XADREX شطرنج: Husam Abed & Cyril Kaplan (CZ)
XADREX شطرنج is a fresh music project of producer, drummer and vocalist Cyril Kaplan (Vložte kočku, Mutanti hledaj východisko) and oud player, vocalist and performer Husam Abed. Interplay between melodies composed for the oud and motives from the electronic music realm results in an immersive sonic and musical experience. Husam and Cyril started their collaboration in years 2019 and 2020, finding their common musical language during work on soundtracks for two video art projects by Jiří Žák. This phase of collaboration culminated in a Tv-streamed performance during the second wave of covid-related restrictions. Reuniting in 2023, Xadrex evolved their sound with the addition of vocals and tougher, dance-driven arrangements, blending their electronic post-rockish cinematic version of world music with elements of indie pop and experimental rap. Their first EP called 7 was released under Swedish label Ostron Music in March 2025.
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Svež glasbeni projekt producenta, bobnarja in vokalista Cyrila Kaplana (Vložte kočku, Mutanti hledaj východisko) ter virtuoza, vokalista in performerja Husama Abeda. Preplet melodij, ustvarjenih za oud, in motivov iz sveta elektronske glasbe ustvarja poglobljeno zvočno izkušnjo. Husam in Cyril sta sodelovanje začela v letih 2019 in 2020, ko sta razvila skupni glasbeni jezik ob delu na zvočnih podlagah za dva video umetniška projekta Jiříja Žáka. Ponovno združena v letu 2023, sta kot XADREX nadgradila svoj zvok z vokali in bolj udarnimi, plesnimi aranžmaji, ki njuno elektronsko, post-rockovsko in filmsko različico world music prepletajo z elementi indie popa in eksperimentalnega rapa. Njuna prva EP plošča z naslovom 7 je izšla marca 2025 pri švedski založbi Ostron Music.