'Downer Edn' (read: Edition) feels like a collective document of the band's timeline since their unforgettable debut ‘Dogging’
This record marked the realization of their signature sound
Moscow duo Forgiveness fuse tower block trip-hop with stargazer downtempo into a smeared Soviet Balearic haze
but strictly talking in the material world
If I was played this record blindfolded I might’ve guessed it’s a Bardo Pondo side project
Zola Jesus - Arkhon LP RSD18 'Downer Edn' (read: Edition) feelsThere is a way a voice can cut through the fascia of reality, cleaving through habit into the raw nerve of experience. Nika Roza Danilova, the singer, songwriter, and producer who since 2009 has released music as Zola Jesus, wields a voice that does that. When you hear it, it is like you are being summoned not to somewhere new, but to a place that's already wrapped inside you, somewhere previously obscured from conscious experience. This place has