"Inheritance" is the debut album from Palestinian-American composer and producer Omar Ahmad. I shared his video single a while ago, and today I finally had a proper session with the whole longplay, which saw the light of the day in tape and digital format a month ago thanks to the ever amazing AKP Recordings. And what a stunning record it is. Omar elegantly threads together a warm collage of downtempo grooves, organic trip-hop beats, subtle glitchtronica and ambient atmospheres, taking his listener on an exploratory journey from Brooklyn to the Middle East. "Cendre" from the Fennesz Sakamoto duo as well as DJ Muqata'a's works are quoted by the press release as some of Omar's auditory spirit animals, but I can also recognise some nods to the Hydeout Productions catalogue too - Emancipator and Jemapur in particular come to mind while listening to the album. Overall, a beautiful experience form start to finish.
Grab the cassettes here, and stream the album below.