Ekbar (New LP)

Label: Telephone Explosion Records

The first album proper from Bangladeshi-Canadian producer Raf Reza explores his obsession with all things dubwise, heavily referencing his UK connections via soundsystem culture bleep nostalgia whilst simultaneously serving as a research outlet for his fascination with late-era internet arrival in the Bangladeshi cultural landscape. Growing up in Tokyo with a musical education in Toronto via lockdown escapades in Glasgow, Raf’s sound has progressed over the years from low slung boogie and house experiments to a more centred, identity-informed path which has culminated in this album for Telephone Explosion.