Mayssa Jallad will perform a series of April dates across Scandinavia and the Netherlands, accompanied by Julia Sabra (Snakeskin, Postcards) and Pascal Semerdjian (Postcards, SANAM).
These concerts include solo presentations of Marjaa: The Battle of the Hotels, as well as two appearances at Rewire — including a special collaboration set with Swedish producer Civilistjävel!, expanding on their work together on Marjaa: The Battle of the Hotels – Versions.
Mayssa Jallad will appear at Rewire Festival (The Hague) in April 2026 for two separate performances.
On 10 April, she presents Marjaa: The Battle of the Hotels as a trio with Julia Sabra and Pascal Semerdjian, performing the work in its full live arrangement.
On 12 April, she returns for a second appearance with Swedish producer Civilistjävel!, following his contribution to Marjaa: The Battle of the Hotels – Versions. This set extends the dialogue they began on the remix album, opening another window into the project’s sonic world.
Ruptured co-founders Ziad Nawfal and Fadi Tabbal have crafted “The Noise We Carry,” a sprawling 50mn audio mixtape for Radio Elsewheres and the Elsewhere on Record exhibition at Art Windsor Essex.
The piece moves through Beirut itself: its traffic, collapsing infrastructure, seaside stillness, and the din of everyday life. Drones and layered textures meet archival radio fragments and selections from Lebanon’s underground post–civil war scene (including Scrambled Eggs and Munma), creating a patchwork of music, memory, and city noise. Interwoven are intimate voices and recordings from the 2019–2021 protests, tracing themes of displacement, forced departure, and creative survival.
Released on cassette, the recording loops continuously; with each pass, the magnetic tape degrades, turning medium into message and memory into material. Nothing lasts unchanged. Nothing returns exactly. And yet, the transmission persists.
Ruptured has long nurtured Lebanon’s experimental music, hosting concerts, producing albums, and preserving cultural memory amid collapse. “The Noise We Carry” carries that mission further: a transmission from Beirut, from the noise of daily survival, sent out to anyone listening.
LISTEN TO AN EXCERPT
The mixtape will be broadcast during the exhibition at Art Windsor Essex and on Radio Elsewheres’ website. Check broadcast times here.
Discover the exhibition here and explore Radio Elsewheres, the experimental sound platform founded by Velibor Božović, Steve Bates, and Claudia Zini, here.
We live in sand is the 3rd album from SNAKESKIN, the Beirut-based duo of Julia Sabra and Fadi Tabbal.
Written in October 2024, just as Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza fully spread to Lebanon and finally reached Beirut, the album is their darkest and rawest yet, exploring what it feels like to wait, to love, to grieve, and to keep living while the world falls apart. Pairing Tabbal’s masterful production with Sabra’s vivid imagery and evocative singing, the duo, as Resident Advisor put it, mines “deep emotional depths by tempering dream pop’s sweet-natured reverie with experimental snarl.” Bearing witness to impossible events, We live in sand is a complex and nuanced work, balancing forward-thinking pop sensibilities with relentless realism and a poetic spirit of empathy.
Composed, performed and produced by Julia Sabra and Fadi Tabbal between Beirut and Bern. Lyrics by Julia Sabra. Drum samples by Pascal Semerdjian.
Mixed by Radwan Ghazi Moumneh at Hotel2Tango, Montreal. Mastered by Harris Newman at Grey Market Mastering, Montreal.
Album art, band portrait, and “October sun” video by Mohamad Abdouni. Design by Josette Khalil.
This album is the third volume in the Corrosion Series, a collaborative effort by Beacon Sound in Portland and Ruptured in Beirut.
PREFACES RETURN WITH ‘ACQUA MARINA’ – A SUN-DRUNK, HAUNTED GUITAR ALBUM FOR OFF-SEASON BEACHES
Out 15 August 2025 via Ruptured and Hisstology
Beirut-based trio Prefaces return with Acqua Marina, a luminous and melancholic new album that conjures the empty beach clubs and concrete shorelines of Lebanon’s coastline. Out 15 August 2025 via Ruptured and Hisstology Records (vinyl + digital), the album marks the band’s second full-length release—following their 2021 debut Hippodrome.
Prefaces is composed of Charif Megarbane (Cosmic Analog Ensemble, Habibi Funk), Salim Naffah (Alko B), and Pascal Semerdjian (Postcards, SANAM)—three key players in Lebanon’s independent and experimental music scenes. On Acqua Marina, the trio distills elements of surf rock, Mediterranean psych, and vintage library music, while weaving in the modal turns and rhythms of the Levant.
