Greetings -- and thanks to all who pledged and supported the project. The records have just about all been shipped and should be arriving shortly. If there are any problems, please feel free to contact me. Downloads are also going out via email by tomorrow.

Thanks again, and enjoy the music!

chris

sahelsounds

Just an update on the records -- the test pressing arrived and sounds great! The records are on their way, most likely ready to be shipping out the week of the November 28th, so I will be requesting addresses shortly in preparation to get everyone their rewards! Stay tuned...

chris

A bit more saharan cellphone related media during the wait as the record is being pressed -- Portland producer Gulls has just wrapped a remix project of the original cassette involving some 17 artists, musicians, and remixers aptly titled "Music FOR Saharan Cellphones":

"Drawing on gifted producers and musicians from a variety of stylistic backgrounds and nationalities, each artist selected and re-interpreted a musical moment from the source material. From bass laden sound/clash ventures, abstract re-creations, and even an amazing autotune cover, the end result holds a rich assortment of well informed musical statements. Reflecting the energy and fidelity of its origins, these versions take on their own rare and exciting form. Using the mp3 as the medium, the Music and the Musicians become the diplomacy."

The project is being hosted over at Boomarmnation (link here) and is also available via free download at bandcamp.  In addition to these formats, the comp. will also have a cassette release, a split 7", and a limited microSD release of 30, hand numbered memory cards, which will be mailed back to Kidal, Mali...

Music for Saharan Cellphones

Greetings all -- just wanted to send a quick thank you to everyone! The funding went well beyond my expectations, so thank you for your support and for passing the word on the project. The record is currently in production, and we're still looking at a final delivery date around mid-November. I'll keep updates via kickstarter here on the progress....

Thanks again for making this possible!

chris

Greetings all -- thanks for your support! The project marches along and has reached half of the funding goal with 14 days remaining. The master has just been returned, an always amazing job by Timothy Stollenwerk @ Stereophonic, and I've finished up the artwork for the back cover, which draws on image stills from videos from saharan cellphones. In keeping with this idea, I've put together a video on the kickstarter page inspired by the cellphone videos -- enjoy!

chris / sahelsounds