Gilla Band's Alan Duggan Borges has built something remarkable in the spaces between buttons and wires. His latest venture, The Null Club, stands as a testament to vintage hardware and human connection – a collection crafted through hand-stamped vinyl and cross-continental collaboration.

The project emerged during those strange, isolated days of the pandemic when many artists found themselves exploring new creative territories. "This began a few years back, around the start of lockdown," Duggan Borges explains. "Over that period of time, I started to learn how to record, produce, and engineer, and I also started buying some old synths. I wasn't exactly sure what I was working towards, but I did have it in mind that I would produce full tracks and have different vocal collaborators contribute."

That initial spark has evolved into something rather special. The Null Club's self-titled debut EP, set for release this spring, brings together an impressive roster of guest vocalists, including Faris Badwan of The Horrors, Valentine Caulfield from Mandy, Indiana, and ELUCID of Armand Hammer. Each brings their distinct character to Duggan Borges's experimental soundscapes, which blend elements of noise, techno, experimental hip-hop, and post-punk.

What makes The Null Club's collaborations particularly intriguing is that they represent artistic connections forged purely through mutual admiration rather than pre-existing relationships. "These are artists who I had not met before I started working with them. But they are all artists who I have massively admired," Duggan Borges reveals. "ELUCID is an incredible MC from NYC and part of the group Armand Hammer. Faris is the singer of The Horrors, a band who I have been a huge fan of since I was a teenager. And Val is from Mandy, Indiana, who are one of the best new bands I have heard in many years. I believe they're all quite distinctive in their own ways and you can hear that on what they've done on each of the tracks."