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
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
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”
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
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
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
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
ZOiD (Irish electronic musician and composer Daniel Jacobson) got into techno in the 90s, but then decided to learn jazz, so
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