SALEH, MARYAM / LOUCA, MAURICE / GHAZALE - Lekhfa (Sealed) (LP)

Maryam Saleh, Maurice Louca and Tamer Abu Ghazaleh, names that have turned heads in alternative Arabic music with solo albums and conspicuous collaborations, with Lekhfa they give birth to an off kilter sound where layers of grit and beauty intertwine in and around the dystopian poems of their contemporary Mido Zoheir, whom they've dubbed the fourth member in this creation and one of the most talented Egyptian poets of their generation. Mixed by Khyam Allami, Mastered by John Dent at Loud.