Egyptian Producer HatemBas Drops Multi-Genre Debut EP 'Wa2t'

With his debut EP, 'Wa2t', Cairo-based producer HatemBas rewires the clock. Known for his eclectic sound - built from hip-hop’s postmodern textures, indie-pop lyricism, and the rhythmic grit of shaabi and maqsoum - HatemBas uses this project to establish his unique sonic identity.

Written while touring with rapper Marwan Moussa, 'Wa2t' pushes beyond club-ready electronics. Across three immersive tracks, HatemBas fractures and reassembles time into layered soundscapes: ambient fragments, hypnotic drums, and intimate melodies unfold like emotional timestamps. The project blends afro rhythms with Arabic melodies in a way that’s both grounded and otherworldly.

Rather than treating time as a line, 'Wa2t' explores it as a feeling. Love, heartbreak, waiting, and repetition all collide in a surrealist sonic journey. The EP cover, a warped clock, captures this tension: time moves forward, but emotions fold in on themselves.