Zola jesus

[DVYDRNS]

Once again, I'm astonished that there isnt an thread about her.

I just recieved my vinyl of Versions. the album where she redoes some of her best songs with the great JG Thirlwell (FOETUS) and a string quartet. its really beautiful

If you dont know her I suggest you start with tracks like

Vessel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY9WUZZrTpw

and Hikikomori

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZRxgtpn1fY

and Seekir
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHRFqjGCUvU

Here she performs at the Guggenheim with JG Thirlwell.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLOhCQmmAaI

[frankie teardrop]

i have my reservations and generally feel pretty meh about her overall (i am very, very picky when it comes to new gothlings). i could take or leave most of her material, but i LOVED 'night':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM8fEP8FOqE

[thevoid99]

I've heard the album a few times. Wow...

[eversonpoe]

her voice reminds me a lot of katie stelmanis from austra

[DVYDRNS]

i have my reservations and generally feel pretty meh about her overall (i am very, very picky when it comes to new gothlings). i could take or leave most of her material, but i LOVED 'night':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM8fEP8FOqE

I hear ya about the gothling thing. I haven't been a fan of the goth thing for 10 years. At least.

Nika is pretty interesting tho. She doesn't attempt to identify with the "goth scene" per say. Because that scene is corny as hell.

Her music seems real to me and appeals to the side of me that goth appealed to back when I was a youngster.

She's dark and original. And doesn't walk around in black talking about how shitty everything is. It seems more like she is just a fan of the same stuff I was growing up. And obviously that translates into her music.

It took me a while to totally accept her. I think only because I didn't totally understand her. I knew I liked SOME of her stuff. But now I seek out her music wherever I go.

I'm going to see her and thirlwell in sf in September at the palace of fine arts. Super excited about that.

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[Leviathant]

Seeing her with Thirlwell at Mountain Oasis, but hadn't had a chance to check anything out yet. Just a minute or so into that first video and I'm already pretty sure I'm going to have to check out the rest of her stuff. Thanks for kicking the thread off well, dude.

[DVYDRNS]

No problemo. I am really hoping a live album or even better a Live video of this tour surfaces.

I was just telling my dad about this show this morning, and telling him how I remember him and mom yelling at me "WTF are you listening to??" When I was listening to the FOETUS GASH album. Told about how he's a composer now, and I'm going to see him and Zola at Palace of Fine Arts in SF.

We were cracking up.

[DVYDRNS]

Anybody going to the SF show tonight?

I'll be there with bells on!

[Camille]

Anyone into this wonderful artist?

She is five albums into her career and has also released a split album with Burial Hex, as well as a joint album with LA Vampires. Nika has also collaborated with Former Ghosts, Fucked Up, M83 and Orbital among others.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMXaFE4GwQs

[Camille]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM8fEP8FOqE

[aggroculture]

http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/threads/2192-Zola-jesus

[Camille]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY9WUZZrTpw

[Camille]

http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/threads/2192-Zola-jesus
Christ! That's what I get for not checking...LOL.
Thanks for pointing it out.!

[Camille]

Zola Jesus dj set on KEXP last week, stream here https://www.mixcloud.com/kexp/kexp-presents-midnight-in-a-perfect-world-with-zola-jesus/

Nika Roza Danilova, a.k.a. Zola Jesus, is a Wisconsin native and recent Pacific Northwest transplant that has released stunning operatic albums of dark, cinematic electro-pop on the Sacred Bones and Mute record labels over the past five years. She stopped by KEXP to piece together a rare DJ set for Midnight In A Perfect World and it's a thrilling, adventurous, visceral mix that boldly showcases her love of power electronics, punishing techno, enveloping noise, and classical opera in a seamless yet unpredictable fashion.

[Camille]

http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx218/MMikeyBee/image_zpsbxaav7ko.jpg

Link to Time Out page http://www.timeout.com/newyork/nightlife/zola-jesus-presents-her-after-the-fall-of-new-york-mix

Link to mix via s/cloud https://soundcloud.com/timeoutnewyork/after-the-fall-of-new-york-time-out-new-york-mix/s-y64M5

[Camille]

New music https://soundcloud.com/zolajesus/aestivation

[Camille]

Well, the London show (Sat 7th Nov) was fucking epic. The sound was great and Nika was in fine voice.

