Album lore

Duma’s self-titled release arrived in August 2020 on Nyege Nyege Tapes, an imprint noted for its adventurous catalog rooted in East African club sounds. The nine tracks traverse a harsh terrain where singeli rhythms intersect with gqom’s relentless pulse and experimental noise textures. Tracks like “Omni” and “Uganda with Sam” plunge into industrial and cybergrind-inflected territory, marked by abrasive percussion and distorted vocal fragments.Recorded under the shadow of post-industrial resonance, Duma’s work pushes the boundaries of dancefloor conventions, favoring a fractured, near-apocalyptic sound palette. The album’s stark title and track names such as “Kill Yourself Before They Kill You” and “Corners in Nihil” hint at a bleak, confrontational spirit. This artifact stands as a document of a particular strain of East African electronic music in 2020, filtered through a lens of noise and intensity seldom encountered in the region’s more traditional club exports.

Album lore

Duma’s self-titled release arrived in August 2020 on Nyege Nyege Tapes, an imprint noted for its adventurous catalog rooted in East African club sounds. The nine tracks traverse a harsh terrain where singeli rhythms intersect with gqom’s relentless pulse and experimental noise textures. Tracks like “Omni” and “Uganda with Sam” plunge into industrial and cybergrind-inflected territory, marked by abrasive percussion and distorted vocal fragments.Recorded under the shadow of post-industrial resonance, Duma’s work pushes the boundaries of dancefloor conventions, favoring a fractured, near-apocalyptic sound palette. The album’s stark title and track names such as “Kill Yourself Before They Kill You” and “Corners in Nihil” hint at a bleak, confrontational spirit. This artifact stands as a document of a particular strain of East African electronic music in 2020, filtered through a lens of noise and intensity seldom encountered in the region’s more traditional club exports.