Listening Party for Bana Haffar's new album "Ancient Future" takes place this Friday, 9th October at 7PM BST. https://banahaffarreleases.bandcamp.com/album/ancient-future 'A lot of modular synth stuff is intentionally blissful, trying to suffuse you in a peach-colored haze and align your chakras. Haffar’s music is more aggressive than that; sometimes it reminds me of Autechre, or like the distant, muffled explosions at the beginning of Blade Runner. Her synths are often groaning with frustration and poorly contained anger. The first single, “Like Branches,” does have a gentle and drifting quality that nods to Pink Floyd or The Orb, but don’t be fooled. There’s a lot more grit to this record than that.' - Philip Freeman, Burning Ambulance