Zar - Unfurl EP

Zar Voices Radio Show Residency

Zar - Rivulets [TR173]

Pre-order on Bandcamp: https://ajdzar.bandcamp.com/album/light-stain-at-dawn-2

CDR is proud to present the inaugural release on Pathways, a new groundbreaking artist development programme designed to invest in, nurture and promote the next wave of innovative electronic music creators.

Titled Light Stain at Dawn, the first Pathways release comes from Zar – a thrilling up-and-coming artist whose previous releases have seen him pick up press from Mixmag, DJ Mag & Bandcamp, and scene support from the likes of Naina, Raji Rags, Samrai, Baalti and Suchi. Affiliated with DAYTIMERS and Rhythm Section, this EP sees Zar step out on his own across five tracks focused on the middle ground between functional club music structures and traditional instrumentation.

Ambition is the name of the game here – though it doesn’t take long to realise Zar has the chops to pull it off. Following a short intro, ‘Slip’ sets out his stall: live guitar, bansuri, harmonium & strings working in tandem with a house beat across an eleven-minute epic. The EP’s lead single ‘Deph’ strips things down for the most DJ-friendly track here, before title track ‘Light Stain at Dawn’ lets the live strings stretch out and take centre-stage. Finally, ‘Peace to All Mankind’ closes things on a bittersweet piano loop and chopped samples – proof that for all that the live instruments on this EP soar, sometimes nothing beats the scissors tool.

There’s also a remix by Suchi, whose remix of ‘Deph’ takes the track somewhere subterranean with a growling bassline and staccato keys.

Credits:
Written, produced, arranged, recorded & mixed by Arun Dhanjal at Sleepy Sunflower Studios
Additional mixing & production by Tony Nwachukwu at The Old Stationary Building
String Quartet recorded at Sounds Like These Studios, engineering: Charlie Shrives

Track 6 remix produced by Suchi Ahuja & mixed by Works of Intent

Bass Guitar (Tracks 4 & 5) performed by Arun Dhanjal
Bansuri, Acoustic Guitar & Harmonium (Track 2) written & performed by Sameer Khan

Cello (Tracks 1, 2 & 4): Maddy Hamilton
Viola (Tracks 1, 2 & 4): Evie Hilyer-Ziegler
Violin (Tracks 1, 2 & 4): Nina Lim
Violin (Tracks 1, 2 & 4): Kauri May

Mastered by Adam Scrimshire

Artwork: Natasha Patel
A&R: Tom Lea

Special thanks to: Adam Kingsley, Alex Mankoo, Arts Council England, CDR, Charlie Shrives, Charlie Webb, Cherry Yip, Eleanor Howard, Freya Hicks, Genevieve Taylor, Jozef White, Kieran Dhanjal, Natasha Patel, Pritpal Ajimal, PRS Foundation, Rosh Chauhan, Sameer Khan, Sean Keating, Somin Griffin-Dave, Suchi Ahuja, Tom Lea, Tony Nwachukwu, Zak Stone.

No AI was used in the making of this record or artwork.

Buy on Bandcamp

Light Stain At Dawn

A studying and experimentation exercise. 
What makes songs by my favourite artists so good? 
How are the melodies & drums made, what makes them catchy and memorable? How does it sound in the club?
What can I learn from breaking down these songs and making my own version of it?
Serene meets swagger.

Writing, Production, Mixing, Mastering, Artwork & Photography: Arun Dhanjal

Track written in February 2022

Suncat - Single

Suncat

Jhumka & Zar set from Ravekjavik Festival, Łódź, Poland - June 2022

Jhumka: 0.00 - 30.00
Jhumka b2b Zar: 30.00 - 53.00
Zar: 53.00 - end

Setlist:

?? - ??
Atlas Zero One - Fog
Celestial Dance - D'Julz
Yo Momo - D’Julz
Real (Mix Cut) - Avus
Active Society - DJ Pipe
30003 - WAX
Doors of Perception - Adam Curtain
Who Came First - Adam Curtain & Ste Roberts
Akkala Falls - Kassian
Grammar - Floating Points
50005b - WAX
?? - ??
Coconut Hydrate! - Zar
Mehboob Dub - King Monday
This Is Between Me and You - Sweely
Hai Hai (Hard drum refix) - Darama & yourboykiran
Sahekdown Drum Dub - Ahadadream
Aww Shit - Paul Johnson
Dola re Dola - Omar
Backseat Riddim - Ferguson
Varanasi - Ayesha
Tunlaw - Gabe & Jude
Warmth - Zar
The Bug - Benga

Jhumka & Zar (Daytimers): Ravekjavik Festival 2022 Live Set

Practice Makes Miracles

(Remember)

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free download: made a quick edit/dj tool of one of the most amazing tracks i've heard in a long long time, support the artist:

https://oncetwice.bandcamp.com/track/your-love

Your Love - Once Twice (fka Parallels) Zar DJ Edit [Free DL]

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London based multidisciplinary artist and DAYTIMERS internal member @ajdzar returns in 2023 with his EP "Unfurl" on Tabula Rasa. It's a sonic journey beyond his debut, blending earworm melodies and deep beats. A confident, wistful progression in music production.

