Nazar

In his remarkable 2020 debut, “Guerilla”, Nazar created his own unique language of resistance, a sonic guerrilla of sorts, inspired by the archetype of kuduro, using noise and ingenious electronics to expose the wounds of history. In “Demilitarize”, released on 25 April this year (not by chance, we would say) on Hyperdub, the Angolan producer explores the silence (or what is left of it) in the immediate aftermath of revolt, both external and internal. Nazar's second album, which was influenced by a serious health issue and a newfound love, offers a profound reflection on the tensions between fragility and resilience, with the cadence of kuduro now diluted by sublime, futuristic electronics imbued with hazy vocals and crepuscular textures, forging a spectral mantra that glides between lament and surrender.