Ahmed Malek و Flako = Ahmed Malek و Flako

𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚, 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮 𝙪𝙣𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟬'𝙨 𝘼𝙡𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙮𝙣𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙗𝙮 𝘼𝙝𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙈𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙠, 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙁𝙡𝙖𝙠𝙤.
Remarkable discovery of late ‘70s/early ’80s avant ambient electronics from Arabic North Africa; originally conceived as demos or private studies by Ahmed Malek (1931-2008) - “Algeria’s answer to Ennio Morricone” - and now faithfully edited and buffed up for release by Flako. Imagine Dariush Dolat-Shahi turned into jazzy concrète mosaics by NWW and you’ve almost got a grasp of this record’s slippery wonder.
Stretched across space and time and fleshed out with imagination, the 17 tracks are just crammed with charmingly wild and kinetic ideas, setting out with a squinted synth vision recalling The Godfather theme sent into orbit, before constantly mutating thru cinematic strokes to insectoid jazz scuttle, romantic downbeats, haywire astral synth jabs and whirligig dances by the album’s close, with each allowing X amount of room for the original piece’s experimental nature and fractious arrangements.
- Basically it’s not a straight-up reissue, nor is it an new recording; it’s something else and brilliant with it.
Highly Recommended!