I asked some of my favorite musicians from Beirut and beyond, to tell me what their favorite records of 2011 were… Fadi Tabbal: producer, sound engineer, musician (The Incompetents, Under The Carpet, XEFM, Robert Polson) – Tim Hecker: Ravedeath, 1972 – Fleet Foxes: Helplessness Blues – Bon Iver: Self-titled – Destroyer: Kaputt – James Blake: [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Tunefork’
(2011 end-of-year lists) – FADI TABBAL
Posted in Charts, tagged Fadi Tabbal, The Incompetents, Tunefork on December 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Sandmoon, interview + live performance (5 Nov. 10)
Posted in 96.2FM, Artist Focus, tagged Elie Monsef, Fadi Tabbal, Sandmoon, Sandra Arslanian, Tunefork on November 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Singer/songwriter Sandra Arslanian, aka SANDMOON, was the guest of Ruptures to present the release of her first album, RAW. Accompanied by guitarist Elia Monsef, she performed three excerpts from the album, live inthe studios of Radio Lebanon. Sandmoon was one of the finalists of Radio Liban 96.2FM ‘Nouvelles Musiques’ competition, which took place in 2009 [...]
CD launch: The Ruptured Sessions, Vol.1
Posted in Events, News, tagged Radio Lebanon, Ruptured Sessions, ruptures, Tunefork, Walimat on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So here it is at last. The first CD to be recorded in the studios of RADIO LEBANON 96.2FM, during the RUPTURES radio show… Featuring music by the likes of NADINE KHOURI, CHARBEL HABER, YOUMNA SABA, CRISTOBAL, and the INCOMPETENTS… ———————————————————- We are releasing the CD, in the presence of the artists, over the course [...]
Scrambled Eggs: Dedicated to Foes Celebrating Friends
Posted in Album Reviews, WRITINGS, tagged abrasive, Charbel Haber, frantic, Malek Rizkallah, Marc Codsi, punk, scrambled eggs, Tony Elieh, Tunefork on January 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
SCRAMBLED EGGS: Dedicated To Foes Celebrating Friends (Incognito, 2009) Hot on the heels of the haunted soundtrack they’ve created for the Joreige/Hadjithomas film ‘Je Veux Voir’, Lebanese punk icons Scrambled Eggs end their busy year with this “modest” 2-song release, which does however hold a host of surprises. The year 2008 saw the Eggs part [...]
(2008 end-of-year lists) – FADI TABBAL
Posted in Charts, tagged Fadi Tabbal, Incompetents, Tunefork on December 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I asked the main actors of this here blog (mostly musicians, of course, but also friends, family, support-givers…) to provide me with a list (5 to 20 albums) of their favorite records of the year. The results are slowly coming in. There are surprises, resemblances, similarities, incongruous choices… I’ve left the responses intact, exactly as [...]
