Yara Mrad, Author at Project Revolver

Sleeping With Headphones On: A Chat With Mehrak

Yara MradSeptember 22, 2020

It’s a Monday night, Riwaq opens its door again after weeks of mourning, healing and fixing following the Beirut explosion. Among a group of friends and strang...

Fundraiser Guide: How to Help Lebanon & Its Music Scene

Yara MradAugust 20, 2020

2020 hasn’t been the best for everyone living in Lebanon, to say the least, but it did bring us closer together and it proved to us that we, the people of Leba...

Flirting With Improvisation: The Anthony Tawil Interview

Yara MradJuly 24, 2020

It's a Tuesday evening. I'm rushing through a busy street, drivers letting out their anger through long honks and heavy curses. Earphones on, a fig...

Let’s Thawra: Etyen’s New EP & Label

Yara MradMarch 17, 2020

Etyen is a Lebanese music producer who has been making bodies move to his tunes for quite some time now, raising eyebrows in reaction to his unorthodox music s...

From JACKTHEFISH to BAKISA: Swimming Through The Journey

Yara MradFebruary 21, 2020

You probably know him as JACKTHEFISH or the guy who always fires things up inside the walls of The Ballroom Blitz's goldroom. You've probably heard someone say...

Popping Chewing-Gum: The Vendredi Sur Mer Interview

Yara MradFebruary 18, 2020

Swiss singer/songwriter Charline Mignot (aka Vendredi Sur Mer) has become a name associated with French Electro-Pop. Digging deeper into her music, one should...

[Premiere] Straight From Japan: Light Off / Move On by Springtide

Yara MradFebruary 16, 2020

Springtide is a one-man band based in Tokyo, Japan. He released his first album “Just Before April” in 2008, followed by “This is the End” in 2015. The latter ...

Say His Name Thrice & He’ll Appear: The TEDTEDTED Interview

Yara MradJanuary 15, 2020

It's a cold Friday night, I'm sitting on a high-table at Riwaq thinking about moving houses and planning my weekend. My foot moves to the beat of the music play...

An Ancestral Call: The Bahramji Interview

Yara MradJanuary 13, 2020

Bahramji feels like a gift from our ancestors to pump spirit into our modern age electronic music. From chillout ambient tunes, psychedelic dub and fina...

Kinematik - Murur Al Kiram (by Elie Mouhanna)

Album Review: Kinematik – Murur Al Kiram

Yara MradJanuary 8, 2020

Kinematik is a band that was born in what used to be a shop in Rayfoun, Lebanon, bringing together five members in the name of Post-Rock. If you’re still an ali...

19 Underrated Artists to Listen to in 2020

Yara MradJanuary 6, 2020

It was the first day of 2020 and there were 3 people sleeping over at my place. Although I still don't know how we all fit into my tiny bedroom, we had THE talk...

Family & Friends: An Intimate Event in Its 4th Edition

Yara MradDecember 27, 2019

For the fourth year in a row, Family & Friends get together under one roof for a refined electronic music experience. This year’s reunion is taking place at...