Haggari Nakashe - Tis the Season for Revenge

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.

gaop - Sick Days

gaop's Sick Days is an interesting take on genres like grunge, noise rock, punk, stoner rock and indie, serving as a fusion and revision of the above, via the experimental gaop prism.

Live and programmed drums, guitar, bass, synths and vocals, all provided by this one-man-band.

This release has no real aspirations to become a part of any of the corrupt, co-opted genres it explores, and yet it wins in advance by not participating. It's a labor of love, creative onanism, fun and effect pedals.

This release is available for purchase via BandCamp, and for streaming on most streaming platforms.

NishMa / gaop split

 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.

Software Bondage / gaop split

Software Bondage and gaop provide four tracks each, eight tracks in total.

Software Bondage brings crunchy, minimalistic, noise oriented sounds, a really interesting take on noise, with rhythmic patterns, melodies, granular distortion and lots more stuff that makes it stand out in the genre.

gaop mixes woodwind instruments, ambient, electroacoustic, IDM, avant-jazz and some other stuff thrown into this weird beautiful mix.

Split album by Yasuyuki Uesugi and gaop

We are proud to present a split release featuring the music of Yasuyuki Uesugi and gaop. The result is a harmonious blending of two distinct schools of electronic music, finding a shared frequency between the abrasive and the ethereal.

Split album by Yasuyuki Uesugi and gaop.

Yasuyuki Uesugi offers layered, textured, and repetitive works of sound art that feel deeply ritualistic. His contributions honor the long-standing tradition of Japanese noise, but they do so with a violent yet sophisticated sense of pacing. These aren't just walls of sound; they are shifting environments where the texture itself becomes the melody, drawing the listener into a trance-like state through rhythmic density.

On the other side of the split, gaop brings a different variation to the table. This work exists in the realm of electronic ambient, but it is heavily informed by classical, minimalist, and avant-garde sensibilities. There is a "surgical" precision to the arrangements here, where silence and space are used as effectively as the sound itself. It provides a necessary counterweight to the intensity of the opening half, leaning into a more contemplative, structured form of experimentation.

The juxtaposition of these two approaches creates a unique tension, one side pushing outward with noise, the other pulling inward with minimalism. May this combination be a blessing to your ears and a testament to the infinite possibilities of electronic sound.

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Together, these two artists create a dialogue that transcends geographical and stylistic boundaries. By placing the heavy, ritualistic textures of the Japanese noise tradition alongside the sparse, neoclassical structures of minimalist ambient, this split becomes more than just a collection of tracks, it is an exploration of how electronic music can simultaneously feel ancient and futuristic. It is a vital addition to the RZRecords catalog, reinforcing our commitment to bridging the gap between seemingly disparate worlds of sound.

ה​ג​ל​ג​ו​ל ה​ש​נ​י של א​י​ת​י מ​ט​ו​ס (המפורסם) / / / The Second Coming of Itai Matos

Our dearly beloved friend and collaborator, Itai Matos, has released an album, which we support and even assisted in the distribution of.

Titled "The Second Coming of Itai Matos", it's an honest diary, obsessively documenting self analysis, introspection, anxiety, pain, love, addiction, restlessness and other, more mundane happenings.

This weirdly beautiful collection of songs is the epitome of TFIM (The Famous Itai Matos), it's all over the place, navigating the wide spectrum of rock, channeling influences, stirring up memories, it's a homage, it's a work of outsider art, it's everything all at once.

Spoken word poetry read over synth noise, followed by surf music, followed by 90's electro-rock, followed by more 90's style alternative with noise rock influences, suddenly exploding into something that's more of the same and yet something completely different. It also mixes English and Hebrew. It's an all around mash up. 

It's a strangely addictive release, as it's more rewarding than it is challenging, even tough it's not a easy listen. It demands another round and yet another play. There are obvious ups and downs, there are interludes and aural assaults, there are unexpected climatic culminations. 

Above anything else, this album is an obvious labor of love, and it's kind of infectious.

Itai Matos & gaop - Sfinot

Sfinot, a collaboration between Itai Matos and gaop is now available for streaming, purchase, and as a limited multi-format release.

This three track EP merges noise oriented soundscapes with spoken word poetry.

Here's the original cover, featuring a very young Itai Matos, taken at gaop's bedroom studio, on an early digital camera:

You can find most of Itai's solo albums on his bandcamp, right here: Itai Matos.
We encourage you to follow his page and support him by purchasing his releases. 

His discography is pretty interesting, with tracks in both English and Hebrew, spanning across various genres.