Gar’2an: Molotof Teams Up with Director Omar Donga for Cinematic, Post-Apocalyptic Video

Egyptian trap and mahraganat producer, Molotof, has been prolific with new music in the last couple of months, releasing tracks with everyone from up-and-comers like Zuksh and Young Zuka, to electro-shaabi stalwart, Sadat, and he’s also set to appear on Cairo imprint Rakete’s debut release, Cairo Quest.

While Molotof hit the scene collaborating with some of Egypt’s hottest rappers, his latest work, ‘Gar’2an’, sees him team up with filmmaker, Omar Donga, and Peacock Production House. Written and directed by Donga – who has worked with the likes of Wegz and Dina El Wedidi – the video is a cryptic, dark short film that depicts a kind-of post-apocalyptic world. It opens on the morbid note of a body being buried by a gang of seeming misfits. The group go on to smoke weed, kidnap a young buy found in the wilderness, as it becomes apparent that they are possessed by some kind of being. The track itself is a suitably broody, ominous number that is every bit as cinematic as the visuals. There’s an anxiety throughout as the track essentially builds to nothing but more layers of synths – which only adds to the anxiety.
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