Devon Rexi

The fried-Farsi vocals sing in the diasporic language of the ‘inbetween worlds’ - taking the listener to alternate realms of liminality. Otherworldly screeches and rings, intricate drum patterns, simple dubby bass lines and rhythmic guitar riffs guide you to the ready-to-explore corners of reality. Originally formed by Nicolini on drums and vocals and Nushin Naini on bass and vocals, Devon Rexi has since expanded into a quintet with Goya van der Heyden and Daniel(/…). Van der Heyden creates an electronic touch accompanied with some percussion, while Walter Theo (guitar) stretches the sound into more groovy territories.

On their recent release, Biya Ba Man (2024), the band’s special brand of post-punky psych-funk can be heard: pitch-shifted vocals – sometimes chanting, sometimes chirping – intertwine with distorted grooves, propelled by percussion and bass.

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