Los hermanos iraníes-canadienses Mohammad y Mehdi, aka Saint Abdullah, residen en Nueva York y producen música electrónica publicada en Purple Tape Pedigree, Cassauna, Psychic Liberation, Important Records y Room40.
Ian McDonnell, a.k.a. Eomac es compositor, productor, DJ y propietario del sello Eotrax, ha editado sus trabajos que abarcan distintos géneros musicales en las etiquetas The Trilogy Tapes, Stroboscopic Artefacts, Bedouin Records, Killekill, en su propio sello y en el reconocido Planet Mu con su álbum “Cracks” (2021).
Saint Abdullah nace a partir de “una profunda frustración con la forma en que Occidente percibe y trata a los musulmanes y la fe islámica”. Su objetivo es “desafiar los estereotipos y actuar como conducto entre enemigos innecesarios”. Tamaño objetivo en un mundo fuertemente dividido entre Oriente y Occidente.
Según declaran los hermanos, el álbum "Patience of a Traitor" se inspira en la tradición cultural iraní como son “la casa de baños persa tradicional: su arquitectura, el papel que desempeñó en el mantenimiento, la construcción de la comunidad, los rituales de baño, sirvieron como nuestro último símbolo. Ahora bebemos de una taza y llenamos la jarra con la otra".
El ruido, sampleos abstractos a través de diálogos que se entrecruzan, glitches, el canto sentido, la percusión quebradiza, es una amalgama sonora densa y despavorida que abre este disco con “At The Opposite Pole Of Architectural Virtue “. El pulso rítmico con flirteos al techno asoma en “In One Corner The Male Relatives. “Tiles Of The Façade” y “Chafing Dish” transcurren con capas de ruidos intermitentes y glitches. “Such Gardens There Are” se desenvuelve plácidamente al house con su beat envolvente. La grabación distorsionada de un cántico se acompaña de suaves notas sintetizadas. “Bareekullah Picnic” es una apuesta por lo ambiental, junto a la experimentación de variados sonidos, así también sucede con “In Thrall” que cierra este disco.
Saint Abdullah & Eomac ofrecen una electrónica arriesgada a través de construcciones sonoras complejas que desafían la experimentación.
https://otherpeople.bandcamp.com/album/patience-of-a-traitor
https://other-people.net/
Guillermo Escudero
Noviembre 2022
|
|
Iranian-Canadian brothers Mohammad and Mehdi, aka Saint Abdullah, are based in New York and produce electronic music released on Purple Tape Pedigree, Cassauna, Psychic Liberation, Important Records and Room40.
Ian McDonnell, a.k.a. Eomac is a composer, producer, DJ and owner of the Eotrax imprint, he has released his works spanning different musical genres on The Trilogy Tapes, Stroboscopic Artefacts, Bedouin Records, Killekill, on his own label and on the renowned Planet Mu with his album ‘Cracks’ (2021).
Saint Abdullah is born out of "a deep frustration with the way the West perceives - and treats - Muslims and the Islamic faith”. They aim to “challenge stereotypes and act as a conduit between unnecessary enemies.” Such a big aim in a world strongly divided between East and West.
According to the brothers, the album 'Patience of a Traitor' is inspired by the Iranian cultural such as "the traditional Persian bath house - its architecture, the role it played in keeping, building community, the bathing rituals - served as our ultimate symbol. Now we drink from one cup, and fill the jar with the other."
Noise, abstract samples through intersecting dialogues, glitches, off-kilter percussion, heartfelt singing, is a dense and terrified sound amalgam that opens this album with “At The Opposite Pole Of Architectural Virtue”. The driven beat with techno flirtations appears in “In One Corner The Male Relatives. 'Tiles Of The Façade' and 'Chafing Dish' are layered with intermittent noise and glitches. “Such Gardens There Are” placidly unfolds into house with its enveloping beat. The distorted recording of a chant is accompanied by soft synthesized notes. 'Bareekullah Picnic' is a commitment to the ambient, together with the experimentation of various sounds, as is also the case with 'In Thrall' that closes this album.
Saint Abdullah & Eomac offer risky electronics through complex sound constructions that defy experimentation.
Guillermo Escudero
November 2022
|
Reviews 
