#84 Seller of 2005! Hailing from New York City, Rahim are the new kids on the block, despite having already completed 3 tours and selling out of their first 2 7" releases. Over the past year of recording and touring, Rahim have come into their own. Sonically, the band is an amalgamation of Blonde Redhead, Television, Fugazi and Sonic Youth, pulling influences from former torchbearers and catapulting the sound into something completely new. Jungles was recorded with J Robbins (Jawbox, Promise Ring, to   [ read more ]

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Recorded with J. Robbins, Ideal Lives is beautiful and unattractive, sinister and hopeful at once. The record is a true testament to the progression and diligence of a band constantly evolving. There's something to be said about the sound of a Rahim song; it's encoded in every fiber of every song the band puts forth. It's an overwhelming sense of identity and it has been with the band since the very beginning.[ read more ]

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Rahim's Long Island roots allowed for a unique musical direction, and their proximity to NYC added an appropriate dose of urban awareness and ambition. This second full-length is full of tense melodies, expansive synth textures, and restless percussive energy that come off like the soundtrack to urban living on the brink of apocalypse.

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After releasing and touring extensively on their 2006 album Ideal Lives, Long Island band Rahim encountered a lineup change and began the year-long process of writing their most recent record, Laughter. "The Same," which will be released on limited-edition green 7" vinyl as well as digitally on the band's website, is the single from this record. The song itself, as well as its non-album b-side "When She Arrives," exemplify the stride Rahim has made with their new lineup. Again produced by J. R   [ read more ]

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Recorded with J. Robbins, Ideal Lives is beautiful and unattractive, sinister and hopeful at once. The record is a true testament to the progression and diligence of a band constantly evolving. There's something to be said about the sound of a Rahim song; it's encoded in every fiber of every song the band puts forth. It's an overwhelming sense of identity and it has been with the band since the very beginning.

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Rahim's Long Island roots allowed for a unique musical direction, and their proximity to NYC added an appropriate dose of urban awareness and ambition. This second full-length is full of tense melodies, expansive synth textures, and restless percussive energy that come off like the soundtrack to urban living on the brink of apocalypse.

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Hailing from New York City, Rahim are the new kids on the block, despite having already completed 3 tours and selling out of their first 2 7' releases. Over the past year of recording and touring, Rahim have come into their own. Sonically, the band is an amalgamation of Blonde Redhead, Television, Fugazi and Sonic Youth, pulling influences from former torchbearers and catapulting the sound into something completely new. Jungles was recorded with J Robbins (Jawbox, Promise Ring, tons of othes), repres   [ read more ]

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