Today, 555n and NAVA return with their fifth release together, the haunting yet powerful new single “Diaspora”, leaving a roaming, ethereal trip that will break free from both musical and human boundaries.
"Diaspora" brings tradition and technology together to create a transgressive, melodic sonic universe from the very first note. NAVA's distinct Persian intonations weave through 555n's algorithmic terrain of electronic sound. The music acts as a bridge between what is ancient and what could be, straddling the line we have drawn to keep them defined and separate.
But within the core of "Diaspora" lies a deeper meaning. It is an emotional cry about the quandaries of displacement, duality, and identity within a community. The title suggests this tension, a reflection of the way those with two or more homes live, carrying parts of home with them wherever they go but adapting to every place they inhabit. Spinning Plates' layered production reflects this sentiment. Warm, organic melodies clash with glitchy, cybernetic textures that capture the friction and goodness of crossing cultures.
As long-term collaborators, forged through their previous four releases, there's an undeniable chemistry between 555n and NAVA here that somehow manages to make the familiar seem fresh. You can hear this track journey deeper into new worlds of sound and concept, as if the two have already accepted their reality as voyagers in an infinite void between traditions and genres.
Music is a medium that creeps into all of our lives, and listening to "Diaspora," you feel plunged between the beats; hear it in the dead space which gives way to synthy gehardens, hear it in NAVA's syrupy vibrato echoing like a low musical form for whatever distant corner. So dear dreamers and wanderers, I offer you this song that will become one with your breath as you move through the invisible lines of who you are.
Crafted for lovers of all things global fusion and avant-garde electronica with soul and depth, "Diaspora" is a triumphant reminder that TWO VIBRANT WORLDS ARE BETTER THAN ONE.
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