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Ruptured

Various Artists 'Ruptured Sessions Vol. 1'

£5.49

Ruptured

Various Artists 'Ruptured Sessions Vol. 1'

£5.49

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Ziad Nawfal's eclectic music tastes and his deep knowledge of a wide array of musical genres have made him one of the best DJ's in town for over 2 decades now, and his name has been tied to the most mythical underground places of post-war Beirut. His radio programs on Beirut's governmental radio station, Radio Liban, are also a reference for a whole generation of young alternative music lovers.

These shows, as well as numerous other professional activities related to music '? from working in Beirut's sole alternative record store, La CD-Theque, to writing reviews for all new releases of Beirut Incognito's collection, as well as for local and foreign magazines, have led to his extensive involvement with the local music scene.

He often acts as a manager, producer, or event organizer for alternative rock, experimental and electronic music artists and bands from the Lebanese scene. Following in the footsteps of one of his mentors, the BBC's famed radio host John Peel, Ziad Nawfal presents 'The Ruptured Sessions, volume 1': the first CD to be recorded live in the studios of Radio Lebanon, during his 'Ruptures' show.

The sessions were recorded in the studios of Radio Lebanon over a period of eight months, between June 2008 and February 2009. There was initially no actual intent for the sessions to be released onto CD format, which explains the lo-fi quality of some of the final tracks.

Artists came to the studio to present some of their favorite musical selections, with an emphasis on their own artistic output, and were eventually invited to grab their guitar and perform a number of songs, live on the spot. The best tracks from these impromptu sessions were then carefully selected, mixed and mastered by Tunefork Studio's (one of Beirut's most prestigious recording studios, for alternative-minded musicians) master-of-ceremony Fadi Tabbal, in collaboration with Ziad Nawfal.

The resulting CD features exclusive music by Nadine Khouri, Charbel Haber (the lead singer from punk-rock band Scrambled Eggs, caught in rare acoustic flight), Youmna Saba, Cristobal (aka Christophe Katrib), and The Incompetents. By Karma Tohmé
 
Tracklisting:
1. All This Violence by Nadine Khoury
2. Building A Nest by Charbel Haber
3. Bullets Gently Flying Over My Head by The Incompetents
4. As I Walk by Cristobal
5. Tehfi by Youmna Saba
6. It Seems You Had It All Figured Out by Charbel Haber
7. Stripped by The Incompetents
8. Miss June by Charbel Haber
9. Urinal Blues 2 (The Drunken Take) by The Incompetents
10. Untitled by The Incompetents