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It's probably too late for ghoul puns now, but you suspect that for Zola Jesus it's Halloween all year round. Taken from recent album The Spoils, "Smirenye" is as haunted as anything else Nika Rosa Danilova's put her name to thus far, either alone or alongside Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart and Freddy Rupert in Former Ghosts. Former ghosts? What do ghosts become after they die? Where do they go? Do they weep? Zola knows. Just look into those eyes.
Sounds Like: U.S. Girls, Kate Bush, Trailer Trash Tracys
Zola Jesus - Smirenye
Previously:
Zola Jesus - Last Day
Zola Jesus - Sea Talk
Zola Jesus's RCRD LBL Page
In times up great turmoil, it's no surprise when some musicians retreat into the past for inspiration. Danish producer Kenneth Bager samples actress Julee Cruise discussing the risque 1960's as the basis of his bombastic composition, "Fragment Seven (Les Fleurs)." An electric current runs through the acoustic lead and the full-bodied diva refrain, keeping one foot in the present while pining for the past. Jesse Rose sees parallels between the drug-fueled past and present club culture, layering Cruise's monologue across a clipped and disoriented techno beat. No matter which decade of hedonism you prefer, this new single from Bager has something you.
Sounds like: Zero 7, Quiet Village, Jesse Rose
Kenneth Bager - Fragment Seven (Les Fleurs)
Kenneth Bager - Fragment Seven (Les Fleurs) (Jesse Rose remix)
Buy Kenneth Bager - Fragment Seven (Les Fleurs)
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