The Drone Sessions Vol. 1

The Drone Sessions Vol. 1 - Live at Tunefork Studios by Various Artists, released 19 March 2021 1. Fadi Tabbal & Julia Sabra - Roots 2. Anthony Sahyoun & Jad Atoui - Walls Don't Blink 3. Elyse Tabet & Jawad Nawfal - Courbe Lisse 4.

In October 2020, Ruptured Records joined (virtual) forces with experimental musician Nathan Larson and his collective Lumen Project in Stockholm, Sweden, to produce a series of recordings at Tunefork Studios in Beirut.

The final selection of musicians consisted of leftfield Lebanese musicians Jad Atoui, Liliane Chlela, Nadia Daou [NÂR], Tony Elieh, Charbel Haber, Ziad Moukarzel, Sary Moussa, Jawad Nawfal, Julia Sabra, Anthony Sahyoun, Sharif Sehnaoui, Fadi Tabbal and Elyse Tabet, and Egyptian musician Aya Metwalli.

In keeping with the musical ethos of Lumen Project, the 14 musicians were grouped in pairs, and invited to compose and play an original “drone” recording, using the instrument(s) of their choice.
The result is 7 dense tracks of varying lengths, that freely incorporate ambient soundscapes, glitchy analog electronica, experimental drone rock and free-floating vocals.

The 2-day session at Tunefork Studios was filmed in its entirety by video artist Lujain Jo; both audio and video recordings are going to be the subject of a live broadcast by Lumen Project, scheduled to take place on March 13, 2021.

released March 19, 2021