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   RZRecords cat:  RZR2026HN01  · UPC:  5063958149059  ·  New Release · Digital & Streaming Haggari Nakashe - Texture Hunt Texture Hunt  is exactly what the name promises. And I'm still in it. Winter in Ontario doesn't let go easily. It doesn't ease or soften, it just sits, grey and immovable, pressing down on your chest like a hand. The days are short and the nights are long and somewhere in between them the hours lose their shape entirely. The cold gets into rooms and stays. I stopped counting the days. I stopped a lot of things. When everything else went quiet in the way that frightens you, I turned to synth and samples the way a drowning person reaches for anything solid. Not out of inspiration, and not out of craft. Out of something closer to desperation, a need to keep my hands moving, to keep some part of me anchored to the physical world while the rest of me drifted somewhere I couldn't always find my way back from. That period wa...

  Usually, it's best to write original content so search engines won't tag you as a spammer copying texts from elsewhere. I guess this time is a perfect opportunity for an exception, as Haggari pretty much sums everything up perfectly, so rewriting his promo blurb into something else would just harm the message, his message. What's left to add is that this very (sad but) enjoyable release (catalog no. RZR25HNENT)  is available on Bandcamp , and should hit streaming services sometime next month.  Follow Haggari's Instagram for more updates. Here's what Haggari had to say: My latest offering, "EXPLORING NOISE TEXTURES", is a two-track album that delves deep into the interplay between sound and sadness, rethinking personal experiences that might resonate with the listener's emotional landscape via sounds. Each 25-minute track serves as an exploration, where dissonant layers of synth noise weave together delicate ambient-like textures, challenging the inn...

In " Chamber ", Haggari Nakashe takes listeners on an auditory journey melding dark ambient, noise, synth drones, and electro-acoustic elements into what often feels as a tundra-like soundscape. This album features five meticulously crafted tracks that delve into the intricate relationship between sound patterns and the emotional landscape of depression. With a keen focus on how specific frequencies resonate with human psyche, Nakashe employs an experimental approach, transforming simple melodic lines into complex layers that somehow evoke both unease and calm, relaxed introspection. The album’s haunting textures and immersive atmospheres reflect the artist's personal struggles, offering a sonic interpretation of his experiences with mental health. Each track on "Chamber" serves as an exploration of the delicate interplay between sound and emotion, inviting listeners to confront their own emotional responses as they journey through the music. Nakashe's fusio...

  SMEGMASMOG returns with another unrelenting descent into sonic despair with "BLOOD STAINED SOIL," released October 23, 2024, a release that doesn't just flirt with darkness, it marries it, consummates it, and leaves the wreckage smoldering. This latest offering doubles down on the project's signature fusion of depressive harsh noise wall aesthetics with haunting melodic undercurrents that cut deeper than pure aggression ever could. The title itself evokes imagery of war, trauma, and the earth itself bearing witness to violence, and the music delivers on that promise without a single word spoken. This is blackened noise as requiem, as monument to suffering that refuses the comfort of catharsis or resolution. The duo's own words frame the album's intent with striking clarity: "THE TEARS OF OUR MOTHERS ARE TRANSFORMED INTO SIREN SCREAMS OF REMEMBERANCE. SEE THE PAIN OF OUR PEOPLE, HEAR OUR VOICE." This statement isn't mere promotional copy, it...

  Honey & Cream offers an intriguing take on the original track, " Honey Hunting " by Les Carnages Possibles and NishMa, now reimagined by gaop. Like the original, this release features the same mesmerizing drones and captivating female vocals enveloped in dark ambient sounds, but it adds to it. This edited and overdubbed version takes the emotionally charged original, adding delicate layers of synth drones, subtle hiss noises, and woodwinds, resulting in a beautiful and poignant tribute with a unique character of its own. This remix isn't just a cover; it’s a true deconstructed club-inspired metamorphosis. Where the original "Honey Hunting" felt like a drift through a vast, dark cavern, gaop’s version builds intimate, claustrophobic chambers within that space. By isolating the ethereal female vocals and threading them through gauzy layers of hiss and woodwind, the artist transforms the emotional core from one of searching to one of lingering memory. It’s a ...

  Honey Hunting , a collaboration between Les Carnages Possibles and NishMa is an 18-minute track that's going to blow you away. Both Amsterdam-based artists bring their A-game and deliver this weird, haunting, extremely delicate, thoughtful release, unique in a way that seems not to be of this world and is definitely very hard to describe or pin down to a certain genre. The vocals, the instrumentation, the way it generates tension and fear, it's really unique. The fact that they chose us to release and distribute this gem is both exciting and humbling.

