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Shungu
ReleaseProduct
Faith In The Unknown
Label
Lex Records
Catalogue Number
LEX198LP
Release Date
November 7, 2025

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“I've always dreamed of making an album where I could bring together artists I deeply admire, curating voices, energies, and sensibilities that have inspired me,” says Brussels-born producer and multidisciplinary artist ShunGu of his new record, Faith in the Unknown. “It took time, and it grew into something very human, rooted in trust, patience, and creative risk. These songs are conversations, not just between me and the artists, but between worlds, eras, and ways of feeling.” That spirit of dialogue and discovery is what defines Faith in the Unknown. Emerging from years of steady, meticulous work in the underground, the album is both a bold statement of identity and an invitation into Shungu’s world. Across 14 tracks, each a self-contained vignette, ShunGu guides the listener through shifting moods and perspectives- moments of intimacy, defiance, reflection and release, coalescing into a much larger story. His distinct touch threads through the surefire cast of collaborators - Pink Siifu, Liv.e, Fly Anakin, Chester Watson, Fatima, Maxo, Navy Blue, Dreamcastmoe, Ruqqiyah, Zekeultra and Goya Gumbani — each track unfolding as a new dimension in the same universe. ShunGu has long been a boundary-pusher, known for weaving jazz-inflected samples, skilfully constructed textures, and MPC-driven grooves into production that feels timeless yet untethered. With Faith in the Unknown he pushes further still: a project as much about collective energy as it is about personal vision. It’s a leap into uncertainty, carried by trust in the process and the people involved. From the lo-fi beat tapes that first won him a cult following, to collaborations that span the globe, Shungu has forged a body of work rooted in exploration and community. Faith in the Unknown crystallises those qualities into his most ambitious statement yet; a record that doesn’t just blur boundaries between genres, but asks what happens when vulnerability and experimentation are treated as shared ground. The result is a record that trades in subtlety. Each artistic contribution adds its own shade to the larger mosaic, pulling the listener deeper into an expanding narrative. If Faith in the Unknown has a message, it’s that art can thrive in uncertainty - that in the spaces where trust, risk, and vulnerability intersect, something entirely new can emerge.

Digital Tracklist

  1. 1 Written Down 2:39 Buy
  2. 2 Talk To The Mass 2:44 Buy

    Talk To The Mass

  3. 3 Serti Dial 3:16 Buy
  4. 4 Did you Hear the News 2:32 Buy

    Did you Hear the News

  5. 5 Faith In The Unknown 1:55 Buy

    Faith In The Unknown

  6. 6 Stay Alive 2:26 Buy
  7. 7 Last Time 2:26 Buy
  8. 8 Thin Line 3:05 Buy
  9. 9 Pray 4 My Friends 2:31 Buy

    Pray 4 My Friends

  10. 10 Butterfly 2:53 Buy
  11. 11 It Echoes And Sings Like You 2:18 Buy

    It Echoes And Sings Like You

  12. 12 The Wind Must Have Heard Your Voice Once 1:22 Buy

    The Wind Must Have Heard Your Voice Once

  13. 13 The Devil Might Want Me Gone 4:40 Buy

    The Devil Might Want Me Gone

  14. 14 All I Needed Was A Little Bit 3:09 Buy

    All I Needed Was A Little Bit

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