Volume 1, by ZÆN

Volume 1

by ZÆN

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ksarikhani Do yourself a favor and check out Zaen's "Volume 1."

Aurally, it captures what made vintage electronic music so special. Everything about this record screams retro-futuristic: the Kraftwerk-esque cover art, the warm analog textures of vintage synths, and even the self-imposed limitation of forsaking software synths and virtual patches. Indeed, you'll find none of that here; "Volume 1" is all about good, old fashioned knob-twiddling, sliders, keys, and old synth hardware.

Anxious for more! Favorite track: Outer World.

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Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Pressed on heavy weighted 180 gram color vinyl, this limited edition and specially mastered version of "Zæn Volume 1" includes a VINYL ONLY true analog recreation of KRAFTWERK'S "Europe Endless" as-well-as a special fully-colored 2-page insert!! 1 of 2 colors are being shipped: Apocalyptic Cream and Radioactive Green!

EXTRA BONUS: With purchase of this Vinyl, you will receive a FREE download of the digital version of "Zæn Volume 1" - which includes 2 songs not included on this vinyl AND you will receive a FREE download code to the *Zæn Moog Analog Drums Vol. 1" sample pack! Keep reading for more info!!!

Vinyl Track Listing:

SIDE A:
1. Hubris Creeps
2. Outer World
3. Robots
4. La Vita Amara

SIDE B:
1. Virus
2. Happy
3. A.I.
4. Europe Endless (Vinyl Only)

*"The Zæn Moog Analog Drums Vol.1" is the library of percussive sounds we painstakingly sampled from sounds we created using the Moog Mother 32, Moog DFAM, Moog Voyager and processed through our collection of Moog Moogerfoogers. We used those samples, exclusively for all drum/percussive sounds in all the songs you hear on "Zæn Volume 1"!

This exclusive sample pack contains over 70 hard-hitting analog percussive sounds including kicks, snares, hi-hats and other blips 'n bleeps created using true analog hardware! Free download codes only last for as long as the limited number of Vinyl are still available!

Includes unlimited streaming of Volume 1 via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ... more

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1.	Hubris Creeps 01:26	info	buy track
2.	Outer World 06:09	info	buy track
3.	A.I. 05:04	info	buy track
4.	Robots 06:42	info	buy track
5.	Into the Undrone 14:20	info	buy track
6.	La Vita Amara 06:26	info	buy track
7.	Virus 04:56	info	buy track
8.	Happy 01:21	info	buy track
9.	3rd Eye of the Storm 10:08		buy track

about

After spending years producing music in electronic-rock bands with no limitations or boundaries with how we made the music, we made the concerted decision to strip away all the conveniences of the digital world and get our hands dirty on actual hardware.

This was mainly because, at the end of the day, all of those modern conveniences end up being attenuators to actual creative momentum. Whether it be getting lost in a sea of never ending soft synths to choose from, or spending countless hours troubleshooting issues related to updates, upgrades, compatibilities and authorizations - we were ready to simplify.

Zæn Volume 1 is the product of that simplification.

Written using a semi-modular rig consisting of analog hardware and analog effects, we set out to create music incorporating the ethos & methodologies of earlier bands like Kraftwerk, Gary Numan and DEVO but with some of the modern conveniences of MIDI, patch recall and DAW audio recording and arranging. Decisions were made as they made sense and did not impede creative momentum. But, ultimately, we stuck to our self-imposed boundaries and all sounds, including the drums and percussive elements were made on hardware and all vocal elements were processed through hardware vocoders.

From this experiment of tethering ourselves to older methodologies and mixing together older and newer technologies, we found that somewhere between Kraftwerk and Skinny Puppy, lies Zæn.

credits

released November 10, 2020

Ben Thomas - Programming, Production, Vocals
Zach Solem - Programming, Production, Vocals
Marcel Bellve - Mastering
Danielle Wilcox - Graphics

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ZÆN Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, GA based SlowEarth electro-architects Ben Thomas & Zach Solem’s old school-styled experimentations with analog & vintage hardware, semi-modular synthesizers and analog effects.

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