Omar Souleyman: Dabke 2020 LP Audio-Technica Replacement Stylus reviewed by the mgmnt 05/2012

reviewed by the mgmnt 05/2012

The Only Place confronts a direction often mishandled

were produced by Dilla himself and found on 2" tape shortly after his passing in 2006

He eschews the heavy sample based house sound in favor of analog synths and a more techy feel

Jacques Renault

Omar Souleyman: Dabke 2020 LP Audio-Technica Replacement Stylus reviewed by the mgmnt 05/2012Finally on vinyl! Omar Souleyman has been the unofficial ambassador of Syrian Dabke music for a minute now thanks to Sublime Frequencies. The label actually released Dabke 2020 on CD back in 2009, but this is the first time these regional Syrian party jams have appeared on wax. The tracks found here have been culled from dozens of cassette tapes recorded in Syria from 1999 2008 and feature the signature combination of the electrified bozouk (their