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Some artists make albums. Raz Ohara seems to make universes. The Berlin-based producer, songwriter, and composer returned on July 11th with his 9th studio album, Memories Of Tomorrow, released on House Of Frequency — and true to its name, it’s a body of work that blurs the line between memory and prophecy. Anchored by the luminous focus track ‘Vessel Of Love’, the album is already earning plaudits from tastemakers like Magnetic Magazine, who call it “a triumph… something you need to experience to believe.”
On ‘Vessel Of Love’, Ohara shows off his trademark ability to turn minimal grooves into something transcendent. Sparse percussion and airy synths circle around his unmistakable voice, equal parts fragile and fierce, while strange, off-kilter vocal textures bubble up like echoes from another dimension. It’s meditative yet playful — a rare trick, but one Ohara seems to pull off with ease. CLASH Magazine praised the track as “a hypnotic listen, fusing together minimal grooves with quirky vocal flourishes.”
That knack for defying genre is nothing new for Ohara, who’s spent his career moving between electronica, folk, soul, dub, and something that only really makes sense in his own language. Over three decades and more than 30 million streams, he’s quietly built a catalog of exploratory, deeply human records that reward patient listeners and thrill club crowds alike.
The album’s first single, ‘Beyond and Deep Down’, premiered earlier this year via tastemaker outlet Electronic Groove, and found support from Germany’s Radio Eins. And with a summer residency at Ibiza’s famed Babel now underway, it’s clear Ohara is entering yet another creative peak — proving that his music can resonate as much under the Mediterranean sun as it does in Berlin basements.
But if you think Memories Of Tomorrow is just another feather in his cap, think again. This is a statement piece — the sound of an artist still restless, still curious, still pushing himself into spiritual realms, as CLASH aptly put it.
Stream the full album now, and let yourself get lost in the world Raz Ohara has built — a place where tomorrow already feels like a memory worth keeping.
