The title of the 6th album from madison, wisconsins zola jesus aka nika resa danilova is the bosnian word for chains. It marks the first zola jesus record to be released through mute records. Find zola jesus discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Nicole hummel born april 11, 1989, known professionally as zola jesus and also as nika danilova, is an american singer, songwriter, and record producer. Zola jesus s voice is strong and honest, yet full of emotion. Born with a scar far above my head i count the stars crowding my vision and i feel nothing instead i feel nothing instead soak in decay, spoil into loam give what i take. Zola jesuss voice is strong and honest, yet full of emotion. In march 2010, zola jesus released the stridulum ep, named after the 1979 horror film of the same name by director giulio paradisi. Stream tracks and playlists from zola jesus on your desktop or mobile device.
Zola jesus has never been one to shine a false light, and so the song ends on an uncertain note, dissolving into hissing noise. 1986 guitar town 30th anniversary edition 1987 exit 0 1988 copperhead road 2009 1990 the hard way 1995 train a comin 1996 i feel alright. Watch beyond the black rainbow 2010 full movie streaming. Nika roza danilova was raised in merrill, wisconsin, on over 100 acres of forest. Get zola jesus setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other zola jesus fans for free on. As a classically trained opera singer with a penchant for noisy, avantgarde sounds, she launched her career with a series of lofi releases that pitted her soaring vocals against harsh industrial clatter and. Feb 09, 2017 visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies.
Her usually blonde hair was a light brown and she stood in front an orchestra complete with a director. Okovi wont topple stridulum ii as the most essential zola jesus record, but its another excellent record that once again showcases a unique and powerful voice. Theres definitely a hint of goth to zola jesuss sorrowful songs, but her voice is a force of nature, writes kitty empire. Only lovers left alive original soundtrack atp recordings. Zola jesus flirts with death on the haunting, hopeful okovi. To release the album, she returned to her longtime label sacred bones after her bid for mainstream success, taiga, appeared on mute. As a classically trained opera singer with a penchant for noisy, avantgarde sounds, she launched her career with a series of lofi releases that pitted her soaring vocals against harsh industrial clatter and jittery synths. There are no such restrictions here, as she creates and enables ambient choral haunts that float in and out of consciousness, darkly celestial doomtribal rock with an industrial kick, rhythmictriggered washes of synthesizer sound riding on deep drum beats, and. Theres no feelgood resolution here, only a hope that whatever. Zola jesus nika roza may have named her sixth album after the slavic word for shackles, but more often than not, okovi is a reminder that not all ties are bad. The rhythm will not improve in sophistication for the rest of the. Danilova showed an interest in singing early on, buying voice lesson tapes and opera sheet music at age seven. She says, there was a dichotomy zola was for truth and jesus was for spirituality.
Hummel was born april 11, 1989 in phoenix, arizona, and spent her early years. Safety net, dont hold me now in this hole ive fallen down secret home i made and found a new way t. Today marks the release of okovi, the new album from zola jesus. Percussion pounds like a marching drum, a high pitched violin pierces the ears, and a booming voice from a petite and beautiful woman fills the air. You write a note, we write a eulogy you drain it out, we clean it up for free anything you need, were at the door just call our name and were at the floor waiting for the. Zola jesus is the project of madison, wisconsins nika roza danilova, who crafts dark music dominated by her operatic vocals and keyboards.
Download zola jesus songs, singles and albums on mp3. The primitive sound of the drum beats mix with the refined strings compliment her voice to create a certain air of melodrama. Zola jesus music tunefind find music from tv and movies. Listen to zola jesus soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 152 tracks. A former opera singer, she began creating her dark pop with just drum machines, keyboards, and her singular voice. After a go with mute records for her 2014 album, taiga, the gothic pop. Upcoming, new, and past zola jesus movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. Zola jesus albums, songs discography album of the year. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
Zola jesus was born on april 11, 1989 in phoenix, arizona, usa as nika roza danilova. Zola jesus live at roadburn 2018 download, downlaod zola jesus live at roadburn 2018, leaked zola jesus live at roadburn 2018, zola jesus live at roadburn. Zola jesus records feel like a digest from a barren, rough and synthscored world id rather live in, continuing a massive tradition in gothpop of creating something dark and brooding but. After the release zola jesus performed at the sxsw festival, for her second time. Nika roza danilova has been recording and performing as zola jesus for more than a decade.
Zola jesus, the project of wisconsins gothic chanteuse nika roza danilova, that debuted with a number of singles, including soeur sewer 2008 and poor sons 2008, penned the bedroom lofi psychedelic pop ditties of new amsterdam sacred bones, 2009. November, 2018 dunns sublime song, which features vocals from zola jesus, has a new video in which turkish actress melisa senolsun performs a surreal ritual for survival and selfrealization. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from zola jesus at the discogs marketplace. Aug 29, 2017 zola jesus has never been one to shine a false light, and so the song ends on an uncertain note, dissolving into hissing noise. In the seven years that followed, we released eight albums together three lps, two eps, two 7s, a cdr, and even a dvd. Zola jesus played at the moore theater in seattle in 2012. The album to me is very romantic, and thus makes me feel really feminine when i listen to it. She has released four eps and five fulllength albums that combine electronic, industrial, classical, and goth. Apple music and spotify users can stream it in full below. Zola jesus manipulation for tim saccentis photography. The album was produced by nika roza danilova and coproduced by dean hurley. Download on amazon lick the palm of the burning handshake play on apple music. Oct 04, 2011 zola jesus exhumed official music video duration.
Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Her music style combines electronic, industrial, classical, goth, and experimental rock influences. The movie takes a strange twist towards the middle where he imprisons several people in his house and tells them over a loudspeaker that he intends to kill them off one at a time every fifteen minutes. That said there are more than enough high quality, fistsintheair, zola jesus songs on okovi to excite the fans.
Her wild persona enters the scene howling over powwow drumbeats in odessa. Zola jesus is the stage name of russianamerican singersongwriter nika roza danilova born 11 april 1989 in phoenix, arizona and raised in merrill, wisconsin, usa. Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download. It was released on october 6, 2014 in the uk and eu and on october 7, 2014 in the us through mute.
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