Having previously brought their worlds-converging music to the ever picky tables of The Trilogy Tapes and Permanent Vacation, Carl Gari, alias the enigmatic trio formed by fellow Munich-based producers Jonas Yamer, Till Funke and Jonas Friedlich, recently resurfaced on Whities with their anticipated third EP, ‘The Act Of Falling From The 8th Floor‘, a six-tracker conceived along with Egyptian singer and trumpeter Abdullah Miniawy – their second joint sortie after ‘Darraje‘ in 2016.
To accompany the release, the guys asked German visual artist Justin Urbach to take on the compellingly deep, ‘Haj حاج‘ – a slo-burning merger of soulful arabic incantations and brooding dub atmospherics. Summoning the spirits of Samuel Beckett and his theatre of the absurd, tinged with a hint of Andy Warholesque experimentality, Urbach delivers a forceful vision out of limited scenic elements and a mere split-screen by way of visual effect. A piece of mind-expanding beauty.
The Act Of Falling From The 8th Floor is out now, order a copy from Bandcamp.
TRACKLIST
1. Zawaj زواج
2. A’laj علاج
3. Zyaj زياج
4. Haj حاج
5. B’aj بعاج
6. Hela هيلا
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Abdullah MiniawyCarl GariWhities6 September 2019