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The New York Times proclaims “Rafiq Bhatia is writing his own musical language,” heralding him as “one of the most intriguing figures in music today.” A guitarist, producer, and Academy Award-nominated composer “who refuses to be pinned to one genre, culture or instrument,” Bhatia makes sculptural, meticulously crafted music that finds common ground among ecstatic avant-garde jazz, mournful soul, fractured beats and building-shaking electronics.
Bhatia’s first LP for Anti- Records, 2018’s <a href="spotify:album:7epPpZENu53f1hkgI0JXX3" data-name="Breaking English">Breaking English</a>, has been described as “stunningly focused...a vibrant new instrumental sound world where crushing beats, nimble guitar licks, and shifting electronic textures coalesce with a visceral bite” (Chicago Reader). His subsequent release, 2020’s <a href="spotify:album:3D6PEOsYYOMuBAFU4cLeGW" data-name="Standards Vol. 1">Standards Vol. 1</a> EP, renders repertoire from the American songbook “completely deconstructed, infused with brand new textures and electronic effects, dreamlike and beautiful” (BBC). In 2025 he presents EP <a href="spotify:album:6zA83xbA8CWCb0eLk266i5" data-name="Each Dream, A Melting Door">Each Dream, A Melting Door</a> and full-length release Environments, his first solo release since co-scoring 2023’s Academy Award-winning Best Picture, <a href="spotify:album:6dJKjotJRGEE9rmGgmxDWu" data-name="Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)">Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)</a> with his <a href="spotify:artist:3kZdsaTYgaaolNxpnJ4iDe" data-name="Son Lux">Son Lux</a> bandmates.
Bhatia’s first LP for Anti- Records, 2018’s <a href="spotify:album:7epPpZENu53f1hkgI0JXX3" data-name="Breaking English">Breaking English</a>, has been described as “stunningly focused...a vibrant new instrumental sound world where crushing beats, nimble guitar licks, and shifting electronic textures coalesce with a visceral bite” (Chicago Reader). His subsequent release, 2020’s <a href="spotify:album:3D6PEOsYYOMuBAFU4cLeGW" data-name="Standards Vol. 1">Standards Vol. 1</a> EP, renders repertoire from the American songbook “completely deconstructed, infused with brand new textures and electronic effects, dreamlike and beautiful” (BBC). In 2025 he presents EP <a href="spotify:album:6zA83xbA8CWCb0eLk266i5" data-name="Each Dream, A Melting Door">Each Dream, A Melting Door</a> and full-length release Environments, his first solo release since co-scoring 2023’s Academy Award-winning Best Picture, <a href="spotify:album:6dJKjotJRGEE9rmGgmxDWu" data-name="Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)">Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)</a> with his <a href="spotify:artist:3kZdsaTYgaaolNxpnJ4iDe" data-name="Son Lux">Son Lux</a> bandmates.
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