SAINT ABDULLAH & EOMAC / OF NO FIXED ABODE (2LP) / レコード

エキスペリメンタル/ロウ・テクノの魔窟・TTTから既にPlanet MuやOTHER PEOPLE等でも共作リリース済のEOMACとSAINT ABDULLAHによる強力コンビが最新作。ペルシャのポップ・ミュージック50年分の解体/再構築/サンプリング、不穏なアナログな鳴りとザラつくエレクトロニクスが凝縮された濃厚なアウトプット、TTTならではの圧巻の1枚!!


自身のレーベルEOTRAXに加え、THE TRILOGY TAPESやLUCYのACROPLANE RECORDINGS、KILLEKILL等でも気を吐いてきたアイルランド在住IAN MCDONNELLのソロ・プロジェクトEOMAC、そして彼とは既にPLANET MU、OTHER PEOPLEでもアルバムをリリースする等2020年度に入り幾度もコラボ作を展開してきたイランの兄弟ユニットSAINT ABDULLAH、この2組による" SAINT ABDULLAH & EOMAC"が、遂にTTTより強烈な2枚組最新作をリリース。

NYのドラマーJason Nazary、サウンド・アーティストAria Rostami、ニュージーランドのmHz、そしてロンドン在住のアーティストRaheel Khanとのボーカルコラボレーション等多彩なミュージシャンをフィーチャー。ペルシャのポップ・ミュージック50年分の解体/再構築/サンプリング、不穏なアナログな鳴りとザラつくエレクトロニクスが凝縮された濃厚なアウトプット、TTTならではの圧巻の1枚!!


this is a home for sitting low
line out the door
a surgeon removes stiff upper lips
with the precision of a pigeon

tilt your back
pay respect
hand on heart

we were raised without table,
without manners,

where is it we gather this time?

In ‘Of No Fixed Abode,’ Saint Abdullah and Eomac extend their experimentation with genre dissolution to press upon the tensions that exist between culture, place, and migration. This fourth collaborative LP addresses the inherent fluidity of cultural memory, accepting our inability to remain fixed in the past, and explores how best to carry its spirit forward into an ambiguous future.

Through extensive research into 50 years of Persian pop, they meticulously reinterpret the legacies of artists like Andy, Hayedeh, and Fereydoun Farrokhzad, refracting samples by way of gritty beat work-outs akin to more contemporary musicians like Rezzett and Madlib. Through extensive archival research and sampling, they recontextualise these iconic melodies, placing reverie and frenetic drum programming in conversation with one another in a fashion that seeks to express a sense of two disparate tendencies cohabiting together, all while refusing homogenization. This reimagining extends beyond mere homage, serving as a conduit for exploring the narratives of migrant experiences, both in the UK and globally.

Sonically ‘Of No Fixed Abode’ plays with new sampling techniques, utilising the quick-fire intensity of the Roland SP404 with the cool precision of digital DAWs, and features collaborations with drummer Jason Nazary, sound artist Aria Rostami (both New York based), New Zealand-based mHz, and a vocal collaboration with London-based artist and musician Raheel Khan.