Mâhfoud - The Fear of Dying with Potential (2019)

We are very proud to release Mâhfoud's master piece and debut album 'The Fear Of Dying With Potential' on Klassified Records this spring. This producer, vocalist and classically trained guitarist has a passion for art and music with multidimensional perspectives. He mixes traditional instruments with electronically driven sounds in his work. This statement of intent is informed by his heritage, his parents leaving Syria and being a foreigner in his adoptive country. "All these memories have shaped me as a human being but even more so the way I look at music. No matter where I go, I feel a little bit like a stranger and a little bit like I'm home. Wherever I went in this world, my first impulse would be to take an instrument into my hands and play with locals, record their singing, their drumming, humming or their laughter. When language failed, music prevailed, when words could not describe enough, music would bring tears of joy and understanding." He says the music on the album is "a reflection of these stages of my life" and that the writing process taught him that, "only through sharing, believing in others and helping them reach their dreams we truly will be fulfilled, we will feel home."