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Our good friend ohrr is back with a brand new single! Ambient that turns into a groovy, guitar (and synth) led, electronica. Good stuff! You can hear it and his other tracks via ohrr's Spotify , or on this very embed: There's another great release by ohrr we've yet to post about, but promise we will soon. It's called " Put Your Hand in Mine and Call Me Missy ", a superb collab album he released with gaop a couple of months ago.

So let's start with the good news: Paxit is now available on Bandcamp . They've started adding some of their releases, and new materials will also be available soon. This is in addition to Paxit's Spotify discography .  And now for the bad news: some of the releases are still missing, so no full discography here. Bad Pizzas by Paxit For those not in the know, Paxit is a group that noise metal group, although for their first decade of existence, they had ten members for their live shows, some of them playing trumpet, saxophone, or just screaming into the void in costumes and makeup. They went from that to a doom, drone, sludge trio, and there have been numerous lineup changes, sound pivots, and so on. The lineup changes didn't hurt their passion, and even though they had frequent style changes, the core remained raw and crazy. This is what they looked and sounded like for a hot moment around 2007, which is around seventeen years ago: While this is somewhat expected...

  Sabixatzil’s A.LL ALON.E stands out from the rest of the artists' works with its unique focus on simpler guitar, much cleaner, less chaotic sounds over the regular noise and jazz.  Despite this, it still manages to incorporate some of the more intense and chaotic elements present in Sabixatzil’s other releases and projects. The album's sound is both distinctive and straightforward in a very impressive manner, making it an enjoyable listening experience, still bordering on the experimental, with the recording techniques, tonality, and overall motif.  If you’re a fan of neo-classical, Spanish-influenced, guitar noodling, look no further. There's a whole range of sounds of emotions for you, in this eight-track release.

  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.

  Close your eyes and let your imagination take you on a journey to a magical place where the ethereal sounds of electronic ambient music blend seamlessly with the rich notes of a clarinet. This four-track EP is a delightful exploration of that space, taking you on an enchanting expedition that yields a plethora of wonderful results. Each track is a unique masterpiece, crafted with precision and care to showcase the beauty and harmony that can be achieved when two seemingly disparate genres of music come together. So sit back, relax, and let the music transport you to a world where anything is possible.  In " Introspection ", Intro Vertic and gaop have collaborated to create a wonderful EP that is a true representation of a unique blend of ambient, IDM, jazz, and an innovative approach to free music. The result is a captivating soundscape that takes the listener on a (too short of a) journey through a variety of emotions. It's an impressive work that showcases the skill a...

  An hour-long sonic journey awaits you, featuring three distinct tracks, co-created by three talented artists. Get ready to immerse yourself in the haunting sounds of drone, dark jazz, ambient, and doom music, all brought to life through a unique blend of woodwinds, drums, electric pianos, synths, bass, and even some bells. Brace yourself for an otherworldly experience "like no other", brought to you by the collaborative efforts of NishMa, Haggari Nakashe, and gaop. You Will Know Them by Their Fruits  is an interesting experience, and we're glad that RZRecords is part of it. NishMa, Haggari Nakashe, and gaop have masterfully crafted a musical tapestry that slightly pushes boundaries and defies boring traditional genre constraints. The two longer tracks within this sonic journey (25 and 33 minutes long) unfold like a chapter in a mysterious narrative, drawing you in with hypnotic rhythms, evocative melodies, and subtle nuances. The third, much shorter track, serves as an ...

We've been quite busy with releasing music, and that took a toll on posting about said music. Be warned, there are going to be numerous posts about numerous releases. You might even like some! Heavenly Jazz Noise Father  by gaop is a three track electro-acoustic-jazz-noise EP. Clocking in just under 20 minutes but delivering all of the goods. Here's the blurb that was originally posted by gaop: An exploration of the Jazz-Noise spectrums. Walking the sacred grounds between the two genres, with a heavy bag of influences. The goal in mind for this EP was to somewhat fuse two genres, using their commonalities. These tracks utilize the electronic, acoustic, instrumental, harsh, experimental, improvisational, intense, cerebral and carnal, to produce an interesting palette. Earlier variations of the tracks in this EP appeared in compilations this year, but were revisited, re-edited, and partially re-recorded for the occasion. And that's about it. No further description required, r...

