(2021 end-of-year lists) – MHAMAD SAFA

It had been a while (five good years actually) since we'd done this, so we went ahead and asked the musicians whom we worked with this year in some respect or other, to tell us about their favorite albums of 2021. MHAMAD SAFA - aya: im hole- Tim Hecker: The North Water (Original Score)- Rian…

Ruptured Sessions Mix for Radio Alhara // 21 August 2020

Ziad Nawfal's guest mix for Radio Alhara, featuring selections from all 6 volumes of “The Ruptured Sessions” [2008-2019]: 1. El Rass & Munma - Freestyle [2012] 2. Fareeq El Atrash - Njoom `Am Te'rab [2009] 3. The Incompetents - Cannibal Blues [2011] 4. Intensive Care - Another You [2010] 5. White Trees - The Game…

Ziad Nawfal Guest Mix for Ballroom Blitz x Radio Alhara // 21 May 2020

90-minute mix recorded for The Ballroom Blitz's monthly takeover at Radio Alhara, with artists from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt Tunisia, Palestine and Canada: Stefan Christoff – Illimitée [2020] Stress Distress - Liljeholmen [2019] Jad Atoui & Jawad Nawfal - Six Times Two [2020] Mme Chandelier - Minimal Potato [2016] Ziad Moukarzel & Tony Elieh [Tres…

Ziad Nawfal Guest Mix for Radio Alhara // 23 April 2020

A one-hour mix for Radio Alhara in Palestine, with alternative, electronica and experimental tracks by artists from Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Palestine: 1. Love & Revenge - Allo? [2017] 2. DJ Sotusura - Al Hara [2019] 3. Muqata'a – Faltakon [2018] 4. Karkhana – Nafas [2016] 5. Jerusalem In My Heart - Bein Ithnein [2018]…

Press // Kinematik // The Wire Tapper #52

Lebanese post-rock quartet KINEMATIK dropped its second album "Murur Al-Kiram" in February 2020, with Beirut-based label Ruptured and Portland-based label Beacon Sound. A track from this album is featured in The Wire Tapper #52, a promotional CD given away with the April 2020 issue of leading UK magazine The Wire. This CD has been compiled…

BEIRUT DRONE ’19 // Radio Interview with Nathan Larson // 12 June 2019

American musician & producer Nathan Larson and Lebanese producer and promoter Ziad Nawfal were the guests of Leyla Nahas on Radio Liban 96.2FM, to describe the long road leading to the creation and production of Beirut Drone '19. Put together by Nawfal's Ruptured and Larson's Lumen Project, in partnership with Ziad Moukarzel's Woodwork Studios, this 12-hour…

Ruptured News // CALAMITA On Tour // Oct 2018

CALAMITA, the free-rock powerhouse trio of Lebanese musicians Sharif Sehnaoui and Tony Elieh (on electric guitar and bass respectively) and drummer Davide Zolli (from Italian psych rock outfit Squadra Omega) embarks on its first European tour this coming week! The band's self-titled first album was released by Ruptured in December 2017. Check it out on Bandcamp below:…