Saint Abdullah & Eomac

Saint Abdullah & Eomac is a long distance, ongoing collaboration between Mohammad and Mehdi, New York based Iranian-Canadian brothers who make up Saint Abdullah and Eomac, aka Ian McDonnell, a producer based in Wicklow, Ireland.

Saint Abdullah’s practice is rooted in sonic storytelling, and media, blending geo-politics, religion, and social behavior. Eomac's sound draws from obscure samples and raw synthesis in an ongoing exploration of intense, visceral music for body and soul. Initially starting work together in 2019, they were mutual fans of each other's music and found that their own productions, Saint Abdullah using outboard analogue gear and Eomac in the box, complemented each other with a sense of rawness and heavy use of samples and extreme contrasts.

Mohammad says of the collaboration: "As a collective, we exist to test the revolutionary possibilities within sound and sonic storytelling. As a means to finding a vision of the future and for building cultural dialogue today.” This explorative attitude has led to a number of releases so far - 2021’s ‘Patience of a Traitor’ on Nicolas Jaar’s Other People label, two releases in 2023 on Mike Paradinas’ Planet Mu - the EP ‘A Vow Not to Read’ and the album ‘Chasing Stateless' – and the album 'Light Meteors Crashing Around You Will Not Confuse You' on Drowned by Locals in early 2024.

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