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Jerusalem In My Heart: Daqa'iq Tudaiq

by James Fleming
November 4, 2018

In a thrilling juxtaposition, the record's jagged synthesisers clash with its rolling rhythms. As the beats' hypnotic loops lure in the unwary the electronics buzz and chatter like insects at sundown. The swarming, shimmering sounds of evening's approach. On Daqa'iq Tudaiq (Constellation Records, 2018) Jerusalem In My Heart hold the avant-garde up to the Arabian twilight. And trace the sonic silhouette in the LP's grooves. Side one's echoing, melismatic vocals float above the Middle-Eastern pulse. Coloured by an ...