NZE NZE is the fusion of artists Matthieu Ruben N’Dongo (Sacred Lodge) and Tioma Tchoulanov (UVB76): A two-headed entity convened and driven by the Astropolis festival at the end of 2020. 

After this anchor initiated by Brest-based Astropolis festival, a residency in the Parisian studios of Red Bull Music Academy followed in early 2021. Here, they constructed an epic story intertwining the warrior songs of the Fang people of Central Africa (Matthieu Ruben N’Dongo’s heritage) and the codes of industrial, postpunk and dub music.

A filiation carried loud and clear by the singer of NZE NZE draws from this geographical separation, due to the political context in Equatorial Guinea, a source of inspiration for their musical project. Real facts and imaginary counter-narratives collide, to suggest a dystopian future and to underline with rage the ethical and economic problems of the meanders of the colonialist past.