Chop - Illuminate Artist_Omar Souleyman his first recorded under the

his first recorded under the Caribou name

it contains reverent cover versions of Simon and Garfunkel's The Sound Of Silence or Jesus And Mary Chain's On The Wall

to the elastic psych rock of “Foreplay” and the dizzying

and their soft acoustic title song “Welcome Home”

because Jobim would give him the chance to accompany Elizeth Cardoso and write songs for her

Chop - Illuminate Artist_Omar Souleyman his first recorded under theMr. Chops debut EP for Now Again in 2009, Lightworlds, drew together anthemic synth rock, the jagged sound of Italian prog monsters Goblin, and musique concrte, with surprisingly accessible results. Since then, the artist known to friends as Coz Littler has rid himself of the Mister and returns with renewed focus for his debut album Illuminate known simply as Chop. The path that took him here was winding indeed. Isolating himself in his Cheshire, UK