If I’m 100% honest it’s difficult to detect the effect of the much-talked about Four Tet production of Omar Souleyman’s new album Wenu Wenu on the title track. It’s business as usual for Souleyman but it’s easy to forget how the Syrian’s music might sound like possibly the most ridiculous sounding music since ‘Swamp Thing’ when you first hear it. Regardless, this is proper global dance music right here.
Four Tet produced the LP in Brooklyn earlier this year with Souleyman who now lives in Turkey. The album is out on October 22nd on Ribbon Music.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
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