TEROUZ

Cairo Jazz Club, 2001, 27 year old illustrator Karim Terouz is opening his eyes at the end of 16 bar falsetto improv ‘’a la Springsteen’’ to a stunned crowd and a DJ in the background whispering ‘’Do it again…DO IT AGAIN!’’
He knew…

It’s 2019, Karim has been living in Montreal for 11 years, his first single ‘’Outstanding’’ under his monackher TEROUZ has already been deemed “one of the best tracks of the year' by California’s Rawckus Magazine.
TEROUZ combined 80s shimmering synths, dance hall beats with muscular bass lines and nuanced, operatic alt-rock vocals a-la David Bowie for a sound that is as unique as it is familiar; a retro flavoured , intimate vibe he calls ‘’Hypno-Noir’’

''Outstanding'' is better than excellent, entering the rarified realm of superlative. This is one of the best tracks of the year, sexy, powerful, and inspiring.''
- Rawckus Magazine

‘’This is high-quality songwriting. Pop noir at its very best. Both catching and touching with echoes from The National and Beirut. Amazingly orchestrated, richly arranged and Terouz’s appealing vox all over it.’’ -TUTV

His charged up and highly propelling second single ‘’BURN’’ brought the catchiness to the next level in 2020.
Nesting in dark wave territory and sticking to his production team of Andre Galamba (Guitar/Bass) and Gabriel Ethier (beats, synths and mix), the Egyptian/Canadian has successfully strung love and lust heartbeats with vocals balancing between Interpol‘s maestro Paul Banks and Editors‘ frontman Tom Smith.
Background harmonies accent his impassioned love cry with quaking tones reminiscent of Ennio Morricone’s Spaghetti Western

‘’ We can’t stop hitting the repeat button. It’s a real melodic number with a pulsating drum-beat that we can’t get enough of..’’-The indie machine


Karim is Currently releasing his 3third cyber punk, vengeance tale inspired ‘’Big Boy Games’’ and is expected to release his first EP in 2021 as well.