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Hydra

Ships

Repeater

Heimerich

Bird

Drain

Revision

Contra

Crisis

Combo Qazam consists of four early Millennials who grew up in an analog world. Being a kid in the 90s meant that you were taught the importance of creative freedom. Now, as adults in a digital era, they feel ambiguous. The present, global society offers opportunities to break existing structures and celebrate life together. But it is the same society that also causes control and alienation. Combo Qazam is operating on these crossroads of analog and digital, old and new, hope and fear.

You hear this dichotomy throughout the music of Combo Qazam. The band can sound mechanical and human at the same time. Prog-like perfection goes hand in hand with Pavementesque dissonance. Detached lyrics are being sung with heavenly harmonies. The rhythm section was recorded on a 4-track cassette unit, the rest was multi-tracked in Logic Pro. Repetitive beats are leading you through eerie melodies, with hints at postpunk, mathrock, and kraut.

Together, the four men of Combo Qazam (Ab al Tamimi, Gino Miniutti, Arno Breuer, Stefan Breuer) have 80 years of experience in 40 bands. The album was mastered by Floyd Atema (The Sweet Release of Death, Howrah, Zea) and was released by Tiny Room Records on May 20, 2020.

Order the vinyl here: tinyroomrecords.bandcamp.com/album/flight-music

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