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Album Review: ZHU Ignites Gothic, Introspective Themes on Spellbinding “DREAMLAND 2021”
Electronic artist ZHU has always looked towards the future, but 2020 gave him more of a reason than ever. While trapped inside for most of last year, the Grammy-nominated virtuoso forged his latest LP, DREAMLAND 2021, with the intention of taking body, mind, and soul to a more optimistic soundscape of his own design. “I don’t believe that music, dancing, [or] the freedom of expression will be suppressed for much longer,” ZHU said in a press statement. “They can’t—that’s against human nature.” ZHU began his project with the intention of lighting up dancefloors, believing in their power to transcend and enable people to come together. Cultivating sounds by way of this mantra, the acclaimed artist has created another innovative work of art that seamlessly combines genre, style and mood. DREAM...
ZHU Shares New Song & Video “Yours” With Arctic Lake
Just days ahead of his new album DREAMLAND 2021, ZHU has shared a new cinematic track called “Yours” featuring Astralwerks label-mates Arctic Lake. Directed by Yan Bokhanovich and produced by Daniel Shapovalov, ZHU also unveiled an official music video that draws inspirations from the classic Alfred Hitchcock film Rear Window, further exploring the voyeurism of the Grammy-nominated artist’s “ONLY” video. ZHU’s opening meditative keys sequence into a simmering rhythm as he and Arctic Lake trade off sultry vocals, evoking tension between getting caught up in lust and the ache for everlasting love. The plot unfolds as two women begin dancing and other characters emerge from the city streets, becoming entranced. As the story continues, Mitch Bell returns from ZHU’s 2016 “NEON ...
