Bogdan & Haggari Nakashe — Split [RZR25SBHN] [2025]

RZRecords cat: RZR25SBHN · UPC: 5063845650811 · New-ish Release · Digital

Split by Bogdan & Haggari Nakashe

RZRecords is proud to re-introduce Split, a meeting of two beloved, distinctive minds within experimental electronica. Bogdan, a Serbian electronica and hip-hop artist, and our very own Haggari Nakashe. A match made in ambient heaven.
Originally released in August 2025, then released again in September due to some tech difficulties, this project highlights the sonic duality between Bogdan’s meticulously fractured, mostly ethereal ambient approach and Haggari Nakashe’s expansive, contemplative sound design that's ambient passing yet deeply rooted in noise music.

Across eight tracks, four from each artist, the release unfolds as both contrast and complement: Bogdan’s sounds balance against Nakashe’s drift toward hubbub abstraction. For this version of the digital re-release, RZRecords adds a special ninth track, a collaboration that merges deep modular synth work with manipulated field recordings and dreamy soundscapes. The result is an immersive composition that bridges Bogdan’s forward-leaning ambient–hip-hop inspired sensibility with Nakashe’s textural and spatial explorations.

 

What emerges is more than a split release; it’s a dialogue suspended between form and atmosphere. Split rewards close listening, revealing subtle cinematic layers that shift between melody, noise, and industrial-inspired timbre. It stands tall as one of RZRecords’ most introspective and technically refined cross-artist ambient pairings to date.

As with previous RZRecords releases, Split reinforces the label’s commitment to showcasing left-field voices in electronic and sound-based art. The label continues to cultivate projects that thrive at the edges of genre, where rhythm dissolves into texture and experimentation becomes narrative.

In this spirit, Split [RZR25SBHN] acts as a testament to collaboration in its purest form: two independent sonic identities intersecting without compromise, yet forming a unified experience. It captures RZRecords’ enduring aim, to present work that invites deep listening, emotional resonance, and an ongoing dialogue between artist, technology, and space.

Our Commitment to Artistic Dialogue
At RZRecords, we are dedicated to creating these specific dialogues between artists. We believe that when two independent sonic identities intersect without compromise, they form a unified experience that neither could achieve alone. Our label continues to cultivate projects that thrive at the edges of genre, where rhythm dissolves into texture and experimentation becomes a narrative. Split stands as a testament to this mission: a dialogue suspended between form and atmosphere, inviting deep listening and emotional resonance between artist, technology, and space.

NishMa / gaop split

 A super fun collaboration by NishMa and gaop.

The first thee tracks are by NishMa. They're wonderfully cinematic, larger than life soundscapes that conjure sci-fi drama, vast futuristic dystopias, dark skies filled with rusted flying cars.

The last three tracks are by gaop. They're conceptual attempts at deconstructing traditional IDM music into easy listening piano ambient music, using the usual tools of the trade and an electric piano.

The track "Marcel will return", sandwiched right in-between the other tracks, is a joint effort by both gaop and NishMa, delivering top execution from both artists.

Split album by Yasuyuki Uesugi and gaop

We are proud to present a split release featuring the music of Yasuyuki Uesugi and gaop. The result is a harmonious blending of two distinct schools of electronic music, finding a shared frequency between the abrasive and the ethereal.

Split album by Yasuyuki Uesugi and gaop.

Yasuyuki Uesugi offers layered, textured, and repetitive works of sound art that feel deeply ritualistic. His contributions honor the long-standing tradition of Japanese noise, but they do so with a violent yet sophisticated sense of pacing. These aren't just walls of sound; they are shifting environments where the texture itself becomes the melody, drawing the listener into a trance-like state through rhythmic density.

On the other side of the split, gaop brings a different variation to the table. This work exists in the realm of electronic ambient, but it is heavily informed by classical, minimalist, and avant-garde sensibilities. There is a "surgical" precision to the arrangements here, where silence and space are used as effectively as the sound itself. It provides a necessary counterweight to the intensity of the opening half, leaning into a more contemplative, structured form of experimentation.

The juxtaposition of these two approaches creates a unique tension, one side pushing outward with noise, the other pulling inward with minimalism. May this combination be a blessing to your ears and a testament to the infinite possibilities of electronic sound.

Gemini said

Together, these two artists create a dialogue that transcends geographical and stylistic boundaries. By placing the heavy, ritualistic textures of the Japanese noise tradition alongside the sparse, neoclassical structures of minimalist ambient, this split becomes more than just a collection of tracks, it is an exploration of how electronic music can simultaneously feel ancient and futuristic. It is a vital addition to the RZRecords catalog, reinforcing our commitment to bridging the gap between seemingly disparate worlds of sound.