Late Junction 🔊 (BBC Radio 3) - 3

Avlaskani Cuneli

Avlaskani Cuneli (feat. Ersoj Kazimov & Yann Lou Bertrand)

Mesmerizer

Rundhyl

NEO KAWAII, K?

Imaginary Landscapes

Oltre

Disclaimer: We are releasing this album to show our support for our friends and some of the key figures behind Jrpjej's distinctive sound - Diana Kulova and Alan Sheudzhen. Everything is going well for them - they recently welcomed a beautiful daughter. With this release, we want to share in their joy and celebrate the years of collaboration, the countless miles traveled, and the heaps of inappropriate humor (coming from us). Below, we've provided Diana and Alan's contact details - feel free to send them your best wishes.

Back in 2021, when the coronavirus pandemic lseemed like the worst nightmare, casting a shadow over life, Ored Recordings, alongside Jrpjej and Zaur Nagoev, embarked on their inaugural international tour to the Netherlands.

Today, we look back on that period as one of the brightest chapters in the label's and the band's history - a time of voyages, strolls, responsive audience, and the genuine delight of provincial Circassians who ventured on an actual European tour.

Yet, reminiscing about all the meticulous groundwork with documents and logistics, it wasn't the simplest of journeys.

More:https://oredrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/katzwijm-sessions

09 Najia Yi Ored

Writer, producer, performer - Nadah El Shazly
Co-producer - 3Phaz
Harp and electronics - Sarah Pagé
Percussion - Patrick Graham
Additional vocal processing by Samuel Barbier-Ficat

Recorded by Radwan Ghazi Moumneh at Hotel2Tango, Montreal, 2023
Mixed by James Rand
Additional mixing by Pierre Guerineau 
Mastered by Heba Kadry


Supported by AFAC and Canada Art Council

Ghorzetein

GUSH

Gush

https://soundcloud.com/useknifeofficial
https://soundcloud.com/viernulvierrecords
🛒 https://useknife.bandcamp.com/album/tat-coupable
🔊 https://youtu.be/cIHf1pi3cns

BELGIAN-IRAQI BAND USE KNIFE PRESENT NEW ALBUM ‘ÉTAT COUPABLE’
A politically charged record questioning the status quo, État Coupable merges stories of war-torn Iraq with disruptive synth sequences and heavy Arabic percussion

Belgian-Iraqi band Use Knife have announced their new album ‘État Coupable’. Set for release on March 28 via VIERNULVIER Records, the record revolves around the raw synergy between Iraqi vocalist and percussionist Saif Al-Qaissy, who fled war-torn Iraq, and the analogue synths & instrumental bursts of Belgian musicians Kwinten Mordijck and Stef Heeren.

Following their acclaimed debut album The Shedding of Skin (2022), the formation has deepened their relationship through numerous live jams, intense touring and story sharing, pushing both their skills and the boundaries of the project. For its successor, État Coupable, this growth has been enriched by various collaborations, including one with Lebanese-Canadian producer Radwan Ghazi Moumneh (Jerusalem in My Heart).

Use Knife shifts into a more sardonic mode on 'Iraqi Drum Set', the 3rd single of their upcoming album 'État Coupable' (March 28), sampling conversations they had about Iraqi instruments and their pronunciation - for example the raq (or riq?) - and chiseling a daf rhythm into a powdery industrial stomp.

Tracklist:

Side A:
Demain Sera Mieux
Iraqi Drum Set
Kadhdhaab
A Reckoning

Side B:
Freedom, Asshole (feat. Spooky-J)
État Coupable (feat. Radwan Ghazi Moumneh)
Che Mali Wali

Trembler II

Maurice Louca

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