Where Hippodrome emerged from a spirit of improvisation and spontaneity, Acqua Marina is more deliberate in tone and form. The album was recorded at Tunefork Studios in Beirut and shaped around recurring imagery: abandoned pools, tiled corridors, rusting gates, and the strange beauty of deserted resort towns. Lead single “Marmoura” captures that sensibility with reverb-laced guitar melodies and a gently hypnotic rhythm, drawing the listener into Prefaces’ submerged world.
Acqua Marina speaks in coastal dialects both real and imagined. Fans of Khruangbin, Allah-Las, Omar Khorshid, Ennio Morricone, or Megarbane’s own Cosmic Analog Ensemble will find plenty to explore in its currents.
The album is released on limited edition vinyl and digital formats, with artwork that mirrors the album’s themes of faded glamour and seasonal drift.
The Dome Sessions emerged from the architectural and acoustic qualities of the dome designed by Oscar Niemeyer in 1962 in Tripoli, Lebanon. Since 2010, Firas El Hallak has used this space as a site for sonic experiments, exploring the relationships between sound, space, and memory. The dome’s distinctive reverb and resonance have shaped a series of recordings that capture the characteristics of the structure while evoking the untold stories held within its walls.
What began as an individual pursuit evolved into a collective project. Artists and collaborators joined forces, contributing to a body of work that reflects the layered history and collective memory of the dome. Each piece resonates with the space’s acoustics, dissolving the boundaries between past and present, personal and communal.
These recordings extend beyond a musical album; they form part of the soundtrack for an upcoming film that examines the dome’s place in Tripoli’s cultural and historical fabric. The Dome Sessions therefore becomes an exploration of place, identity, and collective history through multiple senses.
At its core, the project highlights the power of collective action. It demonstrates how reclaiming spaces can breathe new life into the forgotten. By transforming the dome into a site of collaboration, the collective emphasizes the role of art in preserving and reinterpreting heritage. The Dome Sessions invites listeners to a shared experience of space through sound.
All tracks recorded on-site by Tunefork Studios in April 2023. All tracks mixed at Tunefork Studios by Anthony Sahyoun & Fadi Tabbal, except for Session 8 (mixed by Hadi Deaibess).
Music composed and performed by the artists, except for: Session 1 (Once I Entered a Garden) originally composed by Medhat Assem for Asmahan. Session 10 (Zahrat al-Mada’en) originally composed by the Rahbani Brothers for Fairuz.
Created and produced by Firas El Hallak. Co-produced by Anthony Tawil.
Audio captured by Neumann and supported by Eltek. Mastered by Cedrik Fermont at Syrphe, Berlin.
Album photography by Gabriel Ferneini. Artwork & design by Cynthia-ël Hasbani.
For two nights, members of Lebanese sextet SANAM and a lineup of collaborators will take the stage at Montreal’s Hotel2Tango for a series of solo and duo performances. While the band itself won’t be performing, these sets will highlight the individual artistry of its members alongside special guests, exploring free-rock, post-folk, and experimental sounds in an intimate setting.
Hotel2Tango – 110 Van Horne, Montreal QC Monday, June 23 & Tuesday, June 24 Doors 8 PM | Music 8:30 PM Entrance $20
Sandy Chamoun (Solo)
A solo set focused on vocal performance, blending tradition and contemporary experimentation.
Farah Kaddour (Solo)
A performance rooted in folk and classical Arabic music, showcasing her mastery of the buzuq.
Radwan Ghazi Moumneh & Anthony Sahyoun (Duo)
Radwan Ghazi Moumneh, co-owner of Hotel2Tango, joins Anthony Sahyoun for an exploratory duo performance.
NIGHT 2 – TUESDAY, JUNE 24
Antonio Hajj, Jessica Moss & Pascal Semerdjian (Trio)
SANAM’s rhythm section—Antonio Hajj and Pascal Semerdjian—teams up with avant-garde violinist Jessica Moss for a unique collaboration.
Farah Kaddour & Marwan Tohme (Duo – Cassette Album Launch)
A special set celebrating the release of Farah and Marwan’s new cassette on Ruptured Records, offering an exclusive first listen.
Anthony Sahyoun (Solo)
A closing performance featuring a key voice of Beirut’s experimental music scene.
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