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02/26/10:We're writing new material again, and recording within the next month or so. "edifice" is finally going to happen.in web news, we now have a player on music page. free mp3 downloads are also coming soon.And, I swear, we're going to add more pictures and general media content. maybe even press clippings?02/17/10:store page added!! you can now buy al-thawra merch here!also,There are still a lot of updates to be made to this page, so, please bear with us.02/17/10:going live...02/14/10:so, it has begun. Al-Thawra Webpage construction is finally underway. We're not getting rid of the Myspace, but we figured that we'd eventually need something a bit more professional looking..
02/26/10:
We're writing new material again, and recording within the next month or so. "edifice" is finally going to happen.
in web news, we now have a player on music page. free mp3 downloads are also coming soon.
And, I swear, we're going to add more pictures and general media content. maybe even press clippings?
02/17/10:
store page added!! you can now buy al-thawra merch here!
also,There are still a lot of updates to be made to this page, so, please bear with us.
going live...
02/14/10:
so, it has begun. Al-Thawra Webpage construction is finally underway. We're not getting rid of the Myspace, but we figured that we'd eventually need something a bit more professional looking..
About:
We're a doom-crust punk band from Chicago, and one of the original Taqwacore bands from the Taqwatour in the fall of 2007. Our sound is not your run-of-the-mill hardcore sound, as we mix elements of traditional Middle Eastern music instrumentation; heavy, sludgy, crust punk; and experimental music influences. Our music incorporates rhythmical, theoretical, ideological, and structural hybrids of these various types of music...to create something new. We're glad to meet you.
Releases
"Who Benefits from War?" -- 2008--CD/Mp3
Our debut full-length, released on May Day 2008, is the beginning of our own brand of infused punk.The cd combines elements of Middle Eastern instrumentation and experimental music influences all on a foundation of sludgy crust-punk.
One listener at Amazon.com said:
"...There is such a wide variety of sound coming from this band. Some songs are heavy and powerful with driving drums. The bass/guitars feels like a freight train and the singer screams as though you tried to steal his microphone. Then there are songs like Taqism/improvisation which bring in whole new elements, with acoustic guitar, hand drumming, and a melodic, almost tribal feel which is extremely relaxing..."
We didn't include a lyrics sheet in this release, but since so many of you have been asking, we'd be glad to e-mail one to you.
Track Listing:
1. Disorientation
2. Miskeen
3. The Lost & The Sandstorm
4. Al-Alwan Al-Dunya
5. A las Cinco
6. El Miedo (Fear)
7. Taqsim/Improvisation
"Wasteland" -- 2008--CD/free mp3
Collaboration w/ Winters in Osaka
For co-conspirators on our first collaborative effort, we looked no further than stalwarts of the local, chicago, experimental scene, Winters in Osaka.
This limited-run collaboration was recorded as a one-take jam session in a sweaty, stuffy basement on chicago's northwest side. the result was a fairly lo-fi, thirty-minute, drony, sound-collage that wandered somewhere in-between harsh-noise, doom, sludge, and industrial.
As this is currently out-of-print, it is now available as a free mp3 download on our page at last.fm.
Upcoming Al-Thawra Shows:
There are currently no shows listed...CHECK BACK SOON!!
Past Shows:
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Tour Photos
With the Kominas' set scrawled on a paper plate still hanging on a mic stand, we start our set.
Micah crashes on the couch amidst a mass of passed-out band members.
Marwan showing off the backside of his official Sundance badge right before the start of the film, "The Taqwacores" at Sundance.
Marwan during the set at the official "The Taqwacores" premiere party at Sundance 2010. (PHOTO: ELESTER)
Halfway through a song, Mario spots Elester snapping this photo in the audience.
Mario, Jorge (All Systems Fail), and Jessy chat at the film's afterparty.
Mario dropping basslines in the hot, cramped basement at Lowercase Collective. (PHOTO: CHRIS DILTS)
Mario, Marwan, and Toufic El Rassi (author of "Arab in American") making jokes before a show about the fertilizer bag Marwan is sitting on. PHOTO: CHRIS DILTS 2009
After the Lowercase Collective show, Mario and Marwan grab a beer and a quick breath of not-so-fresh air.
Making last preparations before a super-late night show at local Chicago station, WZRD.
We're not sure if anyone actually listened, but for 1 am, Mario played like they did.
After a tea break while doing vocals for "Who Benefits from War?" Marwan gets ready to finish them off.
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