Description
Terminalia Amazonia, a new, subdued and momentous installment of Zu. The sound of a long, slow journey in pursuit of a moment.nbspnbspFor the past four years, the bandrsquos members have regularly visited an undisclosed indigenous village on the Ucayali River close to the border between Peru and Brazil. Theyrsquove immersed themselves in the local ShipiboConibo culturersquos ancient knowledge, teachings and rituals, some of which stretch back millennia. Zursquos work started as a series of nightly field recordings of the culturersquos ceremonial healing songs, known asnbspIcaros.Playing only vintage analogue synthesizers EMS Synthi, OSCar, Roland System100M, ARP 2600, OctavePlateau Voyetra8, Zu project dense, spectral layers of sound through damp rainforest atmosphere, weaving through sheltered gulleys and out into open glades, mottled with streaks of scattered light. Spontaneous and elaborate, grounded and transformative, the sound conveys its shamanic intent, so immersing the listeners in the present moment that their surroundings will melt away.2 x 180 gram vinyl, a thick 350gsm gatefold sleeve, white polylined disco bags,nbspall protectively shrinkwrapped, with vinyls placed outsidenbspinside the gatefold, to avoid seam splits.This project is released innbspcooperation with Archaeological Records www.archaeologicalrecords.org, with conceptual development and support from Andrea Stillacci of Herezie and Giulio Di Mauro of AR.nbspPressing infonbsp250 x Black, 250 x Crystal Clear.NOTE Crystal Clear is pricier due to the higher manufacturing costs of these.
