Z'EV

"Sum Things"

Cold Spring - 2009

CD

Since his return on the scene, the number of Z'EV's solo and collaborations outputs has remarkably increased. "Sum Things" is the latest offering by the master of metal percussions, and shows a different side of his sonic work, closer to dark ambient and drone. If you attended Z'EV's latest performances, you probably know what to expect: in fact, the CD captures the more meditative and trance-inducing side of his music, with thick masses of sound created by rubbing and making the instruments vibrate, rather than beating them. The result is a very minimal and distant sound, coming from the deep of underground caves or from an arcane dimension beyond ours, The track titles are represented by numbers, equations and formulas, which comes as no surprise since we are dealing with a Kabbalah expert.

"Sum Things" is not at all the "typical" Z'EV release, don't expect metal thuds and rhythms here, this is pure atmosphere, and a very creepy as well as enigmatic one. The last two tracks only rise the volume, offering some sheet echoes and reverberations. This journey into elemental music is then recommended to initiates and extreme drone-addicted.

- Simon V.

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