Vinyl pressing of Pelegrin’s album Al-Mahruqa

<p style="text-align:center"><em>&ldquo;This is an album that is easy to get lost in, easy to marvel at the aural textures, easy to appreciate the musicianship but very difficult to put down.&rdquo; ─ <strong>Astral Noize</strong></em></p> <p><br /> With these words, Astral Noize magazine describes &ldquo;Al-Mahruqa&rdquo;, the debut album from band Pelegrin, digitally released in September 2019.</p> <p><br /> T<strong>he French trio offers to its listener a 42-minute long sonic tale</strong>. He will follow the footsteps of an ailing war veteran, from the bazaar of Tangier to a millenary temple, carved into the rock at the very end of a desert valley: Al-Maruhqa.</p> <p><br /> En route, the listener will encounter <strong>mesmerizing ambiances</strong>. Melodies soaked with eastern influences. Rock-solid riffs. Unsettling songs, always on the move.<br /> <iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="281" scrolling="no" src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2F-EKTfr2WKo8%3Ffeature%3Doembed&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D-EKTfr2WKo8&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F-EKTfr2WKo8%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=8b7d8dd6504d41af9a77662672aabc2a&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="500"></iframe></p> <p style="margin-left:40px; text-align:center"><em>&quot;Al-Mahruqa is a rich and deeply satisfying album that shows a band that everyone needs to know about. This is Psychedelic Stoner Rock of the highest order.&quot;<br /> ─ <strong>Outlaws of the Sun</strong></em></p> <p style="text-align:center"><br /> <strong>A 100 % DIY ALBUM</strong></p> <p><br /> All three of us - Fran&ccedil;ois (guitar/vocals), Jason (bass) and Antoine (drums) - are driven by a desire to <strong>play the music that we would have liked to hear</strong>. To fill a tiny space that seemed vacant in the ever-expanding galaxy of distorted music. If we roam the lands of stoner, prog and heavy psych, it is with the intention of making a few steps into the unknown.</p> <p><br /> We created &ldquo;Al-Mahruqa&rdquo; with full creative liberty, and a decidedly DIY approach. The songwriting was a long and winding road, covering almost 5 years. The album itself was entirely recorded and mixed by Fran&ccedil;ois expert hands.</p> <p><br /> To achieve a result that is worthy of your listen(s), we&rsquo;ve already engaged a good amount of savings, not to mention thousands of tireless work hours. That is why, as we aim to reach a final milestone, <strong>we call upon you for help</strong> !</p> <p><br /> But first, let us introduce ourselves !</p> <p style="text-align:center"><br /> <strong>Antoine</strong><br /> <img alt="" height="297" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/629187/antoine-1573040550.jpg" width="396" /><br /> There&#39;s a saying : &quot;Your band is screwed whenever your drummer starts writing songs&quot;. We&#39;re safe with Antoine, since he couldn&#39;t tell a D from an A to save his life.</p> <p>But thanks to his sense of rhythm and his bulky build, he&#39;s sometimes quite useful. People&nbsp; even made the link between his loud drumming and a significant drop in rent prices around his parisian neighborhood.</p> <p>Antoine is also the lyrics man.</p> <p style="text-align:center"><br /> <strong>Fran&ccedil;ois</strong><br /> <img alt="" height="297" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/629188/fran_ois-1573040722.JPG" width="396" /></p> <p>Fran&ccedil;ois started playing guitar about the same time he discovered how to pleasure himself. Meaning, sixteen years ago. You&#39;ve guessed it : he&#39;s quite good at it.</p> <p>Other than that, he sings, records and mixes. Yep, he&#39;s pretty much the only one working in this lazy-ass band.</p> <p style="text-align:center"><strong>Jason</strong></p> <p><img alt="" height="297" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/629189/jason-1573040805.JPG" width="396" /><br /> Jason is good-looking, wears a beard and works as a carpenter. It will be no surprise when we&#39;ll catch him walking on water.</p> <p>Meanwhile, he plays bass for Pelegrin. &quot;Bassist ? The uncharismatic dude played the same three notes over and over ?&quot; you&#39;re probably thinking. Well, you don&#39;t know the guy.<br /> #nonstopriffmachine</p>