SON—004: Grond / Soil
On the day of Eid al-Fitr (Sugar Feast), Sonhouse Records released Grond, a brand new record, produced by Faisal Chatar and 'Yong' Yello Staelens.
Grond (soil) tells the tragicomic story of a Moroccan brother and sister who take over their father's funeral business and want to modernise it. Instead of repatriating Belgian Muslims to their country of origin and burying them there according to Muslim traditions, they decide to import the holy soil.
What we did:
music production. music supervision. edit/mix/master. PR. distribution in collaboration with PIAS
Designed by Elke Verschatse
Western and Arabic sounds, combined with hip-hop beats are mixed in a refined way. Faisal and Yello produced twenty songs that immediately make you long for summer. In Brussels, Tangier or simply elsewhere.
Listen to the soundtrack below:
Grond The Soundtrack is available on all digital platforms or on vinyl.
Faisal Chatar and Yello Staelens:
"Grond is about the clash between traditional Moroccan values and Brussels city culture. We tried to translate that by combining Moroccan instruments like Krakebs and Qanuns with thick hip-hop beats. It sounds as if Timbaland is eating a merguez sandwich in a Molenbeek snack bar while Aznavour sounds through a distorted FM radio."
In the spotlight:
mentioned by Vertigo
Production Company: Lunanime
Director: Adil Er Arbi, Bilall Fallah & Mathieu Mortelmans
Scenario: Wannes Cappelle, Dries Heyneman & Zouzou Ben Chikha
Music Supervision: Mounir Hathout
Music Production: Faisal Chatar & Yello Staelens