#ZOLA JESUS VESSEL MEANING PATCH#

First single Exhumed begins with a rush of strings, and an abrasively morbid image: 'Bury the tongue between the teeth.' Relentless, hammering percussion drives a cyclical narrative of rebirth, and feels as severe as anВ icy shower. Okovi is an overwhelming listen.В A culmination of all that Danilova's learned from her previous records, itВ swingsВ from hi-fi to DIY,В andВ veersВ between thunderous industrial crashes, slick pop and earthy, heartbroken balladry. This record, more than any other, is really fragile.вЂќ ItвЂ™s precious and IвЂ™m very protective over them. Such sensitive material can be tricky to navigate, and Danilova explains that writing about experiences felt by other people вЂњmakes it very delicate. Written in response to the struggles of those close to her, these songs are stories of life threatening battles with mental illness, and of finding acceptance in terminal disease. The albumвЂ™s title is a Slavic word for shackles, and is used to start an emotional, existential discussion about the purpose of our time on earth. Zola JesusвЂ™ sixth album finds comfort in returning home, and tackles two unanswerable questions: life and death. She reunited with Sacred Bones, too (вЂњTheyвЂ™re just my familyвЂќ), and touching base in these ways helped Danilova to zero in on вЂњwhatвЂ™s really importantвЂќ.

#ZOLA JESUS VESSEL MEANING PATCH#

ItвЂ™s more about catharsis.вЂќДЄfter moving back to Wisconsin from Seattle, Danilova built a house with the help of her uncles and father, on a patch of land already owned by her relatives. IвЂ™m ready to move forward and make a statement that doesnвЂ™t have to do with perfecting anything. So nowВ IвЂ™m trying to put everything together. ItвЂ™s a testament to Zola JesusвЂ™ technical talent and towering ambition, but she still felt something wasnвЂ™t quite right: вЂњI just missed the atmosphere I used to work with? I think I lost that, a little bit. I did everything I could do.вЂќД¬o-produced with Dean Hurley, a regular collaborator with David Lynch, Taiga is a lush, eerie and thoroughly polished record. ItвЂ™s not suffering from production, or technique.

IвЂ™m very masochistic and IвЂ™m hard on myself, so I wanted to say, this is вЂdoneвЂ™. вЂњI wanted to do everything I could so that Taiga was objectively good. вЂњI wanted to fulfil potential, in a way,вЂќ she reflects. Temporarily leaving behind the home comforts of Sacred Bones for Mute, the British label which launched Depeche Mode, Nick Cave and Goldfrapp, Danilova was determined to push harder. Danilova takes pride in writing and producing every Zola Jesus record, but Taiga (2014) saw a slight change in procedure. Over eight years, her sound has swelled: the sparse, lo-fi dread of her debut, The Spoils (2009), grew increasingly complex, and Conatus (2011) became a breakout record of sorts, confirming her status as a visionary electronic musician and earning her a place on stages all over the world. The majority of Zola JesusвЂ™ discography has been published by Sacred Bones, a hallowed label home to artists like Blanck Mass and Jenny Hval. It was far enough that I could get dropped off and wouldnвЂ™t be able to get home on my own.вЂќ You feel protected, in a weird way, like everythingвЂ™s around you. вЂњI guess I wanted the to feel womb-like вЂ“ really immersive and atmospheric, because thatвЂ™s how I feel being in the woods. So much about writing is listening to the inside, and I need to be alone to get there.вЂќДЇor Okovi, she took several self-imposed writing retreats in the forests near her home in Merrill, WA. Otherwise I feel like the energy around is so overpowering that I canвЂ™t really listen to the inside.

She remarks that the life of a solo artist can be difficult and introspective: вЂњYou kind of live in your own head, but almost to a fault.вЂќ But still, she prefers to work in isolation, and her albums have an earthy connectedness with the natural world. Raised in Wisconsin, Danilova released her first full-length album in 2009. IвЂ™ve never felt anything so intense, physically, like that. It shocked my entire body! Instantaneously. To the point where it knocked me onto the floor. I touched my desk and all of a sudden I got shocked.

It was raining and thundering, and I was in my basement, with concrete floors. вЂњI mean, itвЂ™s never happened to me before. вЂњI still donвЂ™t know if IвЂ™m okay?вЂќ She exhales, laughing.

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