Suuns and Jerusalem in My Heart
Suuns and Jerusalem in My Heart (Secretly Canadian)
Suuns, who are best known for their art-fuzz-rock sensibilities (and that Nike commercial they did a few years ago), and their long time friend Radwan Ghazi Moumneh of Jerusalem In My Heart decided to take their friendship to the next level when they paired up for a seven-day collaborative session, resulting in an album one could imagine being played in a dusty Beirut punk bar or grimy Montreal warehouse.
As the press release suggests, this album is very much “vibe-laden”, featuring songs that range from analog-synth/vocoder heavy, such as “2amoutu l7tirakan”, to Arabic/electronic fusion, as seen in “Gazelles in Flight”. There is a definite krautrock edge, favouring repetition and meditative beats overall, but does not shy from punk, electronic and Moumneh’s influence (he is of Lebanese descent, and “2attam Babey” features a rather lovely vocal melody in Arabic). It may not be the most coherent album either of the two have made, but the fact that they wrote and recorded all seven songs in seven days is proof of the transcendental nature of their relationship and the music that they create.
Rating: 3.5/5
