Post-Rock

عالم تالت

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150x Postrock

Cinematic instrumental post-rock band from Los Angeles, California, Whale Fall is preparing to release their sophomore album, The Madrean, in late 2014.  www.whalefall.com

The Madrean

Just listen !

Music For The Soul

نهي فكري - افتح باب احلامك Noha Fekry - Bab Ahlamak

Tycho "Awake" LP on Ghostly International
Release date: MARCH 18, 2014

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formats:
CD/LP/DIGITAL

artwork by:
ISO50

For nearly a decade, Tycho has been known as the musical alias of Scott Hansen, but with the release of Awake – his second LP for Ghostly International – the solo project has evolved into a three-piece band. Relating closer to post-rock than ambient soundscapes, the record is situated in the present, sounding more like Hansen than drawing from his influences. “This is, in many ways, the first true Tycho record.”

Following 2011’s Dive LP, the San Francisco-based designer toured extensively, and with a full band on stage, his sound coalesced into a percussive, organic whole. Zac Brown (guitars, bass) rejoined Scott on the road for this tour, but it was the particular addition of Rory O’Connor’s live drumming that ultimately sent Hansen back to the studio with a more precise vision. “After the tour, I decided that I wanted to capture the more energetic, driven sound of the live show on the next album,” Hansen recalls. Bringing musicians into Tycho’s creative process was a step towards expanding his own songwriting and advancing the project beyond its current sound.

In a cabin near Tahoe last winter, Zac and Scott began fleshing out the structure of the new record, but it wasn’t until they set up shop in the hills of Santa Cruz with Rory that it all fell into place. “It crystallized the vision of how the drums would come to the forefront on this record,” says Hansen. The sound was much more stripped-down and concise with more organic instruments in the fold. Songs like “Montana” and “Awake” are a departure from Tycho’s previous material – unique to the group effort poured into the songs on the new record – while “See” and “Dye” echo ideas from previous works, bridging a middle ground between the old and new. Working with Count Eldridge, who also engineered Dive, the team could fixate on the pulses that Tycho might previously layer under synthesizers and exhume them with distinct bass and guitar patterns.

Also known for his design work as ISO50, Hansen’s visual and sonic efforts have dovetailed throughout the course of his career. “This is the first time in my life I've dropped everything to focus on one artistic pursuit,” notes Hansen. Previous Tycho releases came to fruition when an amalgam of songs were nearing completion, but Awake is where music becomes the focus and true expression becomes the result.

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Awake

Hammock - Sinking Inside Yourself

Robbie Williams - Feel & Oud (Orient) Cover (by Ersin Ersavas)

Jadal - Galbi Mithl El Ward | جدل - قلبي مثل الورد

From Jakob's "Solace" Album.

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Everything All of the Time

Ghost Rooms

Heart Space

Overpass LA

I Shall Sail No More (No More Shall I Sail)

The Dawn Thief

Strangers Like Me - Phil Collins

Lights & Motion
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Released by Deep Elm Records
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Chronicle

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Lights & Motion - The Spectacular Quiet


قافل علي نفسه بابه قاعد لوحده حزين 
قاعد في بيته منعزل فاقد الثقه بالبني ادمين
وحده .. ما هو طول حياته كان لوحده
حتي مع الناس كان بيحس انه لوحده
محدش فاهمه ومستوعبه محدش حاسس بيه
اللي مبينه للناس مش اد اللي مخبيه
اللي مقالوش لسانه فضحته وقالته عنيه
كل يوم بيسأل نفسه هو انا عايش ليه؟
كل الناس اتقدمت وانا  وحدي واقف في مكاني
كل صحابي اتجوزوا وانا وحدي وحيد وبعاني
عاطل ، ايماني بالامل كان ايمان باطل
وصلت لمستوي من الاحباط والاكتئاب واليأس القاتل
احلام ، مسئوليات ، فشل ، حب ،اخفاقات ، تعب بدون انجازات
فجأة كمل 30 ، من بعد ما كنا شباب القلب الابيض فجأة اهو شاب
 لو كانت الدنيا عذاب في عذاب يبقي انا من ضمن الميتين


الدنيا حظوظ مش بنبص لحد في ماله
الدنيا فلوس مش موهوب والحظ اداله
الدنيا تدوس علي اللي ماشي غلبان وفي حاله
الدنيا لبوص انا مش عايزها خلهاله
زاهد وبالباقي فيا من قوة بجاهد
ساعات بكون بطل ساعات بكون مشاهد
حبيت البلدي والبلدي محبتنيش
والحاجه اللي بتسيبني بسيبها متلزمنيش