Expect bombastic breakdowns (Because You Are), wistful contemplative & psychedelic musings (Side Whispers), straight summery shimmery shufflers (Cloudy Drum Studying) and affirming angelic vocal sampling (Unfurl). The EP is the definition of an artist planting a seed and watching the bloom with a new found confidence in production and evocation of emotive atmospheres.

Listen/Download → https://ffm.to/zar-unfurl

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Zar - Unfurl

Blooming outwardly, wrapping the listener leaving trails in serene, uplifting, and familiarity - Zar's 'Unfurl' EP, drops everywhere October 26 on Tabula Rasa Records.

@ajdzar

Listen/Download → https://ffm.to/zar-becauseyouare-cloudydrumstudying

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Zar - Cloudy Drum Studying

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Zar - Side Whispers

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Zar - Because You Are

Set The Roof (Zar Remix)

Hudson Mohawke x Nikki Nair - Set The Roof ft. Tayla Parx (Zar Remix) - Free DL

Pre-order: https://ajdzar.bandcamp.com/album/rivulets

'Rivulets', the new album from @ajdzar on @tabularasarecords, emerged from two late-night sessions in autumn 2021 during a spontaneous outpouring of emotions.

The lead track is a dense collage of meticulously crafted sounds that fizzes with energy. The turbo-charged breaks meet chopped-up South Asian vocal stabs over warped synths.

Rivulets

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Zar Voices Radio Residency September 2024

Zar w/MJSB - Voices Radio October 2024

Bandcamp: https://ajdzar.bandcamp.com/album/light-stain-at-dawn-2

Light Stain at Dawn

You're It!

Deph (SUCHI Remix)

Slip

Peace to all Mankind

Peace To All Mankind

Deph

@ajdzar back in the voices studio - woefully unprepared - but guaranteed bangers incoming for the next 2 hours (jazz and beyond) 🎷

Zar - 02/09/25 - Voices Radio

Zar joins us this morning for his new Friday slot! To kick off, he’s brought in a very special guest Nine Levels to discuss his musical influences and spinning a few of his guests’ tracks.


Zar - 10/10/25 [Voices Radio]a

@ajdzar is on the decks until 1pm sharing selections of jazz, the new @karma_sheen single, before moving into club-oriented sounds ahead of his set supporting @anishkumaruk at @villageunderground tomorrow!

Zar - Create Define Release Takeover - 31/10/25 - Voices Radio

Kicking things off this morning we have Zar with a real eclectic selection spanning ambient, classical, minimal some lovely percussive numbers and more.

Zar - 14/11/25 [Voices Radio]

We had the pleasure of welcoming @sun___san___ on to the airwaves, opening up today’s schedule. Expect two hours of incredible tracks, meandering through trip-hop, indie electronica, breakbeat, house + techno.

sun-san - 12/12/25 [Voices Radio]

Remix of "What You Are" by Tāl.
Produced by Zar.

Check out Tāl at:
https://soundcloud.com/thetalduo
https://www.facebook.com/theTalduo/
https://www.instagram.com/talduo/?hl=nb

What You Are Parts 1 & 2 (Zar Remix) - Tāl

⚪️ New record 'Light Stain at Dawn' out now via CDR
🔉 Tabula Rasa Records / Voices Radio / Karma Sheen
💃🏽 MGMT: jozef@maisonblanc.net
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Previous Shows & Radio:

06/06 - Library Lounge, The Standard, London
07/06 - Green Island Festival, Manchester
13/06 - Sister Midnight Radio (b2b w/ Sway of the Verses)
26/06 - Glastonbury Festival (Azaadi Stage, Shangri-La)
29/06 - Glastonbury Festival (Bar Kinetic, The Common w/DAYTIMERS)
01/07 - Voices Radio Residency
04/07 - Dancing Family Festival (b2b w/ Sway of the Verses)
05/08 - Voices Radio Residency

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