Sam Shalabi - Shalabi Effect (2000)

This is the first release by Montréal guitarist Sam Shalabi's main
project. And, to set the record straight, Shalabi Effect is the album
Alien8 recordings announced in early 1999 as a split CD with Godspeed
You Black Emperor! that would have been titled Aural Florida. What was
planned to be a 30-minute excursion has grown into a journey of over two
hours. Shalabi Effect is Sam Shalabi, Anthony Seck, Will Eizlini, and
Alexandre St-Onge (of the Ambiances Magnétiques trio Klaxon Gueule).
Violinist Sophie Trudeau of Godspeed You Black Emperor! guests on one
track, as do Deirdre Smith (vocals) and Bryan Highbloom (soprano sax and
Tibetan bowl). For those aware of Sam Shalabi's various projects (like
the hard rocking free improv duo Detention), this two-CD set comes as a
SPAMise. The music is very laid-back and spacy. Although the man is
mainly associated with the Anglo-Montréal experimental scene, this album
better fits the psychedelic/space rock category than the avant-garde
one. Tracks are long, slowly evolving trips with Indian echoes, ethereal
soundscapes, and drug-induced atmospheres. There are moments of
stronger experimentation with walls of electric guitars and electronics,
but these tracks appear transitory and less essential than "Aural
Florida," "Mokoondi," or "On the Bowery," all long-winded tunes that
could have come out of the Holy River Family Band songbook. The more
experimental side of Shalabi Effect is actually reminiscent of '90-era
Amon Düül. The sound quality is fantastic: Shalabi decided to use analog
recording material in order to retain the organic feel of the music,
and it pays. As Shalabi Effect manages to navigate around the many
clichés floating in the psychedelic sea, the band teaches a lesson to a
few old-timers.



Genre - Rock

Styles - Avant-Garde, Post-Rock, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock

Time - 131:27

Format - mp3@192 Kbps

Size - 181 mb



Disc I

01. Wyoming

02. Vicious Triangle

03. Mending Holes In A Wooden Heart

04. Aural Florida (Approach)

05. Aural Florida



Disc II

01. Mokoondi

02. Amber Pets

03. Boardwalk At Apollo Beach

04. Apparitions

05. On The Bowery

06. Leaving A Horse To Die

07. Return To Wake Island

08. White Rose



Credits

Sam Shalabi (oud, electronics, toys)

Anthony Seck (guitar, lapsteel, moog, keyboards)

Alexandre Saint-Onge (bass, electronics, voices)

Will Eizlini (percussion, electronics, trumpet, tabla)

Deirdre Smith (vocals)

Sophie Trudeau (violin)

Bryan Highbloom (soprano sax, bowls)



Label

Alien8, 2000

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