Omar Ahmad - Inheritance • Remixed

Omar Ahmad's debut LP "Inheritance" from last year got a remix treatment and release via the ever-reliable AKP Recordings. "Inheritance • Remixed" boasts eight spaced out tracks, featuring reworks from Sam O.B., Tammy Lakkis, Ki Oni, Solpara, Otodojo, Andrew Charles Edman, Kirin McElwain and Val Bess. The opening edit by Sam O.B. stole me straight away with it's pusling hip-hop instrumental in the vein of AFTA-1. Deconstructed and almost-meditative minimal beat from ACE brings to mind Leaving Records' classics, while Kirin's take on "Sham Oasis" feels like it was made for a theatre stage. The album is full of twists and turns in terms of genres, so make sure to give this one a go - it'll be worth it.

Get the digital here, and stream the album in full below.

Omar Ahmad - Inheritance

"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.

Omar Ahmad - Lapses // video

First video single from Palestinian-American composer, producer, DJ and sound artist Omar Ahmad, promoting his upcoming album "Inheritance" on AKP Recordings. Unfortunately YT censored the video so you have to click here to watch it. You can pre-order the album on tape here.