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

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/basma-and-temir-alcy-nad-review-skulking-sultry-french-moroccan-crew-evoke-this-shifting-season/
- Published: 2026-10-23T07:30:03+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T08:08:14+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/oct/23/basma-and-temir-alcy-nad-review
- Topics: Culture, Entertainment, Music, TV

## Key points

- Basma and Temir Alcy’s *NAD* blends folk, shoegaze and ambient sounds.
- Its 11 tracks explore loss, renewal and seasonal change.
- “Al Atlal” and “Ana Jaya” are among the standouts.

## Summary

French-Moroccan vocalist Basma and Paris-based group Temir Alcy’s album *NAD* explores loss and new beginnings through a dark, atmospheric blend of folk, shoegaze and ambient music. Its slow, shifting rhythms and elusive textures create a palpable tension, while Basma’s performance gives the album a strong emotional centre.

The 11 tracks combine her Darija and French vocals with drones, reverb-soaked strings, sub-bass and subtle electronic sounds. Standouts include “Al Atlal”, which moves like a haunted lullaby, and “Ana Jaya”, where voices and instruments blur as the sound fades. The article also briefly recommends three other releases: a compilation of 1980s Turkish pop, an atmospheric album by Hysterical Love Project, and experimental dub from Holy Tongue.

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