exystence club

Summer is ending. We must not say this out loud; it is a hard pill to swallow. For many people, summer has already ended; vacations are over, classes have begun, the water has cooled. zakè‘s Tide Requiem for the Low Sea is a long, slow, poignant goodbye, holding on until the very last moment, like the last bit of a small island before it is submerged.
The physical representation is gorgeous: a double-sided picture disc, suitable for framing, showcasing photography by Tom Meluch (Benoît Pioulard). The images inspired both the music and their titles. One can imagine clinging to one of these peaks, like Blake Lively in “The Shallows,” albeit with more sadness than drama.
Each side contains a single track, logging in at 22:46. The title track occupies…

zakè’s deep attachment to the seasons of the Midwest, along with his intuitive approach to sound creation, has led to a deep and varied body of analog ambient drone recordings across the past ten years. Many of his albums take on the forms and colors of the space in which they are heard, but others convey something more fleeting and indefinable, far beyond the five senses. Cantus for Winter in Six Parts creates a space for comfort, contemplation, nostalgia, and longing; a moment of stillness that honors the cycle of all things, wandering fallow landscapes while dreaming of their renewal.
…The music billows and drifts like snowbanks under wind, and as such is well-suited for playing while indoors, watching the flakes fall…