- ARTIST: Nadah El Shazly
- TITLE: Laini Tani
- CAT#: BKWRD037
- FORMAT: Vinyl, CD, Digital
- RELEASE DATE: June 06, 2025
‘Laini Tani’ conveys a heady, exhilarating rush of excess, evoking a sultry haze of balmy nights that stretch effortlessly into dawn while clubs continue unphased. Each track serves as a vignette, capturing fleeting yet vivid moments of introspection, defiance, or unrestrained euphoria. Through intricate wordplay, layered metaphors, and personal symbols, El Shazly crafts an aural and lyrical tapestry vibrant with meaning, where every note and phrase hints at a more intimate narrative. The album is one of contrasts - between indulgence and contemplation, spontaneity and observation - inviting the listener to lose themselves in its enchanting rhythms while deciphering the deeper truths woven into its fabric.
The soundscape of the album is a rich balance that forges a dynamic interplay between classical Egyptian improvisation, voice manipulation and electronic beats. Nadah teams up with 3Phaz as co-producer, and her long-term collaborator, Sarah Pagé on harp and electronics. It captures not only the chaos and beauty of urban life but also the private battles and triumphs within it that define the human experience. Together, the tracks create a compelling portrait of an artist unafraid to embrace vulnerability and honour the power of music as a salve for the soul, as well as one immersed in a creative community that encourages this.
“rich in moods and textures, variously lean and percussive, euphoric, foreboding and melodically vibrant” – Uncut
“Laini Tani is, in fact, a genre unto itself.” – Bandcamp
“builds on a wealth of inspiration and experience” – The Needle Drop
“an almost David Lynchian mix of the sensual and the uncanny” – WNYC New Sounds
“A head-spinning blend of Arabic tradition and bleeding-edge electronica, manipulation and distortion” – MOJO
“”Laini Tani reinforces El Shazly as a master of mood and a composer of unusual skill.” – The Vinyl District
“gorgeous” – CBC Music
“heart-pounding, show-stopping” – The Autumn Roses
“an avant-garde banger to lose yourself in the darkest of clubs” – METAL
“disorienting and exhilarating” – Cast the Dice
“Doesn’t just update traditional forms, but reactivates them, revealing the persistent echo of ancient rhythmic logics within the architectures of contemporary dance music” – The Wire
“The record’s fusion of classical Egyptian improvisation and electronic experimentation is wholly mesmerizing, its effects providing fluid absorption into El Shazly’s world.” – The Globe & Mail
“poignant et richement contrasté, parmi les meilleurs de l’année. ★★★★ 1/2” – Le Devoir
“Nadah El Shazly creates a surreal, moody universe that is gorgeous from start to finish.” – Resident Advisor
“a soul-searching stunner” – Backseat Mafia
“reasserts El Shazly’s impressive (and impressionistic) command of mood, tone and atmosphere” – Dazed/strong>
“Music that seems to inhabit its own realm, as spooky as it is mesmerising” – Electronic Sound
