
4. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: O Children (6:50) / The Lyre Of Orpheus
5. Sonic Youth: JC (4:03) / Dirty
6. Swans: The Sound (13:12) / Soundtracks For The Blind [Disc 2]
7. Mogwai: Scotland’s Shame (8:02) / The Hawk Is Howling
8. Headless Heroes: Here Before (2:10) / The Silence Of Love

The Ruptured Sessions / volume 1

The Ruptured Sessions / volume 1
(By Karma Tohmé)

Ziad Nawfal’s eclectic music tastes and his deep knowledge of a wide array of musical genres have made him one of the best DJ’s in town for over 2 decades now, and his name has been tied to the most mythical underground places of post-war Beirut. His radio programs on Beirut’s governmental radio station, Radio Liban, are also a reference for a whole generation of young alternative music lovers. These shows, as well as numerous other professional activities related to music — from working in Beirut’s sole alternative record store, La CD-Theque, to writing reviews for all new releases of Beirut Incognito’s collection, as well as for local and foreign magazines, have led to his extensive involvement with the local music scene. He often acts as a manager, producer, or event organizer for alternative rock, experimental and electronic music artists and bands from the Lebanese scene.

Following in the footsteps of one of his mentors, the BBC’s famed radio host John Peel, Ziad Nawfal presents ‘The Ruptured Sessions, volume 1’: the first CD to be recorded live in the studios of Radio Lebanon, during his ‘Ruptures’ show. The sessions were recorded in the studios of Radio Lebanon over a period of eight months, between June 2008 and February 2009. There was initially no actual intent for the sessions to be released onto CD format, which explains the lo-fi quality of some of the final tracks. Artists came to the studio to present some of their favorite musical selections, with an emphasis on their own artistic output, and were eventually invited to grab their guitar and perform a number of songs, live on the spot.

The best tracks from these impromptu sessions were then carefully selected, mixed and mastered by Tunefork Studio’s (one of Beirut’s most prestigious recording studios, for alternative-minded musicians) master-of-ceremony Fadi Tabbal, in collaboration with Ziad Nawfal. The resulting CD features exclusive music by Nadine Khoury, Charbel Haber (the lead singer from punk-rock band Scrambled Eggs, caught in rare acoustic flight), Youmna Saba, Cristobal (aka Christophe Katrib), and The Incompetents.

CD launch: The Ruptured Sessions, Vol.1

So here it is at last.
The first CD to be recorded in the studios of RADIO LEBANON 96.2FM, during the RUPTURES show…

Featuring music by the likes of NADINE KHOURY, CHARBEL HABER, YOUMNA SABA, CRISTOBAL, and the INCOMPETENTS…
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We are releasing the CD, in the presence of the artists, over the course of a unique celebration at our favorite hot-spot, the WALIMAT Restaurant in HAMRA, on APRIL 30, from 5-8pm.

There will be wine, food, singing and dancing.
No, seriously:

- Acoustic Performances by CRISTOBAL, YOUMNA SABA, and The INCOMPETENTS
- The Projection Premiere of Youmna Saba’s ISMAK, a videoclip by Youmna Habbouche and Joe Elias
- Music by Dj Eject
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Tickets are 15000LL, including the CD (and wine, and appetizers, yes yes)
Yalla.

Ziad Nawfal sur “Correspondances”/Bande à Part

En Mars 2009, Ziad Nawfal était l’invité de l’émission “Correspondances”, sur Bande à Part/Radio Canada, pour discuter de la nouvelle scène électronique à Beyrouth, et plus particulièrement des groupes Munma et Trash Inc.

Lien:

http://www.bandeapart.fm/l-actualite-musicale/Entree.aspx?id=57898

Bande à Part – JAD SOUAID bis (23/11/07)

Pour clôturer en beauté la première édition du projet Don’t Border me/Bande à Part, Jade (DJ résident et propriétaire du club The Basement à Beyrouth) livre un «DJ set» impressionant de maîtrise, et majoritairement dédié à la scène électronique locale.

Lien audio:

jade-pres-100-lebanese-1

Track listing (in no particular order, though):

- AISHA: Twist / Get Togetha / Diamonds Are For Never

- CTRL+Z: Hizyawizz

- LUMI: Banging In The Stars (AISHA’s Basement Rework)

- MUNMA: City Traffic / Polymorph 2 / Polymorph 3

- ROMAX: Rosha / Aphorysm

- SHANT: Funny People / Kids / Wandering

- SOAPKILLS: Enta Fen

Bande à Part – ZEID HAMDAN (23/11/07)

Dans le cadre du projet Bande à Part/Don’t Border me, Zeid Hamdan (musicien, producteur, DJ et promoteur, pour ne citer que ceux-là), était l’invité de l’émission RUPTURES, sur Radio Liban 96.2FM. Il donne aux auditeurs un aperçu de ses productions récentes, ainsi que des différentes musiques qui ont influencé sa carrière de musicien…

Liens Audio:

bande-a-part-zeid-hamdan-23-nov07-part-1

bande-a-part-zeid-hamdan-23-nov07-part-2

Bande à Part – CHARBEL HABER & TONY ELIEH (21/11/07)

Charbel Haber

Guitariste et compositeur autodidacte, Charbel co-fonde le combo post-punk Scrambled Eggs à 20 ans. 9 ans plus tard, multipliant les projets et les collaborations, on le retrouve, entre autre, à la tête du label Those Kids Must Choke, membre fondateur du trio d’improvisation libre BAO et acteur pertinent de l’association MILL (Musique Improvisée Libre au Liban).

Tony Elieh

S’il est aussi le bassiste et un des co-fondateurs du combo post-punk Scrambled Eggs, Tony est surtout un photographe. Dans ce travail de création parallèle, il fusionne la réalité et la fiction, suit les sautes d’humeur de Beyrouth et met en image les tensions contradictoires qui l’habitent.

Dans le cadre du projet Bande à Part/Don’t Border me, Charbel et Tony ont soumis un soundscape (ou paysage sonore),  ainsi que quatre photographies.

Lien audio:

charbel-soundscape-1