TAKAAT started during soundchecks while on the road with Mdou Moctar when the trio indulged their shared love for amps cranked to 11 and the sound of blown out speakers. Towards the end of 2023, the three started writing music together, inspired by their shared experiences with the sounds and energy of Hausa bar bands, gritty soukous, and 2000s post-punk. The music of TAKAAT is intense, dark, and energetic. Deeply inspired by the DIY ethos of punk, Ahmoudou, Mikey, and Souleymane capture that thrill of the new and the ecstasy of togetherness in these heavy rockers. TAKAAT follows in the spirit of the independent music culture that birthed hardcore basement shows, bedroom tape labels, and generator-powered pick-up wedding bands.

TAKAAT (pronounced tuh-cot), meaning “noise” in the Tuareg language Tamashek, is the trio of Ahmoudou Madassane, Mikey Coltun, and Souleymane Ibrahim, also known as the rhythm section of Mdou Moctar. TAKAAT is sonic chaos, improvisation, freedom of exploration, and the punk styles of bands such as Fugazi and Unwound, all mixed together with the guitar music from the Sahel.

**Arrington de Dionyso’s Malaikat dan Singa** is a firestorm of ecstatic sound, a ritual in motion where primal punk, riotous free jazz, and feverish trance collide in a whirlwind of holy noise. De Dionyso—anarchic wizard, throat-singing mystic, and bass clarinet conjurer—leads this project like a possessed oracle, channeling raw spirit through guttural chants, hypnotic drones, and frenzied improvisation. *Malaikat dan Singa* (Indonesian for "Angels and Lions") is more than music; it’s a ceremony of liberation, where the sacred and the feral roar as one.Drawing from global traditions yet defying all borders, de Dionyso crafts sonic spells that feel ancient and violently new. His performances are incantations—sweat-drenched, trance-inducing, and electric with wild revelation. Whether summoning the ghosts of Sun Ra or the raw pulse of DIY punk, *Malaikat dan Singa* is a baptism in sound, tearing open the veil between chaos and transcendence. Surrender or be devoured.

TAKAAT with Malaikat dan Singa