Ghadr

Ghadr - غدر
On Ghadr, Sandy Chamoun, Anthony Sahyoun and Jad Atoui play with chaos. Built on group  improvisation, surges of coruscating electronics and distortion meld with vocals that, while  stemming from a background in classical Arabic singing, seek to reroute tradition.  

The album, whose title imperfectly translates to 'Treachery', began on a residency in Switzerland  while the trio were touring Europe (Chamoun solo, Atoui and Sahyoun as their duo NP). It was  later finished in their home city of Beirut. The five tracks are built on vibrant circuits of guitar and  modular synthesis, the former often acting as a trigger for the latter’s volatile output.  

Chamoun’s vocals blend her background in classical Arabic music with free-singing, using  tradition as a foundation for exploration rather than standards to follow. 

Ghadr is the first release under the name Chamoun/Sahyoun/Atoui, but the trio’s connection is  deeply rooted. Sahyoun and Chamoun are members of ecstatic rock collective Sanam. Atoui  and Sahyoun’s explorations of synthesis, solo and as NP, are long-running. On Ghadr these  histories form something new. A charged record which faces the world as it is while offering  glimpses of something else.