Fadi Tabbal – Page 11 – Ruptured Music

UNDER THE CARPET // Ruptured Session // 10 September 2012

September 17, 2012June 12, 2024Live On AirLeave a Comment

A few days prior to the launch of their 1st album at Metro al-Madina in Beirut, the French / Lebanese / Swiss trio Under The Carpet (Stéphane Rives (electronics), Fadi Tabbal (guitar & electronics) and Paed Conca (electric bass & clarinet), were the guests of Ruptures 96.2FM for an interview and live performance. The photos below were taken by Rachel Tabet.

Listen:
UTC Ruptures (part 1)
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UTC Ruptures (part 2)

Track listing:
Under The Carpet
Under The Carpet LIVE
Paed Conca
The Imaginary Soundscapes
Under The Carpet LIVE

Ruptured Live // UNDER THE CARPET Launch Concert // Metro al Madina

August 30, 2012May 20, 2019NewsLeave a Comment

UNDER THE CARPET is the trio of Paed CONCA (Switzerland), Stéphane RIVES (France) and Fadi TABBAL (Lebanon).

UNDER THE CARPET is a musical trio based in Beirut, formed in 2011 by Swiss musician Paed Conca, French musician Stéphane Rives, and Lebanese musician Fadi Tabbal.
PAED CONCA is an experienced and seasoned musician in the fields of experimental music, improvised music and electronica. He has also written music for theatre, dance, film productions and small ensembles, and has toured extensively in Europe, Russia, Japan and Lebanon, with a vast array of international musicians, for the past 20 years.

STÉPHANE RIVES comes from the world of free jazz and improvised music, and has contributed on a regular basis to Lebanon’s Festival of improvised music, Irtijal, since its inception in the year 2001. He has written music for theatre, dance and film, and has toured extensively in Europe.

FADI TABBAL is one of the most active musicians in Beirut’s alternative rock & pop scene, as a member of several groups and projects, and as the owner and sound engineer of the famed Tunefork Recording Studios.

YOUMNA SABA // 2nd Ruptured Session // 23 April 2012

April 30, 2012June 12, 2024Live On AirLeave a Comment

Three days prior to her concert at Metro al-Madina in Beirut, exquisite folksinger Youmna Saba was the guest of Ruptures, for an interview & live performance. Accompanied by Fadi Tabbal on guitar & Hadi Deaibess on percussion, she played several songs from her first two releases, Men Aafesh el Beit and Hal Bent Aabalha Tghanni.

Listen:
Ruptures Youmna Saba (part 1)
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Ruptures Youmna Saba (part 2)

PORTA CHIUSA // Ruptured Session // 13 April 2012

April 20, 2012June 12, 2024Live On AirLeave a Comment

Swiss / German clarinet trio PORTA CHIUSA (Paed Conca, Michael Thieke & Hans Koch) started its mini-tour of Lebanon with a first interview and live performance in the studios of Radio Lebanon. More dates in Beirut, Tripoli and Batroun to follow.

Listen:
Porta Chiusa on Ruptures (part 1)
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Porta Chiusa on Ruptures (part 2)

porta-chiusa-A3-poster-for-email — Photos by Tanya Traboulsi / Poster by Maya Chami

SHARIF SEHNAOUI // 2nd Ruptured Session with MAZEN KERBAJ for Irtijal’12 // 02 April 2012

April 3, 2012June 12, 2024Live On AirLeave a Comment

Sharif Sehnaoui, Mazen Kerbaj and Hadi Saleh, co-curators of Irtijal Festival‘s 12th edition (April 4-12), were the guests of Ruptures for a presentation of the festival’s program. The show was book-ended by two live performances from the Kerbaj/Sehnaoui duo.

Listen:

Track listing:
Mazen Kerbaj & Sharif Sehnaoui LIVE
Jim Denley
Eric Chenaux
Igorrr
Niveau Zero
Osman Arabi
Jad Atoui
Liliane Chlela
Mazen Kerbaj & Sharif Sehnaoui LIVE

(2011 end-of-year lists) – FADI TABBAL

December 29, 2011December 31, 2011ChartsLeave a Comment

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: Self-titled
– M83: Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
– Tom Waits: Bad As Me
– The Weeknd: House Of Balloons
– Wilco: The Whole Love
– WU LYF: Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
and of course,
– The Beach Boys: The Smile Sessions (boxset)

THE INCOMPETENTS // 2nd Ruptured Session // 17 October 2011

October 24, 2011June 12, 2024Live On AirLeave a Comment

With a new album (almost) in hand, two concerts scheduled for late October and early November 2011, and another full-blown album in the works, it was high time that The Incompetents (Serge Yared & Fadi Tabbal) took over the studios of Radio Lebanon for the second time, with their ranting, raving, on-air arguments, and of course, some pretty competent music playing!

Listen:
Incompetents (part 1)
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Incompetents (part 2)

Track listing:
The Incompetents LIVE *Disposable Valentine
The Incompetents LIVE *Cannibal Blues
The Incompetents LIVE *This Gun’s for Hire
The Incompetents LIVE *Prelude To An Abyss
The Incompetents (Daniel Johnston cover)
The Incompetents (Tom Waits cover)
The Incompetents LIVE *Closing Time
The Incompetents LIVE *Cannibal Blues (bis, because the first take did not work out so well!)
The Incompetents LIVE *After Hours (Velvet Underground cover)
The Incompetents (feat. Wissam Charaf)

Photos by Tanya Traboulsi (color) and Ghalas Charara (b&w)

TASHWEESH // 2nd Ruptured Session // 03 October 2011

October 4, 2011June 12, 2024Live On AirLeave a Comment

Palestinian trio TASHWEESH (Basel Abbas, Ruanne Abou-Rahme & boikutt) spent two weeks in Beirut in October 2011, during which they held no less than four performances (2 for Tashweesh, organized by Ruptured, and 2 for boikutt). They were the guests of Ruptures for an interview & live performance, during which they were accompanied by American-born, Lebanon-based journalist Jackson Allers.

Listen:
Tashweesh (part 1)
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Tashweesh (part 2)

SANDMOON // Ruptured Session // 05 November 2010

November 12, 2010June 12, 2024Live On AirLeave a Comment

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

MASHROU’ LEILA // Ruptured Session // 12 October 2009

October 19, 2009June 12, 2024Live On Air2 Comments

This band needs very little in the way of introduction. Recent winners of the 96.2FM music contest, fresh from a string of concerts in the south of Lebanon, truly outstanding neo-rockers Mashrou’ Leila graced the studios of Radio Lebanon with an impromptu interview/mini-concert. Present in the studio were violin player Haig Papazian, guitarist Andre Chedid (playing acoustic), drummer Carl Gerges (on djembe), guitarist Firas Abou Fakher (on tambourine), vocalist Hamed Sinno… and of course indispensable sound engineer Fadi Tabbal.

Listen:
Mashrou3 1
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Mashrou3 2

Track listing:
Mashrou’ Leila
Kasabian
Arctic Monkeys
Pink Martini
Neyssatou
Mashrou’ Leila LIVE
Erik Truffaz
Mashrou’ Leila LIVE
Sarya el Sawass
Nahawand
El Gits Band
Jadal
Mashrou’ Leila LIVE