Lebanese Indie Music Label // Promoter & Distributor // Radio Show
Lebanese electro-pop duo LOOPSTACHE (Carl Ferneiné & Salim Naffah) were the guests of Ruptures, a few days prior to the launch of their first album – the interview covered different aspects of their career and musical influences.
Listen:
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Track listing:
Loopstache *2
Scissor Sisters
Chromeo
The Beatles
Sister Sledge
James Brown
Ray Charles
Loopstache *2
Lebanese folk singer/songwriter ELIE RAMLY aka RAMLY was the guest of Ruptures for an exclusive interview and live performances of tracks taken from his forthcoming EP Beneath The Morning Sun.
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Track listing:
Ramly
Led Zeppelin
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Ramly
Ramly LIVE
Antony & The Johnsons
Cinematic Orchestra feat. Patrick Watson
Ramly LIVE
Sebastien Tellier
Ramly
Ruptures had the pleasure of hosting Lebanese singer Yasmine Hamdan in the studios of Radio Lebanon, for an in-depth interview revolving around the renowned vocalist’s past and current projects.
Listen:
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ruptures yasmine hamdan 26/05 (part 2)
Track listing:
Yasmine Hamdan *2
Nick Drake
Yasmine Hamdan
Nina Simone
Abida Parveen
James Blake
Yasmine Hamdan
Souad Abdullah
Two years after their first recorded collaboration, the successful “Kachf el Mahjoub / Unveiling the Hidden” (for the Ruptured label), Lebanese artists and musicians Mazen el-Sayed aka El Rass and Jawad Nawfal aka Munma released its long-awaited follow-up, “Adam, Darwin and the Penguin”, in May 2014. A few days before the launch concert of the album in popular live venue Metro Al-Madina in Hamra, Beirut, we ran a radio show detailing the genesis and production of the record and its different contributors.
Listen:
ruptures el rass & munma 19/05 (part 1)
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ruptures el rass & munma 19/05 (part 2)
Track listing:
El Rass & Munma (2014)
El Rass & Munma (Munma remix)
El Rass & Munma (2012)
El-Far3i (Munma prod.)
El-Far3i (2014)
Boikutt
El Rass & Munma (Feat. Boikutt, 2014)
El Rass & Munma (2013)
Nasreddine Touffar (Munma prod.)
El Rass & Munma (2012)
El Rass & Munma (2014)
Munma (Feat. El Rass, 2013)
Monday 14 April 2014, Radio Lebanon 96.2FM (8-9pm)
1. Loopstache
2. Loopstache [Franz Ferdinand cover]
3. Who Killed Bruce Lee
4. Spoils & Servants
5. Wake Island
6. Wanton Bishops
7. Scrambled Eggs
8. Jammit The Band
9. El Far3i
10. Latlateh
11. Deeb (feat. Edd Abbas)
12. Tripnol
13. Khotta B
14. Chyno
15. Trash Inc. [Mohammed Abdel-Wahab Rework]
16. Aziza
17. Fady Aswad
Ruptures had the pleasure of welcoming Lebanese musician and producer Miran Gurunian in the studios of Radio Lebanon. What was initially intended as a promotional show for the launch of his band Pindoll’s first album, Twisted Times, turned into an informative, one-hour interview and career retrospective covering various aspects of Gurunian’s work and music production of the last 10 years.
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Lebanese up-and-coming folk band POSTCARDS were the guests of Ruptures on Monday 11 November 2013, for an interview and some exclusive live performances. The band released its first EP, “Lakehouse”, during the summer of 2013. Their line-up for this session consisted of Julia Sabra (vocals, ukulele & guitar), Marwan Tohme (guitar & vocals), Rani Bechara (bass & backing vocals) and Pascal Semerdjian (drums & backing vocals). Photos by Tanya Traboulsi.
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Ruptures Postcards (part 1)
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Ruptures Postcards (part 2)
Sunday 3 November 2013, Radio Lebanon 96.2FM (10am-12pm)
1. Velvet Underground: Stephanie Says
2. Lou Reed: Satellite Of Love
3. Velvet Underground & Nico: I’ll Be Your Mirror
4. Nico: Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
5. Lou Reed & John Cale: Faces & Names
6. Velvet Underground: Ride Into The Sun
7. Lou Reed: Charley’s Girl
8. Lou Reed: The Kids (live)
9. Lou Reed: Lady Day
10. Velvet Underground & Nico: Femme Fatale
11. R.E.M.: Femme Fatale (live)
12. James: Sunday Morning
13. Cowboy Junkies: Sweet Jane
14. Lou Reed: Sweet Jane (live)
15. Velvet Underground: Some Kinda Love
16. Lou Reed & John Cale: Forever Changed
17. Lou Reed: Last Great American Whale (feat. Moe Tucker)
18. Lou Reed: September Song (Kurt Weill cover)
19. Lou Reed: No Chance
20. Antony & The Johnsons: Candy Says (live)
21. Lou Reed: Caroline Says II
22. Lee Ranaldo: Stephanie Says
23. Velvet Underground: Who Loves The Sun
24. The Incompetents: After Hours (Ruptured session)
25. Velvet Underground: I’m Sticking With You
26. Paul Quinn & Edwyn Collins: Pale Blue Eyes
27. Lou Reed: Coney Island Baby (live)
28. Lou Reed: Endless Cycle
29. Lou Reed: Hang On To Your Emotions
30. Velvet Underground: I’m Set Free
Friday 4 October 2013, Radio Lebanon 96.2FM (8-9pm)
1. Wanton Bishops
2. Wanton Bishops
3. The Incompetents
4. The Incompetents (live in Tunefork)
5. Intensive Care aka Wake Island (Ruptured session)
6. Wake Island
7. Mashrou’ Leila
8. Mashrou’ Leila (Ruptured session)
9. Charlie Rayne
10. Beirut Scum Society
11. Who Killed Bruce Lee
12. Tanjaret Daghet
13. Fareeq el Atrash
14. Zeineddine & Narcicyst
15. El Rass & Munma
16. El Rass & Munma
Lebanese musician and producer John Imad Nasr, the co-founder of hip-hop crew Fareeq el Atrash, was the guest of Ziad Nawfal’s weekly radio show Ruptures, where he presented his band’s latest album ‘Al Mawjeh el Tarsha, and played some of his favorite music cuts.
Listen:
Ruptures John i. Nasr (part 1)
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Ruptures John i. Nasr (part 2)
Track listing:
Fareeq el Atrash
Gangstarr
Fareeq el Atrash
Public Enemy
Fareeq el Atrash
Edd Abbas & Satti (featuring DJ Stickfiggr)
Tanjaret Daghet
The Roots
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