Snakeskin, the Lebanese duo comprised of producer Fadi Tabbal and singer-songwriter Julia Sabra, performed live at Le Guess Who? 2025 following the release of their latest album 'We live in sand'. You can listen to, and relive, the full performance via the recording below.
Moody, luminous and quietly feral, Snakeskin’s music floats voluptuous vocals over a bed of industrial beats, ambient drone and shapeshifting electronics. Dream pop in form but not in spirit, the Beirut-based duo transforms regional violence into visceral, poetic soundscapes, like distorted lullabies for an unsteady world. Their songs build electronic constructions of tenderness and tension, pairing poignant melodies with brutalist sonic architecture. Over a decade of collaboration, the duo have sculpted a sound that is both melancholic and radiant: a haunting palette of reflection, collapse and resistance.
Le Guess Who? Recordings
The publication of this recording is part of Le Guess Who?’s ongoing expansion of the festival’s recordings archive, with 150+ recordings from past editions now freely available online.
This archive contains audio and/or video recordings of performances by The Dwarfs of East Agouza, The Cosmic Tones Research Trio, Ali Sethi & Nicolás Jaar, aja monet, ASA-CHANG & Junray, DARKSIDE, Meshell Ndegeocello, Kamilya Jubran, Alan Sparhawk, Stereolab, Tom Skinner, Selda Bağcan, clipping., Aldous Harding, Deerhunter, Art Ensemble of Chicago, The Microphones, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Arooj Aftab, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, and many more.
Captured at EKKO on Saturday, 8 November 2025.
Audio recording by Rens van Waterschoot; mix by Marc Broer
and Snakeskin
Photography by Lisanne Lentink
