[Halcxn.R003] Fantasna feat. Kamila Govorčin – NSNC EP
NSNC, the new collaboration between Fantasna and Kamila Govorčin
Halcxn's third release, NSNC, defies the distance and brings together Kamila Govorčin and Fantasna in three tracks shifting from the intensity of the city to the calm of the natural space.
Fantasna started composing NSNC in 2017 and titled the track from the main sample file name. What at the time could have been understood as "no-sync", now has a new meaning, regarding this era of isolation and solitude.
In Spanish, NSNC is an acronym for no sabe/ no contesta (do not know – not available – refusal). NSNC can be a provisional answer to the questions asked by Fantasna and Kamila Govorcin in this album. What is happening in the world? Where are we headed? –the whole EP is a calling to slow down, meditate, and to look back on our context.
The songs are sorted from the activated towards introspection. They move from the rush of Santiago, Chile, where Sebastián Mella (Fantasna) is based, to the natural and meditative space of Cáhuil, Kamila Govorčin's place of residence.
The EP starts with Fantasna Mix, a house track with some acid on top, wrapped on dreamy layers of synthesizers and a low-fi aesthetic. Then, Kamila Govorcin gradually slows down the vibe with her two versions. She changes the tempo and rhythm and adds new elements such as breaks and loops, giving new textures to the original tracks.
The last track, an eight-minute-long ambient piece, deserves a special mention. There, both artists will take us to a contemplative mood, necessary to question us about the issues raised by their work.
credits
released July 10, 2020
1. NSCN Fantasna mix:
Recorded, produced and mixed by Fantasna on Santiago de Chile, 2017-2019.
Mix down on CHT Studios by Cristóbal Arriagada, 2019.
Master by Elías Deepman, Berlín, 2020.
2. NSCN feat Kamila Govorčin:
Fantasna: Recording and production in Santiago de Chile (2017-2019).
Kamila Govorčin: Recording, mixing and mix down, in Cahuil (2020).
Master by Elías Deepman, Berlín, 2020.
3. NSCN Ambient:
Fantasna: Recording and production in Santiago de Chile (2017-2019).
Kamila Govorčin: Recording, mixing and mix down, in Cahuil (2020).
Master by Elías Deepman, Berlín, 2020.
Cover Art:
Photography by Sebastián Mella, Coñaripe 2019.
Chicago's Ron Trent adds swirling, futuristic deep house dimension to the title track from the Brazilian jazz-funk pioneers' latest. Bandcamp New & Notable May 10, 2017
Argentinian duo Klik & Frik offer up rich, textural, indigenous folk-influenced electronic music on their latest EP. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 3, 2019