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The Skinny
Fatima Al Qadiri takes us through the rich, vibrant history of Arabic music and culture on her latest Hyperdub release, Medieval Femme
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The Quietus
For Hyperdub fans, or just fans of hearing the same sound continue indefinitely, this record will be an essential addition
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Uncut
Here she uses soft synths to emulate an organ, lute and pipes, which combine on the likes of “Vanity” and “Qasmuna (Dreaming)” to cast an alluring spell, evoking the likes of vintage Boards Of Canada and Catarina Barbieri’s superb Ecstatic Computation. Print edition only
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Pitchfork
Following the camp-infused club music of 2017’s Shaneera, Al Qadiri once again examines questions of gender and representation in the Arab world, this time invoking women poets of the Middle Ages
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All Music
Channeling the sense of yearning expressed by the poetry the album draws from, Medieval Femme is sorrowful yet freeing
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Spectrum Culture
Fatima Al Qadiri’s third album is a thing of fragile, otherworldly beauty, a triumph of traditional-themed electronica where style may seem to triumph over substance; but in fact the two are interchangeable
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The Observer
This LA-based Kuwaiti artist combines early music with digital dubs to dreamlike effect
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