At Last, Ikan Hyu Reach the “Oasis”
Long anticipated, Ikan Hyu’s debut album has at last arrived. Entitled “Oasis”, it comes to us thanks to Mouthwatering Records.
It feels like only yesterday that we first raved about the music of Anisa Djodoatmodjo and Hannah Bissegger in these pages. And yet, so informs us Mouthwatering’s press release, the duo has only just survived their “seven-year itch”. Seven years, during which they performed countless shows and negotiated a pandemic – but only managed to release a measly two EPs, “Zebra” and “Jaaws”. Working on this album may have been an unusually long process. The results, however, are well worth the wait.
Sparkling with wit, “Oasis” serves up a piping hot stew of electronica, rap and punky exuberance, laced with all sorts of sonic madness. Taking progressively more responsibility for production decisions as work progressed, turned out to have the extra benefit of helping the duo to conquer the personal insecurities and emotional troubles that had threatened to bring the project. “Oasis” is a fizzing triumph all round.
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