Impérieux debuts on Hessle Audio with the Fena EP, an immersive collection of 4 tracks defined by his unpredictable and varied sonic palette. Drawing on a heritage that threads through Turkey, Greece and his home city of Kırcaali in Bulgaria, Alper Durmush channels a turbulent year in which six months of creative stillness ignited unexpectedly into an explosive burst of musical ideas.

"Fena is a word my Mum used to call me as a kid" recounts Durmush on the title track. "The name comes from Turkish, but with a Balkan twist, it means a mischievous rascal - wild, unpredictable, a bit too much at times". This restless energy is perfectly captured with jittering interferance and snarling sawtooth synths bursting through the mix, threatening to overwhelm the speakers and sending sound engineers running for cover. 'Sickomode' encapsulates the push-pull emotional sensibility of the EP, with confidence and meloncholy rotating, shifting, and giving way to each other.

'Saat' is an attempt to recreate a track based solely on a surreal description, relayed by a veteran of the rave scene in his home town - "This guy told me about a festival in the woods back in the early 2000s, where someone played a track with dogs barking in the break - the volume rising constantly." The initial dissonance of its detuned lead releases into a euphoric rush of melody, a combination which is becoming something of a producer trademark. The EP closes with the quiet, unwavering warmth of 'Cawuso', a nickname for a person that the artist met last year. "This very special person showered me with kindness and purity. It almost felt unreal, so I decided to dedicate this track to them." 

Fena EP

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Meet the founder  - Cornetta

Born and raised in Bari, Italy.
Cornetta, mostly known as Silvia, has been very passionate about the electronic music scene since the age of 12, when she discovered her first favourite CD, Melody A.M by Röyksopp. Since then, she has explored a plethora of artists which still to this day have a massive influence on her music taste. At a young age and in her early teens Cornetta became obsessed with the music produced by Aphex Twin, μ-Ziq Luke Vibert, Plaid, Autechere and Plastikman, to mention only a few.
Around the age of 16, Cornetta was attending regularly both private and organised parties in Puglia and became more fond of Minimal Techno. As soon as she reached the legal age, Cornetta would put aside her pocket money and book cheap flights and accommodation to travel to festivals in Germany, when this was a lot more affordable to do. She became very inspired by the music and selection of artists such as Richie Hawtin, Sven Väth, Ricardo Villalobos, Jeff Mills, Ellen Allien, Monika Kruse, Miss Kittin and Miss Djax.
Cornetta has also dived into the free party scene in Puglia, which was at the time  fairly detached and separated from the Techno scene. Here, she became also intrigued by the sound of Dub, Reggae and the heavier bass of French Tek, which to these days continue to influence her selection.
Cornetta moved to Scotland in her early 20s and after meeting one of her closest friend to these days, Acid Boner, she approached the subcultural field and scend in Scotland. 

Cornetta started record digging and collecting Vinyls from the Ska Reggae and Mod subcultural movement with Dan and the pair would regularly attend record stores with their close group of friends to dig more music.
 


Cornetta has also been studying Guitar since the age of 12 and continues to keep in parallel a great passion for indie rock music, folk and Bossanova, continuing to balance practice both on the turntables and the fretboard.
Following the Pandemic, it was felt that the local party scene experienced fair challenges and the nightlife had unavailably a negative hit in her local town of Aberdeen. With her own initiative and with the greay help of her friends and partner, Cornetta has launched last year her own parties in Aberdeen which were received really well, seeing quickly a contained crew of regular attendees.

The Danza Catartica Project emerged from a need to define a specific type of sound, reconnect to its subcultural roots and sense of community and involve artists that resonate with the sound and ethos.
