Rahway-based “urban junkyard” artist joined by Dana
Colley of Morphine, Tom Waits collaborator Ralph Carney, Frank London of
Klezmatics.
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J Hacha de
Zola as photographed by Miguel
Peralta Jr.
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[YOUTUBE]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRE6AmZMsL0
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J Hacha de Zola – In The Press
“The kind of alluring character found in old children’s
books.” — UTNE
“The main influence is that of Tom Waits. But if Zola
has influences, he also has talent.” — VOIR
(Canada)
“To say that De
Zola’s creative process and musical style are unique is an understatement.”
— SLUG
“Cranks and curdles and clomps around his slithery
croon tunes.” — CMJ
“A twisted, dystopian narrative straight from the mind
of John Carpenter.” — Elmore
“Visionary.” — BLURT
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“I write creepy songs or
songs for creeps, but this one is a bit more light-hearted,” muses Rahway, New
Jersey’s J Hacha de Zola about “No
Situation,” the first single from his upcoming third album Antipatico, arriving October 6th. Hear “No
Situation” now via Treble Zine.
“No Situation” is one example of the voodoo to be found on the new album,
which follows-up Picaro
Obscuro, the second of Hacha de
Zola’s two “urban junkyard” albums of
2016. At the time of that record’s release, Hacha de Zola insinuated that he might not continue on to make a
third, but with Antipatico, he allows listeners the opportunity to hear an
artist confidently gaining ground on his own vision and voice. Some artists
change immeasurably over the course of three records, whereas Hacha de Zola is actually becoming who
he set out to be.
“It has been an interesting exercise making the last
two records (Jan., 2016’s Escape From Fat Kat City and Aug., 2016’s Picaro
Obscuro),” Hacha de
Zola says. “I wasn’t sure what I’d
end up with or how I’d feel about what I’d done. It took time for me to become
a ‘believer’ in what I’ve been doing, but with this record it’s become
something that I feel is truly a reflection of my voice.”
As with his previous albums, Hacha de
Zola (and his gaggle of cohorts and
underground legends including Dana
Colley of Morphine, Tom Waits collaborator Ralph Carney, Frank London of Klezmatics,
and “Psycho Mambo” collective, Gato Loco)
is practicing Hacha de Zola’s “reductive
synthesis” method of, as he elegantly says, “shooting the arrow first and then
painting the bullseye around it.”
Hacha de Zola
explains, “I never go to the studio with songs written. I allow the musicians
to be themselves and throw all they’ve got at it. Then I’ll go and peel back
the various layers to fashion a song from it all. It’s a pretty risky way of
making an album because when it’s all done, you may have something that isn’t
agreeable to you. Other times, you arrive at something truly magical and the
songs take on a life of their own. There’s a certain kind of voodoo there that
could not be planned.”
Antipatico, the latest album from J Hacha de Zola, arrives October
6th, 2017. Hacha de Zola
is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom
at Fanatic for more information.
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J Hacha de Zola
Antipatico
(S/R)
October 6th, 2017
Track Listing:
01. Antipatico
02. March of the Hollowmen
03. Lightning Rod Salesman
04. No Situation
(YOUTUBE | SOUNDCLOUD
| MP3)
05. El Desgraciado
06. On a Sleepless Night
07. Eigengrau
08. That Same Thing
09. Amaranthine
10. A Fanciful Invention
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J Hacha De Zola Links
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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion
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