RUPTURED presents “PEACE IS OVERRATED & WAR MISUNDERSTOOD”
A new album by Lebanese rock band SCRAMBLED EGGS
A collection of previously unreleased songs recorded between 2006 and 2009
[Time Out Beirut, February 2011]
SANDMOON // Ruptured Session // 05 November 2010
Singer/songwriter Sandra Arslanian, aka SANDMOON, was the guest of Ruptures to present 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 and saw a host of young Lebanese artists sending their demos to Radio Lebanon.
Listen:
Sandmoon 1
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Sandmoon 2
Track listing:
Sandmoon
Syd Matters
Radiohead
Emily Jane White
dEUS
Beth Gibbons
Angus & Julia Stone
DIAMOND SETTER // Ruptured Session // 25 October 2010
Kevork Keshishian stage-name Diamond Setter is a reference to his previous occupation, when he used to spend strenuous hours in his workshop setting diamonds every day. He decided to relinquish this activity in 2008, and devote all his time to DJing and music production. Following stints in various Beirut bars, Diamond Setter became a resident DJ at The Basement; there, he played alongside several international DJs and musicians, including Tigerskin, Scratch Massive, P-Toile and many others. In parallel to his DJing activities, Diamond Setter holds an impressive track record in the field of production. His partnership with Lebanese DJ/producer Jade yielded a remix for Lebanese electro-rock band Lumi in 2007. The Jade & Diamond Setter duo went on to build a solid reputation as dance music producers, and their tracks received positive feedback on Lebanon’s dance floors. In 2009, Diamond Setter remixed Nina Simone’s “Black Is The Color Of My True Love’s Hair” and Tunisian electro-jazz musician Dhafer Youssef’s “Man Of Wool”. More recent remix work includes Abe Duque’s “What Happened” and Gossip’s “Heavy Cross”, the latter in collaboration with German producer Lopazz. Diamond Setter’s live set is the longest to be recorded for “Ruptures” yet. Clocking in at 34 minutes, it provides an exemplary outlook on this young DJ/producer’s range of styles and influences, from soul to funk, rock to electronica, to film soundtracks and way beyond.
Listen:
Diamond Setter 1
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Diamond Setter 2
Track listing:
Herbert
Ziad Moukarzel & Jawad Nawfal [Index/Left]
Diamond Setter LIVE
Yeasayer
John Coltrane
LAZZY LUNG // Ruptured Session // 11 October 2010
The world of Lebanese-Canadian rock quartet LAZZY LUNG is an intriguing and wonderful one, indeed. The band took Radio Lebanon by storm on October 11, and spoke at length about the recording of its first album, “Strange Places”. Singer & guitar player Allan Chaaraoui, guitarist Patrick Hanna and percussionist Hadi Oueini (bass player Imad Jawad was missing in action that night) also performed several songs from “Strange Places”, live in Radio Lebanon’s studio.
RADWAN GHAZI MOUMNEH // 1st Ruptured Session // 20 September 2010
Lebanese producer & musician Radwan Ghazi Moumneh was the guest of Ruptures on September 20, 2010, for an enlightening interview and terribly enjoyable live performance. Moumneh is a man of many talents, producing for the likes of A Silver Mt Zion, Clues and Eric Chenaux, performing under the name Jerusalem In My Heart, and of course holding the fort at Thee Mighty Hotel2Tango, a renowned 24-track analogue studio situated in Montréal, Québec.
Listen:
Radwan Moumneh 1
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Radwan Moumneh 2
Track listing:
Les Momies de Palerme
Eric Chenaux
The Hidden Words
Jimmy Hunt
Khodr el Nasser
Ruptured Live // Ghosts In The Machine // Art Lounge
Save the date! On Saturday, September 25, will be held the first edition of ‘Ghosts In The Machine’, an event incorporating live musical performances, DJ sets, and visuals (VJ’s and others). To kick off this celebration-of-sorts in style, we will present the premiere projection of live electronic band Munma‘s first-ever video, ‘The Alchemist’, conceived and directed by Damoun Ghaoui.
‘Ghosts In The Machine, edition one’ will also feature the first live performance in Lebanon (and anywhere else, for that matter) of one Jad Atoui, the younger brother of famed Lebanese electro-acoustic musician Tarek Atoui.
MARC CODSI // Ruptured Session // 30 August 2010
Lebanese musician Marc Codsi (Zeid & The Wings, The Incompetents, Lumi, ex-Scrambled Eggs) caught on Ruptures for an interview and improvised live performance. Among the tracks he selected, a new exclusive track from his electro-rock duo Lumi.
Track listing:
Faded Postcard
Scrambled Eggs
Lumi
Lumi (unreleased)
Marc Codsi LIVE
RGB
Zeid & The Wings
My Bloody Valentine
Jacques Brel
Review // Jeff Martin (Tea Party, The Armada) // The Basement
[By Ziad Nawfal, August 2010]
I stumbled on an archive of old photographs (well, not that old, as they are all digital) while going through my PC desktop at home. Local bands and musicians, foreign musicians playing in Lebanon, etc. Some interesting, most of them serving archival purposes, more than anything else. I will be posting a selection of those photographs in the coming weeks.
In the meantime, here are some that my friend Salim took during Jeff Martin‘s concert at The Basement, last August. Jeff Martin used to sing with Canadian rockers The Tea Party, sometime during the 1990’s. Quite successfully, I might add; I have fond (listening) memories of a particular album entitled ‘The Edges of Twilight’…
A bit of a surprise, then, that a large part of Martin’s repertoire that night in Beirut consisted of covers, hovering over a large palette of the musical board: Massive Attack, Dead Can Dance, Nine Inch Nails, Joy Division, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Keane (!), and of course Daniel Lanois…
[Photos by Salim Hbeiliny]
Press // Ziad Nawfal & Radio Liban // Monocle Mediterraneo Summer 2010
PAED CONCA // Ruptured Session // 16 August 2010
Swiss musician PAED CONCA was the guest of Ruptures for an interview + exclusive live performance. He presented an overview on his solo work, as well as his collaborations with Lebanese musicians Raed Yassin (as PRAED) and Tarek Atoui.
Listen:
Paed Conca 1
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Paed Conca 2
Track listing:
Paed Conca, Cynthia Zaven, Axel Dorner & Sabina Meyer (live at Irtijal)
Paed Conca, Tarek Atoui & Uriel Barthelemy (live at Tunefork)
Syg Baas
Paed Conca
Bushwac
Praed
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