Berlin-based producer, songwriter, and composer Raz Ohara has returned with his ninth studio album, Memories Of Tomorrow, released July 11, 2025 via House Of Frequency, led by the powerful focus track ‘Vessel Of Love’. Premiered on CLASH Magazine and praised by Magnetic Magazine, the album marks another milestone in Ohara’s boundary-pushing career, which includes collaborations with Apparat, Chilly Gonzales, Luomo, Acid Pauli, and Oliver Doerell, and past projects like The Odd Orchestra and Feathered Sun. With over 30 million streams, a summer residency at Babel (Ibiza), and support from outlets like Electronic Groove and Radio Eins, 2025 is shaping up to be a defining year for Ohara. Fusing analogue synths, acoustic textures, and live performance without loops, Memories Of Tomorrow offers a genre-blurring, soulful experience that sits comfortably beside the works of artists like Moderat, Bonobo, and Connan Mockasin.
Tell us about yourself, how long have you been making music? What inspired you to start?
I started writing songs on guitar and piano at the age of 12. When I turned 14 I was rapping as a member of a hip hop crew. At the age of 16 I mixed the two genres and found trip hop all by myself. By the age of 18 I had moved to Berlin, where I got introduced to electronic club music of all genres. This brought me to playing shows all across Latin America, where I also spent time in the rainforest. Now you do the math.
The music industry is super competitive these days. Was there a moment in your life when you wanted to give up on music? How did you manage to stay focused and achieve what you want?
I consider giving up every day! We are only a few days apart from the shift, where musicians only need to show their skills on how good they can give distinct information to AI. And platforms like Spotify are killing the music business as we know it since years. The shares for musicians are everything but fair. The value of music is completely diminished and they put their AI-created music on their playlists working in favour to their algorithms to create streams and eat a big piece of their own cake! This, however, leads me to the conclusion of how important it is for me to continue and work in the name of culture and humanity!
How would you describe your creative processes? Are the music and lyrics written in conjunction, or separately?
I start recording instruments without a critical mindset, just letting it flow while tracking. Later, I will be selecting what I like and the track will shape its form and become alive: an entity in a certain attire and style. At a later stage, I will start writing lyrics, and sometimes its the other way around
Where did the inspiration come from?
I am provoked by a feeling, a story, a sound. Or an idea… e.g. what can I do to inspire others – how can we inspire each other to become the gods we worship.
What’s next for you?
Summer season has started and I will be playing some shows, mostly DJ sets. I am preparing my sets for this !