Cosmic Analog Ensemble - The Center & the Margin (The Free Association Syndicate) (2022)

Cosmic Analog Ensemble is the brainchild of prolific Lebanese music producer and multi-instrumentalist Charif Megarbane, a one-man musical force who writes, performs and produces all of its creative output. With a DIY music ethos, Megarbane has crafted an inimitable style of instrumental music, a melting pot of global sounds that effortlessly glides between 1960s Italian library music, Spaghetti-Western soundtracks, afrobeat, Middle Eastern psychedelia and hip-hop breaks. In little more than a decade, Megarbane has released over 100 albums, offering an experimental musical diary of his late-night improvised sessions, recorded across Beirut, Nairobi, Paris, London and Lisbon – the various cities he's called home. Released under CAE and multiple other aliases such as Trans-Mara Express, Tapeman No.1, Free Association Syndicate and Monumental Detail, Megarbane's vast discography is archived on his own independent label and digital platform Hisstology, a window into his expansive yet insular musical universe, in which he plays (almost) every part.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Cosmic Analog Ensemble - Farewell Eyes (4:11)
1.02 - Cosmic Analog Ensemble - A Hand for the Band (3:52)
1.03 - Cosmic Analog Ensemble - The Hitchhiker's Thumb (5:21)
1.04 - Cosmic Analog Ensemble - Frôleur d'Abîmes (5:07)
1.05 - Cosmic Analog Ensemble - Jambes Longues, Idées Courtes (1:56)
1.06 - Cosmic Analog Ensemble - A Bystander's Point of View (4:03)
1.07 - Cosmic Analog Ensemble - Vocabulaires Solitaires (4:42)
1.08 - Cosmic Analog Ensemble - A Band for the Hand (3:32)
1.09 - Cosmic Analog Ensemble - Calmly Narrated Tragedies (5:02)
1.10 - Cosmic Analog Ensemble - A Best Chance to Impress (3:26)
1.11 - Cosmic Analog Ensemble - Les Possibilités Basiques d'Enchevêtrement (4:34)
1.12 - Cosmic Analog Ensemble - Triangles & Squares (2:19)