Beautiful. Love the subtle sounds of a home. And big fan of @nils_frahm

Singles & remixes taken from the forthcoming Zuke album "Come Closer" - released 13th Dec 2024 on Loop.

Zuke - Singles

Bloom

a conversation between someone who has lived his life and someone whose journey begins.

57 years apart (live recording)

Loop are excited to welcome electronic musician Zuke - aka Ed Zuccollo to the family with the release of his new single ‘Voyager’. The Wellington-based artist has built a cult-following in the underground electronic scene for his dynamic hybrid live/DJ sets and an ability to tell a story through music. The track is the first single taken from his upcoming debut album.

The single ‘Voyager’ is named after the twin NASA space probes launched in 1977 to explore the outer solar system. Onboard those crafts is a “Golden Record”, various greetings and recordings that tell the story of our planet, a message in a bottle tossed into the cosmic ocean. ‘Voyager’ includes the greeting “hello from the children of planet earth” - serving as an intro to the celestial sound that is Zuke.

Densely layered, uplifting and lush with big synth sounds, ‘Voyager’ showcases Zuke’s unique production style, combining vintage synths and analogue equipment. The release includes the Downtempo/Organic House remix by Sanoi & Zuke, which highlights the emotive elements of the original melody.

‘Voyager’ is the first single from Zuke’s his long awaited debut album, set for release late 2024. Elements of jungle, dubstep, downtempo, house, and ambient field recordings fuse together, creating a blend of melodic beauty and deep bass with a human touch. Over the next few months, Loop will release a series of singles, remixes, and alternate versions, showcasing the diversity of this artist.

Voyager

Hyperion was a Greek Titan, son of Earth and Sky, father of Sun, Moon and the Dawn. My understanding of mythology represents mystery, wonder and awe of natural phenomena but also our desire to understand, and in doing so we tell very human stories which connect us in shared understanding, to each other and also to nature. These stories are also like time capsules into the minds of humans past. 
I am a big fan of layering light and dark together. The breakbeats, deep bass and reeses converging together in the second drop with emotive piano chords really do that for me. The track ended up this spacious, deep quarter-time thing with a decent jungle influence. The moment the breakbeats enter is this kind of bridge section where the bass switches up to 808s and there are all these fragments of percussion and other layered breaks in there. That section is really introducing the jungle element, and is the most ‘jungle’ part of the album, a bit of a nod to my jungle influence.

Hyperion

This soothing reinterpretation of 'Hyperion' delves deeper into melancholy and nostalgia, highlighting the subtlety and depth of expression on my primary instrument, the piano. The natural sounds of playing softly—gentle creaks of the piano stool, quiet shuffling—add to the intimate atmosphere. Recorded during a rainstorm, I doubled down on coziness by gently layering in recordings I’d made of light rain and the crackling of the fireplace in the house where I grew up. Fans of Nils Frahm’s evocative piano recordings will appreciate the emotional depth and texture throughout.

Hyperion (Ed Zuccollo Piano Version)

Loop is presenting 'Come Closer', the debut album by Zuke—an electronic project from the talented Ed Zuccollo. 

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Come Closer

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PREMIERE: Zuke - How We Met

New Zealand-based electronic producer @Zukebeats (Ed Zuccollo) releases the 3rd single ‘How We Met’, from his forthcoming debut album Come Closer (out 13 Dec).

A lush fusion of downtempo and organic house, layered with deep ambient chords and elements of acid, the single also features a remix by Nourish, the newly formed duo of longtime friends and collaborators Katie Double and Paige Julia. Nourish combines Katie's musical artistry on harp and electronic instrumentation, with Paige's experience in crafting dancefloor-driven beats. This remix marks the first official release under the Nourish alias.

“We took our favorite elements from the original track, slowed them right down, and added our own bass, drums, and percussion in line with our style,” says Paige of Nourish.

https://ffm.to/zuke-how-we-met

How We Met (Nourish Remix)

COLD LEVEL 1

Synesthesia Podcast #28

W(h)ein

Wei(h)n

Liliblue Mix 09 Techno

"Creature Discomfort," takes listeners on a transcendent journey through ethereal soundscapes. Utilizing the rich textures of analog synths and the iconic Matrix 12V Buchla Easel  it’s an exploration of the spaces where comfort and unease intertwine, reflected in the shimmering tones and immersive atmospheres of each composition.

Creature

Voyage of Saturn One

Space City One

There is a war between the rich and poor,
a war between the man and the woman.
There is a war between the ones who say there is a war
and the ones who say there isn't.

Why don't you come on back to the war,
that's right, get in it,
why don't you come on back to the war,
it's just beginning.

Well I live here with a woman and a child,
the situation makes me kind of nervous.
Yes, I rise up from her arms,
she says "I guess you call this love";
I call it service.

Why don't you come on back to the war,
don't be a tourist,
why don't you come on back to the war,
before it hurts us,
why don't you come on back to the war,
let's all get nervous.

You cannot stand what I've become,
you much prefer the gentleman I was before.
I was so easy to defeat, I was so easy to control,
I didn't even know there was a war.

Why don't you come on back to the war,
don't be embarrassed,
why don't you come on back to the war,
you can still get married.

There is a war between the rich and poor,
a war between the man and the woman.
There is a war between the left and right,
a war between the black and white,
a war between the odd and the even.

Why don't you come on back to the war,
pick up your tiny burden,
why don't you come on back to the war,
let's all get even,
why don't you come on back to the war,
can't you hear me speaking?

Balkan Sufi Meditations - Leonard Cohen meets Djordje Ilijin

Released under the iiP moniker, ‘SEN’ is the latest work by sound designer Setsuya KUROTAKI - a three-part composition shaped by field recordings, live instrumentation, and finely calibrated programming.

Constructed as a musical self-dialogue involving his alter-egos "Sebastian Kline" and "Nicolie Binara", the work examines the fluidity of sound materials and the emergence of emotion through the conceptual frames of “Sequence,” “Environment,” and “Neutral.”

Balancing restraint and organic layering, it can be read as a subtle disturbance of the boundary between interiority and environment.

Piano / Sebastian Kline
generative sounds / Nicolie Binara
all instruments, program,
produce and mastered by Setsuya KUROTAKI

artwork / Seth Black
www.instagram.com/seth6lack/

Sequence

Hi! I am a jazz pianist turned vintage synth/keys enthusiast. I like epic and I like lush, so they feature as key ingredients in my music. You may catch me playing solo live or as a keys player in various bands including Kita, Isaac Chambers or Rhian Sheehan.. all of which feature the mighty Minimoog (my precious...)

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Hyperion (Ed Zuccollo Piano Version)

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