I have uploaded some photos to my Flickr account here https://www.flickr.com/photos/137634454@N08/

[halo eighteen]

New Album "Okovi" on Sept 8th, back on Sacred Bones Records!

https://www.facebook.com/zolajesusofficial/posts/10155185313112900 (https://www.facebook.com/zolajesusofficial/posts/10155185313112900)

hello, i have a new album coming for you on september 8. it took many years and literal blood and literal tears. and here we are !
while we wait, we prepare... you can pre-order okovi from itunes to let it start to unfold, with an instant download of my first single exhumed.
hyperurl.co/Okovi_iTunes (http://hyperurl.co/Okovi_iTunes)

9-16 Hudson, NY - Basilica SoundScape
9-21 San Diego, CA - Casbah
9-22 Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
9-23 Sante Fe, NM - Meow Wolf
9-25 Dallas, TX - Kessler Theater
9-26 Austin, TX - North Door
9-27 New Orleans, LA - Siberia
9-28 Atlanta, GA - Aisle 5
9-29 Asheville, NC - The Mothlight
9-30 Washington, DC - U Street
10-1 Boston, MA - ICA Boston
10-3 Philadelphia, PA - PhilaMOCA
10-4 Brooklyn, NY - Rough Trade
10-6 Toronto, ON - Longboat Hall
10-7 Detroit, MI - Assemble Sound Church
10-8 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
10-9 Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
10-10 St. Paul, MN - Amsterdam Bar & Hall
10-11 Omaha, NE - Waiting Room
10-14 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
10-16 Oakland, CA - Starline Social Club
10-17 San Francisco, CA - Independent
10-19 Seattle, WA - Crocodile
10-20 Portland, OR - The Old Church
10-21 Vancouver, BC - Venue

[Camille]

First single - Exhumed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcJ4ECn8R7E

[jmtd]

Canonical thread is http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/threads/2192-Zola-jesus

Mods please consider closing this one

[Camille]

So, she did a pretty good mix for NTS - https://www.mixcloud.com/NTSRadio/zola-jesus-5th-july-2017/

[Camille]

Second single from new album, "Soak."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85mc1GiMexA

[thenorthwood]

Seeing her for the first time in September.

So this is a serious question: Is Jesus pronounced like the Christian savior or with a Hispanic pronounciation? I've never heard anyone say her stage name aloud and haven't done too much searching online to figure out the answer.

[Camille]

Official video for Exhumed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4s-kGT5bFo

[Camille]

50 min interview with Artist Decoded Podcast - http://www.artistdecoded.com/podcast/zola-jesus

[halo eighteen]

http://www.stereogum.com/1955307/watch-zola-jesus-debut-new-songs-siphon-doma-in-a-solo-piano-stereogum-session/video/

Solo piano performances of Siphon, Soak, and Doma.

[Camille]

Another new track - Siphon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=SFFO6DXaprA

[bobbie solo]

Another new track - Siphon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=SFFO6DXaprA

this is really good. Gonna finally dive into her material and download a bunch of stuff, as I've never really heard anything I dislike. Loved what she did with M83 a few years back.

[Camille]

Nika Roza Danilova shares a stunning, atmospheric Dazed Mix and discusses the intense emotional experiences that formed her fifth album Okovi
http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/37195/1/dazed-mix-zola-jesus

[Camille]

One of electronic music’s most distinctive artists on opera, sound processing and industrial noise

http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2017/08/interview-zola-jesus

[Camille]

Another new mix, this time for bleep - https://soundcloud.com/bleep_bot/bleep-mix-zola-jesus#t=0:00

[Camille]

So, Zola Jesus releases "Okovi - Additions" on Friday. It has unreleased tracks and some remixes - https://zolajesus.bandcamp.com/album/okovi-additions

Here is a track from the Additions album, it's the Johnny Jewel remix of Ash To Bone and is also Nika's debut as a director..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=vzifvLnwF_I

[october_midnight]

Hell yeah, saw that...can't wait. Also, I'm going to see her show here on May 2nd with Alice Glass, and I'm hoping so much that ZJ plays first so we can bounce immediately after.

[Jaimie]

Had always been vaguely interested in her stuff but fell in love after seeing her on the tour for Okovi (which was one of my favorite releases last year). I look forward to seeing her again later this month.

[Jaimie]

Show last night in LA was so, so good even though she only got a 40 minute set. Sadly, the crowd sucked so I am hoping those of you seeing future shows on this tour have a better experience with Alice Glass fans than I did. Right before she started Witness (and had just explained that it was for her uncle who attempted suicide) a guy in the crowd yelled "Show me your tits" to which she calmly responded "No I won't show you my tits" and went into the song. :/ I was so in shock that the only thing that came out of my mouth was a loud OH MY GOD and a girl behind me yelled "somebody punch that guy please". Un fucking real.

