From the new album 'Everyday is all there is' by Serge Volant the track 'Hosono rented a place' is now playing on M.P.R Ambient.

Release date: Jul 10, 2026

Lebanese artist and composer Serge Volant announces the release of his debut album, “Everyday is all there is”, arriving on August 7.The album itself is rooted in experimental, ambient and cinematic electronic composition, shaped by field recordings and modular synthesizers.

Beirut remains a central reference point, with Serge incorporating audio recordings from across the city. Rawness, density, and quiet melancholy emerge as a result. The record echoes a melancholy that Serge closely associates with Beirut, capturing the tension between nostalgia for the city's past and a connection to its present. Rather than romanticizing the hardships the country continues to endure, the album finds beauty and meaning in everyday life.

Other parts of the album draw from the emotions and experiences of solo travel, exploring new places and, in turn, discovering new aspects of oneself. These moments are captured through field recordings collected along the way, from the birdsong surrounding the CAMP residency in Aulus-les-Bains in the French Pyrenees to the sounds of Corazón, the music and creative hub in La Plata, Argentina. Through these sonic landscapes, the album documents both physical journeys and personal discovery.

Fine feathers sets the tone for the album. Its title, drawn from the phrase “fine feathers don’t make fine animals,” reflects a tension between appearance and essence. I too, will pray for your god is inspired by the unexpected connections formed with strangers along the road. Through these brief but intense encounters, different belief systems become less abstract and more deeply human. The piece reflects the lasting impression of carrying a fragment of someone else's worldview with you, a quiet gesture of respect, empathy, and shared humanity that remains long after the encounter itself has passed.

In its final moments, the album turns inward. A recorded phone recording made after attending a night out with Beirut appears unpolished, left intentionally intact, closing the work with an openness that resists resolution.

The process of releasing the album has not been without difficulties. In a moment marked by ongoing instability and war, Serge has repeatedly reconsidered the timing of the release, questioning the role of artistic output in the face of crisis. Ultimately, the decision to proceed stems from a belief that creation remains a form of resistance and self expression rather than distraction. The album does not attempt to resolve the regional context, but to exist within it, holding space for memory, emotion, and shared experience.

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