Based on inscriptions of Babylonian Jewish amulets known as “demon bowls”, “The Bowls Project” is comprised of stories of sex, war, and supernatural bizarreness. Jewlia Eisenberg is the chief composer and vocalist behind Charming Hostess. Her music ranges from Iraqi pop to roots to Jewish music to even metal-edged rock. Intelligent lyrics and brilliant music, “The Bowls Project” secrets are ritual and fascinating and ones you’ll be murmuring to one another for a while.
Moroccan primitive electronica!?! Okay well the duo isn’t really from the Middle East but they temper the sounds of the Saharan Desert with the ethno-centric music of the Middle East while filtering it all through a mirage of experimental electronica and primitive noise ala Throbbing Gristle. Dangling elements of sonic manipulation while copulating with authentic middle-eastern textures and musical elements, Khamsa Khala (who is really Don Poe and Neville Harson with several guests), conjure a musical extraction that one rarely finds. Also the full-length disc comes packaged with a DVD of several music videos shot in Morocco and Egypt in full HD quality. Another money release from our friends at Lens Records.
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