forces by arca
Thirteen pictures inspired by people living in conflict zones all around the mediterranean sea.
Vinyl / CD available at www.icidailleurs.com
"The work is intense at times, but positively so. You’d expect a degree of bleakness or austerity, given the theme. There are a few dark moments, no question. But on the whole, this new material is uplifting. The primary sentiment is thoughtfulness. We’re being asked to consider an important question – the nature and effect of war – in a productive manner."
BADDPRESS
"The result could be described as experimental or pop depending on the criterion... It's really worth a listen."
CHAIN D.L.K.
Tracklist
| 1. | Noura Al Ameer | 2:09 |
| 2. | Bayan Hout | 4:45 |
| 3. | Aliaa Magda Elmahdy | 2:51 |
| 4. | Wiam Simav Bedirxan | 3:59 |
| 5. | Ebru Firat | 3:50 |
| 6. | Arieh Sandler | 1:03 |
| 7. | Anonymous Nigerian Refugee | 4:04 |
| 8. | Dahi Al-Musalmani | 1:00 |
| 9. | Damir Šagolj | 3:51 |
| 10. | Ari Folman | 0:52 |
| 11. | Leyla Zana | 1:31 |
| 12. | Paul Favre-Miville | 3:03 |
| 13. | Ossama Mohammed | 2:42 |
Credits
released October 18, 2018
All songs by Joan Cambon and Sylvain Chauveau.
Additional "digital" beat on "Aliaa Magda Elmahdy" by Sylvain Closier.
Engineering and mix : Joan Cambon
Mastering : Uwe Teichert
Picture : Francis Meslet
Photo / Artwork : Francis Meslet
“Wiam Simav Bedirxan” contains samples from the movie “Ma'a al-Fidda” (Eau argentée) by Ossama Mohammed and Wiam Simav Bedirxan
“Anonymous Nigerian Refugee” contains samples from the movie “Fuocoammare” by Gianfranco Rosi
“Damir Šagolj” contains samples from the movie “Le siège” by Rémy Ourdan and Patrick Chauvel
Songs 2 and 12 were first composed for Kaori Ito’s piece « Puedo flotar ? » for the Chilean National Ballet. They were reworked for this record.
Thanks : Karine, Adèle, Joseph, Kaori, JP, Julien, Sylvain, Woody, Stéphane and everybody at Ici d’ailleurs, Géraldine, Maxime, Eric, Artur, Sonia, Stéphane (Cricao), Jean-Marc, Stéphane and Galin.
All songs by Joan Cambon and Sylvain Chauveau.
Additional "digital" beat on "Aliaa Magda Elmahdy" by Sylvain Closier.
Engineering and mix : Joan Cambon
Mastering : Uwe Teichert
Picture : Francis Meslet
Photo / Artwork : Francis Meslet
“Wiam Simav Bedirxan” contains samples from the movie “Ma'a al-Fidda” (Eau argentée) by Ossama Mohammed and Wiam Simav Bedirxan
“Anonymous Nigerian Refugee” contains samples from the movie “Fuocoammare” by Gianfranco Rosi
“Damir Šagolj” contains samples from the movie “Le siège” by Rémy Ourdan and Patrick Chauvel
Songs 2 and 12 were first composed for Kaori Ito’s piece « Puedo flotar ? » for the Chilean National Ballet. They were reworked for this record.
Thanks : Karine, Adèle, Joseph, Kaori, JP, Julien, Sylvain, Woody, Stéphane and everybody at Ici d’ailleurs, Géraldine, Maxime, Eric, Artur, Sonia, Stéphane (Cricao), Jean-Marc, Stéphane and Galin.
