We really can’t get enough of this amazing track “Born To Leave” by electronic producers duo Wake Island. The minute we heard this track we fall in love with it and couldn’t get it out of our heads! The track has a catchy Middle Eastern tune blends with stunning dark vibes. The lyrics are original and meaningful and the vocal melodies are very catchy. The production of this track is polished, smart and took this record to the next level. The singing voice is a piece of art and meshes with the production perfectly which allows the melodies to sparkle. This is one of the best tracks we’ve heard in months! We hope you love it as much as we do and we hope we get to see more projects from this duo soon!
WHAT THE DUO SAYS ABOUT THIS SONG:
“With Born To Leave, we tell our immigration story from Lebanon to Canada, with all the challenges, excitement and hardships that it entails when leaving one’s home and moving to a new society. By telling our story, we hope to underline the universality of our experience, and its relatability even for people who have not immigrated. These feelings and hardships are inherent in every facet of modern society, and we believe that it is an extremely important time for stories like ours to reach as many people as possible so we can rise up to the social challenge we all face and build a better future.“
ABOUT THE DUO:
Wake Island is an electronic producer duo originally from Beirut and now based between Montreal and New York. Through their music, they attempt to reconcile their Arab roots with their North American lives, infusing Middle-eastern sounds into songs that are inspired by Detroit techno and 80-90s pop/rock.
The band is comprised of Philippe Manasseh and Nadim Maghzal, who met in Montreal in the early 2000s. While pursuing a biology Ph.D. and a finance degree, they became part of the flourishing local music scene and threw themselves into a series of musical projects.
In 2016 came their sophomore album “Out”, a work of self-aware transition and a vehicle for personal and spiritual awakening. This record was a milestone, affirming Manasseh’s queer identity and the band’s electronic sound. It was followed in early 2017 by the “Sentimental Animals” EP, a collection of dance tracks that set the tone for their next album, the result of a long evolution and introspection.
Wake Island is currently cementing its place in their local Arab and queer scenes. Their upcoming full length offers songs in three languages (English, French and Arabic) that testify to a truly personal perspective on modern life in Western societies. The band forged a personalized approach to their live performances, deep-diving into their core energy to create a celebration of diversity and musically unique experiences to surprise their public each time.