If the Sacramento headlining show wasn't the day before my husband's birthday I would definitely be driving up for it.

[october_midnight]

Got to hang out with Zeej in the afternoon before her show here last night (friend of mine interviewed her for his radio station) and she was really nice. She's so tiny! Couldn't be any taller than say, 5'2" or something...but that voice and stage presence. God damn...

https://scontent.fcxh3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-9/31895404_10160248647860468_4840368841978544128_n.j pg?_nc_cat=0&oh=c84c718bbe15aafd36f5e47c4bc99097&oe=5B544A55

https://scontent.fcxh3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-9/31819078_10160248647540468_5648371070755930112_n.j pg?_nc_cat=0&oh=014f8d9ea4bdb1332dc2e8200d1ac2f0&oe=5B4FE0C4

[halo eighteen]

Show last night in LA was so, so good even though she only got a 40 minute set. Sadly, the crowd sucked so I am hoping those of you seeing future shows on this tour have a better experience with Alice Glass fans than I did. Right before she started Witness (and had just explained that it was for her uncle who attempted suicide) a guy in the crowd yelled "Show me your tits" to which she calmly responded "No I won't show you my tits" and went into the song. :/ I was so in shock that the only thing that came out of my mouth was a loud OH MY GOD and a girl behind me yelled "somebody punch that guy please". Un fucking real.

If the Sacramento headlining show wasn't the day before my husband's birthday I would definitely be driving up for it.

Wow, that's fucking disgusting. And really strange if that guy's actually an Alice Glass fan, given the quite public abusive experiences she's dealt with during her time in Crystal Castles.

[Camille]

37 min performance for KEXP 1st June 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IRpTG62pWk

[october_midnight]

Was fun to watch last night.

[october_midnight]

You can best be sure I ordered one of these bad boys...

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0219/6940/products/ZJ-Yung-Zeej-LS_1_large.jpg?v=1541518235

[Alabaster Creature]

The Zedd remix (https://soundcloud.com/zolajesus/the-middle-yung-zeej-remix) where I believe the 'Yung Zeej' name officially begins is pretty remarkable, and has achieved more rotation in my listening than I think she may have intended. In as much 'Yung Zeej' means anything, hope it continues to free her to do things that she might not otherwise pursue.

[Miss.Selfdestruct]

Fucking LOVE her voice! Easily a favorite new-ish artist. Last saw her at the Adult Swim festival and she still slayed.

Learned recently that it pays off to support her efforts via Patreon ;)

[october_midnight]

I'm a Patreon member too, though I could only afford Phase III for the time being.

[Camille]

^ I'm a Patreon too. It's been a blast so far. The recent mumdance guest mix is sublime. It's good to interact with an artist you admire.

[Ruined]

I first heard a Zola Jesus track, Wiseblood (Johnny Jewel Remix), in the movie "Beautiful Boy." Wow, I was floored and went to buy her albums. I love her work; just, wow. I hope I get to see her perform live, in the near future.

Edit: Random thought, whenever I discover a new artist, whose work I enjoy, I just have this hopeful feeling. The older I get, the more I wonder if there will come a time when I no longer experience the discovery of a new artist because I won't be able to relate because old. I don't want to be one of those jaded oldsters, shaking my fist in the air screaming, "All new music is crap; back in my day, music was actually good!" Odd fear, I know, but, good music matters that much to me.

[october_midnight]

^ I'm a Patreon too. It's been a blast so far. The recent mumdance guest mix is sublime. It's good to interact with an artist you admire.

Did you manage to catch the post regarding the blowout $5 ZJ shirts at the Patreon store? Managed to snag 4 of the 5 (ZJ already sent me the Taiga shirt a few months ago when I asked her to, lol). The new demo posted is hot too.

[Camille]

Did you manage to catch the post regarding the blowout $5 ZJ shirts at the Patreon store? Managed to snag 4 of the 5 (ZJ already sent me the Taiga shirt a few months ago when I asked her to, lol). The new demo posted is hot too.
Hi
I'm not too interested in the t-shirts, but I'm eager to see what gets sold in future.

Yeah, the Patreon only tracks have been great so far.

I think i'll skip the new remix release with Johnny Jewel too, I thought they were quite dull. Really like the original track though.

Did you join the discourse forum yet?

[october_midnight]

Hi
I'm not too interested in the t-shirts, but I'm eager to see what gets sold in future.

Yeah, the Patreon only tracks have been great so far.

I think i'll skip the new remix release with Johnny Jewel too, I thought they were quite dull. Really like the original track though.

Did you join the discourse forum yet?

