Dozage, by Chrisman

Dozage

by Chrisman

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1.	Hell Of Dance Song feat Ratigan & MC Yallah 02:18	buy track
2.	Jambo 02:12	buy track
3.	Kiki 02:46	buy track
4.	Balisa 02:39	buy track
5.	Engine Room 02:56	buy track
6.	Ngonga feat Lebon BLS & Tshongo Le Magnifique 02:14	buy track
7.	Late Siren 02:17 video	buy track
8.	Gbada 02:50	buy track
9.	Itika 02:51	buy track
10.	Dozage 02:42	buy track
11.	Flo$$ feat Blaq Bandana 01:59	buy track
12.	Kongo Army 02:43	buy track
13.	Paneau 02:46	buy track
14.	Liquidity 02:37	buy track
15.	Balula 02:01	buy track
16.	Lost In The Darkness feat Aunty Rayzor & Ratigan 02:04	buy track
17.	Mukumbi 03:32	buy track
18.	New Tech Vibe 02:54	buy track
19.	Noise Tarraxo 02:47	buy track
20.	Christoven feat Papalas 02:25	buy track
21.	Plani feat Ecko Bazz 02:22	buy track
22.	Lost In The Darkness 02:44	buy track
23.	Shaaa 02:10	buy track
24.	Unforgettable feat Tracy the Rapper 03:36	buy track
25.	Rap Gqom 02:26	buy track
26.	Giza 02:13	buy track
27.	Rave 02:48	buy track
28.	Plani (Instrumental) 02:19	buy track
29.	Idan feat Aunty Rayzor 02:19	buy track
30.	Sumatra 03:41	buy track
31.	Tech Metal 04:03	buy track
32.	Underwater Life 02:11	buy track
33.	Kokota 02:36	buy track
34.	Ibada 03:40	buy track
35.	Pomba Gqom 03:16	buy track

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Kampala-based Congolese producer Chrisman returns with his most ambitious set to date: 35 tracks of mutant club music that immaculately crossbreed trap, Afro-Portugese tarraxo, hardstyle, amapiano, drill, rave, gqom and Afrohouse. Having headed up the Nyege Nyege/Hakuna Kulala studios in Kampala for a few years now, Chrisman has had the chance to rapidly develop his production skills and absorb influences from across the musical map. 'Dozage' is an eccentric proof of concept that explodes with fantasy and pure energy, deconstructing ubiquitous templates and revamping them with irreverence and palpable enthusiasm. His last two Hakuna Kulala releases, 'Ku Mwezi' and 'Makila', liberally dispersed dancefloor momentum from Angola, Durban and Atlanta, and 'Dozage' expands the reach considerably, throwing rhythmic curveballs at every twist and turn. Chrisman has also brought along a team of like-minded collaborators, including Ecko Bazz, Aunty Rayzor, Ratigan Era, MC Yallah, BLAQ BANDANA and Tracey the Rapper.

The best place to start might be the album's title track, a murky fusion of distorted rave squeals, gqom percussion, blown-out 909 kicks and amapiano's unmistakable log drums. It's even blessed with a vocal from Nigerian rapper Aunty Rayzor, who punctures the beat with her tight, dextrous wordplay. Chrisman's fusion is eclectic, but reigned in by his intuitive understanding of dance music, and that constant motion anchors the sprawling set expertly. On 'Flo$$', Kampala's own BLAQ BANDANA slurs over a skeletal drill backdrop, and The Congo Techno Ensemble's Papalas Palata turns up on the hypnotic 'Christoven', screaming evocatively over Shackleton-like FM plucks and Chrisman's patented alloy of gqom and trap. Further evidence of this smart synthesis arrives with the aptly-titled 'Rap Gqom', a compelling crescendo of noisy FX, Durban-style vocal cuts and light-headed leads.

But Chrisman goes even further into the unknown this time around, looking to the Indonesian pressure of Raja Kirik and Gabber Modus Operandi on 'Sumatra', a cacophonous compound of hardstyle kicks and elastic drill bass. Elsewhere, on 'New Tech Vibe', he reconfigures hard trance, adding dystopian, Blade Runner-style pads and swinging percussion, and with 'Giza' generates an industrial gabber tremor that'd level a small building. There's almost too much to absorb in one sitting: Chrisman's handed us a suite of dancefloor material that'll see us into the next year.

Video for Late Siren: youtu.be/hF6rWicEMvw

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released October 31, 2023

Digital Album Cover by Ian Wainaina
CD Cover by Kid Gringo
Mastered by Declared Sound

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Club explorations from the East African and Congolese Electronic Underground and beyond.

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