quick random updates/news:
1) Solo oud piece inspired by and dedicated to those struggling for truth in Iran should be up in a few days.
2) Is thinking of a side music project ( like i really have the time for it lol)... Is NM ready for a taqwacore band? I'm hearing it, tunes are coming. It's time, brothers and sisters, you know it. Metal/improv/groove/ improvised poetry, VERY LOUD and VERY HOLY. Last Exit meets Hafiz. Looking for performers inspired to extreme states of fearlessness of the duniya via Allah's love for creation; and we'll take that fearlessness onstage to transform others.
Some personnel options are coming into play; stay tuned for details.
3) Sofi, sweetie that she is, voted for her dad Mustafa Stefan Dill in the guitar Player Readers poll after seeing me cast my vote for fellow Albuquerque musician Ryan McGarvey in the blues category.... sofi put me in the experimental, world and new talent categories, and if you're inclined, so can you, here.
We have a great fan base here, thank you all -- if everyone voted, this music could spread far and wide, thanks to your support.
4) Final edits under way for the electric portion of the Duo release; rehearsing and refining all the acoustic oud material. Too early to tell when we'll start tracking that; sometime in Jan.
Thanks everyone for all your support this past year! Its been a great year of progress and momentum for us, and the best is yet to come.
Best wishes and blessings to everyone for your 2010!