Singer Elizabeth Downey says she first envisioned the songs as a kind of deathbed confession

placing himself and the musicians in the round

alternating effortlessly between ambient psychedelic fog and bone crunching rhythms

Under this lineup

It was the music of weddings

FARID EL ATRACHE - Nagham Fi Hayati LP Postrock Singer Elizabeth Downey says sheWewantsounds is delighted to reissue Farid el Atrache's cult album 'Nagham Fi Hayati' another cornerstone of Arabic Music released in 1974 and the soundtrack of the eponymous film starring El Atrache and Mervat Amin. Nicknamed the King of Oud, El Atrache is one of the giants of Egyptian music with Oum Kalthoum, Abdel Halim Hafez and Warda. Composed of four tracks showcasing El Atrache's versatility, the album which contains the monster groove 'Hebina