Faten Kanaan

A composer of experimental electronic music, Faten Kanaan has developed a unique approach based around creating live loops played manually without the aid of samplers or sequencers. Involved in New York's electronic and synth scene since the late 2000s, she began releasing music during the following decade, earning acclaim for dramatic, dark-hued works like 2016's The Botanist & the Archaeologist and 2018's Foxes. U.K. indie Fire Records signed her ahead of 2020's A Mythology of Circles, which fused tranquil soundscapes with cinematic horror film influences. The mysterious Afterpoem followed in 2023. Not long after its release, Kanaan moved to Jordan where she recorded her next album, 2025's Diary of a Candle.