A musical multiverse of the present moment, Evanora Unlimited is one of those enigmas worth experiencing at these gatherings that tend to become increasingly algorithmic—and therefore also more comfortable and immediate. Orion Ohana is the wellspring of an imagination that encompasses as many references as possible—distorted and transmuted to the limit.

An iconoclastic punk at heart with a techno soul, Ohana recognizes in the exploration of excess and primal expression the spark necessary for everything else. He combines this innate sonic raw energy with the possibilities of digital languages, drawing parallel connections with fashion design and the performing arts. Along the way—and further destabilizing the scene—he has clearly mastered the art of songwriting.

Under an existentialist aura, deeply detached from any need for validation, he questions and speculates with ingenuity. Ultimately, this makes Evanora Unlimited an infinitely surprising matryoshka-like entity.

The close friendship with Yves Tumour, with whom he has been exchanging collaborations and performances, reveals a shared iconoclastic sensibility. From a childhood spent surrounded by records to adolescence at raves, each journey seems to lead to the next, in a constant open channel. Experiences that have unveiled a fluidity of ideas, sounds, and images as liberating as it is vital. Exploring the realm of identity—both personal and collective—Perfect Answer and Lustful Expanse were albums that raised more questions than they answered. His most recent works feature a stripped-down vocal approach, free of effects. Less haze, yes, but no less intensity. Different prisms of Ohana’s same transgressive magic.

In perfect cosmic alignment with other contemporary outsiders such as Dreamcrusher, aya, Deli Girls, or even Claire Rousay, Evanora describes itself as a manifestation of “religious horror epic, erotic science fiction, and real-life events.” An absolute national debut—one that’s sure to get people talking.
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The duo Nation— vocalist Fresh Jame (Frank) and producer Funball (Will)— met while modeling in London and formed the project in 2018. Frank, a rapper, and Will, a painter with a background in audio engineering, began making music through loose, marathon sessions spent tripping on mushrooms, key-smashing drum machines, and pulling from a chaotic mix of Rage Against the Machine, rap-rock, video game soundtracks, and all manner of “dinky shit.”
The two stumbled into music without any lofty goals, but their euphoric dance-pop, spitfire punk ethos, and refreshingly raw spirit quickly made them secret favorites of the underground. In 2021, a chance encounter with Yves Tumor at a downtown Los Angeles rave sparked a friendship rooted in a shared respect for DIY culture and experimental art. That connection eventually brought them into Yves’ studio, where Nation entered a wider creative orbit— meeting, befriending, and collaborating with artists pushing at the edges of music, performance, and underground culture.
While some might place Nation alongside contemporary electroclash duos, they feel far more self-possessed than referential. They have little interest in nostalgia fetishism; instead, there’s an almost camp quality to their unpretentiousness, as they hold the absurdity of modern society back up to itself. Nation dreams of playing in unconventional spaces, staging shows with an amusement park’s worth of chaos and gathering an eclectic cross-section of people rather than one fixed scene: “A construction worker next to some crazy Kandi woman next to some shirtless hairless man, all getting down to the same beat.”
Nation have two projects on the way. The first is a remix album, Nation 2 Remix, dropping June 5, which captures their wonderfully wonky creative approach: they sent a Dropbox of stems to a handpicked group of artists they admire and let them do whatever they wanted. The result pulls their songs into strange new shapes, with contributions from DJ Travella, DJ Stingray, Bazzi, Eurohead, and others. The second is their third album, due in October, born from a monthlong lockdown in a converted shed near the San Bernardino forest in Sunland, California. A streamlined mash of delirious dance-punk, the record moves from all-out gabber ecstasy to guitar-driven dreaminess, distorted melodies, and organic textures. The clunky eeriness of the Fallout: New Vegas soundtrack seeped in, alongside a Primal Scream sample and random shards pulled from YouTube rabbit holes. With their most accessible and arresting record to date, Nation are sharpening their chaos into something bigger— a vision they’ll bring to the road as they co-headline a tour with DJ Travella and appear on Evanora Unlimited’s upcoming EU tour.