Giorgio Fazer closes a strange Polish tetralogy with Duchy przodków

Giorgio Fazer’s Duchy przodków is not a casual background listen, and that is part of the appeal. Released on 30 May through Ubocze Rec., the album is presented as the final piece in a conceptual tetralogy about Polishness, fantasy, madness, lyricism and the past. The tags alone hint at a record that refuses easy classification: alternative, electronic, ambient, drum and bass, electro, indie, industrial, psychedelic rock, soundtrack and techno.

That kind of spread can sometimes mean chaos for chaos’ sake, but here it suggests a project built as a world rather than a playlist. Recorded with live energy and avant-garde intent, Duchy przodków sounds like the kind of underground release that rewards listeners willing to meet it halfway. It is strange, regional, conceptual and proudly outside the neat export lanes of English-language indie coverage.