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ØLUB - Tegha has been officially released last week. Along with a video animation created by @sean.unii Watch the full video on YouTube, and support the release on the Omen Wapta Bandcamp. Link in bio.

OW15 ØLUB - Tegha With Tegha, ØLUB flows into this world with force and restraint. The duo of 5RVZ and Medlock lands on Omen Wapta with a masterclass in weight distribution. The seven-staged tour de force serves up a full panoptic view of the spectrum in between weightlessness and infinite mass. As befits a release by two UK natives, everything springs from the low end. A project constructed laterally and from the ground up, every track here spends significant time rolling out and sculpting the low end. The gut-lurching kicks of ‘Spill Form’ play tag with ‘N’han’s fractured syncopation. From time to time the bass pressure mounts to dizzying proportions, yet never does it risk toppling a composition. On the opposite end, a lack of mass is reflected in reverb’s essence as a remnant of volume. It drifts in on the pensive opener ‘Eardrom’, permeates the record with various lengths of decay, and retreats gracefully after the frantic minimalism of ‘Halakka’. Its most poignant elements skip across the surface, rephrasing your trance with every bar. This lightweight complexity peaks on ‘Motion’, anchoring down the fleetingness of a feeling through pristine sound art. Tegha deliberately garbles and muddles most natural sample sources beyond direct meaning. It rubs your brain cells together, igniting primal and intricate cognitive processes simultaneously. It thrives both on intuition and on thorough dissection. It manages to build intrigue as its trajectory oscillates. ØLUB catch the UK hardcore continuum’s meltwater and channel it into laminar flow. Release date: May 6, 2026 Link in bio Written and produced by Aaron Knebel (Medlock) & Raj Judge (5RVZ) Mastered by Stephan Mathieu at Schwebung Mastering Sleeve design by Sean Uni & Woody ‘s-Gravemade Words by Kos van Erp Digital format via Omen Wapta Bandcamp © Omen Wapta Delft, The Netherlands est. 2021

New release to be announced next week. Video animation by @sean.unii

Hitam - Vesturgata Gaze is officially released. The record is available via Clone Records in Rotterdam and multiple record stores around the world. Or visit the Omen Wapta Bandcamp. Link in bio @omenwapta

Omen Wapta Weekender at Garage Noord. Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd of March 2026. Rosa, Xenia Reaper (live), HWA, Saumbr, Blume, Hitam, Cobahn, Floid (live), Suzana Benesova, Philip Kylberg, Scoped (live), Nelly, Woody92 Soundsystem by Addit Audio The eight curated weekender in March hosted by Garage Noord & Omen Wapta. @additaudio | @garagenoord

OW14 Hitam - Vesturgata Gaze On ‘Vesturgata Gaze’, Hitam traverses a new biome. Geographically and metaphorically. Through this introductory release on Omen Wapta, a remarkable voice in techno lunges into artistic deliverance. Here we, the listeners, find ourselves with an EP that harbours immense emotive voltage. A perspective-pivoting trip unmistakably lies at the root of the soundwaves crashing into our eardrums. Tectonic shifts reshuffle subterranean frequencies on ‘Gomlutun Ruins’. On ‘Djedd Pillars’, we humbly stand witness as ceremonial incantations demarcate indigenous land. ‘Keadaan Aliran’ sweeps us up into century-old rhythmic phrases that strike as if descending from periods of persistent rainfall. The reverb of a cavernous space deregulating your perception of balance, is a sensation that crawls all over ‘Vesturgata Gaze’ and ‘Ningishzida’. In elusive ways, this record assigns a bardic function to mostly nonverbal music. The archives stand tall both as fact and as fiction. All five tracks consistently bring forward traces of such life-affirming events. Large and small, old and new, funneled into one inertia-transcending project after a thorough exploration of Iceland. Geological features are resculpted into sound in grand fashion, but thanks to creative mixing choices, subtlety and surprise always run the gamut. It allows Hitam to carefully document the many undercurrents of experience and cultivate them through the magical power of peer-to-peer creative dialogue. Showing that commitment and intimate collaboration, taking on bold artistic ventures, touching moss and glaciers – that’s what can break the mould. Release date: March 4, 2026 Pre-order link in bio Written and produced by Hitam Mastered by Stephan Mathieu at Schwebung Mastering Sleeve design by Philip Kylberg Words by Kos van Erp Distributed by Clone Records Rotterdam Vinyl 12” & digital format via Clone and Omen Wapta Bandcamp © Omen Wapta Delft, The Netherlands est. 2021

New release to be announced next week. Video by @garychig0o

Marco Maldarella - Silent Logic is officially released. The double cd is available via Clone Records in Rotterdam and multiple record stores around the world. Or visit the Omen Wapta Bandcamp. Link in bio @omenwapta | @marcomaldarella

Thanks to all who supported Omen Wapta and for believing in our vision. Eternal gratitude to you all! And of course a special thanks to all artists who shaped and created the Wapta ethos. Without you, the label is not where it stands today. And I’m so lucky to work with so many talented people. Eyes peeled, there will be more music and other visual expressions coming in ‘26. Wish you all the best and see you next year. Best wishes Amulet by @tharimcornelisse

Marco Maldarella - Credo. The third track from Marco’s upcoming album ‘Silent Logic’ is now available on Bandcamp. Along with a video created by visual artist @gabrielecolia & @marcomaldarella himself. Watch the full video on YouTube, pre order the release on the Clone website or the Omen Wapta Bandcamp. Link in bio.

Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung believed that symbols reveal what words cannot. These symbols speak through the collective unconscious – an idea that echoes through Omen Wapta. Woody's (@woodyninetytwo ) medieval shapes, recurring circles, and instinctive pull toward certain textures function like archetypes, guiding Tharim Cornelisse (@tharimcornelisse ) in creating the visual world and his blood brother Floid (@floid.live ) in sonic translation – all without words. Think about it: No cues, no references. Just pure interpretation, one mind to another. What one could hear, the other could see, and vice versa Full feature at minimalcollective.digital. Link in bio. Words: @brentjacko Photography: @ollygeary Visual/3D: @tharimcornelisse Styling: @camielfortgens Graphic design: @ozon.studio x @alllexandraab x @thijsveldwisch Sound: @floid.live & @woodyninetytwo

Words sometimes fail – too precise, too final. In Woody92’s (@woodyninetytwo ) universe, expression thrives in ambiguity: worn photographs, medieval objects, and sound that resists definition. Traversing the liminal spaces where design, visual art, and music meet, the Omen Wapta (@omenwapta ) founder builds a world where artists and listeners instinctively speak the same language. What does it take to understand and express without words? We set out to decipher Woody’s code and uncovered the subtle power of symbolism in our everyday life. Full feature via minimacollective.digital. Link in bio. Words: @brentjacko Photography: @ollygeary Visual/3D: @tharimcornelisse Styling: @camielfortgens Graphic design: @ozon.studio x @alllexandraab x @thijsveldwisch Sound: @omenwapta