mercoledì 5 giugno 2013

Cosmic Analog Ensemble




Founded in 2008, the Ensemble consists of Lebanese musician Charif Megarbane ( Former member of the group HEROES & VILLAINS) on all instruments. The result is what one could call analogue music for the 21st century: gritty free-jazz, soul soundtracks, cinematic beats and cosmic vibes straight from the tape. He is fascinated by the idea of improvising whilst overdubbing himself in different configurations: jazz tracks (piano, drums, double-bass, vibraphone, guitar etc.) or in a more electronic, underground hip-hop style.
What makes this man unique is that he records most of his stuff and on cassette tapes and tries to stay away from computers as much as he can:
" I don't like the visuals associated with it, playing music should be done with your eyes closed or with your eyes on your instrument. In my case, the computer has never been my instrument really".
The Ensemble released Concrete Abstract: The Mundane and the Cosmic Vol.1-2 in late 2008. The album features 31 tracks, recorded in Lebanon and Canada. It was followed in 2009 by the first three volumes of the Infants-Children-Teenagers-Adults-Elders series in 2009. The project was recorded on 4-track cassette and reflects the Trojan-reggae side of the Ensemble. 
Navigations Nocturnes: The Mundane and the Cosmic Vol. 5-6 was released in April 2011.
. Cosmic Analog Ensemble ''Plays Fairouz'' is a 25+ tracks-musical mosaic which incorporates samples from Lebanese superstar Fairouz's back catalogue and classic breaks; a free, improvised association of Fairouz's celestial voice and gritty grooves in Mono format. The LP is a tribute to both Fairouz and Ziad Rahbany's legacy as true Lebanese artists.

Very prolific artist Charif Megarbane has continued to produce albums of excellent quality with the brand hisstology. All albums are available for free download on the bandcamp site. Just tell them your email and you'll get the link for the download.

Cosmic Analog Ensemble - Concrete Abstracts - The Mundane and the Cosmic Vol. 1​-​2

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1 Side A (Intro) 00:30
2 Airchutes 02:32
3 Jeita (Upper Cave) 03:00 
4 SpeakingTongues 07:49
5  L'Usine 01:58
6  Shame1 01:00
7 Songformybrother 00:54
8  On A Falcon 01:55
9  Dernier Metro 01:26 
10 Flamenca 02:12
11 Cénotaphes 1 03:13 
12 GuildedSplinters 00:57
13 Sketchy Preacher 03:11
14 PalmsOfThe 00:31
15 Barbarien 00:59
16 Bibliomula 00:26
17 The Sweeper 02:56
18 Rijeka 01:16
19 Conclusions 01:01
20 Prématurèment Obsolèthe 00:46
21 Ah. 00:35
22  Figues Molles, Prunes Acides 02:44
23 Jeita 2 (Lower Cave) 02:38
24 Spanish Spinach 01:37
25 No Supervision 04:20 
26 Oysters Soup 03:16
27 Sistadrama 01:02
28 Countin' 01:36
29 Cénotaphes 2 02:27
30 Side B (Outro) 00:45



Cosmic Analog Ensemble -  Collected Beats 2008​-​09 - The Mundane and the Cosmic Vol. 3​-​4

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1. Lil Nightingale 01:33
2.Taj Mahal 00:44
3.Young Coelacanth
4. Endless Caves 02:06
5. Undercover Pursuit 01:17
6. ATypical Walk 01:46
7. AllHorns 00:50
8. Elliptic Dance 00:30
9. Interlude 00:20
10. Drawin'Out 01:42
11. Oldewilde 00:59
12. ForTheBest 01:29
13. FuzzyStrings 00:37
14. Intralude 00:30
15. Bird Garden 02:19
16. Bug 01:36
17. Douche Froide 01:40
18. Terrains Vierges 01:10
19. Tempete Urbaine 03:16
20. Secondary Dreams 01:11
21. Sneezing 01:15
22. Chemical Honey 00:51
23. Réverbères Ombrageux 01:40
24. Reversed Cymbals 01:50
25. Muddysand 01:13
26. Entonnoir Maladroit 01:00
27. Calling Rogers 00:59
28. Nuages de Plomb 01:50
29. Japolebo 02:04
30. Munuzuka 01:13
31. Chlorophylle 01:15


