After two quietly celebrated releases on South of North — Tambal (2022) and Biya Ba Man (2024) — Devon Rexi prepare the arrival of their first full-length recording. The album was shaped in close collaboration with John T. Gast, whose production brings a measured depth and a careful sense of space. His association with the 5 Gate Temple lingers subtly in the background, informing the record’s patient, low-lit atmosphere.

Based in Amsterdam, the trio of Nicola Reverda (Nicolini), Nushin Naini, and Goya van der Heyden (La Rat) work with a reduced palette: drums, bass, voice, samples, effects. Their compositions move with a steady, grounded pulse. Repetition becomes structure. Bass carries weight through the body, while percussion maintains a restrained insistence. Fragments of melody surface briefly, then fold back into the mix.

Dub runs through their practice as a method rather than a style. Echo is used with intention; delay stretches time and opens space around each gesture. Frequencies are treated as physical material, tuned to resonate through the room. In concert, the sound system becomes part of the instrument. Low-end pressure gathers slowly, circulating through the floor and into the chest. Vocals drift across the rhythm, half-veiled, intimate.