Dekmantel is a festival and independent music platform dedicated to elevating underground culture through ongoing releases, live events, and more. As part of the freelance copywriting team, Hannah Pezzack contributes across a wide range of formats, including interviews, artist biographies, programme texts, social media copy, merchandise descriptions, newsletters, and liner notes.
Selected articles by Hannah Pezzack include:
Shimmering Voices and Visions: An Interview with Nene H
As a producer and DJ, Nene H – otherwise known as Beste Aydin – is endlessly transfixing. There’s an intoxicating vibrancy to all her output, reflective of a love affair with music that’s lasted a lifetime. Coiled around each chord is not only her knowledge as a classically trained composer but also expansive thematic underpinnings tackling subjects such as family, cultural identity and the healing rituals of dance. → Read
Alberta Balsam's Higher Dreams EP: Liner Notes
Spiralling through the space-time continuum, Alberta Balsam's debut EP amalgamates clipped breakbeat with lithe IDM and sawtooth electro. Inspired by the visionary author Ursula K. Le Guin, the vinyl is presented by Dekmantel Records together with a transcendental sci-fi narrative. Printed on a poster-inlay designed by British artist Alex Morgan, the story tells of a quest for survival on a planet ravaged by ecological collapse. → Read
Propulsive Visions: Assembling Dekmantel Festival 2023
Hannah Pezzack chats with booker David Cornelissen about the art of curating a lineup, striking that delicate balance between warm familiarity and the thrill of discovery. As they explore a festival edition packed with bold contrasts, Cornelissen teases unannounced surprises, new directions, and much-anticipated acts. → Read
