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Soapkills

The soundtrack of post-war Beirut

Soapkills is unarguably a pioneer of the Lebanese musical underground scene and its most successful group. Their music mixes traditional Arabic song with original compositions and electronic beats, introducing an urban modern dimension into the classical Arabic repertoire. It has literally become the soundtrack of post-war Beirut.

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A Soapkills concert announcement - Image taken from the Soapkills website .

Soapkills originated from the new electro scene that's currently emerging in the middle-east. This Lebanese band inoculates sensual and melancholic music. Bread on various musical moods, such as Chet Baker, Aphex Twin and stars from the Arab world like Mohammad Abdelwahab and Asmahan, the band composes original sounds while getting strong inspiration from the classical Arabic repertoire. All of which is ruthlessly embedded within electronic arrangements.

Their features? Yasmine Hamdan's sensuous voice flirting with a minimalist electro and Zeid Hamdan's delicate machine tweakings.

Sources: Lebanese Underground and Soapkills blog.

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