BEIRUT SYNTH CENTER X TUNEFORK FUNDRAISER
With an upbringing filled with psych, folk, and experimental electronics on one side and samba and bossa nova on the other, Hannah O'Gorman loves to find the common threads in an eclectic mix of sounds. Quickly becoming a mainstay in the Manchester music scene, Hannah is also one half of DJ collective and event series, Nossa!, and co-founder of community radio station, Steam Radio.
Today's show features excursions through rock, synth-pop, jazz, electronica, experimental and psychedelia from Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, Brazil, Nigeria, Indonesia and more.
In the second half of the show, Hannah hands the reins over to Julia Sabra of Beirut's Snakeskin to hear her speak on the origins of the project, her bandmate Fadi Tabbal and their upcoming album on Mais Um. Julia also paints a picture of the sights, sounds, and unique atmosphere of Beirut's vibrant creative scene.
Describing themselves as “electronic dream pop shapeshifting above ambient and industrial undercurrents”, the duo have built on their critically-acclaimed 2022 self-titled debut dialing up the noise while keeping the celestial quality of their soundscapes intact.
Julia is also the manager of Tunefork Studios, a recording studio/sound collective that has helped shape the experimental, alternative and contemporary scene in Beirut. Please consider donating to the Beirut Synth Center x Tunefork fundraiser, which is actively gathering essential supplies for displaced individuals in the region.
They Kept Our Photographs releases on October 11th 2024.