HERE




Cosmic Analog Ensemble - Anatomy of a Moment: Infants​-​Children​-​Teenagers


"Anatomy of a Moment: Infants-Children-Teenagers" cover art


1 Hard at Work 00:43
2 Early Glimpses of Love 02:52 

3 Future Performances of the Mind00:59 
4 Misty Lower Path 01:57
5 Satisfying Heartbeat 02:23
6 Silent Images 00:54
7 Sketches of Tomorrow 00:50
8 Incomprehensible 02:17
9 Skill & Speed 01:21
10 Common Shackles 00:35
11  Astrological Boogie 03:55
12 Catching Butterflies 02:18
13 Limbs 01:18
14 Brilliant Disguise 02:08
15 Small Steps to Nowhere 02:48
16 Ain't Getting Used to Being Used0 2:55
17 Acknowledged Unknowns 02:05
18 Shadows of the Embryos 01:05
19 Départ Difficile 00:44
20 Instinctive Mechanisms 00:34
21 Factual Confirmations 02:16
22 REG 01:44
23 Last Minutes, Fifteenth Summer 01:31
24 Twisted Logic 02:00
25 Early Glimpses of Memory 01:49
26 Distinctive Mechanisms 02:45
27 Aloneness 02:08
28. (Bonus Track) First Rounds 02:36
29. (Bonus Track) Passerby 05:36





Cosmic Analog Ensemble - In The Land of A Thousand Snares


"In The Land of A Thousand Snares" cover art


1. Intro (Side A) 00:37
2. Don't Destroy Your Mind 01:13

3. Undecided 02:08
4. Snaristics 01:03
5. Trembling Hands 01:13
6. Bang Hard 01:13
7. Walk of the Elephant 01:31
8. Babelonian 05:17
9. Horns of Plenty 00:51
10. Sol Spiral 01:17
11. Dusty Fingers 01:16
12. Inaugurations 01:24
13. Metal Straps 02:22
14. Blue Sugar 02:14
15. Tricky Business 00:52
16. Intro (Side C) 00:44
17. So Sad 01:49
18. Hom 03:46
19. Endless Carchase 01:27
20. Out of Mi 01:52
21. Gala Galleria 01:55
22. Fenderbender 03:23
23. Toboggan Gymnastics 00:58
24. Palyndromes 01:51
25. Hiccuping Cat 04:11
26. The Obama Years 01:42
27. Havenly 02:49
28. Sweet Curl 01:37
29. Basic Knot 02:52
30. Up High 03:49
31. Without A 04:22



HERE


Cosmic Analog Ensemble - Navigations Nocturnes - The Mundane and the Cosmic Vol​.​5​-​6

"Navigations Nocturnes - The Mundane and the Cosmic Vol.5-6" cover art


1.Side A (Intro) 00:43
2.Cordes Discordes 04:03
3.Simple Elegance 03:24
4.Double Entendre 04:30
5.Holy Ghosts 03:13
6.Mutatis Mutandis 02:51
7. Fugueur de Nuit 02:27
8.Fuite en Avant (Side B) 02:21
9. It Was 02:07
10.Lune Gibbeuse 02:44
11.Soriased 00:58
12.Fila Ariana 04:19
13.Rahballot 02:17
14.Beyrouth '75 02:47
15. Beyrouth '90 02:26
16.Intro (Side C) 00:45
17.Dormeur du Val 04:32
18.Loin des Tourments 01:24
19.Fuite en Arrière 05:23
20.Or Be Son 01:04
21.Pensée Pieuse 04:13
22. Everything Takes Longer Than One First Expects 03:12
23.Pomme de Mer 01:25
24.Pomme de Ciel (Side D) 02:32
25.Empty Beaches 02:41
26.Rhumshackle 02:12
27.Once And For All 02:28
28.Fugueur de Jour 02:22
29.Asymptotes 03:42
30.Mysterytations 01:10
31.Navigation Nocturne 05:04



Cosmic Analog Ensemble - Vague (Electro​-​Acoustic & Ambient Variations​)

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1.Terrain Vague Pt.1 11:49
2.Ujku's Acousmaticks 14:46
3.Terrain Vague Pt. 2 12:37
4.Terrain Vague Pt. 3 02:55
5.(Bonus Track) Terrain Vague Pt. 4 09:31


