BAO by BAO
Jad Balaben: percussion, electronics, didgeridoo, voice, objects
Charbel Haber: electric guitar
Mazen Kerbaj: trumpet, flute, percussion, objects
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This band played a lot in Beirut in the 2000s. This is the only album we released, on the short lived Lebanese label "Those Kids Must Choke".
The band changed lineup later on, with Sharif Sehnaoui (e. guitar) replacing Jad Balaben and adding Tony Elieh on e. bass and other guests sometimes, and kept a strong presence in the Beirut scene. We recorded a lot with this lineup, mostly in my living room in Sin el Fil with the exception of one epic week of recording, concerts and other festivities at STEIM, Amsterdam in 2007. However the band never released any album before disbanding in the early 2010s. Only two or three tracks appeared on various compilations over the years, and i will soon make these available in an album of rare and unreleased tracks from this group and others.
Credits
Originally released in CD format on Those Kids Must Choke
(OUT OF PRINT)
Recorded on 30th of June 2005 at Electra Studio, Ballouneh
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Raymond Khalifeh
Artwork and design by Mazen Kerbaj
License
All rights reserved.
Kerbaj is a visual artist and musician from Beirut, living in Berlin.
He is widely considered as one of the initiators and key players of the Lebanese experimental music scene where he co-founded
Irtijal festival and Al Maslakh label.
Kerbaj pushes the boundaries of the trumpet and develops a personal language and innovative techniques. His music is often described as "acoustic electronics".