EMI ÖMAR, OCCIBEL — Sorry I'm Late

Emi Ömar & Occibel – Sorry I'm Late Emi Ömar and Occibel join forces for Sorry I'm Late, a four-track 12-inch on Playfool Records. Released as PF004, the record brings together Peniche Cinema, No No No, Doctor Loop and Au Paradis in a collaborative session that developed organically around machines, improvisation and extended studio time. According to the label description, the project began simply: a hangout, a couple of machines running and sessions that continued to stretch across several months. That origin is important to the character of the release. Rather than presenting a collection of separately conceived productions, Sorry I'm Late comes from an extended period of experimentation between two artists working together in the studio. Peniche Cinema opens the record and establishes the collaborative framework. The track sits within the electronic, club-oriented territory associated with both artists, with the machine-led approach of the sessions providing the foundation. The production feels designed around interaction between rhythmic elements and electronic textures rather than conventional song structures. No No No continues the EP with another direct statement of the Emi Ömar and Occibel collaboration. The repeated phrase of the title suggests a stripped-back, functional approach, while the track's placement on the A-side keeps the record moving without breaking the atmosphere established by the opener. On the B-side, Doctor Loop brings the machine aesthetic further into focus. The title itself points toward repetition and process, fitting an EP whose origins lie in extended sessions built around electronic equipment rather than a predetermined concept. Au Paradis completes the four-track sequence. It provides the closing statement while retaining the same studio-driven identity that runs throughout PF004: electronic production developed through experimentation, repetition and the interaction of two producers working with machines over an extended period. The strength of Sorry I'm Late is ultimately its collaborative character. Emi Ömar and Occibel approach the record as a shared studio project rather than simply combining their names on a tracklist. Playfool's description of the sessions — machines running, ideas developing and work continuing over several months — gives the EP a distinctly process-oriented identity. The release also represents another chapter in Playfool Records' catalogue. PF004 follows the label's developing interest in contemporary electronic club music, while the pairing of Emi Ömar and Occibel brings together two artists already connected to the wider European underground scene. Occibel's work has appeared across labels including Banoffee Pies and Are You Alien, while Emi Ömar continues to operate across house, electro and related leftfield club territories. For DJs and vinyl collectors, Sorry I'm Late is a concise four-track document of a studio collaboration built from machines and extended experimentation. It is a record that places the process behind the music at the centre of its identity — four tracks shaped over months of sessions and presented together on Playfool's PF004.