Inventive arrangement and nouvelle vague quality...
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Inventive arrangement and nouvelle vague quality...
Exordium doesn’t unfold like a typical composition. It pulses like a ceremonial awakening, blending impressionistic textures with transcultural harmonies and an eerie sense of space… Each phrase feels symbolic, like part of a cosmic dialogue between light and dark, death and life, sky and earth. Dahroug isn’t merely composing — he’s invoking something ancient and spiritual…
The sonic ritual of duality: between Egyptian tradition and European avant-garde
Sherif Dahroug continues to push the boundaries of contemporary music, crafting sonic sanctuaries that resonate with infinite depth...
Sherif Dahroug heads into the woods...
The acclaimed Franco-Egyptian producer, pianist, and composer returns with a new and somewhat abstract work. Dichotomy features five long instrumental piano tracks — a sonic ritual where echoes of the cosmos’s primordial birth resound. Exploring duality, central to Egyptian philosophy, the work presents a cycle of five symbolic metamorphoses… all delivered with great sensitivity at the piano.
Mr. Sherif Dahroug is a non-series and award-winning composer and author… “Exordium: Horizon Of The Sycamores” opens his conceptual album “Dichotomy.” The music touches on avant-garde, non-classical elements, expanding standard forms. The album’s narrative draws on ancient Egypt — a cinematic concept demanding serious listening.
This dynamic interaction lets the neoclassical basis expand while jazz elements offer surprising life and complexity… The tune carries an ancient mystery, triggering images of Egyptian heritage and metaphysical breadth… The music wonderfully expresses duality: restriction and dynamism, heritage and modernity, mystery and revelation.
A transcendent experience… a sonic architecture that feels ancient and futuristic at once. Bold, cohesive, and uniquely poetic.
The definition of dichotomy is established by the ritual structure — not rupture, but summoning dissonant parts of a whole… The repeated dissonant chord with a harmonious, mysterious melody creates urgency while guiding the listener through the tale’s rises and falls.
A deeply emotional and technically accomplished work of instrumental classical music… a vivid, immersive atmosphere told with clarity and resonance. A singular artistic voice that deserves recognition beyond genre boundaries.
The album was featured on Episode 2 of The Mark & Wayne Show, airing Sundays on Glacer FM at 10:15 p.m. EST.
Sounds like a deeply ambitious and strikingly cohesive piece of work… ritual felt in pacing and transitions, abstraction and evocative imagery, instrumentation that invites close, uninterrupted listening. Rare to hear contemporary classical works this conceptually complete while leaving space for mystery and interpretation.
Composer Sherif Dahroug presents DICHOTOMY – A Tone Poem of Five Metamorphoses for Piano, a 39-minute sonic ritual exploring cosmic dualities inspired by ancient Egypt… a meditative soundscape where light, dark, life, and death converge.
Featured in Best Undiscovered Releases by Bad Architect Records.
The whole piece feels intentional — honest, immersive, and strikingly real.
A very compelling track, with a progression that unfolds beautifully and maintains a strong, captivating flow.