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Ruptured Album Release // HALIM EL-DABH // The Wondrous Reverberations of Halim El-Dabh

May 27, 2023September 17, 2023NewsLeave a Comment

Releasing 10 June 2023 on Annihaya:

Considered to be one of the earliest composers of electronic music, Halim El-Dabh (1921-2017) was an Egyptian-American musician, ethnomusicologist, and educator. The works in this compilation span his astounding six decade career, moving across Halim El-Dabh’s eclectic, undefinable, and groundbreaking oeuvre – including field recordings, concertos, electronic music compositions, and improvised instrumentals.
Made available here for the first time in the vinyl record format, this compilation was lovingly curated by El-Dabh researcher Joe Namy and Benjamin Gaydos, under the guidance of Halim El-Dabh’s estate.

“It was a drive really, to hear something beyond what I was hearing. So I had to use all the electronic means to reach that sound that I was hearing and it’s not there. And the means to do it was right there around me.”
–Halim El-Dabh speaking about his process in creating Taabir El Zaar (aka The Wire Recorder Piece) in 1944.

All tracks courtesy of Halim El-Dabh LLC and Deborah El-Dabh (p) 2022. Used by permission.

Mastered by Warren Defever.
Liner notes by Joe Namy.
Artwork by Hatem Imam. Design by Studio Safar for Flint Magazine.

This project is a collaborative release by Flint Magazine, Studio Safar, and Annihaya Records
Available as a limited edition vinyl LP, pressed in Detroit at Third Man Records.

Listen/Order HERE

Ruptured & Annihaya Double Album Release // CALAMITA: Nemesis + KINEMATIK: Al-Jadi

August 15, 2021September 17, 2023NewsLeave a Comment

Releasing 18 AUGUST 2023 on Ruptured + Annihaya:

Following their collaboration on the Lebanese vinyl edition of Senyawa’s “Alkisah” in February 2021, indie labels Annihaya and Ruptured are collaborating on two vinyl releases, to be released simultaneously in August 2021.

These are the 3rd album from Lebanese post-rock collective KINEMATIK, entitled “Al Jadi”, and the 2nd album from CALAMITA (the trio of guitarist Sharif Sehnaoui, bassist Tony Elieh and drummer Davide Zolli), entitled “Nemesis”.

Both albums were recorded and mixed by Fadi Tabbal at Tunefork Studios, Beirut.
Both albums were mastered by Harris Newman at Grey Market Mastering, Montreal.
All artworks by Hatem Imam, Studio Safar.

Listen/Order (Ruptured) HERE

Listen/Order (Annihaya) HERE

Ruptured + Annihaya Album Release // SENYAWA // Alkisah Remixed

February 20, 2021March 4, 2021NewsLeave a Comment

Arriving February 21 on Ruptured + Annihaya.

Ruptured and Annihaya (as well as a hefty assortment of indie labels from all over the place, including Jordan’s Drowned By Locals and Bahrain’s Qarar) are taking part in the release of SENYAWA’s incredible new album “Alkisah”, on February 21st.

To accompany our co-release of “Alkisah”, we’ve commissioned remixes from some of our favorite contributors: Anthony Sahyoun, Aya Metwalli, C-drík, Hatem Imam, Jad Atoui, Jana Saleh, Jawad Nawfal, Safa, Stephanie Merchak and Ziad Moukarzel.