Slang Overload

Bubbly textures and frenzied drum cuts move side-by-side with NPC inspired vocal chops in opening track Slang Overload. Made in collaboration with TRYCE over an intense three-day session in 2023, it's a nod towards glitch-hop revival with elements of UK Bass, packed with meticulously sculpted and destroyed sounds.

After a five-year hiatus, Isaka returns with 'Elytra', a work exploring the increasingly blurred lines between organic and artificial realities. In her self-defined 'hyperbass', 'Elytra' blends low-end grit with a melodic pop sheen, morphing erratic rhythms, intricate sound design and hyperpop vocals that balance formal sensibilities and visceral club energy.

Isaka underwent the transformative experience of medical transition during her move to Berlin and this radical change emerges in the thematic exploration of Elytra.

Isaka uses insect moulting as a metaphor for the cyclical, often traumatic process of metamorphosis and the EP's exploration of adaptation and articulation where skin is not only a boundary of the self, but also the interface for our surroundings.

Themes of evolving identity are woven not only into the music but also into the visual art, zine & custom website accompanying the release. A different character represents each of the tracks, brought to life through a deep iterative process involving collages, sketches, and an array of AI-assisted 3D imagery. Limited-edition electronic sculptures will also be produced for 'Elytra'.