zaum is a new discovery to me. i was browsing the urtod void bigcartel shop, which is a german d.i.y. label and distro. they have some good tape releases on offer and so i stumbled upon a very interesting looking cover art work. it reminded me strongly on the southern lord release of sleep's "dopesmoker". i love painted vast landscapes as cover art and so i was bound to listen to some tunes. after the duration of thirteen minutes called "zealot", i knew i had to have this. five bucks paid and a few days later my cassette copy arrived.
the whole journey through "oracles" is as mysterious as it is stirring. it is quite amazing that just two guys can create such a dense atmosphere. drums, a 6-string bass and a voice as the core elements. a little synthesizer here, a bit sitar there and there you go - perfect monolithic doom metal record with a hefty oriental edge to it. do yourself a favour and check them out. the tape itself is of high quality. great sound all the way through and good preservation of the whole artwork throughout the j-card. still i consider getting the vinyl version as well - time will tell. 100 copies made as a re-press by greek aisxini records this year. originally released on i hate records in 2014.
