Al Doum & The Faryds

Al Doum & The Faryds are a psych-tribal-jazz collective formed in Milan in 2010, built on the use of analogue instruments, a reliance on psychedelic improvisation, and a strong sense of community. Their self-titled debut in 2011 caught the attention of Julian Cope and opened up a discography that runs through “Positive Force” (2012) and “Cosmic Love” (2014), up to the jazz-rock turn marked by “Spirit Rejoin” (2018), released alongside the Swiss label Bongo Joe Records.

The Lombard outfit records at Guscio Recording Studio, a workshop-space owned by guitarist and sound engineer Lorenz; all their albums are pressed and distributed by Black Sweat Records, the label founded by bassist and singer Davide "Dome" Domenichini. Guscio Recording Studio is also the shared home of sister band Addict Ameba, with whom they share a spirit, an approach and some permanent members of the line-up — another eclectic, visionary project conceived to break down boundaries, both stylistic and geographic.

Having passed the ten-year mark, Al Doum & The Faryds have become an authoritative name in the Italian psych underground circuit, and in 2021 they released "Freaky People" (joining forces with La Tempesta Dischi), further expanding their sonic vocabulary.

"Hypnagogic", their sixth album, released in January 2026, consolidates a formula in which their richly psychedelic sound blends with an overwhelming form of ethno-jazz with strong exotic overtones. Driving rhythms, horns that seek out dissonance, electric guitars that never shy away from infectious solos, all in a mode of "calculated improvisation" that leaves room for individual technique while still staying within the nimble limits of the "song format". A positive, vital, energetic atmosphere, enriched by joyful vocal arrangements.

The hypnotic component becomes less pronounced than in the past (significant traces remain in "Money II", the most lysergic moment with its wah-wah guitars), giving way to a Carnival of sounds and colours (on "Borracho" it feels like being in Rio), finding its only meditative moments in "Money I" (with its more spiritual streak) and "Utopia II", which retains something of Pink Floyd, with a guitar that at times recalls Gilmour. The album is structured around three core sections ("Arise", "Money", "Utopia"), each split into two movements; each core section is separated by a further track ("Borracho" and "Party Cells"). Free-form architectures for modern world music

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aldoum.bandcamp.com

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