In Greek mythology, when the gods grant King Midas the power to turn everything he touches into gold, what first seems like a wish come true slowly becomes a curse.
In the case of L.A.-based producer Zhu’s fifth studio album Black Midas, however, the tables are turned, and what seems like a curse is musically transmogrified into a blessing.
Created in the wake of the Palisades Fire which saw Zhu’s charred Topanga home left uninhabitable for a year, the stripped-down 14-track melodic techno LP explores the luxurious spaces between sounds. It’s as much about its subtlety as it is the tribal percussion and shadowy basslines, turning darkness itself into a main character with all-black moods and low-register explorations.

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