Tim knox h eres something to sate those desperate for protest music. Mar 10, 2016 conceived of as a celebration of the right of protest, fatima al qadiris brute is a piece of music ideally suited to a time of shadowy corporate manipulation and apocalyptic political theater. Check out brute by fatima al qadiri on amazon music. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Hip hop spa, souleimans theme, szechuan, body double, qasida sunset fever 2, biography. Like other kids, fatima al qadiri grew up with an appetite for video games, movies. Coach unveils holiday campaign starring kate moss and megan thee stallion.
However, despite these promising peaks and all its concept asiatisch didnt come together as a body of work. Jan 20, 2016 experimental electronic producer fatima al qadiri has announced a new record, brute, the followup to her 2014 debut album, asiatisch. Brute is released on march 4 on cd, lp and digital stream battery below. Made from the perspective of her transnational experience, her new record explores the theme of. Bassline, dark ambient, downtempo, abstract, leftfield, experimental, ambient, grime released.
Its best moments, szechuan and shanghai freeway, were brimming with tension and a barely contained magic and were easily two of the years best tracks. Stream tracks and playlists from fatima al qadiri on your desktop or mobile device. A protest album inspired by events such as the 2015 baltimore protests and the ferguson unrest, the album regards the authoritarian power of law enforcement in the united states and the illusion of democracy existing in the western part of the world. She is interested in exploring the experience of war, memory, western perceptions of other cultures, and sociocultural identity through her. As future brown, al qadiri and fellow producers nguzunguzu and jcush combined to make a selftitled album released on warp in 2015. As noted in the sourced policeaudio in lead track endzone, these 11 tracks are more pointedly a statement on.
Born in senegal, raised in kuwait, and based in new york, fatima al qadiri was one of the most creative and conceptual electronic music producers to surface during the 2010s. Born in senegal, raised in kuwait, and based in new york, fatima al qadiri was one of the most creative. Galby feat naygow shaneera is the english mispronunciation of the arabic word, shaneea, literally meaning outrageous, nefarious, hideous, major and foul. Theres something very intense, magnetic on fatima al qadiris sounds. The record horrifying cover art above will drop on march 4. Brute 2016 excerpts models grupa pare pare, sexy taxi, sef stanice milan vrbic. Warnu as ayshay, released on tri angle and genrespecific xperience uno. Fatima al qadiri shaneera ep producer fatima al qadiri adapts the evil extreme femme alter ego of shaneera for her new ep on the hyperdub label, which is. Fatima al qadiri telecharger et ecouter les albums. A protest album inspired by events such as the 2015 baltimore protests and the ferguson. Her provocative, elaborate recordings examine subjects such as war and sociocultural identity, while fusing several uptodate dance and experimental electronic styles. When its working, there is a certain panache in the highpowered, informationally dense musical speedballs she. Conceived of as a celebration of the right of protest, fatima al qadiris brute is a piece of music ideally suited to a time of shadowy corporate manipulation and apocalyptic political theater.
Fatima al qadiri follows her brute album with fine bind of queer, arabic culture and durban taxi techno in shaneera, whose title refers to the english mispronunciation of the arabic word, shaneea, literally meaning outrageous, nefarious, hideous, major and foul. The first thing that grabs about brute is the cover image of what appears to be a teletubby in riot gear, gazing with dead eyes off into the middle distance. It has been almost two years since the fatima al qadiri s debut lp dropped on hyperdub, and we re as excited now for her follow up as when we d heard the first one. The following year, al qadiri released her second hyperdub album, brute, inspired by viewing coverage of 20142015 antipolice brutality protests that took place in the u. Fatima al qadiri is a new yorkbased artist, musician and composer. The album teeters between rage and despair, heard through restrained percussion, sampled and processed recordings of urban protest, and al qadiris signature minor progressions, the label adds.
