Review: Straight outta glamorous Guildford, Ayman Rostom has been producing a wide variety of music under numerous aliases since the mid-90s, spanning D&B, hip-hop, funk/soul and more. Here, using his latest nom de guerre The Maghreban, he brings us four slices of deep house from the leftfield side. 'Effendi' is a looping, stuttering concoction of electronic drums and tropical/Caribbean sounds, 'Rocky & Bullwinkle' is a late-night dub funk excursion with added Clangers-like sounds, 'Switched On' takes its camp, Eurodisco beat into unexpectedly tripped-out territory, while 'Finagling' comes on like a live jazz-funk jam. An EP that might take a few listens to sink in, but that rewards the effort.
Review: It has become a tradition for London based outsider house producer The Maghreban to make records commemorating the passing of cats he knew and loved. One of these tracks is for a sadly departed feline named "Martha". Here the artist also known as Dr Zygote presents three captivating jams. One of the tracks features what someone said sounded like too many "Pots & Pans" and indeed this lo-fi and polyrhythmic number reaches near cosmic moments. The sombre title track is a reduced and slow burning jam featuring broken beats, gloomy piano parts and eerie pads that altogether create an unsettling atmosphere. he final track is a tropical and esoteric sounding arrangement he made using "Elka" X705 organ sounds. The Martha EP follows up two great EPs - Brooklyn and Lose It, respectively, released on the Bristolian imprint Black Acre in 2016
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