Raf Reza - Ekbar

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.  Massively attuned to the Baul devotional music of Bangladesh, Reza carefully picks samples from film soundtracks and folk music which combine with his studious approach to Jamaican dub foundations. Conceptually, Reza is concerned with exploring the potential of sonic futurism via mining and combining Bangladeshi sounds of the past. With a rise in DJ culture and soundsystems across