W: Peter James May

It is hypnotic, dark, and deeply cinematic. Rather than demanding your attention, it colonizes your headspace, making it the perfect accompaniment for late-night urban wandering or deep-space transit.

On the 6th of February, London-based Italian composer Alessandro Inglima unveils his latest evolution under the moniker Komok. The debut single, "Quasi-Human[e]," serves as the inaugural transmission from his upcoming album Protopia, marking a sophisticated shift from his roots as a bass player into the experimental fringes of electronic production. Moving away from traditional song structures, Inglima has crafted a track that feels less like a composition and more like a physical environment—a "sonic location" built on the foundations of acid house, big beat, and IDM.

"A masterclass in atmospheric tension... luring the listener into a mid-tempo fever dream."

The track operates at a deliberate 115 BPM, trading the frantic energy of peak-time club music for a heavy, hypnotic momentum. Built upon a foundation of rolling basslines and gritty, textured percussion, "Quasi-Human[e]" is saturated with the warmth of warped analogue synths. It’s an underground cut designed for the "blue hour"—the quiet, solitary moments of late-night listening where the boundary between the digital and the organic begins to blur.

"It feels like a long-lost soundtrack to a 90s sci-fi RPG, reimagined for a modern underground club."

Drawing on the raw, unpolished funk of early Daft Punk and the cerebral risk-taking of Aphex Twin, Komok’s sound design is deeply informed by Inglima’s career in film and theater. There is a cinematic weight to the production, evoking images of deep-space transit and forgotten videogame landscapes. This isn't just music for the sake of rhythm; it is a piece of speculative fiction, utilizing digital artifacts and broken rhythms to explore the friction between our retro past and an unknown future.

"Quasi-Human[e]" is only the first chapter of the broader Protopia project—a 12-track audio-visual journey. Conceived alongside a series of microfilms and visualizers, the single invites the listener to step into a world of "imagined technologies." By blending nostalgia with futuristic textures, Alessandro Inglima has created a debut that is as intellectually stimulating as it is groove-driven, signalling the arrival of a vital new voice in the leftfield electronic scene.