Hagva is a collaborative project by producers CP1 and Not Mass, both affiliated with Milan’s Evolvere collective and the label Stagno Records. Since forming in 2022, they’ve treated sound as a shared experiment, with techno at its core, constantly folding in elements of industrial, ambient, and rhythmic deconstruction. They first came to notice at Evolvere’s nights in Milan, gatherings that grew a reputation across Europe for their uncompromising energy.

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Stagno Records works in the same spirit. Founded in 2024 by Luigi Cippone and Marilù Lembo, the label provides a platform for artists exploring the outer fringes of techno and post-club mutations.

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With Gergely, the third entry in Stagno’s catalogue, Hagva step forward as the label’s in-house duo. Across Korath, Marianne, Khaini, and Leura, they carve dense layers of sound from heavy drones and thick harmonics, while cinematic textures stretch into deep space.

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“Where this record takes you next depends entirely on the landscape of your inner world,” the label explains, before extending that thought into poetry:

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{..}

Twelve kilometers down

beneath the line of this sound

the world bends

under its own weight

and listens to itself

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There

where darkness has thickness

and time drips vertically

the stone does not sleep

{..}

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Minimal Collective premieres Khaini. Dotted, rhythmic kicks introduce an ominous atmosphere, opening the B-side with crawling tension. As delicate percussion enters, the weight lifts, revealing a lighter current beneath. With its ambient character, the track mirrors the A-side’s opening, but unfolds as a distinct chapter of its own.

Full tracklist

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1. ⁠Korath

2.⁠ Marianne

3.⁠ ⁠⁠Khaini 

4.⁠ ⁠⁠Leura

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Gergely will be out on September 15th, 2025. Pre-order a copy via Bandcamp.