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Bush Rain

recorded live at sideway cbr (on ngunnawal, ngunawal and ngambri land)
03.07.21

Live at Neighbourhood Watch

Recorded for sideway's club virtual ____---____

Zara at Club Virtual

The young and quickly emerging @zaraolsen is a DJ & producer who has been making waves across the nations capital (ACT/ Ngunnawal) in the last little while. Now based in Eora (Sydney) she is marking herself as one to be watched, with a trippy, dynamic dj style and an increasing repertoire of mixes.

In Zara's productions you can find elements of techno, IDM and bass inspired sounds .Her first release has just been released on Phenomena Records' recent compilation. Definitely one to watch! :-)

Thanks for the beautiful mix Zara! <3

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Animix Fifty One: Zara

https://soundcloud.com/zaraolsen

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PROXIMITY II, the second instalment of the annual Pure Space compilation series. Across twenty one different artists, the release finds synergy through surging electro, percussive techno and experimental breakbeat.

Together the artists put forward a collection of contemporary electronics that provide a wealth of complexity for the ear while shaping the sound of local music.

Devoted Pure Space listeners are joined by new producers, friends and some of our most aspired Australian producers to form this exciting release.

100% of proceeds will be donated to Aboriginal Legal Services; based in Redfern it is the first Aboriginal Legal Service in Australia and the first free legal assistance service in the country. www.alsnswact.org.au

Big thank you to Brendan from Cirrus audio and Mikaela Stafford for their contributions to this fundraising release.

Artwork: Mikaela Stafford
Mastering: Brendan @ Cirrus Audio
Format: Digital

Zara - The Balance

Naarm based producer/DJ @zaraolsen brings us a smooth blend of ambient/dubbed out downbeat to transcend. 
Check out Zara's release on @purespacefm and @phenomenarecords as well as her own recently launched label @kinesis-recordings

MT Mix 013 - Zara

Salt Mines welcomes newcomer @zaraolsen to the family with an EP inspired by the sounds, colours and textures of festivals in the Australian bush. With this record Zara debuts a musical style that is defined in its identity yet defies categorisation. Backed up with a stellar trance remix from rising Canadian star @maara.

Digital: https://bit.ly/3Q7NlZb
InchByInch: https://bit.ly/3Sfzt0S
Deejay: https://bit.ly/3Q0gLbQ
Juno: https://bit.ly/3zIMoRP
HHV: https://bit.ly/3cKObwE
Decks: https://bit.ly/3oHVecg

Mastered by Brendan Zacharias at Cirrus Audio

SALT019 Zara - Di Plastica EP

Zara Live From Music Room

Taking us deep into the first night is Zara's incredible closing set, recorded from 03:30 - 05:00 on 16/09. Memories of textural elements layered atop of speedy basslines are now for us to listen back to. Also to note, the cabins were shaking.

@zaraolsen

Live at Moniker - Zara

Pure Space returns with our final release of 2022, delivered by none other than Zara - a warm light shining from Naarm (Melbourne, Australia).

Crafted in the midst of Australia’s last summer, these tracks capture the blissful and euphoric feeling of warm weather and the potential it brings…

Starting on an ambient note and progressing to drum & bass, the release seeks to take listeners on a transcendental journey to a freaky realm.

We start with Pirr, a track representative of dawn and the new beginnings it brings. It’s an eerie, yet anticipatory feeling lingers in the air as the rising sun diminishes the darkness and reveals the beauty of the landscape. Soft kicks coupled with bird song gently grasp the attention, effortlessly drawing you into the release.

Guitar and reverb drums define the second track, Idyll. Switching the mood to melancholia where the track meanders around floaty vocals creating a gentle fluidity throughout.

Entering the DnB realm, Quixotic combines driving hi-hats, wubs, bass to instigate movement. The floating female vocals carry you through the track guiding you on what feels like a utopian dream.

Synthesised drums are combined with heavy bass, arps and breaks to represent the peak of the journey. A chaotic, albeit warm track with and trippy moments in time.

As the sun sets once again, the arc of the journey ends on acid synths, arps, claps and hi hats on Elysium. Transporting the listener into a sleep, a moment of peace or back down to earth.

https://soundcloud.com/zaraolsen

Tracklist: 
01. Pirr
02. Idyll
03. Azure
04. Quixotic
05. Elysium

Format: Digital

Written and produced by Zara Olsen
Mixxed by LOIF & Zara
Mastered by Mark Klon
Art by niph / niph.ophelia

10% of profits from all Pure Space releases is donated to Aboriginal Legal Service, Australia's first Aboriginal Legal Service est 1970 - if you have the means we encourage you to also donate directly alsnswact.org.au

PS013 - Zara - Reverie

Exploring the symbiosis between sounds, energy and emotion, https://soundcloud.com/zaraolsen?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing releases the last https://soundcloud.com/purespacefm?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing outing of 2022 with her EP Reverie.
 
Find the full read here: https://www.minimalcollective.digital/editorial/premiere-zara-quixotic

Reverie will be out on December 16th 2022. Order a copy via Bandcamp: https://zara-olsen.bandcamp.com/album/reverie

Premiere: Zara - Quixotic [PS013]

From Naarm's Zara, a seismic dawn to the new year. Halftime rhythms tremble, atmospheres kiss the wind, valleys of unbridled emotion nestle in-between. A colossal mix of sincere gravity, cleaving a path forward, brimming with new light. Thanks Zara!

@zaraolsen
@kinesis-recordings

Artwork by Angelina Nikolayeva.

Sure Thing Mix 119: Zara

One Off w/ Zara (16/02/23)

Broadcast Sun 12 Mar 2023 at 1:00am

https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/mix-up/zara-djset/102084738

Triple J Mix Up: Zara

Pure Space’s ‘Proximity III’, the third VA in the series, features an outstanding collaboration between rhythmic wizards Zara and Command D. Along nineteen tracks spanning from deep drum and bass to blisteringly fast IDM, the compilation meticulously represents the contemporary Australian scene. 

Find the full read here: www.minimalcollective.digital/editorial/premiere-zara-command-d-xdc-1

Proximity III will be out June 15th, 2023. Order a copy via https://purespace.bandcamp.com/album/proximity-iii

Premiere: Zara & Command D – XDC-1 [PS015]

Deep, warm & rhythmic 

Curating @kinesis-recordings


Art by Grace Blake

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