@hakuna.kulala sonic hypnotist @authenticallyplastic brings a digger’s literacy, an activist’s intent, and a playfulness to their jagged debut album “RAW SPACE”. Debuting on Hakuna Kulala the record is rooted in chaos and chance, sensuality and intensity – it’s an album that’s able to sound alarmingly freeform and tightly controlled simultaneously. Authentically Plastic has already established themselves as a genre-disrupting DJ, and even dubbed “demon of the Nile” by Ugandan politicians after an exuberant performance at @nyegenyegefest in September 2019. There’s a faint sparkle of Detroit’s chrome-plated Afro-futurism, but bathed in neon light, reflecting Africa’s contemporary electronic revolution. Authentically Plastic’s productions have a sense of thematic coherence, but their myriad influences are torched into cinders, leaving inverse impressions and ghost rhythms. As both a DJ and a producer, Authentically Plastic is drawn to the idea of chance as a creative tool – to push against the idea of the all-knowing genius, and approach artistry instead as a facilitator, unraveling parallel mismatched rhythmic events. Fresh off performances at CSD Klubnacht @berghain_ostgut and @roskildefestival in Denmark, they will bring their industrial club extractions to @whole.festival this August and Nyege Nyege 2022 in September.