Slutterhouse on stage is no longer a duo.

Last december, Nabil and I decided that the Slutterhouse live experience should be completely different from the one we have in the studio. We have come to realise that during our Dubai Sound City shows, having noticed that it was very difficult for us to keep the show up to the music on big stages. We also happened to watch some extremely exciting electronic pop bands like Dan Black and We Have Band whom we were sharing the stage with, and their live lineups gave us many interesting ideas about where we could take Slutterhouse next.

Those of you who were at the last gig we did in Beirut last December were surprised by the absence of Nabil. Instead, they saw two extra-musicians/techs George Zouein and Nader Mansour on stage with me; that was only a first step into experimenting how would Slutterhouse look and sound best. This concert lead to a lot of questions from many people about Slutterhouse’s future in terms of lineup, band members, Nabil’s implication, etc.

And the answer is very simple. Slutterhouse is Rabih Salloum and Nabil Saliba, there is no other way around that. We are still writing music together and exchanging samples, demos, and ideas that we shall put down together during our next studio sessions in Beirut for the next album.

However, Slutterhouse’s live shows have developed into something rawer, more energetic, and definitely more exciting.
Today, the Slutterhouse live lineup is Vincent Vargas on synths/machines, Louis de Leusse on bass guitar, Anthony Abi Nader on drums, and me.

The band looks and sounds great live and I can honestly tell you I have never enjoyed being in a band as much as now. Rehearsals have been making me so happy I can’t wait to experience what the live gigs will be like with these new Slutterboys.

Londoners, see you on Tuesday!

Rabih