Jonathan Abresch
Patient, crystalline industrial metal with plangent vocals. An intimate experience, at times gentle and sad, at times stormy and angry. Long compositions express full emotional journeys and increase in power on repeat listens.
Favorite track: Kettle Dreams.
krotix
interesting project from member of kayo dot and this is very atmospheric . hard tp pin down what to say about this other than it is exceptionally good and worth repeated listenings.
Favorite track: The Amputee.
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"Dear Pink" limited 7" single backed with "Undenied" (Portishead cover) featuring cover art by Paul Cristina and photography by Justina Villanueva. Edition of 200. 100 Black / 60 Translucent Tangerine Pink / 40 Translucent Violet Pink.
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Limited run 4-panel Eco-Wallet, featuring cover art by Paul Cristina and photography by Justina Villanueva. Edition of 100.
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$12USDor more
Deer Pink T-Shirt
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Black Anvil 980 T-shirt featuring original artwork by Paul Cristina.
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“At its core, Deer Pink sounds like Loren Connors playing his signature style of bluesy, free improv guitar in a post-apocalypse world soundtracked by Trent Reznor‘s more atmospheric work. The dynamic, expansive palette this implies should be unsurprising, given Ron Varod’s work with Kayo Dot and Psalm Zero outside his output under the ZVI banner. The collection of tracks on Deer Pink are exceptionally composed and fine tuned down to every last detail, leading to vast atmospheres that still feel meticulously crafted. […] Deer Pink allows listeners to traverse a rich web of textured soundscapes replete with bold, exceptional ideas. Fans of the broader web of Kayo Dot alumni will undoubtedly enjoy the trip.” – Heavy Blog Is Heavy
“Ron Varod (Kayo Dot, Psalm Zero, Sabbath Assembly, etc) has created one of the most moving records of 2019, which is why we feel so honored to be sharing with you this amazing video… This record is sonic proof that music has the power to build and destroy. ZVI’s music is making me feel human again!” – CVLT Nation
“Anna Calvi meets Peter Gabriel meets Glassjaw? That’s a pretty apt description for this mind-bending, slow-burning song. It starts out with just some psychedelic electric guitar, but it turns into something much grander.” – BrooklynVegan
“‘Dear Pink’ builds slowly, moving us from passages that threaten to fade into silence to others that are deeply emotional, cathartic. Guitars buzz and chime, electronic glitches flicker throughout and the percussion provides the faintest heartbeat against an enigmatic vocal line slow to reveal its secrets. ZVI offers up an intriguing and appropriately dark ‘Undenied’ that’s one part darkened prayer, one part invocation of the muse.” – PopMatters
Zvi is Ron Varod – voice, guitars, synths, programming, electronics
Engineered, produced, and mixed by Randall Dunn May 2017 – March 2018
Mastered by Brian Pyle summer 2018
Additional musicians:
Randall Dunn – synth design, sound design, buchla(va)
Toby Driver – bass guitar on “Kettle Dreams” and “Dear Pink”
Carl Gene – additional vocals on “The Amputee”
Matt Keys – additional synth on “Handcramps”
Cover art by Paul Cristina
Photography by Justina Villanueva
Layout by Greg Meisenberg
Zvi emblem by Ron Varod
"There goeth before [King Paimon] also an Host of Spirits, like Men with Trumpets and well sounding Cymbals, and all other sorts of Musical Instruments. He hath a great Voice, and roareth at his first coming...." El Principe
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