The Null Club – new project from Gilla Band’s Alan Duggan Borges – announce debut EP out 4th April

February 19, 2025
UK Music News
by Desh Kapur UK-Editor/Photographer

Photo credit: Borg Se

Introducing

The Null Club

New project from Gilla Band’s Alan Duggan Borges

Announce self-titled debut EP

Share debut single ‘Slip Angle’ featuring Mandy, Indiana’s Valentine Caulfield

Listen HERE

Premiered via BBC 6 Music’s Tom Ravenscroft

Debut live shows this May, on-sale now

Known as being the guitarist of Gilla Band as well as a producer, Alan Duggan Borges announces new project named The Null Club. Alan has spent the last few years writing and producing music using an array of old synths, drum machines, and guitars – leaning into noise, techno and experimental hip hop, as well as post-punk.

On 4th April, he’ll release his debut EP under the same name of The Null Club, featuring Faris Badwan of The Horrors, Valentine Caulfield of Mandy, Indiana, and ELUCID of Armand Hammer, and today shares debut single ‘Slip Angle’ with Valentine on vocals.

The EP will be released on a limited run of 500 12” white label records, each hand stamped by Alan and released independently on a label ran by his wife and himself. The EP was mixed by Daniel Fox (Gilla Band), and mastered by Jamie Hyland (M(h)aol). with vocals contributed by the artists. All instrumentals were performed and recorded by Alan in his home, and rehearsal studio in Dublin, Ireland. with vocals being recorded in a mix of places – NYC, London, and Manchester (sometimes in studios, sometimes in the artists homes).

Alan says on collaborating with Valentine for ‘Slip Angle’, “This would be the most techno inspired track. I tired to mix techno and noise with this one. I first saw Mandy, Indiana in Manchester at the psych fest in 2021. We managed to say hello, and from there I reached out to Val to see if she would be interested in working on the track. Thankfully she was into it. I sent her on the instrumental and she came back with rough vocals using the mic from headphones for phones. We re-recorded the vocals in her home in Manchester in 2021 surrounded by her cats, but actually kept some of the headphone takes in the track. “

Spending time over the last few years learning about synthesis, production, and how to record has been an incredibly rewarding experience for Alan. This project has created an opportunity to explore genres and styles of music outside of Gilla Band that he’s never done before, as well as being completely in control of the production and instrumentation. It’s also been an opportunity to work with incredible artists who Alan truly admires and have had a massive influence.

Getting the caliber of talent on the EP happened very naturally and somewhat unremarkably. He reached out to Val from Mandy, Indiana via Instagram and she thankfully agreed. Faris and ELUCID had both reached out to Gilla Band to say hey and he jumped at the opportunity to get them involved in the project.

There will be a number of solo shows across Ireland and England where Alan will be reworking the tracks from the EP live along with a number of unheard pieces of music. There will be numerous synths, noise machines, guitars, and many pedals on stage all being looped into different amps to bring the songs to life in a live setting. Tickets on-sale now.

Debut EP The Null Club out 4th April 2025

Pre-order HERE

Tour Dates

2nd May – The Workmans Club – Dublin, IE
13th May – Corsica Studios – London, UK
14th May – Rough Trade – Bristol, UK
16th May – Yes, The Basement – Manchester, UK

Tickets available here

The Null Club

out 4th April 2025

01. Frameshift (feat ELUCID)

02. 14 Hours (feat Faris Badwan, The Horrors)

03. Slip Angle (feat Valentine Caulfield, Mandy, Indiana)