Authentically Plastic - DOXA '2021

Tracks list

A selection of mutant tracks from ANTI-MASS, a Queer Collective based in Uganda.
As a collaborative effort between ANTI-MASS residents; Turkana, Nsasi, &
Authentically Plastic, DOXA emerged from a year of group experiments & listening
sessions between the three artists. It reflects their common interest in shaking
up traditional forms, techniques & palettes; exploring them in all directions,
discovering new tensions in familiar methods, always with an eye towards the
alien & disorienting. The opening track / video “Galiba” takes its
inspiration from “Kadodi”, the male circumcision ritual from Eastern
Uganda, and “Baksimba”, a royal dance from the Buganda region, and
reconstructs them through a decidedly perverse lens.

A newfound affinity for the music of the Diaspora also serves as a motor for
these collaborative experiments. Authentically Plastic recently spoke to Borshch
Magazine аbout:

“discovering the ghost of one genre in the other…all the industrial
potentials of Gqom waiting to be actualised, and all those 'Gqom tendencies' in
Industrial & Noise that usually go unnoticed. It has nothing to do with merging,
or combining, but gliding; drawing a line between the two that is an expression
in its own right."

The lead single “Diesel Femme” draws from Turkana & Authentically
Plastic’s interest in Techno, Industrial & Gqom; making connections
between these disparate worlds. Nsasi’s playful solo track brings to mind
the loose arrangements of Chicago House, just as much as it does the
polyrhythmic percussion of his local culture. There’s an undeniable joy
here, that comes from assembling sounds or phenomena that have nothing to do
with each other, stacking them, stretching them, distorting them; sometimes
beyond recognition, and other times accidentally arriving at something vaguely
familiar. This openness to unpredictability is generally fueled by
Kampala’s young, but thriving underground music scene; as well as the
resilient, queer friendships that have emerged from this small collective; its
ethics of care & mutual support. 

Tracklist:
1.01 - Authentically Plastic - Galiba (3:50)
1.02 - Nsasi - Grind (2:36)
1.03 - Authentically Plastic - Diesel Femme (4:20)
1.04 - Turkana - Influencer Convention (4:00)
1.05 - Nsasi - Binia Yei (3:52)
1.06 - Authentically Plastic - Sabula (3:54)

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