Nour Mobarak
Autumn Fair
Limited edition of 350 copies. Sold out at source To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Recital, we present Autumn Fair. A group LP comprised of 44 guest players (full list below), curated and edited together by Sean McCann. Autumn Fair aptly embodies the feeling of Recital as a record label; the infusion of abstract sound art and sentimental beauty – performed by both younger and older generations of artists. Oren Ambarchi - guitar, Ed Atkins - paper shredder, Jason Bannon - family, Derek Baron …
Sphere Studies and Subterranean Bounce
**Limited Edition of 80 copies. 102 pages, perfect bound 6″x6″ book, hand numbered. Includes glass-mastered CD.** Nour Mobarak’s Sphere Studies and Subterranean Bounce is the catalog for her sculpture and audio installation, which adorned the steep hillside of Los Angeles’ Hakuna Matata sculpture garden in the Fall of 2020. Eli Diner’s press release reads: "Up on the hill, Mobarak presents two related bodies of work. The six Sphere Studies are part of her ongoing examination of the material and…
You Are the Audience
This cassette tape is a document of two live performances by the Haffar/Mobarak duo. Their mutual pleasure in variable tunings, granular synthesis, and structured improvisations shaped their collaboration.
Father Fugue
**Edition of250 copies** Recital label head Sean McCann on the record (June, 2019): "Father Fugue is Nour Mobarak's
first full-length album. The Los Angeles-based artist spent years
sculpting this LP, and the result is piercingly emotional. A foray into
her being; a sound artist, a songstress, a sculptor. Nour's creativity
orbits an ever-moving center. Thus, glimpses, reflections, and splinters
of her oeuvre embody Father Fugue. The side-long titular piece
on the LP is unlike anything I ha…