Inheritance Wax project
Inheritance Wax was a project that started around 2006, when Ashwan was working with the elderly in Liverpool, UK. As they passed on, families would come and clear their homes of all belongings which inevitably meant whole record collections being thrown out each time. Being a dj and producer, as well as nostalgic for the days when you could walk into some ones place, glance at the record collection and book shelf and get a sense of what that person is about, Ashwan salvaged the records and started making new record covers and sampling and remixing the original vinyl to create new art from the old. The project is heavily hip hop influenced but instead of hours of crate digging, the sample base has come from this limited palate, with the hope that a different and unique sound will entail that also somehow pays tribute to the artists Liverpool roots. The music is free to download, while the original vinyl covers will be sealed in air tight bubbles for preservation, turning the discarded object back into one of value and meaning.
Due to the fundamental nature of pulling source material from artists as diverse as Ken Dodd and Ella Fitzgerald, once Ashwan adds further layers with vocal tracks from Big L, MIA, Masta Ace and many other hip hop notaries,the result is a collision like you have never heard before.
