Nazar knew he wanted to sing for Demilitarize. His vocals are Auto-Tuned and whispered, their delicateness inspired by Sampha, James Blake, and brash weirdness of SahBabii. Gone are the geopolitical concepts of Guerilla; Demilitarize brings Nazar’s own humanity to the fore, his loves, struggles, self-pity, and poetic braggadocio. The cybernetic streak of his previous album remains, but there’s blood pulsing beneath the steel and steam of the music, its melodies blooming and curdling at a rate similar to &&&&&-era Arca.⁠ ⁠ His love of sci-fi like The Matrix and Ghost In The Shell drew the through line, Nazar says. “It's quite a nice link between so many different African and black cultures around the world. It speaks to people of color for very specific reasons.”⁠ ⁠ At the link in bio, Nazar discusses the making of the album that helped him feel “a lot more true to myself,” he says. “That was the main premise, to demilitarize myself.”⁠ ⁠ 📸 Marieke Bosma ⁠ ⁠ #Nazar #Demilitarize