Steve Mahoney
Zake has just dropped another sonic beauty today.
Sound Space Variations. Put your seat belt on. Press ignition. Your going off on a trip. My soundtrack to Space Travel. Zake work is always different, but you know its the master the second you hear it. I own on cassette, vinyl or cd just about Zakes complete catalogue of music.
Favorite track: Variation 3.
marine eyes
these gentle drones are a portal to a comforting place. each track is a reminder there is power within the pause and new perspectives are closer to our reach than it often feels.
Favorite track: Variation 2.
36
Delicate and emotionally powerful drones, that work beautifully in the shortform. If you like Martin Stig Andersen's Limbo OST, you will love this too.
Favorite track: Variation 4.
Brian Hogan
Another brilliant release from Zaké’s subscription service. The excerpts are complete in their own right and leave you eager to return to the original long form versions for more. The final track, Bewrayeth, is a classic that highlights the strength of Zaké’s many collaborations, this time with From Overseas. I sure hope that we will hear more from these two. Brilliant album and just what we need in these confusing times
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Clear shell cassette with black imprinting, housed in a clear norelco box. Loaded with FerroMaster C456™ super ferric, ultra-high performance type-1 music grade analog tape. Shrinkwrapped. Edition of 100.
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Glass-mastered, silkscreen printed CD housed in a 4-panel, 300g satin cardstock Digipak. White cd tray. Cardstock made from recycled board. Shrinkwrapped. Pressed and printed in the Netherlands. Edition of 200.
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T-Shirt/Shirt + Digital Album
Limited-edition shirt, printed by Vivus Supply Co. in Indianapolis. Pressed on a high quality Port & Company PC380 Performance ‘jet black’ DryZone t‑shirt. 100% polyester material for a comfortable, athletic fit. Design by zakè.
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Written and produced by zakè
Mixed and mastered at Ambient Mountain House by James Bernard
Guitar accompaniment on “Bewrayeth“ by Kévin Séry
Photography and design by zakè
“Sound Space Variations" is a delicate and restrained sound bath. A mix of atmospheric, suspenseful drone sounds and meditative aspects. It is an album made for those moments when we just are.
zakè has managed to capture the moments that lie between sounds. I am sure you know those unagitated murmurs and atmospheric hisses. The artist connects this in-between-world and our earthly one with calm and sonorous scores, making us think about everything and nothing.
The six pieces on the record do not seem heavy-headed or overloaded but much more airy, wide and open for interpretations. They stimulate the imagination – in a wonderfully unbiased way. In the last track, "Bewrayeth", Kévin Séry makes a surprise appearance – he has added an excellent guitar accompaniment to the song.
James Bernard mixed and mastered the album, written and produced by drone artist zakè, at Ambient Mountain House Studio. zakè himself provided the artwork and photos himself.”
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Anne Reis, Music & Sustainability Blogger Hamburg (DE) / cardamonchai.com