G̱a̱mksimoon Set To Release Debut LP - Gyiin Naxnox

Gamksimoon’s debut full-length album Gyiin Naxnox (Feeding the Supernatural) is a loud, unrelenting statement rooted deeply in Ts’msyen worldview, language, and cultural memory. Sung entirely in Sm’algyax, the record moves between sonic and spiritual realms, fusing pre-colonial Ts’msyen musical traditions with blown-out guitar riffs, heavy, punishing rhythms, and the raw urgency of early punk and doom metal. At its core, the album is both an artistic and political work, directly confronting colonial violence while centring Ts’msyen knowledge systems and lived experience. Field recordings of Sm’algyax-speaking Elders are woven throughout, honouring those who continue to carry language and teachings forward through ‘gwilx ya’ansk,’ while contributions from Karl Wyssen, Danny Bell, Sarinn Blawatt, Jessica Rampling, Simone Schmidt, and Ts’msyen Elders such as Darlene Leland, Velma Nelson, Theresa Lowther, and Ellen Mason reinforce the record’s deeply communal foundation.

The album’s narrative force is reflected in its singles, beginning with “Ḵ'ap Ha'yin,” a searing piece of storytelling revisiting the 1979 Prince Rupert riot, where Ts’msyen people reached a breaking point after years of mistreatment by the RCMP. Built from eyewitness accounts and oral histories, the track captures a pivotal moment of resistance, while also connecting it to a broader continuum of “enough is enough” acts across generations. Its title, meaning “flip over” in Sm’algyax, anchors the song in both language and lived history, underscoring what Jeremy Pahl describes as the brilliance of active Ts’msyen resistance to colonial oppression. Alongside it, the upcoming single “Lagax Ba’wis” continues to expand the album’s thematic arc, carrying forward the same intensity of voice, memory, and cultural assertion as it builds toward the full release of Gyiin Naxnox.