Ahmed Gallab (Sinkane) is not just a drummer for the indie elite (Caribou, of Montreal, Born Ruffians) but he's also a mastermind behind the psychedelic music of his solo project. His third, self-titled release is part one of a two album series starting where last year's Color Voice left off. A stream-of-consciousness, purposefully rough around the edges record. More cohesive and structured than Color Voice, filled with African blues guitar, kraut rock rhythms, free jazz horns, and a Spacemen 3-esque ambience. Sinkane is a swami, psychedelic journey full of drones, repetition, and bombastic percussion.


"Dudes, I have heard it and it is amazing. It takes all the original ideas and concepts from the last Sinkane record and expands upon them at an incredible level. You’re gonna love it."
-Rob Duffy (Donewaiting.com)

"I love this album - it's a beautiful, expansive record overflowing with an infectious love of music. It's a truly special thing made by as prodigious a musical talent as you'll come across."
- Dan Snaith (Caribou)

"Most of the blog chatter out there around Columbus, Ohio's Sinkane has centered on the biography of bandleader Ahmed Gallab, and, well, it's definitely not your usual "moved to Brooklyn, started band" bedtime story. At age six, Gallab fled from Sudan with his family. After settling in the U.S., he went on to play drums in hardcore bands. More recently, Gallab and his "Sinkane Family Travelin' Band" scored a gig opening for Caribou and Fuck Buttons and he is now part of Caribou's touring band. You can hear moments from throughout that bio in "Autobahn", off of Sinkane's forthcoming debut album, Color Voices. The drums function almost as a lead instrument, setting a galloping, propulsive beat, beneath psychedelic-textured guitars, sighing woodwinds, and quiet vocals you might expect to find on Andorra. "Singing all alone," goes the vocal. Near the five-minute mark, Gallab starts just unloading on the drums, as a gale-force gust of sound swells behind him. I might like to hear the song developed a bit more (though it makes more sense in the context of the record, where the tracks flow into each other), but the mesmerizing rhythm does its best to ensure Gallab won't be singing all alone forever."
-pitchforkmedia.com