Alap Momin

Alap Aman Momin (born 25 June 1974), professionally known as Alap Momin and Oktopus is an American musician, composer and producer. He is a former member of Dälek and MRC Riddims.

Career Alap Aman Momin was born to Indian parents and grew up in Parsippany, New Jersey. Gradually, his interest shifted to engineering, and he started his first recording studio in 1993 in his parents' basement.

Dälek

In 1995, while at William Paterson University, Alap met Will Brooks and Joshua Booth. The three started collaborating as experimental hip hop group Dälek. The group has been described as hip-hop revolutionaries. Dälek released seven albums and embarked on a number of tours.

In 2010, Alap left Dälek and moved to Berlin, where he lived for two years. The Black Hollies, Miss TK and The Revenge, Lifetime, Dälek, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Rye Coalition, All Natural Lemon and Lime Flavors, Charles Hayward (This Heat), Faust, Jets To Brazil, Yael Naem, Will Oldham, David Byrne, Yann Tiersen, Alan Vega and Mark Mulcahy.

MRC Riddims MRC Riddims is the DJ/production team of Alap Now and Merc Anthony.

BKGD Audio In April 2016 Alap released his first solo record "Round One" as BKGD Audio on New York label Internet and Weed. It was followed by his second album "Sufi Service" in 2021 on Sweat Equity.

Discography BKGD Audio Fluid City EP (2016) Round One (2016) Juakali - Believe That (2016) Anda - Talkin 2 Myself (2016) Nunta de Valoare Remixes (2016) Good Fellas Remixes (2016) Sweat Equity Hot New Tracks Comp (2015) Schwarz - Forever/Body Emotion Remixes (2015)

MRC Riddims Medvede Vedia Volume 1 Comp (2014) Ghostigital - The AntiMatter Boutique Remixes (2013) You Know How/Internet And Weed 7" (2013) "Feel Me" 7" (2013) MRC Riddims/Karaoke Tundra - split 12" (2013) Picore - Assyrian Vertigo Remixes (2011)

Film, television and videogame composer Sundance Film Festival Bumper - (2016) Welcome To Showside - Ian McGinty (2015) Sundance Film Festival Bumper - (2015) Sundance Next Fest Bumper - (2014) Sundance Next Weekend Festival Bumper - (2013) Flipbook Fighters - iPad/iPhone - (2013) Lilith - Sridhar Reddy (2011) Ferrari Challenge - Wii - (2009) Choke - Clark Gregg (2008) The Guitar - Amy Redford (2008)

