Bassel Al-Rahim
M. Bassel Al-Rahim is a sound designer and electronic musician. You can find some of Bassel's other work here.
Sounds
Feel the Sky
Bassel Al-Rahim, Jaye Kranz, Ariana Martinez
May 29, 2020
These works extend from the same starting point – a recording from 1992 made by a news reporter... These works extend from the same starting point – a recording from 1992 made by a news reporter unfamiliar with field recording, but entranced by a chance encounter with trumpeter swans on an icy lake.
And The Sea Gave Up the Dead Which Were In It
Bassel Al-Rahim
March 29, 2019
"I started making this piece in the summer of 2017. That year marked 15 years since the US... "I started making this piece in the summer of 2017. That year marked 15 years since the US invasion of Iraq. From the piece’s conception, my plan was to create a sonic eulogy commemorating this anniversary; to construct an audioverse where I could reflect on the hubris of the United States and its acolytes."
Pieces
The Burdened Land
May 29, 2020