The Rub Al Khali desert, or ‘Empty quarter’, is one of the largest sand deserts in the world, encompassing most of the southern part of the Arabian peninsula, including parts of the UAE, Oman, Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
In October, the Soundwalk collective made a one-month travel across this desert of silence, recording hours of hertzian frequencies as well as songs, prayers and sounds of the sand and wind.

Before presenting “Eternal Hell” at the opening of Abu Dhabi’s Art, Talks & Sensations Art Fair, Soundwalk will be playing live this thursday in Beirut, Lebanon, at Zico House, for an exclusive performance, with great traditional arabic singer and improviser Daline Jabbour as a special guest !

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PRACTICAL INFO

October 28th, 9PM | Zico House
Sanayeh, 174 Spears St, Beirut, Lebanon
Click here to find the venue

Admission is free !

Photo : Stephan Crasneanscki

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Recording of Dida by the sea in Beirut, in the Bain Militaire, on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.

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Last week at Paris’ Slick 10 art fair, Soundwalk presented its Ulysses’ Syndrome Limited Series project, in collaboration with the Ilan Engel Gallery. This innovative concept consists of a series of twelve fully-fledged sound cases including two turntables, high-fidelity speakers and a set of vinyls pressed with sounds from Soundwalk’s sound creation Ulysses’ Syndrome. Here are some photos retracing the conception, design and production of the sound cases, from the manufacture to the parisian art fair.

The sound cases have been designed by architect Nelson Wilmotte
Go to the Ilan Engel Gallery website

Soundwalk is proud to announce its collaboration with Parisian Hotel Le Royal Monceau – Raffles on the hotel’s new sound environment. One of Paris’ most iconic and historic hotels, Le Royal Monceau had been closed since June 2008 and has undergone significant refurbishment under a creative team that includes Philippe Starck.

“The hotel which features an art library, recording facilities for musicians and visual artists, a state-of-the art screening room, a personal art concierge and design art make it the first hotel in a new generation of Parisian palaces. Le Royal Monceau is envisioned as a dream come true, the realisation of somewhere different amid the familiar beauty of Paris; a place where new energy awakens history; where art lives among hospitality”.

Soundwalk has been commissioned to conceive and produce an innovative sound environment for the entire hotel, offering various atmospheres tailored to each area, from the hall and elevator to the guest-rooms, restaurant and bar.

Le Royal Monceau reopens its doors after extensive renovations on Monday, October 18.

Le Royal Monceau – Raffles
More information about the project on soundwalk.com

This autumn, the 37th Edition of Paris’ highly renowned Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain known as la FIAC will be the occasion for label Dalbin to launch Collectorserie, a visual art digital edition featuring Soundwalk and Rostarr’s movie “Kill The Ego“, directed by Jim Helton and Ron Patane. The FIAC is one of Paris’ most important contemporary art event of the year, gathering art galleries, collectors, curators, museum directors, journalists and contemporary art lovers coming from more than 66 countries.

Collectorserie will be presented at the Grand Palais, from the 21st to the 24th of October 2010.

More about Kill the Ego on Soundwalk’s website
More info about Collectorserie