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I asked some of my musician friends from Beirut, to list their 10 favorite albums of 2014…
Or the music they’ve listened to the most during the past year, regardless of date of release
Faysal Bibi (Okydoky)
– Den Sorte Skole: Lektion III (album, 2013)
– Tinariwen: Emmaar (album, 2014)
– DJ Umb: Zoukesque Volume 2 (mix, 2013)
– Mafikizolo: Khona (single, 2013)
– RadioKVM: Issrar (album, 2014)
– The Moustache: Wasn’t There (album, 2014)
– Raposo: Viejo (album, 2014)
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I asked some of my favorite musician and artist friends, from Beirut and beyond, to list their 10 favorite albums of 2012…
Alternately, they could also provide me with a list of the records they listened to the most in 2012, regardless of date of release.
Faysal Bibi (musician, Okydoky)
1- Quakers: Self-titled (my favorite thing to have come out in 2012)
https://www.stonesthrow.com/store/album/quakers/quakers
2- Die Antwoord: Fatty Boom Boom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIXUgtNC4Kc
3- Time Machine, retro music-video mix by Mr. Armtone (Ninja Tune)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB7z0jfGyAk
4- Osloub: Fassl (feat. MCs from Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan)
http://soundcloud.com/katibe-5/fasel
5- Alexander Marcus: Papaya (Das ist so Berlin)
6- Rahbani Brothers, Fairuz, Wadi’ Al-Safi: Sahret Hobb
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohSgBtXcouc
7- Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury: Drokk, Music Inspired By Mega-City One (dark modular synth heaven)
http://drokk.bandcamp.com
8- All the CUMBIA BASS and Moombahton mixes up on Cassetteblog.com
http://www.cassetteblog.com
9- Torabiyeh: Ghorbah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zGnGeiMun8
10- Odrob Tel Aviv!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1ipnACBT1g
I asked some of my favorite musicians from Beirut and beyond, to tell me what their favorite records of 2011 were…
Faysal Bibi: musician (OkyDoky)
– The Knife: Tomorrow In A Year (Album)
– The Secret Sea: The Secret Sea (Album)
– Noisia ft. Foreign Beggars: Shellshock (Track & Video)
– PJ Harvey: The Faster I Breathe The Further I Go (Track)
– Trentemøller: The Mash And The Fury (Track)
– Tim Maia: No Camino Do Bem (Track)
– Ramallah Underground: Sijen Ib Sijen (Track)
– Yaseen: Al Nakba 15/5 (Track)
– Mobthrow: Iron Tribal (Track)
– Nile: Papyrus Containing The Spell To Preserve Its Possessor Against Attacks From He Who Is In The Water (Track)
Electronic musicians Faysal Bibi and Sary Moussa, the mighty duo known as Okydoky & Radiokvm, were the guests of RUPTURES for an exclusive interview and live performance, following their appearance at Lebanese electronic festival Mad Parade II. For this Ruptured Session, Okydoky & Radiokvm momentarily suspended their habit of performing together, and played one piece each.
Listen:
okidoki kvm 1
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okidoki kvm 2
Track listing:
Okydoky & Radiokvm (live at Mad Parade II)
Nine Inch Nails
Benga
Horse The Band
Squarepusher
Secret Chiefs 3
Mr. Bungle
Ametsub
Ruptured Music 