With a background that spans continents and cultures, Haumea’s craft distills that sense of motion into a sound that feels steady and sensory. Drawing inspiration from natural cycles, animation sound design, and mythic imagery, Haumea works like a sound cartographer of imaginary terrains.

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This instinct for subtle storytelling finds a fitting home in Rhiza Semar, a label founded by Amsterdam-based DJ and producer Hitam. With past premieres already showcasing the label’s sonic DNA, this third release cements its vision: to unearth music that listens inward as much as it moves outward. Named after the Greek word ῥίζα, translating to ‘roots’, and Semar, the Javanese figure known for unsettling order through wit and unpredictability, the label sees rhythm as something untamed, something that grows sideways, splits, or loops back on itself.

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Premiering today is the EP’s title track, Red Spinel, a low-lit burner that gradually unfolds its form. What begins as a hollow framework anchored by a wide and weighty kick is propelled by chant-like fragments and dust-coated detail. Around the halfway mark, an ambient progression pierces through, not to disrupt, but lending scale and sensitivity to the loop. It's a track that speaks in half-gestures, and somehow says a lot.

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Full tracklist

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1. Chain Breaker

2. Red Spinel

3. Mud Golem

4. Inverted Spear

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Red Spinel will be out on June 13th, 2025. Pre-order a copy via Bandcamp. 

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