HAILU MERGIA & DAHLAK BAND - Wede Harer Guzo DLP Stoner Neuter was recorded between 2018

Neuter was recorded between 2018 and 2021 and is the culmination of a very distinctive and unmistakable sound Sofie has developed and refined during close to 10 years now

Oocyte Oil & Stolen Androgens sees Richter’s turn his wild imagination to an exploration of the human voice

formed in late summer 2021

A particular phrase on piano or a series of clarinet chords would start to determine a structure

All tracks mastered directly from original copies of the 7” vinyl and various cassettes by Josh Stevenson at Otic Sound

HAILU MERGIA & DAHLAK BAND - Wede Harer Guzo DLP Stoner Neuter was recorded between 2018By 1978, Addis Ababas nightlife was facing challenges. The ruling Derg regime imposed curfews, banning citizens from the streets after midnight until 6am. But that didnt stop some people from dancing and partying thorough the night. Bands would play from evening until daybreak and people would stay at the clubs until curfew was lifted in the morning. One key denizen of Addis musical golden age, Hailu Mergia, was preparing a follow up to his seminal