Nant by Poeji

"Nant highlights the agility of Enji’s voice, percussively matching Popp’s textural drumming to create atmospheric work that masterfully treads the line between ambience and free jazz expression." - The Guardian

"[...] this debut work by new collaboration Poeji gets under your skin and stays there." - Songlines Magazine

"genuinely distinctive and oddly mesmeric" - Electronic Sound

Squama regulars Enji and Popp join forces on ‘Nant’, the debut LP by their newly minted duo ‘Poeji’, exploring the confines of Post-Dub and Downtempo.
2022’s 3-track EP ‘031921 5.24 5.53’, released as a limited run of dubplates, was the first testament to their open approach to writing, which takes only very basic ideas and relies on non-verbal communication to define form and pace.
Enji’s vocals are less centre-stage than on her solo endeavors, piercing through reverb plates and guitar pedals while Simon inked his signature set of wooden and metal percussions with chains of tape echoes and analog delay.
Listening to ‘Nant’ as a snapshot of Poeji’s artistry at a certain time and place can instill a sense of gratitude within the listener that something so fleeting can be captured.