" 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're very excited to share that the soon to be published issue #4 of the wonderful  Ranger Magazine  will include a premiere release of In Drone We Trust , the long awaited collaboration between NishMa, Haggari Nakashe & gaop. This nine track album has been in the works for the entirety of 2023, with a few singles (with earlier versions of the tracks) appearing throughout the year on compilations. The album is (obviously) drone heavy, incorporating elements of dark ambient, noise, experimental or avant-garde metal, and just a dash of woodwind instruments and world music motifs. Ranger magazine is a web publication (with printed copies) dedicated to experimental art, poetry, music and film. We encourage you to explore past issues and stay tuned for issue #4. In Drone We Trust, by NishMa, Haggari Nakashe & gaop

Bad Dreams - Haggari Nakashe & gaop  is a four track EP, originally released in early 2007. As a part of our attempt to map out the history of our releases, we're finally posting about it, something we unfortunately never did. When it came out, it was uploaded to a handful of streaming channels existing at the time, but mostly sent out to people in a Zip file format and on personally burned CDs. It wasn't one of the releases we did PR for, it was just sent out to friends, posted about on a few forums, later we uploaded it to YouTube. But that was all.  No idea why, but then again, 2007 was a really busy year for us, and sometimes we just recorded stuff because it was just happening,  released it because it was there and we felt like we have to share whatever we were creating and move on to the next outburst.  This was one of the earliest Haggari Nakashe & gaop collabs, a bunch of them were also released that very year, all of them quite different, most of the...

IMPORTANT UPDATE : We're moving the deadline to December to give us some more time to prep and you some more times to finish your tracks! Greetings fellow sound aficionados! We are again inviting everyone to submit your materials for our 6 ways split series! Hot on the heels of  RZRecords SIX WAY SPLIT, Vol.1 and  RZRecords 6 WAY SPLIT, Vol.2 , we are now looking for submissions for the 3rd and 4th installments. The theme we requested for the previous releases was "dark", and people submitted lots of stuff that just showed how conceptions change between people. We thought it was pretty awesome that the tracks we received were so different in style.  This time around, think "dark" but there are literally no limitations when it comes to musical themes or genres. Send whatever seems right, or whatever you want to share with the world. The rules are: no samples - the releases going to be submitted to the majority of streaming platforms and having copyright issue...

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 ...

 There's a wonderful new compilation out on Pukehammer Records, and our beloved gaop is participating with  When the Lights Explode . But by all means, please listen to the entirety of the compilation as there was lots of effort put into gathering such a superb release, and it shows. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Ecstatic Feedback - A Pukehammer Records Compilation by Various Artists

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...

The fine people over at  Delirium Psychosis Productions  have released yet another wonderful compilation, and yet again, we were lucky enough to take part. Here's a message from the DPP team: 54 years after the Stonewall Uprising inaugurated the gay rights movement, we find ourselves once again in the fight for our lives. Trans genocide must be resisted by any means necessary. We are undergoing a deep historic process in the fight for our liberation, one that has been met with the utmost cruelty at the hands of bourgeois counterrevolution. Stand up, fight back, smash gay oppression. All proceeds donated to The Trevor Project.   Harsh Noise Wall Means Fight Back: Smash Gay Oppression by Delirium Psychosis Productions This time, the contributions on our end were: Haggari Nakashe - Echoed Sentiments gaop - Thelxiepia   Special shoutout to MEZZUU , yet another participant, who's also starring on our upcoming split series.

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

The kind folks over at  Delirium Psychosis Productions  released a 50 track compilation titled " Psychic War Against Cop City: An Extreme Music Compilation " with the profits going to the  Atlanta Solidarity Fund . It's a good compilation with lots of interesting tracks and genres, and a very good cause. Some of our artists participated, so if you're into the stuff we're doing, here's a great opportunity to contribute or just take a moment to learn about this important cause. Psychic War Against Cop City: An Extreme Music Compilation by Delirium Psychosis Productions Here are the direct links to the tracks: Haggari Nakashe - Modern Life   gaop & NishMa - It Must Flow Paxit - The Hidden Tongue Haggari Nakashe's track is a synth drone gone noise. gaop & Nishma's track is multilayered noise, with drums and heavily distorted woodwinds. Paxit delivered straight up experimental doom metal.

The following release sparks much joy in our hears. It's a collaboration between Haggari Nakashe and gaop  that's both beautiful and intelligent. The rich, dark, ambient sounds of this track, are haunting and lovely, blending piano with synths in a droning and slows manner, suitable for both active and passive listening. Here are a few words from the artists: 'Topic to Topic #2' is a musical experiment that seeks to examine what would happen to a piano composition ripped out from the modern or post modern genres, into the realms of downtempo, electronic drone music, effect-heavy and synth-laden. The result is this atmospheric, 34 minute track. Beeping, humming, dragging like doom metal, yet retaining its grace. Topic to Topic #2 by gaop & Haggari Nakashe

We're thrilled to present In and Out of Town   by gaop. A wonderfully tiny EP that is as beautiful as it's ominous.  It's a fun gem that dives headfirst into Eastern European traditional folk music, breaking the mold to study the pieces and rebuild it in a new, inspired way. 'In and Out of Town' is an exploration of Slavic and Balkan folk motifs via via the prism of avantgarde jazz, film scores, and improvised free music. In these six tracks, clocking just under seven and a half minutes, this EP utilizes traditional Ukrainian wooden flutes, clarinet, recorders and sax to paint a multitrack picture that's can be both familiar and distant. The woodwind sounds of this release can be eerie at times, or even haunting, but not deep under the experimental nature of this release, lie the sounds of home. In and Out of Town by gaop