A1 Feed the Hostage | 12:55 |
A2 Bedo's Lullaby | 9:11 |
B1 In Praise Of Habra | 18:31 |
Musicians
Mazen Kerbaj: Trumpet
Charbel Haber: Electric Guitar
Sharif Sehnaoui: Electric Guitar
Raed Yassin: Synthesizer
Tony Elieh: Electric Bass
Malek Rizkallah: Drums
Recorded August 2012 by Fadi Tabbal at Tunefork Studios
Mixed by Fadi Tabbal at Tunefork Studios
Release on 11th September 2015
Mastered by Harris Newman at Grey Market Mastering
Pressed at Optimal, Germany
Photo by Tony Elieh
The group was founded when Scrambled Eggs (punk-rock band founded in 1998) & “A” Trio (free improv trio founded in 2002) joined forces and mixed styles to record “Beach Party at Mirna el-Chalouhi” in January 2009, combining each trio’s distinctive sound to create something genuinely new, somewhere between punk and krautrock, free jazz and improvisation.
Though self-released and self-distributed in a very special format on Al Maslakh sub-label Johnny Kafta’s Kids Menu, the album received very positive feedback leading to several concerts in Lebanon under the band’s new identity.
On one occasion the band was joined by seminal American guitarist and composer Elliott Sharp, and in their European debut, they were augmented by Australian drummer Tony Buck.
In August 2012, the band finally recorded their new album, adding a strong element of composition to their usual improvisations, ranging from noisy ambient atmospheres to full energy free rock explosions. The four tracks on this album define the band’s new sound: more control that may allow more freedom.
"Although I don’t think I can choose and write about a favorite anything, I can say that this record by Johnny Kafta Anti-Vegetarian Orchestra was probably one of the most fulfilling sound experiences I’ve had in my headphones in the past year. And above the music itself, there is the context in which this group came to life.”
Eduard F. Alexandru, The Attic
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