Basma and Temir Alcy: NAD review – skulking, sultry French-Moroccan crew evoke this shifting season

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According to The Guardian, the new album 'NAD' by French-Moroccan vocalist Basma and the Paris-based group Temir Alcy is a dark and disorienting work that explores themes of loss and new beginnings through swampy, downtempo rhythms. The 11-track album, which sits between folk, shoegaze, and ambient, creates a captivating sense of tension using reverb-soaked strings, droning passages, and sluggish beats. Basma sings in a mixture of Darija (vernacular Arabic) and French, delivering poetic snapshots of shifting seasons. Guardian critic Safi Bugel describes Basma's performance as captivating, highlighting the subtle textural elements and the creative integration of instruments like the oud and traditional percussion alongside experimental electronics.