Al-Khawarizmi, by Guess What

Al-Khawarizmi

by Guess What

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1.	Introduction - Bagdad In 780 01:05	buy track
2.	Al-Khawarizmi 03:43	buy track
3.	Completing The Square 04:25	buy track
4.	Zero Is The Magic Number 03:31	buy track
5.	The House Of Wisdom 05:14	buy track
6.	Kitab Surat Al-Ard 03:38	buy track
7.	Dance Of The 5 Planets 04:31	buy track
8.	Astrolabe 03:09	buy track
9.	Al-Jabr 04:24	buy track
10.	Sun And Moon 03:05	buy track

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Cosmo-Psychedelico-Mystery duo Guess What return with their 3rd album! After Yuri Gagarin and the imaginary Giallo films, it’s now about Al-Khawarizmi, an astronomer from the 8th Century who invented Algebra and studied the Solar system.

The London/France-based duet explored Middle-Eastern harmonies and rhythms, staying true to their love for 60’s and 70’s grooves, yet introducing a new, more modern touch with a parsimonious use of drum sequences, samples and various synthesizers.
From the heavy belly-dancy beats of the title track “Al-Khawarizmi” to the fragile sounds of the trumpet-melodica lead in “Sun and Moon”, Guess What are drawing the musical portrait of a man who lived a distant and fascinating era. Not only did they take inspiration from strict Arabic Folk and Pop, but also from Persian, Indo-Pakistani, North-African heritages, which somehow all link to the history and culture that result from Al-Khawarizmi’s time.

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released April 1, 2015

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