Behind N-TCHBL stands Marija Nikolić, Serbian DJane and producer raising from the south of her homeland. Shaped as much by silence as by sound, growing up in the shadows of the ‘90s in a country marked by unrest and resilience, she found refuge in music that felt moody, raw and honest. Pink Floyd, Nirvana, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Radiohead... these weren't just bands, they were lifelines. Echoes of that era still breathe through her music today, not as nostalgia, but as a pulse. In the early 2000s, her heart shifted from post-punk to the deep, hypnotic world of progressive house. Artists like Deep Dish, Hernán Cattáneo, Sasha, John Digweed and Moshic opened a new emotional language, where subtle melodies and steady rhythms told stories words never could. She found her