Fatima Al Qadiri - Brute - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Inspired by the classical poems of Arab women, 'Medieval Femme' invokes a daydream through the metaphor of an Islamic garden, at the border between depression and desire, where the present temporarily dissolves, leaving only past and future.Mixing neon drones and the faint outlines of Arabesque melody, 'Medieval Femme' reveals a fully-realised, dreamlike setting, shaded with colour and subtle friction. Conveying a thematic state of melancholic longing, Fatima seeks to transport the listener to a place of reverie and desolation, to rejoice in celestial sorrow.'Medieval Femme' takes instrumentation from music of the Middle Ages, recast in a futuristic setting; soft-synth lutes, organs and pipes reverberate in space while gauzy pulses ripple in response. Fatima's vocals of repeated, mantra-like phrases are sometimes pitched and altered, drawing out increasingly intense peaks, angelic choruses and yearning incantations.01. Medieval Femme 02. A Certain Concubine 03. Sheba 04. Vanity05. Stolen Kiss Of A Succubus06. Golden 07. Qasmuna (Dreaming) 08. Malaak 09. Tasakuba 10. Zandaq

Fatima Al Qadiri - Asiatisch [COMPACT DISCS] date 05/06/2014

Uno Loop presents the first-ever licensed reissue of Phil Yost's 'Bent City' (1967), a rare Takoma Records title and a landmark of jazz-folk-psych experimentation. Long out of print, 'Bent City' has gained strong early support with airplay on BBC Radio, Worldwide FM, KCRW, and WFMU, alongside praise from Bandcamp Daily and Aquarium Drunkard. Yost's cult following - particularly within spiritual jazz, American Primitive, and experimental ambient and folk communities - positions this reissue as a high-interest archival title with strong cross-genre appeal.This edition is fully authorized by the Phil Yost Estate and Concord Records and pressed in a limited run, packaged with an 8-page archival booklet featuring previously unseen photographs, biographical notes, and original research on the enigmatic Bay Area musician. 'Bent City' is the first in a broader, multi-title restoration of Yost's catalog, with three additional albums to follow (at minimum), including 'Fog-Hat Ramble' (1968), 'Touchwood's Dream' (1970), and Yost's unreleased 'Sunflower Sojourn'. With growing press attention, renewed visibility among collectors, and it's unique place in Takoma and outsider jazz-adjacent history, 'Bent City' is a standout for those interested in jazz, experimental, ambient, and private-press reissues.________________________________________'Long before 'ambient jazz' had a name, Yost quietly created one of the genre's most distinctive works. At a time when spiritual jazz was finding it's voice in the towering figures of Coltrane and Sanders, 'Bent City' took a different path by turning inward. Rather than trying to summon the cosmos or channel divinity, it tunes into sounds far more ephemeral and terrestrial birdsong, distant clatter, and vocalizations evoking the feeling of being lost in a city on an empty, hazy night.' Julianne Wilson - Bandcamp ______________________________