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The Invisible Hands
12+ albums
Psychedelic Rockrockfolkpsychedelicegypt
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Songs of old, recorded new by a band from Cairo, Egypt specially assembled by Alan Bishop (member of legendary American band Sun City Girls and co-owner of the world famous Sublime Frequencies label, aka Alvarius B). Songs projected through Bishop's typically dark songwriting lens, animated by a band of brilliant musicians from Cairo and brought to life by group dynamics and a special sets of circumstances. Be sure to see where you can. The band are playing shows in North Africa and the Middle East before venturing into new territories to regale audiences. Two years in the making, one of music's natural mavericks has delivered something easy to babble about but hard to deliver - a perfect set of pop songs, a hand crafted suite of music that is uncannily familiar yet deliciously alien and unreal. That rare thing… a classic album. These songs were written by Bishop years ago and were all but lost: now their time has come, made glorious flesh by this alluringly transgressive band American/Egyptian project. Bishop's songs are sung by both himself and two former members of the Egyptian band Eskenderella. In fact two separate albums will be released - one in English and one in Arabic. The songs are drenched in lovely psychedelic folk arrangements and vocal choruses; catchy, dreamy refrains swim in the mix with potent and sinister acoustics… it's an album that could have surfaced decades ago, such is its richness. Imagine the spiked psych pop nuggets of Love's Forever Changes to g
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The Invisible Hands
The Invisible Hands (Deluxe Version)
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Teslam
The Big Minute
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Teslam (2014, Abduction)
Insect Dilemma/Disallowed
الأيادى الخفية
The Invisible Hands (Arabic Language Version)
Insect Dilemma/Disallowed b/w Lili Twil
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Mind The Gap 103
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The Invisible Hands (English)
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The Invisible Hands (English Language Version)