Dubai-based rock n roller Jay Wud has begun his own initiative to get unsigned regional bands heard. A channel on Soundcloud. We asked him a bit more about it
Can you spell out what you are trying to do by setting up the Soundcloud for independent musicians?
Im always on the hunt for new independent artists to listen to. I thought it’ll be cool to gather all the artists i know in the region and let them share their music on this group.
This would be the hub for Independent artists & their supporters in the Middle East to discover new music and share it.
What kind of a response have you had so far?
Most of the artists I contacted joined the group and uploaded their tracks. Im so happy with this.
When did you set it up?
Couple of days ago i think.
What bands have you got so far?
Anuryzm, Point Of View, Absolace, The Arcane, Saytrip, Lazzy Lung, Near Surface, My band Jay Wud, Edd Abbas, Benevolent, Sae Lis’, Elepheel, Edmond Redd, Escape To Venus, Rami Charara, Figueroaedgar, Elie Margi
Are you looking for any particular genres?
Nope. I just want to hear independent artists in this region from any genre and make other people discover them.
Are you hoping that people will share and listen to the Soundcloud?
Im sure they will, It just takes a little effort & I’ll keep pushing this from my end.
Anything else you want to mention?
Thx for having me. Rock’n'roll
Head over to the soundcloud group here: http://soundcloud.com/groups/independent-music-from-the-middle-east and upload your songs!
In the beginning of 2009, “Anarchy” emerged as an idea in Cairo, Egypt from the efforts of band members Ahmed Raouf (Guitarist) and Naeyr Osama (Drummer). Later that year, after searching for other members to complete the line up, they found Hazem Sherif, an old friend, who completed the trio in terms of commitment and musical talent to fill the bassist position. The three members began experimenting with various sounds to establish the core of their music. They then discovered a second guitarist was necessary to reach the desired output of the instrumentals, and that wasn’t so far from finding Peter Ayman. Together with Peter, the band managed to develop their own unique sound, a blend of the different backgrounds of the four members. The music was heavy, dark, and progressive. At that point, it was clear that this band was on its way to becoming a progressive metal band which took them to the next step of searching for a name. After brainstorming various names that fit the structure of the compositions, as well as the given time period for the band, “Anarchy” suited the sounds they created as well as the personal views of the members.
scene?
Abyss
What does your family think of Sigma?
in this one. But I’d grab Slash’s cigarette that I have kept with me since he came to Dubai with Velvet Revolver, it means so much to me and I guess I’d grab that one and then run for my life.
US-based progressive technical metal band 7 Horns, 7 Eyes have just release their album Throes of Absolution. We were lucky enough to nab a copy pre-release and have a good listen. Here is what our reviewer Joren Scharn thought:
And damn does the music talk! At first glance (and purely judging by the name) I thought I was dealing with one of those 13-in-a-dozen metalcore bands that frequently hit the shelves nowadays but given some of the names involved in this production (Jeff Loomis, Jens Bogren and one of my personal heroes: Andy Sneap) it is obvious that 7H7E has a head start and needs to be taken seriously.
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