News
This Weekend in Gothenburg, Sweden
Aug 08, 2013
By Marie Noble
This weekend, Gothenburg, Sweden hosts the sixth annual Way Out West Festival. We sent photographer Helen Boast and writer/photographer Laura Studarus down to cover the action. Check out their gallery featuring Omar Souleyman, Beach House, Tame Impala, Autre Ne Veut, Alabama Shakes, Jupiter & Okwess International, Junip, and Crystal Fighters. More
Title Track Off Upcoming Album
Aug 02, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Syrian techno artist Omar Souleyman, who has steadily gained notoriety amidst the global music community after spending years performing and recording at weddings throughout his homeland, will soon release a new album titled Wenu Wenu this October. More
Via Gilles Peterson, BBC 6
Jun 27, 2013
By Laura Studarus
As revealed in a two hour set with BBC Radio 6’s Gilles Peterson, Four Tet’s Kieran Hebden has been working with Syrian artist Omar Souleyman. More
Reviews
Nov 08, 2013
By Alee Karim
The Kieran Hebden-produced Wenu Wenu is an inscrutable, occasionally delightful, and vaguely infuriating record. More
Aug 10, 2013
By Laura Studarus
The sixth annual edition of Gothenberg Sweden’s Way Out West festival looked like it would be threatened by rain. But by the time the gates opened at the Slottsskogen Park, it was a postcard-ready first day. While headliners Neil Young and Crazy Horse were no-shows due to an accident that forced them to cancel the remaining dates on their tour, the spirit was hardly dampened thanks to impressive sets from Jupiter and Okwess International, Junip, Tame Impala, Omar Souleyman, and Autre Ne Veut. More
