Published
Wed, Feb 7, 2018, 16:25
- His influences include "steppers reggae, broken beat and dark modal jazz."
R&S Records will release The Maghreban's first album in March.
The wide-reaching 01DEAS is born of Ayman Rostom's eclectic listening habits. Where most of his singles sit somewhere between house and hip-hop, his debut LP explores a range of ideas by drawing on jungle, reggae, jazz and Afrobeat. "The 12-inch format is great for the club," he says, "but I wanted to go a bit deeper with it." It's his first release for R&S Records, following EPs for his label, Zoot, and Black Acre.
Check out our profile on The Maghreban from 2015.
Listen to the album cut "Sham."
Tracklist
A1 Eddies
A2 Crime Jazz
A3 Can’t Breathe feat. Anushka
A4 Hi Top Remix feat. A-F-R-O
B1 Sham
B2 Mike’s Afro feat. Gatto Fritto
B3 Mbira
C1 Revenge feat. Rutendo Machiridza
C2 Strings
C3 Needy
D1 Mr. Brown
D2 Broken
D3 Radiance
R&S Records will release 01DEAS on March 23rd, 2018.