كنت شخص مبتسم لإني جاهل باللي جي 
بدون ما توقع إن القمر ممكن ينطفي له ضي 
كنت بسقي زرعي وردي في البلكونة كل يوم 
كنت بأذاكر و اجتهد و بصحى بدري من النوم 
كان تفاؤل اللي حواليا شيء ايجابي 
كان جرابي ممتليء بكل حلم آتي من كتابي
انا بحكي بدايتي في السذاجة يمكن تتعظ 
تعرف إن أملك في الوطن بقى شيء مستفز 
اليأس مش خيانة اليأس ضعف محترم 
حقيقة مؤلمة إني أشوف تضخم الورم 
استمر في المكان ده يعني أفرط في انسانيتي
 هافتقد صحابي أهلي ناسي كل ركن في بيتي 
مفيش وطن .. مش عايز غير إني اكون إنسان 
يوم ما أحس إني و الجماد سيان هاسيب المكان 
الحقيقة كالكابوس .. السعادة في الفلوس 
الشر منبعه البشر منبعه النفوس 
سايبهالكو مخضرة لإني شخص واقعي 
فقدت كل عاطفة زالت ما بين أصابعي 
حتى الحب طار لانعدام وجود المادة 
و الحرية انتهت بفضل الثورة المضادة
الوطن بيجبرك تدريجيا تبقى فاسد 
ع الأقل لو شريف هتبقى حاقد تبقى  حاسد 
الوطن بدل ما يدي ناسه  طلع حرامي 
سرق عمري و عمر جيلي و مش هزود بعد رامي 
أنا لازم الحق نفسي اشوف وطن بيحترمني 
أي مكان ماليش كرامة فيه يبقى مش لازمني 
مكان خطر على حياتي الخلفة فيه جريمة 
مجتمع خطر على دماغي بافكاره القديمة 
الهروب ضرورة للتخلص من كل الشرور 
كل معاني الانتماء ربطتوهالي بالباسبور 
يا كل دولة حرة أتمنى يكون زعيقي واصل 
لاجيء بلا وطن رافض حدود أو فواصل 


30 سنه بالتمام عيشتهم في البلدي وكل ما اقول تتعدل بالاقي سنه بتعدي
ذل مهانة سنين عذاب مقفول في وشي 1000 باب من الطفول للشباب
بحلم بالبلد اللي تودي ، مش لاقي نفسي هنا غصب عني لازم امشي
كل الاحلام ادفنت وحلمي وقع ما قامشي كل اللي عيشته هنا سنين
عذاب ولما همشي انا هنسي كل حاجه عيشتها هنا قبل ما امشي
فتحت عيوني في بلاد المولود فيها مفقود الدين فيها المصلحه والجنيه 
اله معبود ، الكل فيها شقيان لكن الا المسنود في بلاد العالم التالت
فساد ملوش حدود ، في العالم التالت نبيهم اكل العيش في العالم التالت
يؤمنوا بالله ويسجدوا للجيش في العالم التالت قوة عظمي اسمها حشيش
بلاد العالم التالت بتاخد مبتديش ، انا ماشي قبل ما اموت قبل ما الوقت
يفوت ، ماشي بعيد عن البلدي و عن الحدود ماشي ومعنديش اي
نية اعود ،  ماشي مانا استنيت الحق لكنه مجاشي
ملايين من الدوافع عماله تقولي قعادك هنا مش نافع ضيعت سنينك
مجهودك ضحيت مش شافع عليت الصوت فهتفولك طالبت بحق 
فقتلولك القلب اليافع 

اتولدنا في الحلال اتعلمنا ودخلنا جيش قعدنا علي القهاوي لا كسبنا ولا كالنا عيش
اشتغلنا كل حاجه والشهاده منفعتناش تعبنا واتبهدلنا بعنا نفسنا ببلاش 
كل ثانية عيشتها فيكي من حياتي مش محسوبة وسنين امالي واحلامي
كانت اكذوبة ضيعت سنين في اوهامك كنت في غيبوبه والنهايه من البدايه للاسف كانت مكتوبة


In the run-up to the release of our retrospective 'Central Belters' next week (23 Oct), we are choosing a track of ours to feature, one per day.

This, and 33 tracks spanning our 20 year career will be available to buy on 6LP / 3 CD / Digital download from http://mogwai.co.uk and all good record stores.

'Mogwai Fear Satan' originally appeared on 'Young Team' and is also available to buy in stores now for £6 or £4.99 at iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/young-team/id120982151

Young Team

Mogwai // Mogwai Fear Satan

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The Only Moment We Were Alone

Track 3 from "The Madrean"
Performed by Whale Fall
recorded at The Hobby Shop, Highland Park 2014

Tahquitz

Under the big bright yellow sun - happiness between us

This special re-recording was captured in 'The Compound', his studio in his hometown of Fremantle Western Australia in February 2012. Having performed the track to a worldwide audience over the past 12 years, 'Ocean' is today available FREE as an MP3, grab your copy here.

