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ZONGS

by ZOiD

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If there were words that could change your mind I'd have said them by now don't like to see you in this state I want to help but i don't know how cause you are locked in your path your decisions brought you all the way here but i hope you know the way you go from here is up to you and nobody else you can run away from the world outside put on a brave face and you can try to hide you imagine yourself as someone else but reality is what is left when all the dreams have melted but there are times when you change your mind and i can see you somehow becoming someone that you hate becoming someone that you should not allow you have to put up a fight and look at everything you ever said and i hope you know the way you go from here is up to you and nobody else you can run away from the world outside put on a brave face and you can try to hide you imagine yourself as someone else but reality is what is left when all the dreams have melted woah oh everything will be ok if i could promise i would now that everything would turn ok-ay-ay woah oh everything will be ok if i could promise i would now that everything would turn ok-ay-ay
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They run by I can't sleep Tortured souls meant to keep me awake and you asleep normal life is beyond reach Try my best to ignore kids outside shout back my thoughts hard to know if they are real real or not I hope they stop It's a fine life in my dreams 'til they fall and then it seems like a star exploding
3.
Somewhere in faraway place there is a paradise , where all those colourful kids just got realised… Love and kindnes is there in the air that play. Fundamental vibration that paves the way”
4.
Wish You by Daniel Jacobson (verse 1) don'tcha want to know a little bit about the way i feel now just come in and sit and listen up and hear what's on my mind (prechorus) i don't know why but it hurts a little bit you never told me why (chorus) you're going far away to make it somewhere London maybe LA I forget now i'll try to wish you my love (verse 2) I know that you want a little more from life that you can't get here you can see the way the brighter lights will shine on you much more (prechorus) i don't know why but it hurts a little bit you never told me why (chorus) you're going far away to make it somewhere London may be LA I forget now i'll try to wish you my love
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sometimes you walk beneath the sycamore tree sometimes your path is near and to be wandering free is the best remedy sometime yet to come be ready when the time goes boom it might come later or it might come soon
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Static (lyrics by Suzanne Savage) File it away under static The things that cannot move Nothing No motion Connected with me I thought I was moving One step at a time Never knowing why (never move an inch) Never drop a stitch And time is so fleeting And if I had more time If I knew the signs Oh but here we are I could be blind And just not see the truth Silence can never bring me back to you I tried the best way I knew But when it comes to moving There's always slow (never move an inch) Never drop a stitch And time is so fleeting Cause if I had more time If I knew the signs Oh but here we are
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about

ZONGS marks one of the most ambitious and collaborative albums likely to emerge from Ireland in 2022, with eight imaginative tracks featuring the vocal talents of eight different female vocalists, all bringing something unique to the musical musings of ZOiD.

ZOiD is the brainchild of electronic and jazz musician, Daniel Jacobson, a stalwart of the Dublin electronic scene, whose intake of everything from techno to Bacharach over the years has ensured a vein of varied adventure runs through his music and has been unafraid to push the boundaries.

From his earliest influences from labels such as Warp, Rephlex, Underground Resistance and Dublin's D1 producers Donnacha Costello and Rob Rowland, ZOiD’s fertile musical imagination was inspired by techno before evolving to incorporate and write tracks that amalgamated several genres into a populated musical petri dish of new ideas and innovation.

The culmination of this to date is his new release ZONGS - an eight track beat-filled odyssey that seamlessly flows with vocals from Lauren, Aoife Doyle, Dorota Konchevska, Esosa, Jenna Harris, Suzanne Savage, Seo and Miriam Ingram. From the soul and funk of ‘Static’ to the 909-driven ‘Wish You’, the percussive rhythms of ‘Sometimes’ to the Sade-esque lounge cool of ‘Looking in the Rain’, ZONGS has a little something of everything and is not easily pigeon-holed.

Collaboration has featured strongly during ZOiD’s musical journey, both with fellow artists and various record labels, including Diatribe/D1, Meljoann’s Boy Scout Audio, Front End Synthetics and Dan Curtin’s Metamorphic Records.

According to Daniel, ”Straight after releasing Nebulous Concrete in 2018, I got the idea for the concept and name for the ZONGS album; what if I did a series of songs, each with a different singer, where the beats and the production are techno-influenced, but the structure and melodies are song-focused? The singers were a mix of people I knew from way back and the 8 songs that made it onto the album were whittled down from around 20 ideas that I worked on.

“With the exception of ‘Static’ with Suzanne Savage, all the vocals were recorded by the singers themselves at home, as were all the other musicians' parts from Jake Curran, Chris Engel and Kate Ellis. It was a real pleasure working on this album and collaborating with all these great musicians and engineers, and as always I learned a lot from all of them.”

There is a sense of mischievous playfulness that underpins ZOiD’s music, belying some intricate arrangements and clever songwriting that form the foundations of the new material. ZONGS was launched with a live show at The Grand Social, Dublin, on Sunday April 3 with several of the featured vocalists (Miriam Ingram, Aoife Doyle, Jenna Harris and Suzanne Savage) joining ZOiD live on stage.


Feedback from DJs:

Pete Williamson (Australia) “some interesting eclectic sounds in here. Wish you is a standout”
DJ Joya – “Excellent cut good groove sounds ideal for my club in playa del carmen mexico congratulations emmanueljoya.com”
TomC – “Dope EP!”
RJNAL – “Fun productions”
Maria del Mar – “Magistral”
Low Deeperz – “Awesome tunes, thanks!”
DJ_KIK – “Wish You for me”
Higani Shizuka – “Very nice oldschool vibes”
Rigged Jasn – “Love the variety of tunes and the great production on all of them!”
Trevor Fung – “Lovely release loving "What Has It Come" & "What Did They Know"..Thanks”
Imanol – “Interesting and eclectic album, thanks!”
DJ Luchie “Flava flava… nyce selection!!!”
DJ BrendanP “Cracking release!!!! Love it massive support”
Neil Craven “great mix of various styles nice work”
DJ Cee “Wish You is the track for me!”
Jim Star “Excellent! Full support!”
DJ Sinister “Massive release!”

"I really like Looking In The Rain. I will certainly play the album version out in Magnet bar and on one of our upcoming shows" Platinum Ray
"What a lovely Tune! I look forward to playing it!" QueenBeatz
"Had a listen to Looking In The Rain there and it sounds class. Will definitely give that a play this weekend." Rob O'Connor, Beat102103

credits

released April 8, 2022

Producer: ZOiD
Additional Production, Mixing,Mastering: Liam Grant
Addiontal Mixing, Recording: Les Keye

Vocalists: Lauren, Aoife Doyle, Jenna Harris, Seo, Suzanne Savage, Miriam Ingram, Esosa, Dorota Konchevska

Guitars on 4, 6: Jake Curran
Saxophone on 4: Chris Engel
Harp on 5: Aisling Ennis
Cello on 8: Kate Ellis

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ZOiD Dublin, Ireland

ZOiD (Irish electronic musician and composer Daniel Jacobson) got into techno in the 90s, but then decided to learn jazz, so he did, and nearly got sucked in to a level-19 jazz black hole, but with a strong effort he escaped and returned to the land of electronic reptillion dancebeats with only the shadow of a trumpet's sax to remember the memory of a time when jazzmen blue horns. ... more

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