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Jannah Quill, 'New Year New Paranoia' (2021). Courtesy SUMAC, Sydney,

Fetle Wondimu Nega (AKA Nu) is an Ethiopian-Australian sound artist and musician from Naarm. Her work explores ideas and stories emanating from her cross-cultural experiences of language, spirituality and identity. 

As a vocalist and self-taught music producer, Fetle draws inspiration from her Bachelor of Science (Mathematics and Statistics) from the University of Melbourne, delving into the mathematical nature of sound synthesis and algorithmic rhythms. She has recently expanded her creative practice to include the young code-based music creation tool Sonic Pi, as a medium to interrogate cultural exchange, language and technology.

 CODE-SWITCH is a conversation between my voice and an emergent code-based music creation tool, Sonic Pi. It explores the sometimes dissonant, sometimes harmonious interaction of languages within my bilingual mind, where meaning is constructed at the intersection of two identities. When I entered kindergarten, speaking English became a necessity to interact with the Western world, suddenly encroaching on my understanding of self and the image I’d built of the world around me in my native tongue of Amharic. Now, English is my dominant language, and often the scaffold with which I build meaning and communicate my ideas. There are times, however, when it swallows up my Amharic and spits it back at me in disjointed sequences. CODE-SWITCH describes my bilingual experience as an arc of loss into acceptance. It begins with a harmonic vocal-laden soundscape, an uncomfortable introduction symbolising language dissonance, followed by a hard-hitting Western drum pattern, and a final incorporation of African drums signaling the slow transition into acceptance. This piece was created using a variety of self-recorded samples edited in Ableton Live, such as my Ethiopian-jazz (ambassel scale) inspired vocals. I also used granulated chords, which were then imported, arranged and produced with a series of coded functions and in-built Sonic Pi samples. Representing the ability of English to literally and figuratively disassemble, distort and reassemble my Amharic.

'CODESWITCH' by Fetle Wondimu Nega

@all-centre-504822953 always come correct with the boundary-blurring club fare. The latest effort, courtesy of South London chameleon George Whitehead, AKA @djcoefroms11, is no exception either. 

Serving as the latest in a slew of bleeding-edge releases from the label, ‘Pressure Makes Diamante’ epitomises the mutant nature of contemporary club music. Turning to the title track, what begins as chug fuel quickly descends into bone-rattling heater. 

Slo-mo ballistics for the dance. 

Pre-order: bit.ly/3dtlPr9

Pressure Makes Diamante

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Premiere: Coe - Pressure Makes Diamante [All Centre]

Guest mix by @halalamama

More @1djplead: http://www.movement.radio/podcasts/dj-plead

Guest Mix by حلالاماما w/ DJ Plead (16.09.2022)

@galtier

Following up off his early 2022 NHS EP 'Imitation Plantae’, NHS bossman Galtier brings back the weirdo-bass vibe with a panic-stricken selection of 4 tracks spanning a plethora of BPMs; no surprises there. A surprising switch to hardware production however has caused a healthy shift in the general presence of Galtier's tracks. Distinctly churning in mood and flow, Galtier’s third contribution to his own catalog are tunes for the place where the roof drips.

The nauseating melter-tech approach to the array of tracks reek of panic-mode energy; with jarring hooks that contort through the resonant, crispy aether of each piece. The rawness of hardware shines through on each iteration of this new focus for Galtier: a distinct step in the direction of swampy bass music that glistens just right as those raw frequencies should.

Artwork by Jiah Wells
Mastered by Fausto Mercier

Nausea Signal Studies - EP

Galtier - Chryselaphantine Munitions [NHS022]

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With a recent appearance on TraTraTrax's excellent 'no pare, sigue sigue' compilation, DJ SOSA RD returns with a new EP, 'Island Boy With Internet'. The self-released three-tracker varies in speed and style, aiming to channel the rage in a playful and exciting way. On the track 'key-tee-poe', DJ SOSA RD experiments with a push-and-pull style that entices you in with an old school jungle rhythm before dialling down the tempo as a haunting melody comes into view. 

Speaking about the release, DJ SOSA RD says, "breakcore and Jungle seemed like obvious choices for the next sounds I wanted to play with. Intense, physical, playful, built on sampling, clad with bass, and stemming from a long tradition of counter-culture. These sounds melded perfectly with dembow’s aesthetic and spirit, which is present in the samples used in the EP."

'Island Boy With Internet' by DJ SOSA RD will be released on the 27th April - pre-order here:  https://sosard.bandcamp.com/album/island-boy-with-internet

@djsosaproduciendo

island boy with internet

Premiere: DJ SOSA RD - key-tee-poe

Produced by Loris
Master by Cristo Gavras (Modos Estudios)
Artwork by Ana Álvarez

Dead End

Cat. no: NH014
Formats: Vinyl / Digital
Release date: 2/6/23

After a stellar year Toumba finally makes his debut on Nervous Horizon with: 'Janoob EP'.

Influenced by the sounds of his motherland, Jordan, Toumba manages to perfectly blend traditional music with futuristic drum patterns and drony synths creating a brand new style which gives him a unique signature sound.

'Janoob' (جنوب), meaning 'The South' in Arabic, is the area of Jordan where the Bedouins reside and where most of the musical influence of the EP came from.

From the opening track 'Janoob' to the closing track 'Bouquet of Kicks' this release will take you on a journey of BPMs through its syncopated rhythms and sound design that will make you start jumping up and down in the club in no time, it's truly a masterpiece and one of the best Nervous Horizon EPs to date!

Toumba - Janoob

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easy... cop over at boomkat. big up to the don henzo..

'CODESWITCH' by Fetle Wondimu Nega

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