Zouj is the project of multi-instrumentalist and producer Adam Abdelkader Lenox. After releasing his acclaimed mixtape Tagat last year, here is the follow-up Metal. On his record, Zouj creates a hyperpop cosmos full of experimental and futuristic sounds that lose none of their catchiness. Both EPs will be released combined on vinyl.
The Metal EP feels like veering off the rainbow track in Mario Kart and suddenly glitching into the creepy mansion route. Wry synthetic sounds break out of the traditional song structure of pop, carving their own paths, yet ultimately never straying from catchiness. "I think the music doesn't want to be pop. Or it does want to be." Zouj's world is surreal and glitchy, experimental and glowing like a screen. Catchy and challenging. And, above all, fun as hell.
Zouj is the project of multi-instrumentalist and producer Adam Abdelkader Lenox. After releasing his acclaimed mixtape Tagat last year, here is the follow-up Metal. On his record, Zouj creates a hyperpop cosmos full of experimental and futuristic sounds that lose none of their catchiness. Both EPs will be released combined on vinyl.
The Metal EP feels like veering off the rainbow track in Mario Kart and suddenly glitching into the creepy mansion route. Wry synthetic sounds break out of the traditional song structure of pop, carving their own paths, yet ultimately never straying from catchiness. "I think the music doesn't want to be pop. Or it does want to be." Zouj's world is surreal and glitchy, experimental and glowing like a screen. Catchy and challenging. And, above all, fun as hell.