1 Labyrinth
2 Digital Fractal
3 Equinox
4 Sens
5 It Was All A Dream
6 Trapdoor
7 Ecstasy Versions
For someone so notorious, it came as a surprise when Zomby quietly retreated to the background shortly after the release of his debut album, the rave-inspired Where Were U In 92? (2008). One of the UK’s most talked about new producers at the time, his unexpected hiatus was to last nearly two years and upon the announcement that his second album, Dedication, had been made, it had become clear just why he had been away.
Dedication was a sombre, dark and thrilling album, recorded in lasting tribute to a close family member who had sadly lost their battle with cancer the previous year. An after-hours lamentation on mortality, weighed down with an audible sadness, Dedication also offered a rare glimpse of the persona of someone who prefers anonymity and little fanfare. The response to it was fairly unanimous; Zomby had written a modern masterpiece.
Nothing will come as a further reward to fans. Coming at the end of a busy year, like Dedication, it too shows just how far of the rest of the pack Zomby really is. Some might see it as a seven-track companion piece to Dedication yet it also offers something of a bridge between his two albums to date. Considerably lighter in shade, even the artwork is reflective of this contrast – Dedication’s v23 designed sleeve a tombstone; Nothing a pure burst of light.
Again, the music tells its own story. While the trademark arpeggios and lilting melodies that have always characterized Zomby’s music are still present, what is startling is the breadth of styles channeled in just twenty-two minutes. Case in point is opener ‘Labyrinth’, an unabashed homage to early 90s hardcore. With perhaps one of the clearest vocals to feature on a Zomby record to date, it affronts with its directness. From there on, Nothing runs a gamut of sonic textures, drawing on jungle, rave, techno and grime in equal and unpredictable measure. Indeed, the immaculately titled closing track ‘Ecstasy Versions’ is a perfect condensing of Zomby’s muse, and an open door into his future. Wherever that might lead.
Nothing is being released on 4AD as a limited edition white vinyl 12” with download coupon.
Re: ZOMBY
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 5:29 pm
by zlt
But he just released his Paradise Circus remix?
Stargate 5 = I hope!
Re: ZOMBY
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:00 pm
by fractal
need!
Re: ZOMBY
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:11 pm
by Soiree
NW DUBAHOLIC wrote:
hendramarshall wrote:
freakcity wrote:
godflesh fiend wrote:I prefer his on-line persona to his tunes.
could someone explain this a bit more?
oh man, someone link the thread that got him banned (cba to track it down)... epic...
that's some harsh DSF internet gestapo, if you ask me.
If the reason I'm not chatting with zomby is because someone got their feelings hurt after something he said, IDK.
seems a little unreasonable to me. I mean the guys gotta be a little fucking batshit crazy, most likely has "no respect for nothing"
that white vinyl is MINE!
Re: ZOMBY
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:13 pm
by jsml
this sounds good. when's it released?
zomby really needs to get on releasing his jungle and eski/grime material next. need that shit, especcially eskiwinter.
Re: ZOMBY
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:34 pm
by Luke Yeah?
Just pre-ordered 'Nothing'.
jsml wrote:
zomby really needs to get on releasing his jungle and eski/grime material next. need that shit, especcially eskiwinter.
From he's Twitter.
@DJDUSTHEAD yeah there will be some Ezkimo released sooner or later man ive 3 albums of them to release lol
Now to get my hands on the Japanese edition of Dedication...
Re: ZOMBY
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:40 pm
by jsml
Luke Yeah? wrote:Just pre-ordered 'Nothing'.
jsml wrote:
zomby really needs to get on releasing his jungle and eski/grime material next. need that shit, especcially eskiwinter.
From he's Twitter.
@DJDUSTHEAD yeah there will be some Ezkimo released sooner or later man ive 3 albums of them to release lol
Now to get my hands on the Japanese edition of Dedication...
wow, that's the first zomby tweet i've seen that isn't a degrading or offensive rant haha. excellent news though.
why do you need 'Nothing' and the Japanese edition of Dedication? aren't they essentially the same thing? (you know what i mean)
Re: ZOMBY
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:44 pm
by Luke Yeah?
jsml wrote:
why do you need 'Nothing' and the Japanese edition of Dedication? aren't they essentially the same thing? (you know what i mean)
Good point. Still though 10 tracks > 7 tracks
Re: ZOMBY
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:46 pm
by jsml
ah... yeah, just done the maths haha. fair enough, carry on sir.
Re: ZOMBY
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:47 pm
by Shum
sick news
Re: ZOMBY
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:09 pm
by incnic
prerdered
Re: ZOMBY
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:32 pm
by smuttley
incnic wrote:prerdered
Re: ZOMBY
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:48 am
by grillis
So 'Nothing' is a white vinyl featuring the new tracks off the Japanese Dedicaton LP? I'm a bit confused sorry.. are there samples for each track available?
Looking forward to those eski releases eitherway
Re: ZOMBY
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:57 pm
by jsml
grillis wrote:So 'Nothing' is a white vinyl featuring the new tracks off the Japanese Dedicaton LP?
that's about the size of it, yeah. think the japanese edition of dedication has a few more tracks on it.
Re: ZOMBY
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:20 pm
by grillis
sounds interesting, i wonder if it's likely to sell out in preorder, would like to hear them first.