John Kameel Farah’s heritage is almost as eclectic as the music he creates. Born in Canada and now based in Berlin, his parents are Palestinian-Canadian, a trait felt heavily in his complex and inspiring new work Time Sketches. Whilst the focal point of the album is the exquisite 12-minute long ‘Fantasia’, there are absolute gems sat alongside it – particularly ‘Simple Rotation’. Featuring piano, synths and some super spacey electronics, the track takes its inspiration musically and visually from one of Farah’s pointillistic ink drawings. “The drawing is a set of circles, each containing a smaller circle, each made up of many rows of dots. The contrasting directions of the rows creates a kind of perpetual motion that is both steady and uneven. The background of the music reflects this with a gently repeating ostinato on one note, like an endless row of point-dots, alternating between synthesizer and piano tones, as other chords and textures unfold around it.” – explains Farah. Check out the stunning visuals below, created by video artist Sahar Homami, and check out the entirety of Time Sketches which has just been released on vinyl via Neue Meister. -HM