Producer and engineer Band Album name Label Year Notes Credit!a!a!a-9e99~z~z~z9e99 Assfactor 4 Assfactor 4 Old Glory Records 1995 LP album Recorded and mixed by V/A Nothing's Quiet On The Eastern Front Reservoir Records 1996 CD comp Sequenced and mastered by [pre-mastering] All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors Koombia Music 1996 CD album Engineer Ensign Ensign Indecision Records 1996 7" Engineer The Van Pelt Stealing From Our Favorite Thieves Gern Blandsten Records 1996 CD album Engineer Goodbye Blue Monday Goodbye Blue Monday Self Released 1996 7" Recorded by Mothman Mothman / Okara Split Troubleman Unlimited/Rocket Science Records 1996 7" Recorded by Rocket Science Well Known Drag Simba Recordings 1996 7" Engineer Dahlia Seed Greg Leto's Tears / Milkteeth Snowblind Recordings 1996 7" Engineer Rye Coalition Hee Saw Dhuh Kaet Gern Blandsten 1996 CD album Engineer All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors I Am Where You Were Gern Blandsten 1996 7" Recorded and mixed by Endeavor Constructive Semantics Trustkill Records 1997 CD album Engineer and mixed by Floorpunch Twin Killing Equal Vision Records 1997 7" Recorded and mixed by Hellbender Con Limón Reservoir 1997 CD album Engineer The Hal Al Shedad The Hal Al Shedad Troubleman Unlimited/Buddy System Records 1997 CD album Recorded by The Van Pelt Sultans Of Sentiment Gern Blandsten 1997 CD album Producer Unanswered Charles Bronson / Unanswered Split Single Track Star Records 1997 7" Engineer Seven Storey Mountain Leper Ethics Art Monk Construction 1997 CD album Engineer and mixed by Black Army Jacket Spazz / Black Army Jacket Split Single Dogprint Records 1997 7" Recorded by 97A Abandoned Future E.P. Coalition Records/Teamwork Records 1997 12" EP Recorded by The Trans Megetti Steal The Jet Keys Art Monk Construction Records 1997 CD album Recorded and mixed by Endeavor Crazier Than A Shithouse Rat Conversion Records 1997 CD album Mixed by The Impossible Five Eleven Hours In Antwerp Gern Blandsten 1997 CD album Recorded and mixed by The Impossible Five Jen Hitt/The Better Automatic/El Guapo Comp Resin Records 1997 7" comp Recorded and produced by Endeavor Endeavor / Envy Split HG Fact Records 1997 7" Recorded by Rye Coalition Karp / Rye Split CD Troubleman Unlimited Records 1997 CD comp Recorded by All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors Catcher Rocket Science 1997 7" Engineer Unanswered Entropy / Unanswered Split Single Figure Four Records 1997 7" Engineer The Lapse Betrayal! Gern Blandsten 1998 CD album Engineer My Favorite Citizen The Emo Diaries Chapter Two: A Million Miles Away Deep Elm Records 1998 CD comp Recorded by All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors Turning Into Small Gern Blandsten 1998 CD album Engineer Floorpunch Division One Champs In My Blood Records 1998 7" Recorded by Dälek Negro Necro Nekros Gern Blandsten 1998 CD album Engineer Full Speed Ahead Born And Bred Teamwork Records 1998 CD EP Recorded by El Secondhand All The Lonely People Motherbox Records 1998 CD EP Engineered and mixed by 97A Society's Running On Empty… Teamwork Records 1999 CD album Recorded by Full Speed Ahead - Kill Your Idols Kill Your Idols/Full Speed Ahead Split Single Hell Bent Records 1999 7" Recorded by Rye Coalition The Lipstick Game Gern Blandsten 1999 CD album Engineer The Transmegetti Fading Left To Completely On Gern Blandsten 1999 CD album Recorded and mixed by S Process S Process / The Party Of Helicopters Split Single Track Star Records 1999 7" Engineer Antarctica 81:03 File 13 Records 1999 2X CD album Engineer Computer Cougar Gern Blandsten Spirit Of Orr Records 1999 7" Recorded and mixed by Endeavor Don't Die With Your Eyes Closed (1992-1998) Trustkill Records 1999 CD comp Mixed by Rye Coalition Metroschifter - Encapsulated Doghouse Records I Can't Believe It's A Record Company 2000 CD comp Engineer Your Adversary Aero Bending Various - Technology Skyscraper Magazine 2000 CD comp Recorded by Burnt By The Sun Luddite Clone- Split Release Ferret Music 2000 CD comp Recorded, mixed and produced by Jett Brando The Movement Toward You Gern Blandsten 2000 CD album Engineer Judas Factor Kiss Suicide Revelation Records 2000 CD album Recorded and engineered by All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors Straight Blue Line Gern Blandsten 2000 CD comp Engineer and produced by Dälek Classical Homicide/Megaton Matador Records 2000 12" single Writer, remixer, producer, recording and mix engineer Burnt By The Sun Burnt By The Sun Relapse Records 2001 CD album Engineer and produced by The Yah Mos Undefeated Gern Blandsten 2001 CD album Mixed by Oddateee Steely Darkglasses Gern Blandsten 2001 CD album Written and mixed by Your Adversary 3 Create A Villain Of Your Own 2001 CD album Recorded by Countdown to Putsch Ideas For The Living And Willing To Act Ebullition Records 2001 CD album Recorded and mixed by The Love Scene In A Real Country Dark GrapeOS 2001 CD album Engineer and mixed by Dälek Dälek vs. Dälek Music Is My Heroin 2002 7" Engineer Dälek From Filthy Tongue Of Gods And Griots Ipecac Recordings 2002 CD comp Engineer and mixed by Dälek Kid 606 vs Dälek EP Tigerbeat 6 Records 2002 12" EP Writer, remixer, producer, recording and mix engineer Full Speed Ahead Jodie Fosters Army Various - Death To Hardcore - Death To Reagan Mike Fitzgerald Records/Moshstache 2003 LP comp Recorded by Countdown to Putsch Interventions In Hegemony CrimethInc. 