After a quiet period, ZEAN returns with his fourth solo EP, "No Roots" on Gully Riddim. These tracks were produced during the pandemic and are distinctly different from his earlier work. He uses a sombre atmosphere and fragmented, unpredictable rhythms, combined with various distorted and overloaded sound samples of both humans and animals, attempting to diversify his sound and break free from his own stereotypical and fixed creative approach. This is also a form of self-criticism against this culturally barren land. The EP includes five of ZEAN's tracks, along with two remixes, one by Argentinian producer Jaiiu and another by South African producer Jumping Back Slash. Both remixes reduce the experimental sounds of the originals, simplifying the song's rhythm and structural changes, and making them more friendly for the dance floor.

ZEAN在一段时间的沉寂后，在Gully Riddim带来他的第四张个人EP ”No Roots“。这些制作于疫情期间的声音明显的不同于他早期的作品，他用暗沉的氛围感与破碎的不固定节拍，结合各种添加了失真和过载效果的人与动物的声音采样，试着使其更加多样化，以此打破自身刻板和固定的创作思路，也是向这片文化贫瘠的土地表达自我的批判。此EP包含5首ZEAN的个人曲目以及两首Remix，分别来自阿根廷制作人Jaiiu，南非的Jumping Back Slash。两首Remix都减少了原曲的实验性声音，简化了歌曲的律动和结构变动，使其更加适合舞池。

Artist: Zean @zeanmusic
Remixes: @jumpingbackslash @jaijiu
Title: No Roots
Label: GR Recordings
Cat No: GR012
Cover: StoRmAB
Mastering: Zean
Release Date: 28th, July 2024
Format: Digital

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(ENG FOLLOWS)

@zeanmusic, con base en Shanghai, es un productor musical y DJ independiente. Inspirado en el grime y dubstep británicos tempranos, lanzó tres EPs centrados en la música bass en 2014, 2017 y 2023 en los sellos Rankadank, Push & Pull y Gully Riddim respectivamente. También ha participado en varios lanzamientos de sellos como Dohits, Genome 6.66 Mbp, CVLT, OOFB, Sea Cucumber, Functionlab, S!LK y Yeti Out. Puedes escuchar los mixes de ZEAN en plataformas como Rinse FM, NTS Radio, i-D, Boiler Room y KEEP HUSH. Además, ha colaborado con músicos como P-Money, CharitySSB, G94 y Gnucci produciendo beats para ellos. En 2016, ZEAN y su amigo ALK co-fundaron el sello musical y fiesta Gully Riddim, dedicado a promover y descubrir más artistas locales y eventos musicales.

Después de un período tranquilo, ZEAN regresa con su cuarto EP en solitario, "No Roots", bajo el sello Gully Riddim. Estas pistas fueron producidas durante la pandemia y son notablemente diferentes a su trabajo anterior. Utiliza una atmósfera sombría y ritmos fragmentados e impredecibles, combinados con diversas muestras de sonido distorsionadas y sobrecargadas de humanos y animales, intentando diversificar su sonido y liberarse de su enfoque creativo estereotipado y fijo. Esto también es una forma de autocrítica contra esta tierra culturalmente estéril. El EP incluye cinco pistas de ZEAN, junto con dos remixes, uno del productor argentino Jaiiu y otro del productor sudafricano Jumping Back Slash. Ambos remixes reducen los sonidos experimentales de los originales, simplifican el ritmo de la canción y los cambios estructurales, haciéndolos más aptos para la pista de baile.

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ENG:
ZEAN, based in Shanghai, is an independent music producer and DJ. Inspired by early British grime and dubstep, he released three EPs focused on bass music in 2014, 2017, and 2023 on the labels Rankadank, Push & Pull, and Gully Riddim respectively. He has also been involved in various label releases such as Dohits, Genome 6.66 Mbp, CVLT, OOFB, Sea Cucumber, Functionlab, S!LK, and Yeti Out. You can hear ZEAN's mixes on platforms such as Rinse FM, NTS Radio, i-D, Boiler Room, and KEEP HUSH. He has also collaborated with musicians such as P-Money, CharitySSB, G94, and Gnucci by producing beats for them. In 2016, ZEAN and his friend ALK co-founded the music label and party Gully Riddim, dedicated to promoting and discovering more local music artists and events. 

After a quiet period, ZEAN returns with his fourth solo EP, "No Roots" on Gully Riddim. These tracks were produced during the pandemic and are distinctly different from his earlier work. He uses a sombre atmosphere and fragmented, unpredictable rhythms, combined with various distorted and overloaded sound samples of both humans and animals, attempting to diversify his sound and break free from his own stereotypical and fixed creative approach. This is also a form of self-criticism against this culturally barren land. The EP includes five of ZEAN's tracks, along with two remixes, one by Argentinian producer Jaiiu and another by South African producer Jumping Back Slash. Both remixes reduce the experimental sounds of the originals, simplifying the song's rhythm and structural changes, and making them more friendly for the dance floor.

No Roots

PREMIERE || Zean - PAC (Jaijiu Remix) [GULLY RIDIM]

✦ SWINE PREMIERE ⁂ ZEAN via GULLY RIDDIM label ✦ 

⤥ After a quiet period, @zeanmusic returns with his fourth solo EP, "No Roots" on Shanghai-based label @gullyriddimsh. These tracks were produced during the pandemic and are distinctly different from his earlier work.

⤥ He uses a somber atmosphere and fragmented, unpredictable rhythms, combined with various distorted and overloaded sound samples of both humans and animals, attempting to diversify his sound and break free from his own stereotypical and fixed creative approach.

⤥ Read more in our article: https://swinedaily.com/swine-premiere-zean/

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Label since 2020.  
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