" ever rest " by ohrr is a three track EP, that blends post metal, with dark ambient and sound manipulation. It's doomy and gloomy in nature, and has a heavy feeling to it, even though it's minimalistic and partially acoustic. We're humbled and delighted to have it on RZRecords. "ever rest" was not only highly anticipated, but is also a breath of fresh air. This EP follows several singles ohrr released in 2023, but while those were more of a noisy ambient, IDM like takes on electronic music, this release channels artists such as Jodis, Sumac, Neurosis, Tribes of Neurot or at times even Tool, in composition and concept.  The release is instrumental, 15.5 minutes in length and currently available on all streaming platforms. ohrr - ever rest

We have wonderful news, there's a brand new release from gaop! It's dark, it's jazzy, it's piano-lead dark ambient with sad undertones. A 47 minute long odyssey with a winter feel to it.  The aforementioned piano is accompanied by metallic percussion, woodwind shrieks and a generally brooding atmosphere created by layered effects. The sound is one of minimalism, but not in an uneventful way. The release is free to stream on most platforms, but also available for digital purchase on gaop's bandcamp . This release is another one in gaop's experimental celebrations of post-jazz and post-classical sounds, via a mesmerizing dark ambient, a contrast to his harsh noise releases but not venturing far from "noise" in general, it might be more user friendly, but the color palette is the same. The feedback, the humming drones hiding in the background, those are dead giveaways. The album is a hauntingly beautiful collection of sounds that delve into the depths of ...

Hot on the heels of Vol.1 it's out extreme pleasure to present:  RZRecords 6 WAY SPLIT, Vol.2 !!! We were lucky enough to be presented with enough materials for two back to back releases.  This made the process a bit longer because we had to find the right concept for the releases to work in a harmonious way, but this is far from a complaint, it was a pleasure to be trusted with the participants' art, and to come up with a result we are very proud of. As always, our goal is to find interesting collaboration, to do our tiny part in the promotion of artists you might have not heard of, and in the process to discover new music that excites us. This is yet again a purely online release, which is spread across several streaming platforms.  Feel free to share it anywhere, and look for other instances it on other platforms that might pop up later. The participants in Volume.1 are: (in order of appearance) ohrr Intro Vertic DEEP DOWN NishMa xPhin Mierdia Gene...

It brings us much joy to introduce the following release. Rzrecords SIX WAY SPLIT, Vol.1  the first in the series of what hopefully will become many. This is our way to bring artists together, spread the word, collaborate, and have fun. This is a purely online release, successfully spread like a virus across several streaming platforms.  A streaming format seemed right to us for the initial releases, with the thought of physical releases becoming a reality perhaps at a later point in time. We've already started conceptualizing the next releases in the series, so feel free to send in your materials! The participants in Volume.1 are: (in order of appearance) MettaUniverse The Crimson Rod MEZZUU gaop Sabixatzil Torture Prophet As always, we love to keep things interesting, so there's a mash-up of genres going on. While the color palette stays dark, the compilation travels between the industrial side of metal, free noise rock, noisy dark ambient sound art, dark avant...

Now here's a fun little treat! A new collab album by Haggari Nakashe & gaop . It's been on repeat at RZRHQ since we got the master files, happy days indeed. This one is a bit of everything thrown into the lab, a tad of jazz, ambient, drone, beats, noise, a very good listen. A word from the artists: Synth & Sax for the Elderly, a collaboration between gaop and Haggari Nakashe, paying homage to our ancestors via noisy drones, sax abuse and a few beats. Inspired by life itself.   Synth & Sax for the Elderly by Haggari Nakashe & gaop

Reflections, by Haggari Nakashe & gaop, is an hour long drone / dark ambient piece, with electroacoustic and musique concrète overtones. It's suitable for trance like states, deep thinking, meditation, frightening trips, horror movies and probably nature movies too. Available on all streaming platforms, but mostly for purchase on Bandcamp (below) and on Spotify . Reflections by Haggari Nakashe & gaop

Haggari Nakashe has released a holiday themed EP titled " Tis the Season for Revenge " and we love it. Three dark ambient tracks, it's all you ever wanted, all you ever needed, here in your arms.

  A super fun collaboration by NishMa and gaop . The first thee tracks are by NishMa. They're wonderfully cinematic, larger than life soundscapes that conjure sci-fi drama, vast futuristic dystopias, dark skies filled with rusted flying cars. The last three tracks are by gaop. They're conceptual attempts at deconstructing traditional IDM music into easy listening piano ambient music, using the usual tools of the trade and an electric piano. The track "Marcel will return", sandwiched right in-between the other tracks, is a joint effort by both gaop and NishMa, delivering top execution from both artists. gaop / NishMa by gaop / NishMa

This type of post is really fun (for us to do), a blast from the past if you will. We hope you appreciate it cos sometimes nostalgia can be a bit like smelling your own farts. That said, so is experimental music, so there's that. We can only hope you like it. This post is dated back, but we're actually writing it in the future, or present, because while the release is from the past, the update is of the here and now type. The release, Moth, by gaop , is one of the first physical copy releases by RZR. Dating back to 2004-2005. Originally released as a four track EP (tracks 1-4). Later released with three additional tracks (and another hidden gem that kicks in after three minutes of silence). The CDR came in a paper sleeve, with the art and details xeroxed and glued on both sides. Some versions of the CDR were numbered, some were spraypainted, there were several batches. Everything was put together after hours, in various living rooms. Here are pictures of a copy of the release...