Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Four albums in, J Hacha De Zola continues to earn effusive acclaim for his unique “Urban Junkyard” sound, created utilizing “Reductive Synthesis.”

Jersey City artist’s “Icaro Nouveau,” produced by John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr, Waxahatchee) out now, along with 80’s-era, Spanish EP “Syn Illusión”.

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J Hacha De Zola as photographed by Robin Souma

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Head over to The Joy of Violent Movement to read an in-depth interview with J Hacha De Zola where he discusses his “Reductive Synthesis” method of composition.

“Sits at his own, most likely oddly shaped table,” says Pancakes and Whiskey in its premiere coverage of the music video for J Hacha De Zola’s “Super Squeaky” single. Watch it here or at the link below!


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J Hacha De Zola – Live


04/18/2019: Jersey City, NJ @ FM Restaurant Bar and Lounge

J Hacha De Zola co-headlines a record release show with Drum & A Tantrum and St. Gevedon


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J Hacha De Zola – In The Press

“A wild man in the vein of such fire breathing artists like Screamin’ Jay Hawkins.” — Paste

“The kind of alluring character found in old children’s books.” — UTNE

“Enticing as it is distant and strange.” — MAGNET

“Dangerously delightful.” — The Big Takeover

“Bound to light the way forward and inspire a legion of imitators.” — PopMatters

“There’s no one around left to hit him with any sort of healthy competition.” — Ghettoblaster

“Beckoning listeners somewhere exciting and unfamiliar.” — BTRtoday

“A challenging, at times daunting, listen.” — BLURT

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J Hacha De Zola, Icaro Nouveau, and “Reductive Synthesis”

“This is an ‘Urban Junkyard’ record.”

It’s a descriptor that J Hacha De Zola has been casually using over the course of three album releases. With the new full–length Icaro Nouveau (out now), the Jersey City–based musician defines the genre in detail.

Produced by iconic engineer John Agnello, a career–long cohort of another “J” – J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr – and more recently the man behind albums by Waxahatchee, the new Hacha De Zola songs are described by the artist as full of “villains, spells, desires, romance, danger, redemption, and revelations.”

“The way I go about making an ‘Urban Junkyard’ record is through my ‘Reductive Synthesis’ method,” Hacha De Zola explains of his approach to record-making. “I’ll borrow structures from existing musical forms, break ‘em up, and then recombine them. I’ll sit in the producer’s chair next to a master producer like John Agnello and then bring in my cabal of musical associates. I honestly let the session players play whatever they want over these structures and just have ‘em all throw the kitchen sink at it. I am an
enabler!”


J Hacha De Zola’s fourth full-length album Icaro Nouveau is out now. The artist’s current EP ‘Syn Illusión,’ a four-song, 80s-era synth-driven, all-Spanish language release, is also available now.

Hacha de Zola is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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J Hacha De Zola
Icaro Nouveau
(Caballo Negro)
Out Now


Track Listing:

01. Anarchy (VIDEO)
02. El Chucho (Hooko)
03. On A Saturday
04. Juan Salchipapas
05. A Song For Her
06. Hollow Trees
07. A Fool's Moon
08. Ode To Ralph Carney
09. Super Squeaky (VIDEO)
10. Hacha's Lament

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J Hacha De Zola
‘Syn Illusión’ EP
(Caballo Negro)
Out Now


Track Listing:

01. Syn Illusión (VIDEO)
02. Otro Lado
03. Lejos De Mi
04. El Mago Negro

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J Hacha De Zola – Links


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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion


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