Jrpjej (Cyrillic: Джэрпэджэж) is a collective from Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic in the Russian Federation that plays Circassian ritual music. Jrpjej is on a constant search to express their own unique sound but to do so within the boundaries of the tradition. Jrpjej was formed by former members of Khagaudzh who continued their search for a signature sound and expand on it by working with field recordings and acoustic instruments. This led to the creation of Jrpjej project which is usually 4 to 7 musicians. Timur Kodzokov lays the foundation with sound production, arrangements and performing strings. Other musicians bring their own personality, style and techniques. It is notable that all Jrpjej members came to traditional music against common paths. They were all raised within western pop, rock and experimental context and started to explore folk much later. The band's 2020 debit album "Qorror" explores Folk Horror aesthetics in Circassian music. Its sound was influenced by Irish band Lankum, MMMD from Greece and early Norwegian black metal, though there are no direct elements of this music in Qorror. Timur Kodzokov has said: "Through Jrpjej I constantly expressed my love of black metal. If one listens closely to my parts with traditional instruments, it is easy to hear the technique of early Burzum and Mayhem circa De Mysteries Dom Sathanas. I tried to adapt it for Jrpjej's sound."