SNAKESKIN is a Beirut-based duo making electronic dream-pop that blends ambient, industrial, and experimental elements. The project brings together producer and musician Fadi Tabbal and singer-songwriter Julia Sabra, also a member of the indie trio Postcards. The duo’s third album We live in sand will be out on October 10, 2025 as a co-release between Ruptured and Beacon Sound. Written as the war in Gaza spread to Lebanon, it is their starkest and most immediate work to date, combining industrial beats, ambient dirges, and Sabra’s distinctive vocals. Their self-titled debut (Beacon Sound/Ruptured, 2022) was written in the aftermath of the Beirut port explosion and introduced their textured, atmospheric sound. They Kept Our Photographs (Mais Um Records, 2024) expanded their palette, incorporating noisier production and excursions into hyperpop and electronica, while Sabra’s lyrics engaged more directly with the region’s ongoing violence.
Live videos: Sunburst: https://youtu.be/YMGPr4v_m_w All the birds: https://youtu.be/zd0HQtd6o3o Signs: https://youtu.be/_NaocZZsmJY Roots: https://youtu.be/KZKTovQi7mY
Music videos: Bodies by Rachelle Tabet: https://youtu.be/mQgICbtMENQ In Our Garden by Mark Eid: https://youtu.be/jjThu7RINGE One by One by Rami Sabbagh: https://youtu.be/DrK10hu8YKU
Kvelvane/Elnan Duo:
Duoen er forankret i jazztradisjonen, med vekt på egne referanser, nærvær, risiko og dynamikk. Heidi Kvelvanes fascinasjon for folkemusikk og 60-tals jazz setter et tydelig preg på uttrykket, mens Johannes Elnan driver musikken videre med lyttende og stødig autoritet. Sammen utforsker de møtet mellom tradisjon og spontanitet, og publikum kan vente seg en opplevelse som er ærlig, uttrykksfull, nyskapende og ektefølt.
Heidi Kvelvane - saksofoner Johannes Elnan - kontrabass
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