The Halluci Nation Teams Up With Northern Cree For Their Powerful New Single “Babylon”

First Nations and Canadian dance electronica staples, The Halluci Nation, have teamed up with Northern Cree to share a new single, Babylon, via Radicalized Records. The new track is nothing short of powerful in its message and serves as a tribute to Babylon Nightclub in Ottawa, which helped in creating safe spaces for Indigenous and Non-Indigenous people and was the basis of the The Halluci Nation’s Electric Pow Wow parties, which aimed at providing a space for young people to gather. It was also at one of these first events that traditional pow wow music was mixed with modern dance music live for a crowd for the very first time.

“Babylon was the name of the club that was home to most of our Electric Pow Wow parties in Ottawa. In 2021 the venue closed and was replaced by a dollar store. The same year we dropped our album One More Saturday Night as a tribute to those club nights,” shares the group’s, Bear Witness. “This latest single Babylon is a tribute to the venue itself and all of the people who worked to make Babylon a safe space for young people to gather, and played such a huge part of the Ottawa music scene for over 20 years.”

The Babylon Nightclub also played a key role in propelling The Halluci Nation into the mainstream of the music industry and cementing their roles as key contributors to the conversation around the modern Indigenous experience.

Babylon is a dynamic new song from the group that also exemplifies the group’s music production capabilities by taking The Halluci Nation’s classic sound to brand new heights. The adventure in different sonic melodies coupled with robust vocals provides a new listening experience for anyone who digests it.

“We are at a point in our careers where we are focusing on projects that we are really passionate about,” adds 2oolman. “We’re always pulling inspiration from our everyday life and the people we have been lucky to surround ourselves with. It’s helped us push the boundaries of our creative process and Babylon is just a small look into what we have coming.”