I poke around in it from time to time but don't post anything.

[thenorthwood]

I bought tickets to see ZJ performing under the moniker NIKA this month.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burial-hex-nika-zola-jesus-bloodyminded-the-international-museum-of-surgical-science-tickets-74903874505?aff=ebdssbeac

I am not currently a member of her patreon (note to self to join). Has she talked about her music performing as NIKA? Is the music similar to Zola Jesus?

[Camille]

@thenorthwood (https://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=2855)

Congratulations on seeing a NIKA set, you're lucky.

I can't recall Nika saying anything specific (if she did I missed it). I do recall her stating that the NIKA project is more about mood and subconscious. She has shared a couple of demos. One she described as a pre-cursor to the NIKA project, which sounded more ethereal than ZJ material? The other track was much darker with a driving rhythm and unintelligible lyrics.
Thrilling stuff really.

You should join her patreon if you can, it's well worth it imo. Enjoy the gig. Come back and tell us about it ;)

[thenorthwood]

@Camille (https://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=2030) I’m back with a belated report. NIKA’s performance was definitely presented as a stream of consciousness, spontaneous event. The performance was small and intimate, probably about 100 people in the room. She did not use a mic and spent half of her time on a small stage and the other half walking around the room after the audience parted in a U shape to let her navigate. The only instruments she used were a drum, something that sounded like metal on wood (don’t know the name), and her voice. She was dressed in a diaphanous white dress with a nude body suit and she started her performance with her head covered in the fabric. NIKA started by saying unintelligible things while beating the drum slowly. Then yelled “yes, it’s what I wanted!” over and over. More yelling, wailing, sitting down on her heels and bending over onto the floor in the audience. Walked around the audience while wailing/chanting and holding an apple with a corer or some sort of skewer.

One section blended seamlessly into the next for about an hour. The audience was respectful. It was a cool experience in a unique setting.

[october_midnight]

New double album 'Live at Roadburn 2018' streaming, vinyl preorder next week. (https://zolajesus.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-roadburn-2018)

Talking with ZJ and she says her official store will have a different colorway than Bandcamp for anyone interested.

[Santos L Halper]

New double album 'Live at Roadburn 2018' streaming, vinyl preorder next week. (https://zolajesus.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-roadburn-2018)

Talking with ZJ and she says her official store will have a different colorway than Bandcamp for anyone interested.

Thanks for the heads up!

[Jaimie]

I recently stumbled across this footage I took of Nika covering Halo by Beyonce at Patreon's House of Creativity during SXSW in March 2019 and didn't see it uploaded anywhere publicly so figured I would share.


https://youtu.be/vIUzMJQ0C10

This was one of her first shows playing completely solo on keys so she seemed a little nervous and unfortunately the crowd really sucked.

[DVYDRNS]

weird that shes achieved so much and is so ignored. Jaimie thanks for sharing that.

[halo eighteen]

omg.. The hubby donated/purchased a signed Live at Roadburn vinyl to enter into a private zoom conversation with Nika, and we won. I'm freaking the fuck out.

[october_midnight]

New album 'Arkhon' drops May 20. 10 songs, first single 'Lost' drops at midnight. Can't find a higher quality cover image yet but I'm sure that'll change tomorrow.

https://scontent.fyka2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-9/275978722_949427839075182_3704580458469610748_n.jp g?_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=ae9488&_nc_ohc=Ts1ZNg1OdwwAX_r6mhM&tn=z73i1GUGz4NfegEp&_nc_ht=scontent.fyka2-1.fna&oh=03_AVKsGxYMiiMfyovHHyLHLz2sMS3L-xOyKxdt-TGdB04wGQ&oe=6260965B

[Camille]

As posted by october_midnight the new album is out May 20th, and is available for pre-order now.

https://zolajesus.bandcamp.com/album/arkhon

Here is the video of new track "Lost."


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuHX6QiAiuE&ab_channel=ZolaJesusVEVO

[october_midnight]

HERE (https://geni.us/Arkhon) is a full preorder list for different locations if anyone's interested. Deathwish has a different colorway with signed print, etc. etc.

edit: speaking with Nika now, the most limited edition is going to be for the Patreon so holding out for that, in case anyone else here is a member as well.

[Camille]

Here is a run down of the vinyl variations - https://www.zolajesus.com/

[Camille]

New single Desire premiered today..


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYH2ARo7DPY&ab_channel=ZolaJesus

[october_midnight]

New single 'The Fall' has a very Taiga vibe and I dig it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH21n6vrHo4

[Camille]

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/zola-jesus-gothic-house-room-envy-interview