Album cover for Mahbob Kalbak by Belal Alkhatib

Mahbob Kalbak

Belal Alkhatib

About the album

Oh eye that sheds tears and swells Oh my father, the deaf one, who sharpened its sting Oh mother, she runs behind her mother Feeding on grass, the heads of all grass

Beloved, you named me with love After you named me, you named me again You lifted me on your wings above the sky And after you lifted me, you lifted me again

You lifted me on your wings above the sky And you started communicating with me through signals and pain You led me to injustice with a blind inclination And due to your continuous leading, you led me

You reminded me of the days we had I thought it was like today, twelve years old After ten years, I can’t describe it And you abandoned me, abandoned me, abandoned me.

Tracklist

Mahbob Kalbak5:41
Total playing time5:41

Artists

Credits

Producer, recording & mastering engineerBrendon Heinst
Cover photoJonas Sacks
GenreWorld Music
InstrumentationChamberVocal / Choral
Recording dateMarch 2023
Recording locationLutheran Church, Haarlem (NL)
Recording formatDSD 11.2 MHz 1 bit
Mastering formatPCM 352.8 kHz 64 bit
Release dateJuly 7, 2023
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Technical specifications

MicrophonesJosephson C617 w/ Microtech Gefell MK221 capsulesJosephson C42Ehrlund EHR-M
PreamplifiersGrace Design m801mk2
AD/DA conversionMerging Technologies Hapi MkIIMerging Technologies AnubisGrimm Audio CC2 master clock
HeadphonesAudeze LCD-X
LoudspeakersGrimm Audio LS1beGrimm Audio SB1Genelec 8030CW
CablingPurecable Optimus microphone cablesPurecable Optimus power cables