Franco-Algerian collective Acid Arab are releasing their third album:
ูฃ (Trois).
The ten tracks on this eagerly-awaited record are serious dancefloor bangers, and will also be providing delightful private listening experiences, thanks to their sophisticated production and to the intriguing, diverse performances by eight guest vocalists from
North Africa, Syria & Turkey: Waelย Alkak,ย Cemย Yldiz,ย Ghizlaneย Melih,ย
Khnaferย Lazhar, Sofianeย Saidi, Fellaย Soltana, Cheb Halim & Rachidย
Taha.
Algerian gasba, Anatolian trance, synthetic dabkeh, bionic raรฏ... Acid Arab have incorporated and invented a spectrum of styles, breaking boundaries between genres. After spending close to ten years exploring diverse types of music through their numerous collaborations and their constant travels all around the Mediterranean and beyond, Acid Arab keep pushing the envelope and expanding their musical territories.
โWeโre careful not to repeat a identical formula from album to albumโ says the band. โItโs the actual working relationship with the guest artists which drives us to expand the concept.โ
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released February 3, 2023
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Written, performed and recorded by Acid Arab & Sofiane Saidi at Shelter Studio, Paris
Shababeh played and recorded by Hasan Minawi
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Written, performed and recorded by Acid Arab, Cem Yฤฑldฤฑz & Zeynep Kut Yฤฑldฤฑz at Shelter Studio, Paris, and at Cemโs studio in Istanbul
Saz by Cem Yildiz
Guitar by Youva Sid
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Written, performed and recorded by Acid Arab & Wael Alkak at Shelter Studio, Paris
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Written, performed and recorded by Acid Arab & Cheb Halim at Shelter Studio, Paris
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Written, performed and recorded by Acid Arab & Ghizlane Melih at Shelter Studio, Paris
Mizmar played and recorded by Hasan Minawi
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Written, performed and recorded by Acid Arab & Fella Soltana at Shelter Studio, Paris
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Written, performed and recorded by Acid Arab at Shelter Studio, Paris
Khnafer Lazharโs vocals and Djelloul Ammarโs gasba recorded by Larbi Benahsene at Numera Studio, Constantine (Algeria)
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Music written, performed and recorded by Acid Arab at Shelter Studio, Paris.
Rachid Taha recorded on an iPhone, one night
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Written, performed and recorded by Acid Arab at Shelter Studio, Paris.
Vocals by Kenzi Bourras
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Written, performed and recorded by Acid Arab at Shelter Studio, Paris.
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Produced by Acid Arab
Written, performed and recorded by Acid Arab at Shelter Studio, Paris (except when indicated otherwise)
Inspired by his family and the Adriatic Sea, the Italian producer crafts his ambient techno with a palpable emotional undercurrent. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 18, 2024
