Saitün

Bored of the boundaries of western pop music, the boys of Swiss Psychedelic-World-Rock Band Saitün delve into the possibilities of world music, questioning solidified structures in their earlier artistic work. That diversity of genres and cultural identities is woven into a playful, yet urgent firework.

It doesn’t take long for their energetic sound to be heard in 2018, despite just being founded and barely findable on the internet. The Basel based quartet plays a string of shows in renowned clubs and festivals throughout Switzerland, sharing the stage with the likes of Liraz (ISR), The Heavy (UK) or The Mystery Lights (US). This also results in a few sponsorship rewards for their work.

Their spree is abruptly put to a stop by the pandemic, planned tours are being postponed and/or cancelled. Saitün stay put, found their own label mon petit canard and complete their debut full-length Al’Azif (the buzz(ing)).

Al’Azif is mixed and produced by David Lasry (Don’t Kill The Beast, Brainchild) in Basel and mastered by Brian “Big Bass” Gardner (Queens Of The Stone Age, 50 Cent, David Bowie) in the US.

Like the wrecking sound of a buzzing swarm of locusts above the deserts of the orient, as if Jack White and Erkin Koray would have drank too much Raki together and gotten into a fight. The title of the album refers to the fictional work “Al’ Azif”, written by fictional lyricist Abdul Alhazred.
Lyrics dealing with liberty, compulsion and consumption fuse into a nasty concoction of heavy guitar riffs, eastern rhythms and catchy melodies. With their massive debut, Saitün accomplishes to seduce the listener into a psychedelic adventure with an uncertain and surprising ending. A band to be heard.