Under her given name, Beste Aydin achieved notable acclaim as a classically trained pianist. Yet her latest project, as Nene H, sees her transform into a different creature altogether.

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Accessing a darker, transcendental state, Nene H creates hypnotising techno. Her mysterious yet powerfully physical sound draws on elements of drone, industrial, psychedelic, dark wave, noise, and more.

Born in Izmir, Turkey, Nene H completed her degree in solo piano in Stuttgart and remained in Germany. She first got involved in club music in 2015 after moving to Berlin. Her upbringing in a traditional Turkish family and current life in Germany with its westernised lifestyle inform the intersections of identity and duality that Aydin exists within. This consolidation of identity has pushed her to seek solitude and confidence in the power of being able to represent the process of her existence in the scene as a Turkish woman with Muslim upbringing.

Her first release, Tingöçü, was released by UK label Seagrave in 2015, followed by the 12-inch Metacommunication on Bedouin Records. In 2019, inspired by Tibetan chanting, Nene H wrote the track »Feast« – which emerged on SPFDJ's imprint, Intrepid Skin – responding to the ecstasy of her experiences of club music and hearing religious chant. With debut album, Ali علي – released in 2021 on Anthony Naples’ Incienso label – Aydin uses her classical training and her deep, foundational knowledge of musical theory to synergise contrasting electronic compositions and the mental process of mourning the death of a loved one.

  • Ali علي, by Nene H

  • Ali علي, by Nene H