Armand Hammer & The Alchemist
Haram LP vinyl

Looking back more than four years later at Haram, it is easier to see the forest for the trees. At the time, much of the attention fell on how this outsider duo would fare under the bright lights- which was fair, Armand Hammer had never done a single producer record before- and here they were working with a living legend. Now, with a little distance, it’s easier to see how Alchemist stepped out of his comfort zone to meet them where they were, and how all three artists then absconded for parts unknown. The flashbulb energy of 'Bring The Stars Out', asymmetric drone of 'Chicharrones', fugue-bounce of 'God’s Feet', and good luck finding analogues for 'Peppertree' or 'Stonefruit'. Haram doesn’t sound like anything else in the ALC discography, nor in Armand Hammer’s, for that matter. Haram was a one-shot kill that somehow contained some of the most accessible work ELUCID and billy woods had ever done, as well as some of their most experimental, and it all sounded cohesive.

NEW / Released in 2021 / Reissue 2025

Tracklist:

A1 Sir Benni Miles

A2 Roaches Don't Fly

A3 Black Sunlight

A4 Indian Summer

A5 Aubergine

A6 God's Feet

A7 Peppertree

B1 Scaffolds

B2 Falling Out The Sky

B3 Wishing Bad

B4 Chicharrones

B5 Squeegee

B6 Robert Moses

B7 Stonefruit