Monday Is OK. It really is.
As is customary for our Monday Is OK mixtape action we ask an artist to step out of their doof doof comfort zone into territories further afield. Talal has some rather fine abstract moments on his new LP "Patterns" which out shortly. The album covers a wide footprint of electronics and has picked up support from the likes of Perc, Laurent Garnier and Max Cooper.
We've asked him to ease us into the week and pick us out some aural gold to get us there. We've asked him some questions below too.
Get this on before you read on.
You’re pretty new on our radar, fancy telling us a little bit about yourself:
Who are you and where are you from?
Bit all over the place, I grew up/lived in Bahrain, Riyadh, San Francisco, Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, Jeddah, London, Paris, Boston and Los Angeles. I have been coming to London every year since 1996 and have been living here since 2009.
Tell us about the Monday mixtape you’ve put together for us.
When I work on music for some reason the beatless tracks come out much faster but I was not completely sure about the logic of releasing them on a dance label. This mix includes two of my tracks and also a number of other beatless synth tracks I've liked over the years. It's an interesting genre, in this mix you have songs from the early 80's (Tangerine Dream) up to 2014 (Trent Reznor) yet they still sound like they were made in a common environment.
What should we be wearing whilst listening to it?
I am not sure but probably do not follow Red Hot Chili Peppers 'Abbey Road' cover, in this climate it could be challenging.
