Hassan Abou Alam Returns to Dutch Imprint Nerve Collect With EP ‘Insa’

Egyptian producer Hassan Abou Alam has returned with a new EP, Insa, marking his second release on the Dutch imprint Nerve Collect. Spanning seven tracks, the record delivers another menacing blend of bass-heavy, forward-facing club music, propelled by relentless percussion - and another collaboration with Ziad Zaza and Ismail Nosrat.

The opening title track rides a buzzing sub-bass line, weaving together acrobatic drum patterns, freewheeling hits, and fragmented vocal snippets over sinewy synths that evoke a futuristic rush.

The second, ‘La3ba’, brings in Zaza and Nosrat, marking their second collaboration with Abou Alam following the trio’s standout 2024 cut, ‘Basha’. The track lands as a thumping club tune, pairing gritty rap bars and trippy ad-libs with a punchy, spiraling synth line.

Across the EP, Abou Alam pushes his sound into increasingly volatile territory. ‘Dilapidated Thoughts’ surges with liquid-metal textures and booming bass that warp into disorienting frequencies, while ‘Mahzooz’ unfolds as a near-improvised collage of charred breaks and restless synths, anchored by a buoyant low-end groove. Another highlight, ‘Wiskha’, stretches heavily syncopated drums and synths into sweeping, elastic arcs.

With Insa, Abou Alam further cements his place as a consistent standout in Egypt’s underground electronic scene. The EP captures club music in a state of constant mutation, visceral, unstable, and difficult to pin down, expanding on the sonic language he began refining on his 2024 record Msh Mafhoom.