Introducing: HEZEN

HEZEN is the creation of London-based French producer and songwriter Sarah Hezen. Her indelible material comprises electronic beats layered with orchestral instruments, tackling themes that explore the body, femininity and the uncanny. Inspired by fairytales and sci-fi, her electro-fantasia soundscape is tender and brutal, organic and synthesised. Her debut EP, STIGMA, released on January 27th, is a collection of songs about violence and resistance, and wholly conveys the spine-tingling atmospherics that are the motif of electronica’s new sensation. HEZEN will stir something in your heart, and under your skin.

HEZEN premiered the astounding video for Oil Fire which is a downtempo electro masterpiece with cool trip-hop grooves. The song evokes the sublime unease of Massive Attack and the poignant vocal execution of Sia or Thom Yorke. Created by HEZEN with her iPhone, a macro lens, and with post-production on After Effects, the striking video captures the singer alone in her room, dressed in clay. The results are raw, vulnerable and claustrophobic, making the body seem reptilian at times, or blistered by flame at others, but also suggesting a tough, protective armour, thus apposite for the theme of this bold and unforgettable track. Check it out below!

With his EP HEZEN showcases her talents as a producer and songwriter, delivering so much emotional intensity to electronic music. Stream the 4-track EP below.