Ali Omar – Hashish Hits [LP] Electroacoustic / Abstract whistles and the occasional hushed

whistles and the occasional hushed vocal to expand the sonic palette to a maximum effect

the first side of the record vividly demonstrates the vast musical range of the Polytopes

and rich timbral variety in the sustaining instruments

Heather Leigh

Ali Omar – Hashish Hits [LP] Electroacoustic / Abstract whistles and the occasional hushed"Efficient Space honours the memory of producer and MC Ali Omar with Hashish Hits, a posthumous selection from the dub rebels self released discography. One of ten children in working class Liverpool, Omar drew deep influence from his father's Arabic heritage a thread central to his identity and sample origins. After art school and a spell clubbing during Manchester's halcyon days, he relocated to Sydney, where he co founded the blunted downbeat duo