2003 2xCD album Recorded by Books Lie Various - Times Are Hard For Dreamers: A Benefit Compilation Waking Records 2004 CD comp Recorded and mixed by Dälek Absence Ipecac Recordings 2004 CD album Engineer and mixed by Spiraling Challenging Stage Brizmuzik 2004 CD EP Mixed by Isis Oceanic Remixes/Reinterpretations Hydrahead Industries 2005 CD comp High School Sweethearts Heels 'N' Wheels Get Hip Recordings 2005 CD album Recorded by Dälek Dälek vs Zu Psychotica/Wallace Recordings 2005 7" Writer, remixer, producer, recording and mix engineer Serena Maneesh Drain Cosmetics Playlouderecordings 2006 CD/12" single Remixer Dälek Streets All Amped Ad Noiseam 2006 12" EP Mixed by The Black Hollies Crimson Reflections Ernest Jenning Record Co./Telstar Records 2006 CD album Mixed by Lifetime Somewhere In The Swamps Of Jersey Jade Tree 2006 2xCD comp Recorded and mixed by MGR Innature Barge Recordings 2006 CD comp Recorded and mixed by Rye Coalition Curses Gern Blandsten 2006 CD album Mixed by Some Action The Band That Sucked The Life Out Of Rock N Roll Gigantic Records 2006 CD album Engineer IfWhen We Will Gently Destroy You Clairecords 2007 CD album Mixed by MGR Wavering On The Cresting Heft Conspiracy Records 2007 CD album Recorded by The Butterflies of Love Famous Problems Fortuna Pop! 2007 CD album Recorded by Ringfinger Decimal Magic Bullet Records 2007 CD album Mixed by Fulton Lights Fulton Lights Android Eats Records 2007 CD album Recorded and co-produced by Dälek Abandoned Language Ipecac Recordings 2007 CD album Engineer and mixed by Dälek / Destructo Swarmbots / Oddateee Deadverse Massive Public Guilt 2007 12" limitied picture disc Mixed by Destructo Swarmbots Clear Light Public Guilt 2007 CD album Mixed by The Black Hollies Casting Shadows Ernest Jenning Record Co. 2008 CD album Mixed by Harmonize Most High Babylon Ruby Red Editora 2008 CD album Mixed by MGR Shipping Gold Barge Recordings 2008 CD comp Recorded by Dälek vs. Ifwhen Hear Less / No Good Trying Claire's Echo 2008 12" EP Mixed by Oddateee Halfway Homeless Deadverse Recordings 2008 CD album Mastered by Paint It Black New Lexicon Jade Tree 2008 CD album Engineer Luminous Orange Sakura Swirl Navigation (Japan) 2008 CD album Mixed by M.G.R. y Destructo Swarmbots Amigos De La Guitarra Neurot Recordings 2008 CD album Mixed by Mike Edison I Have Fun Everywhere I Go Interstellar Roadhouse 2008 CD album Recorded and mixed by Fulton Lights The Way We Ride Android Eats Records/Catbird Records 2008 CD album Mixed by Bikini Machine The Full Album Platinum 2009 CD album Mixed by This Immortal Coil The Dark Age Of Love Ici Daileurs France 2009 CD album Mixed by The Black Hollies Softly Towards The Light Ernest Jenning Record Co. 2009 CD album Mixed by Harmonize Most High Babylon Ruby Red Editora 2008 CD album Mixed by Dälek Gutter Tactics Ipecac Recordings 2009 CD album Recorded and mixed by Heavy Trash Midnight Soul Serenade Crunchy Frog 2009 CD album Mixed by Bikini Machine Good Morning Platinum Records 2009 7" single Engineer Dälek DJ Baku vs. Dälek Daymare Recordings 2009 CD comp Mixed by SkeletonBreath Eagle’s Nest, Devil’s Cave Ernest Jenning Record Co. 2009 CD album Mixed by Starkweather This Sheltering Night Deathwish Inc. 2010 CD EP Engineer and mixed by Picore Assyrian Vertigo Jarring Effects 2011 CD album Mixed by Lucky Paul The Slow Ground EP Somethink Sounds 2011 12" EP Mixed by The Naked Heroes 99 Diamond Drug Front Records 2011 CD album Recorded and mixed by Orka Oro Ici D’Alleurs 2011 CD album Recorded and co-produced by Frostfelt I Have A TV Set Tutl 2011 EP Mixed by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Meat And Bone Mom + Pop 2012 CD album Mixed by Ghostigital Division Of Culture And Tourism Smekkleysa 2012 CD album Mixed by Niveau Zero Jasmine Ad Noiseam 2012 CD album Co-producer Franz Nicolay Do The Struggle Xtra Mile Recordings 2012 CD album Producer, recorded and mixed by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Bag Of Bones Mom + Pop 2012 7" single Mixed by Numbers Not Names What's the Price? Ici d'ailleurs 2012 CD album Composer, producer, recorded and mixed by Antzkilla Feel Me Araca Records 2013 7" single Remixer Cold Fur Altamont Every Night Self Release 2013 CD album Recorded and mixed by MRC Riddims Internet & Weed/You Know How Araca Records 2013 7" Composer, producer, recorded and mixed by Franz Nicolay The Hearts of Boston Sabot Productions 2013 7" Produced, recorded and mixed by Oddateee 1973 Jarring Effects 2013 CD album Produced and mixed by Orka Leipzig Tutl 2014 CD album Arranger and samples Emilyn Brodsky Eats Her Feelings Self Release 2014 Digital Mixed by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Freedom Tower No Wave Dance Party 2015 Mom + Pop 2015 CD album Mixed by Mity Lion Nite Flite Don Giovanni Record 2015 CD album Mixed by The Klvn In The Making EP Self Release 2015 Digital Recorded and mixed by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Live In Tokyo 2015 Bronzerat Records 2015 LP album Mixed by Elucid Blame The Devil Backwoodz Studioz 2016 Digital Produced and mixed by Boss Hog Psychopticotic Vol. One Pop Catastrophe 2016 10" Mixed by Orka Vad Kervio 2016 CD album Produced and mixed by