{"product_id":"5055869539791","title":"Abate, Maurizio: Maadi Sessions (Vinyl LP)","description":"\"Maurizio Abate on The Maadi Sessions: \"\"I visited Egypt for the first time in October 2016, spending a week there, and I went back for a longer period the next February. Both times I stayed at Sara and Alberto's place, a couple of friends who have been living in the Maadi district of Cairo for about a year. The first impact with the city and it's inhabitants was definitely strong: I had trouble in defining the energy which pervades the streets 24 hours a day and the feeling of perpetual movement one gets from it. Although this vortex was fascinating, it sometimes originated some kind of alienation and estrangement on my behalf. I had to distance myself from the excess of stimuli. During my first visit, I was especially struck by the sounds, so I recorded some of them over my following stay, and I tried to mix them with my electric guitar, a sort of conversation between the inner world and the outside one. During the sessions in Alberto's house, I also experimented new techniques and effects on the guitar, approaching the instrument in a broader sense. The sessions originated the pieces on this record, which also feature a collaboration with Alberto Boccardi on one track, named after his house and headquarters of Canale Undici.\"\"\"  ","brand":"Backwards","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36480057147542,"sku":"5055869539791","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.besvinyl.com\/products\/5055869539791","provider":"besvinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}