"OCEAN is a very interesting aspect of my life. It is part of my DNA. It conveys all things I can't put into words.
Life, loss, love, spirit. As I evolve so too does 'Ocean'. The song was first recorded as part of my first album/cassette,
"Searching For Heritage", which I sold when I busked, then for my first self-titled studio album 12 years ago -- "John Butler (1998)".
The song has been watched online incredibly over 25 million times in various formats, nearly always live, be it from MusicMax Sessions or from one of the many festivals I have had the pleasure to play. I'd like to thank you for your continued support over all these years; it means so much to me. I would like to thank you by offering this first studio recording of 'Ocean' in over a decade as a free download.
I recorded it in my favourite studio, The Compound here in Fremantle Western Australia, a studio you helped me build.
This marks just another fleeting moment in a career that is very much ongoing.
I look forward to bringing you many new songs and albums into the future and continuing this amazing journey with you ALL.
THANK YOU,
J.B"

Ocean (2012)

From the album: Fallen
Released: 2003
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Fallen

Bring Me To Life

CECILIA EYES - MOUNTAIN TOPS ARE SOMETIMES CLOSER TO THE MOON

02 - Too Late For A Porn Movie - Cecilia  Eyes

Created in 2012, Alice in the Cities is a Berlin-based project playing instrumental compositions for imaginary film scores. This song was included in an EP recorded in early 2013 (more on www.aliceinthecities.net)

Zagreb

Beirut - Ibrahim Maalouf

صوفي _ سقاني الغرام

كيف لي أن أُشْفَي مِن حبك؟ من يداوي جُرح شَوقي إليك؟
كيف لي أن أُشْفَي مِن بَحثي عنك.. ووَجعي إليك؟

مَنْ يُوقِفُ إدماني على عِشقِكَ؟! مَنْ يُوقِفُ سَكْرَتي في عينيكَ؟
أبسُطُ صلاتي إليك على الليل .. نارًا لمجامرِ العاشقين
نارًا.. نارًا لمجامرِ العاشقين

وأنتظرُ مع الفجر وجهكَ .. أُنشدُ لكَ مع القديسين
أناشيدَ الوَجدِ والحبِ يا رب

كيف لي أن أُشْفَي مِن حبك؟ من يداوي جُرح شَوقي إليك؟!
كيف لي أن أُشْفَي مِن بَحثي عنك.. ووَجعي إليك؟!
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كلمات المطوب الأب يعقوب الكبوشي
ألحان إيلي نعمة
ترنيم عبير نعمة

كيف لي أن أُشفى من حُبِكَ - عبير نعمة

Sam Garrett - Brave beautiful animals (demo)

From our self-titled debut epic. Now available as a double-gatefold LP on 180gm vinyl at http://whalefall.bandcamp.com.

Whale Fall - The Apartment

سعاد ماسي - نبكي   Souad Massi -Nebki

Vinyl available on our Bandcamp: http://whalefall.bandcamp.com.

Hailing from Los Angeles, California, Whale Fall is an instrumental group featuring traditional rock instrumentation interfused with more pastoral strokes of piano, brass instruments, cello, and a touch of analog synth. 

The group's self-titled debut record was written across several years and line-up changes. Released in 2011, the first album eventually became a favorite of music directors at NPR, who featured many of the tracks as interstitial music on the nationally syndicated "Morning Edition" program. The independently produced, self-released record was an expansive and wide-ranging double LP which established the band's sound as well as their dedicated fanbase. Tracks from the record, as well as a newer exclusive track, were featured in the award-winning 2013 documentary Code Black.

Their second release, The Madrean (an extended homage to the American Southwest which the band calls home) was heralded as a more developed, cohesive, and dynamic set of thematically related compositions with profound emotional resonance. The Madrean landed on several year-end "Best of 2014" lists and further solidified the band's reputation as well as its small but ardent cult following. The double LP vinyl edition features a stunning 12-page booklet of manipulated landscape photography which merges with the eight often lengthy, interconnected tracks to evoke the story behind The Madrean.

For their latest self-produced release, Sondersongs, the band honed their focus down to ten tracks clocking in under 45 minutes — their first single LP. Although based in similar musical ground as the first two records, on Sondersongs the band is not afraid to bend the listener's ear more toward further genre references and nods to decades past, with individual tracks shifting seamlessly from plaintive piano pieces and chiming acoustic passages to shimmering dream pop guitar tones, more elaborate horn arrangements, and blaring rock anthems. 

The concept of "sonder" comes from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, which defines it as: 

"The realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own — populated with their own ambitions, friends, routines, worries and inherited craziness — an epic story that continues invisibly around you like an anthill sprawling deep underground, with elaborate passageways to thousands of other lives that you’ll never know existed, in which you might appear only once, as an extra sipping coffee in the background, as a blur of traffic passing on the highway, as a lighted window at dusk."

Sondersongs will soon be available on all relevant (and irrelevant) streaming services with the digital release slated for June 26, 2018. A striking (and limited) white vinyl edition and compact disc release will follow later in the year.

WHALE FALL PERSONNEL
Keyboards, Cornet, Glockenspiel, Melodica / J. Matt Greenberg
Electric & Acoustic Guitars / Ali Vazin
Electric & Acoustic Guitars / Dave Pomeranz
Drums & Percussion / Aaron Farinelli
Bass Guitar & Atmospherics / Erik Tokle