It Ended Up Being A Good Day Mr. Allende

by Charbel Haber

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1.	Itinerant Heroes Or The Fragility Of Mirrors 18:07	buy track
2.	Wandering Women Of Letters 10:30	buy track
3.	Two Germans At The End Of The Earth 05:21	buy track
4.	Magicians, Mercenaries And Miserable Creatures 11:52	buy track

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Creative music has no accent, nor does improvisation adhere to geography. But new music from far-flung places does perk up the ear. Beirut's Charbel Haber, the Lebanese equivalent to Oren Ambarchi, began with the noisy rock band Scrambled Eggs and then progressed into improvised music. He can be heard on Chicago percussionist Michael Zerang's "Cedarhead" (Al Maslakh, 2007), a compilation of duets.
The four lengthy solo tracks on "It Ended Up Being a Great Day, Mr. Allende" showcase a pertinacious guitar sound that borders on almost ambient presentations. Haber delivers long tones, accented with effects and reverberated loops to create hypnotic soundscapes. He builds tension through incremental volume and the layering of sound.
On "Wandering Women Of Letters," he loops his crystal- sounding notes over the beats of his soundboard, bells, and varying electronics. "Two Germans At the End Of The Earth," a title taken like all others here, from Roberto Bolaño's work, exercises restrained feedback to build, not so much momentum as architecture. These constructions are the brilliant revelations of a solo artist.

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released September 9, 2012

Please visit almaslakh.bandcamp.com for physical copies!

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Charbel Haber Beirut, Lebanon

Charbel Haber is Lebanese musician, performer, visual artist and composer from Beirut. His work has seen him collaborate with artists from a wide range of disciplines - music, film, video art, visual art, theatre - both in Lebanon and abroad.

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