Tunderizer [CD]

Rami Gabriel's second LP Tunderizer focuses the harsh experimentalism of post-punk industrial upon the intimate sphere of home. Like shadows crossing through mirrors, a mesh of lo-fi noise art and field recordings obscures expertly tuned songwriting. Tunderizer fires in all registers, from irrepressible melody to deconstructive static, from country to tarab, skronk to delta blues. Born in Beirut, Rami Gabriel is a composer and songwriter who plays Oud, Buzuq, and Guitar. He learned blues and jazz performing with legendary Chicago musicians and integrating it with Arabic traditions. Rami performs widely across North America and internationally including recent performances and touring in USA, Canada, Europe, India, Turkey, Lebanon and Ghana. He recently performed at the Portland Jazz Festival, the NYC Arab Festival, and the Festival International de Louisiane. Rami leads Chicago favorites The Arab Blues and the R&B quartet Rami & the Reliables. He has shared bills with roots luminaries including Buddy Guy, Zakir Hussein, Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyers, and Rakesh Chaurasia. He opened for British songwriter Nick Lowe, and records regularly with members of American rock legends NRBQ. He also shared bills with Prostitute, Marvin Tate, and other punk and noise artists. His music has been remixed by experimental artists including Fire-Toolz, Beau Wanzer, Sen Morimoto, Lynyn, k-rAd, and Alex Hall of Chicago's Reliable Recorders.