Experimental electronic producer fatima al qadiri has announced a new record, brute, the followup to her 2014 debut album, asiatisch. From babak radboys altered cover image of josh klines. Her last few efforts 2014s asiatisch album and 2012s fade to mindreleased desert strike ep have been testaments to the kuwaitiborn, new yorkbased producers ineffable nerve when it comes to confronting intense, complex sociopolitical issues. Fatima al qadiri battery taken from brute, released 4th. Endzone by fatima al qadiri, released 04 march 2016 supported by 31 fans who also own brute perhaps not so innovative, given burials stylistic parameters, these tracks are more like a frolic, made of fragments who are like distant relatives, getting nowhere really, but still being enjoyable in their atmospheric anticipation. Referencing south african gqom in a similar way to zomby of his gasp. Fatima al qadiri albums, songs, and news pitchfork. Brute, which like her 2014 sinogrimeinspired debut asiatisch arrives via hyperdub, sees the new yorkbased, kuwaitraised artist draw attention to the endangered right of free assembly. Conceived of as a celebration of the right of protest, fatima al qadiri s brute is a piece of music ideally suited to a time of shadowy corporate manipulation and apocalyptic political theater. She was born in dakar, senegal, in july 1981, where her father was doing work as a diplomat at the time.
Fatima al qadiri returns to hyperdub for her 2nd album brute. Overall brute is a frustrating mishmosh of middling and artful. She employs a suitably brooding palette of plastic, early grimesino synth tones meshed with samples of civil unrest moulded in her signature minor key arrangements intent on conveying a sense of despair and rage across its eleven instrumental tracks. Its cover art by josh kline, babok radboy, and joerg lohse is a photograph of.
This is because qadiri provides us with everything to satisfy our need states. Theres something very intense, magnetic on fatima al qadiri s sounds. The cover of fatima al qadiris second hyperdub album, designed by babak radboy, features joerg lohses photograph of a josh kline sculpture a lifesize, teletubbyfaced figure in riot gear. Brute is the second studio album of kuwait musician fatima al qadiri. Stream fatima al qadiri battery taken from brute, released 4th march 2016 by hyperdub records from desktop or your mobile device. Fatima al qadiri brute of all the artists dismantling grime in recent years, fatima al qadiri has been among the most transformative.
The sculpture was part of klines freedom exhibit, which used a version of al qadiris star spangled, a baleful synthetic choral track that twisted the u. Brute by fatima al qadiri, released 04 march 2016 1. Fatima al qadiri s second solo album is a clear political statement. Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download. Fatima al qadiri is the daughter of mohammed al qadiri, a former kuwaiti diplomat and writer, and thuraya al baqsami, an internationally acclaimed artist and writer.
Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Made from the perspective of her transnational experience, her new record explores the theme of authority, the relationship between police, citizens and protest worldwide, particularly of her adopted home in the united states. Made from the perspective of her transnational experience, this record explores the theme of. The following year, al qadiri issued her second hyperdub album, brute, inspired by viewing coverage of 20142015 antipolice brutality protests that took place in the u. Fatima al qadiri announces new album brute hear battery. Shaneera ep, genrespecific xperience, desert strike, gsx remixes, top tracks. In this conversation, the musician fatima al qadiri speaks about the global crisis with the editors of a book on militarized policing. Download fatima al qadiri songs, singles and albums on mp3. Fatima al qadiri shaneera, released october 2017 1. Listen free to fatima al qadiri brute endzone, blood moon and more. Fatima al qadiri production remains almost intact between her last record and brute, its deep but this time it kinda holds back a little bit, which is a shame especially for the subject matter of the album.
Fatima al qadiris second solo album is a clear political statement. Bassline, dark ambient, downtempo, abstract, leftfield, experimental. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Fatima al qadiri battery taken from brute, released. Atlantics original motion picture soundtrack, brute, asiatisch, singles. Her provocative, elaborate recordings examine subjects such as war and sociocultural identity, while fusing several uptodate dance and experimental. Atlantics is fatima al qadiris first feature film score, for senegalese director matti diops cannes grand prixwinning film about a love story set. Her latest, brute, an 11track lp released via hyperdub, is no. Fatima al qadiri returns to hyperdub for brute, which explores themes of authority and the relationship between police, citizens and protest.
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