180gLP includes download code and a pull-out poster.
CD comes in a custom gatefold paperboard jacket with the disc in a printed paper dust sleeve.
1. Koll lil-mali7ati fi al-khimar al-aswadi (Speak of the Woman in the Black Robe)
2. 3andalib al-furat (Nightingale of the Euphrates)
3. Yudaghdegh al-ra3ey wala al-ghanam (He titillates the shepherd, but not the sheep…)
4. 3anzah jarbanah (Sick, Diseased Goat)
5. Ya dam3et el-ein 3 (Oh Tear of the Eye 3)
6. Ko7l el-ein, 3oumian el-ein (Eyeliner of the Eye, Blindness of the Eye)
7. Amanem (Amanem)
Running time: 00:40:37
180gLP includes download code and a pull-out poster.
CD comes in a custom gatefold paperboard jacket with the disc in a printed paper dust sleeve.
"When opposing forces meet, 'clash' need not be the most fitting description; Mo7it Al-Mo7it constitutes a gentle merger, a meeting of ideas that sets the pace for a creative partnership both deep-rooted and fruitful — a daring kick-start for an act brimming with promise." – Tiny Mix Tapes
"The closing track, 'Amanem', is cavernous and terrible: a wreck, a reverberating plea. As Moumneh hammers his instrument, asking & asking, I imagine the murder in the cathedral, a mosaic or stained glass. This anguish is a beautiful, awful blues… '3andalib Al-Furat' is 'Amanem''s opposite. No vocals - just harp and acoustic buzuq, the whisper of a nightingale. It is a respite, a moment of peace. It is pause; you stop for a while, under sky and branches, and imagine if you could really stay there." – Said The Gramophone
"The buzuk and zurna are played clean and processed while classic Arabic melismatic singing is melded to electronic textures and found sounds. The effect can be gentle, as on '3andalib Al-Furat', where an acoustic instrumental is enhanced by birdsong, or far more transformative, as on Yudaghdegh El-Ra3ey Walal-Ghanam'... where a pulsing synth undertow brings a glistening modernism to the traditional vocal melodies. The mix between elements shifts from track to track, but there is a common heartfelt yearning and emotion that unifies the album." – The Wire
"Hypnotique, incantatoire, mélismatique, très intense malgré la lenteur des rythmes, cet album révèle l’actualisation très personnelle d’un artiste aux identités multiples." – La Presse
"It’s a true delight to come across an album whose disparate cultural starting points are written on the wall but sound completely natural together... This album has a mature and unbridled energy that defies classification, and I cannot recommend it enough." – A Closer Listen
"The album succeeds in communicating a very unique perspective on an already ‘out there’ scene, and does it very well, with conviction and plenty of definition." – Subba-Cultcha
"Impassioned, prayer-like vocals take a leading role, treated with subtle electronic production and gradually accompanied by pulsing synthesizer repetition, drone and waves of electronic noise, both unsettling and enthralling, while two tracks offer peaceful counterpoint via beautiful in-situ river-bank recordings of virginal and harp, complete with birdsong accompaniment... A fascinating and subtly realized work." – Rock-A-Rolla
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