It will be released on April 25th...
Nazar has revealed details about his upcoming album titled 'Demilitarize'.
The Angolan producer's impressive debut album 'Guerilla' came out in 2020, coinciding with the onset of the first lockdowns, and its intensity and sense of paranoia resonated with the world at that time.
Highly autobiographical, 'Guerilla' incorporated repurposed kuduro music from Angola, featuring a rough texture, field recordings, and found media to narrate Nazar's personal story – his family was exiled in Europe due to the Angolan civil war, while his father stayed behind to fight in a losing battle.
Since then, Nazar has faced challenges with COVID, which severely impacted his immune system; a dormant tuberculosis he developed while in Angola subsequently took over, leaving him seriously ill for a year.
Consequently, his music has become more introspective. The new album 'Demilitarize' builds upon the harsh aesthetics of his debut, creating something that is, if anything, even more sincere.
The new track 'Anticipate' exemplifies this – eerie, paranoid, and insular, it appears to reflect the confusion that illness brought into his life.
Nazar states...
With this album's introspective nature, I did not aim to capture sounds from real locations to enrich its universe as I did with 'Guerilla'. Instead, I wanted to create something almost metaphysical, akin to crafting sci-fi, with the classic cyberpunk anime Ghost In The Shell serving as a primary inspiration.
'Demilitarize' is set for release on April 25th. Listen to 'Anticipate' below.
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Nazar has revealed details about his upcoming album 'Demilitarize'. The Angolan producer's impressive debut album 'Guerilla', released in 2020, came out right as the initial lockdowns were implemented.