HERE



Cosmic Analog Ensemble - Fayrouz

''Plays Fayrouz'' cover art

1. Dame de Pierre 01:00
2. Dame de Béton 03:35
3. Dame d'Asphalte 02:37
4. Dame de Craie 02:47
5. Dame de Cendres 02:29
6. Dame de Marbre 01:56
7. Dame de Plâtre 03:33
8. Dame de Sable 02:03
9. Dame de Terre 05:53
10. Dame de Soufre 01:52
11. Dame de Son 04:09
12. Dame de Glace 01:20
13. Dame d'Argile 01:06
14. Dame de Larmes 02:28
15. Dame de Charbon 02:16
16. Dame de Bronze 01:00
17. Dame de Silex 02:37
18. Dame de Soie 01:10
19. Dame d'Argent 02:26
20. Dame de Plomb 01:20
21. Dame de Cristal 02:00
22. Dame de Papier 01:15
23. Dame de Cuivre 01:35
24. Dame de Chaux 01:41
25. Dame de Verre 01:44
26. Dame de Bois 02:16
27. Dame de Zinc 00:29


HERE

Cosmic Analog Ensemble - Ya3tik el 3afieh

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01. 3asbe
02. Sahih
03. Kheyye
04. 3amahlak
05. 3adatan
06. Matalan
07. Ya3tik el 3afieh
08. Koulna
09. Adma
10. Nachou
11. Ya Baladi
12. Bassita
13. Da'iman
14. Mchina
15. Salemtak
16. Fi Moustakbal
17. Limaza
18. Dakhilak




Cosmic Analog Ensemble - Fish Fingers



1.Requiem For A Fish (Side A) 02:13
2.Des Cendres de Decembre 03:12
3.Shallow Apnea 01:59
4.Seven Seas in Four Seasons 08:39
5.Les Imprudences 02:36
6.Le Grand Depart 03:34
7.Until The Punchline Comes (Side B)02:11
8.Frissons Garantis 03:31
9.Unlimited Frequencies 02:18

10.Observaziones 01:36
11.Samka 03:54
12.Emerald Green 03:31
13. Cul-de-Sac 02:23
14.Apnea Indeterminata 03:42
15. Kwahiri Kileleshwa 01:50
16.A Contre Temps (Side C) 02:32
17.And Thereafter 01:24
18.Jupiterre 05:06
19.Una Colonna Sonora 01:44
20.Nautical Projections 05:27
21.Simple Architecture 04:08
22.Ain't No Love Lust 02:05
23.Final Ricochets (Side D) 03:04
24.Infinity An Eternity 03:48
25.Street Minor 04:02
26. Farfadets et Feux Follets 02:45
27.The Fisherman's Dog 02:51
28.An Old Flame 02:59
29.The Next Degree 02:36
30.Hors Piste 05:31
31.A Crimson Year 03:12 



HERE


Cosmic Analog Ensemble - Bala Kahraba

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1.Ballachna 02:09
2.Min Fadlak 03:53
3.Moumken 03:02
4.Tariq el Bahr 03:21
5.Ya3eyn 01:54
6 Bil 'ezen 04:53
7.Zikrayat 02:41
8.Bassatet 02:46
9.3asfour 04:35
10.3assab 02:30
11.Mal3oun 02:25
12.Sahle 02:03
13.Kesrouan 02:20
14.Ma3lechi 03:04
15.Bala Kahraba 03:23
16.Bchoufak Boukra 03:04
17.Chou Ra'yak 02:20
18.Meche Halek 02:51
19.Ba3den 02:07
20.Tfaddalo 02:19
21.Tariq el Jabal 04:19
22.Matouekhezne 03:44
23.Ekher Yom 03:38
24.Bil May 03:23


HERE



Cosmic Analog Ensemble - Le Mirage Rationnel


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1.Le Mirage Rationnel (Side A) 03:04
2.Coup de Lune 01:48
3.Les Derives Passageres 02:35
4.Theme du Minaret 02:26
5.De Couleur Pastel 01:34
6. Aux Antipodes 02:07
7.Une Presqu'Ile Pour Un Presque d'Elle02:21
8.De Voiles et de Vapeurs 02:34
9.Refrain En Escalier 03:08
10.L'Art du Flou 02:41
11.Alep, 2012 05:43
12.Les Non-Dits (Side B) 01:30
13.Accent Circonflexe 02:04
14.Sortie Sans Issue 02:44
15.Quitte ou Double 01:50
16.Double Jeu 02:25
17.L'Ame en Peine 05:44
18.Hors Bord 01:59
19.A Perte de Vue 02:06
20.La Pudeur du Nudiste 02:00
21. Cartographie du Temps Present 02:39
22.Laissez Passer 06:28


HERE



Interview with musician CHARIF MEGARBANE, from COSMIC ANALOG ENSEMBLE and HEROES & VILLAINS, 

Audio links: Charif Megarbane (part 1) + Charif Megarbane (part 2)

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