Sir Richard Bishop & His Freak of Araby Ensemble
 

Sir Richard Bishop has just completed a groundbreaking album entitled The Freak of Araby, which sees him revisiting his Middle Eastern roots. Electric guitar, Moroccan chanters, bass, and heavy percussion are the instruments of choice for this one. Half of the songs on this new release are original pieces by SRB and the remaining half consists of traditional North African folk songs as well as compositions by Elias Rahbani, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, and others. The new LP will be released by Drag City on May 26, 2009 and a US tour will begin around the same time. This will be the first tour ever by SRB to feature a full band. Tour dates will be announced soon.






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....the songs samples are amazing.

Somewhereout there, fugazifan is creaming his pants.

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Yeah, my brain exploded.

I bet this will be record of 09.

It'll definitely be one of the best, if the rest of the album is as good as these 4 songs.

I just read James Blackshaw is also working on a new disc, it's coming out through Young God Records sometime this spring, I think it's being produced by Michael Gira actually. This year is going to be awesome.

The past few years have been amazing for music I think! So many great acts and albums I think. This year will definitely be the best of this decade hopefuly.

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this album looks like it'll be amazing
cant wait

i've got a video of him playing one of his new songs...i'll upload it tonight...

yeah, rick's new thing is gonna be great...full band = :D

June 17th at the Middle East. :D

shit, im so going to miss that. if only it would be a month or two later...

well, i just noticed yr location is Jerusalem...i was referring The Middle East, which is a club w/ two stages in cambridge MA.

i know. im originally from springfield MA.
and i visit boston once a year (have family in newton, amherst and acton) and my brother goes to school in lowell

my mother grew up in agawam. once a year? youre an ho9ur and a half, tops, outside the city.

anyways, yeah im seeing them with oaxacan in april. stoked, oaxacan is pretty fucking amazing free skronk rawk as well. They remind me of what i wanted vampire belt to sound like when i first heard them.

well, i wasn't sure.

i grew up in wilbraham.

go Pioneer Valley.

hells yeah!
i might be in mass in a few weeks. but im not sure

I can't find it... tell me when it finishes downloading and I'll download it off you.

doo doo.

tabs?

thanks for the upload, enjoying this right now.

tonight!