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01. "A" TRIO + ALAN BISHOP - Howling Sheep
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02. "A" TRIO + ALAN BISHOP - Burj al Imam
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03. "A" TRIO + ALAN BISHOP - Smoking Elevator
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04. "A" TRIO + ALAN BISHOP - Folk Machinery
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05. "A" TRIO + ALAN BISHOP - Gently Johnny
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ARTIST
"A" TRIO + ALAN BISHOP
TITLE
Burj al Imam
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
ANNIHAYA
CATALOG #
END 010CD
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GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
7/10/2015
Entirely recorded at Tunefork Studios on the outskirts of Beirut,
Burj al Imam
's five tracks include three largely improvised numbers, a loose reworking of early
Sun City Girls
track "The Imam," and a cover of traditional Americana song "Gently Johnny." The album displays remarkable coherence, for four musicians coming from such different backgrounds. True to their habits, the Lebanese trio of trumpeter
Mazen Kerbaj
, guitarist
Sharif Sehnaoui
, and bassist
Raed Yassin
create acoustic improvised drones that range from insistent, chiming resonances with emergency alarm bells to low, thrumming hums. The three musicians largely avoid conventional technique, instead using what sounds like motorized devices to generate rattling, metallic vibrations, building a mechanistic backdrop out of which the instruments' true voices occasionally arise. Perched above the ambient din,
Alan Bishop
is in fine form, and alternates between gentle crooning and malevolent whispering. Alan Bishop: guitar and voice; Mazen Kerbaj: trumpet; Sharif Sehnaoui: acoustic guitar; Raed Yassin: double bass. Packaged in a poster sleeve; hand-numbered edition of 500.
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