aberrance
The album is also available for purchase in Beirut at Virgin Megastores, Beirut Art Center, Music Now, Chico, and Onomatopeia The Music Hub.
The album is also available for purchase in Beirut at Virgin Megastores, Beirut Art Center, Music Now, Chico, and Onomatopeia The Music Hub.
Excerpts from Metro Almadina - Recorded live on June 27, 2018
A short documentary about Miran's first visit and musical pilgrimage to his native Armenia.
Music by David Bowie (Man Who Sold The World), Arabic adaptation by Miran Gurunian
Man Who Sold Eldunya (Acoustic) by GURUMIRAN - Recorded in Light FM Studios
Inspired by Imane Homsy's Cycle of Dances, Imane's Dance is my personal tribute to her and her music.
Armenian folk song aka Finjan - GURUMIRAN electro-rock rework
What's that blend of Mediterranean melodies with electro-synth, jazz guitar, violin, and Lebanese-Armenian percussive elements?
I have known this man since 2001, back when we used to have our own bands and musical projects as students in the American University of Beirut.
Gurumiran, a.k.a. Miran Gurunian, is an audiophile, DJ, audio engineer, guitarist, lyricist, music producer and songwriter based in Beirut, Lebanon.
Recorded in 2015, Aberrance is his first solo album and—born out of a desire for new beginnings—signals a departure from Gurumiran’s usual tendencies and musical path.
Inspired by both Berlin and Beirut, as well as a search for anonymity and a return to roots, it explores fresh sonic possibilities, combining a variety of musical styles such as jazz guitar with electronic overtones reminiscent of pioneers like Depeche Mode, New Order and Thom Yorke.
The many decisions that were made in and for Aberrance—sometimes spontaneously—are all pretty much against the current of how Gurumiran has previously done things, hence the name of the album. From his choices of writing and recording, to the musicians that he worked with. He departed from his usual creative environment, consisting of immersing with his band, and focused on initiating the writing by using a single guitar line combined with an electronic effect, ultimately shaping the diverse electro-acoustical soundscapes of the album.