Lumi is a
Lebanese krautrock band composed of Marc Codsi and Mayaline Hage. The band was formed in 2006, and has released two full-length studio albums.
History
The band's style is a mixture of electro and rock and gained rapid attention in
Beirut
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...
. After a few concerts in Beirut
nightclub
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Nightclubs gener ...
s like The Basement and B018, they released a self-produced EP. In 2006 during the
Israeli invasion of Lebanon they wrote the song "Not Our War" and at the end of that summer they shot a video for their track "Don't F with my cat" with director Sary Sehnaoui.
In 2007 they signed with EMI Arabia, which led them to record their first album in
Düsseldorf
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with producer Andi Thomas from
Mouse on Mars
Mouse on Mars is a German electronic music duo formed in 1993 by Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma. Their music is a blend of electronic genres including IDM, dub, krautrock, breakbeat and ambient, featuring heavy use of organic analog synth and ...
. The album ''Two Tears in Water'' was released in June 2008. Following a crisis in the music industry shortly after their record deal, the band took a long hiatus.
In 2017, they released their second full-length album, The Night Was A Liar, through the Studio Keeward artist-in-residence program. The album was recorded at Montreal's Thee Mighty Hotel 2 Tango Studio with producer Radwan Moumneh (
Jerusalem in my Heart), with
SUUNS' Liam O'Neill on drums and Jessica Moss on violin.
They have toured extensively in Lebanon, Paris,
[Lumi sur Telerama , http://sortir.telerama.fr/concerts/lumi,n5303869.php] London and Berlin.
Discography
* Untitled, EP (2007), self-released
*''
Two Tears in Water'' (2008), EMI/Virgin Music
*''
The Night Was A Liar'' (2017), Studio Keeward
References
External links
Lumi MySpaceLumi Facebook
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Lebanese rock music groups