Wahono’s ‘Hawa Hina Dina’ marks the arrival of Strange Weather Dunia

The Strange Weather collective has officially launched its label named Strange Weather Dunia, debuting with ‘Hawa Hina Dina’ by Wahono—a member of Jakarta's DIVISI62 crew.

The label focuses on experimental soundscapes and unique sonic storytelling, and Wahono’s album sets the tone for the label’s ethos—melding memory, mysticism, and sonic exploration into an intricate sound tapestry.

Wahono, known for his avant-garde approach to sound design and deep understanding of rhythm, crafts ‘Hawa Hina Dina’as a meditation on decay, renewal, and metaphysical states.

Built from field recordings of daily commercial activities, acoustic textures, and spectral manipulations, the album warps the familiar into the uncanny. Think organic elements such as warm wooden resonances, metallic industrial scrapes, and even distant echoes of prayer calls, colliding into otherworldly soundscapes.

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‘Daun Hitam’ opens with eerie industrial pulses, while ‘Perbatasan Mulut’ builds tension with warped vocal snippets and fractured electronics, leading into ‘Tawa Tawa’, where swirling synths and chaotic percussion collide.

Slowing things down, ‘sumba 7-1’ introduces subdued sounds of a minimalistic bassline and even more organic nuances, before ‘Isi 10’ loops muted notes around a groovy, fizzy bassline, layered with trumpet-like echoes.

Closing the record, ‘Perbatasan Tanah’ blends poetry and eerie synths—an unsettling yet gripping listen for those drawn to the fringes of experimental electronic music.

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The album also features Welsh artist Elvin Brandhi, whose vocal manipulations add another layer of dissonance and intrigue.

With ‘Hawa Hina Dina’, Strange Weather’s label reinforces its intent—championing experimental sonic storytelling and reshaping Southeast Asia’s electronic landscape, just as it does with its events.

Listen to and purchase Wahono’s ‘Hawa Hina Dina’ here.

Amira Waworuntu is Mixmag Asia’s Managing Editor, follow her on Instagram.

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