Djrum ‘Portrait with Firewood’

‘Portrait With Firewood’ by Djrum is out now! 

Listen here and buy here: https://djrum.bandcamp.com/album/portrait-with-firewood

It has been very exciting to collaborate with DJ and musician Djrum (Felix Manuel) on this beautifully crafted and expertly produced genre-bending album. I’ve always loved listening to electronic and dance music but never had the chance to play cello in this genre until now.

For this album I improvised fragments of solo cello which Felix sensitively manipulated, re-arranged and featured throughout, blending with his improvised piano melodies, electronic beats, speech samples, textural soundscapes and Lola Empire’s vocals. The album is critically acclaimed and gained a nomination for BBC Radio 6 Giles Peterson’s Worlwide Awards: ‘Album of the Year’ in 2018. 

Read reviews here:

https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/portrait-with-firewood-djrum-album-review

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/djrum-portrait-with-firewood/h

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Interviews with La La La Records and London Jazz News

Ben See at LaLaLa Records has written a sensitive and intelligent introduction to my EP, including an in depth interview with me where I discuss the personal stories behind the songs, my influences, music I listen to, and how and why I compose…

INTERVIEW 1

LaLaLa Records is a really great independent site for discovering creative and experimental vocal music and you should definitely check out Ben’s own excellent work, he’s a vocal looping extraordinaire!

LondonJazz News Podcast

Sebastian Scotney from LondonJazz News has featured a lovely little podcast interview of me talking about the freedom of playing the cello and singing together, my compositional processes, poetic and musical influences and the jazz friends and colleagues who have inspired me. It also features excerpts from a couple of songs from ‘Eros + Thanatos’:

INTERVIEW 2

Eros + Thanatos EP released online

I have finally released my debut EP, ‘Eros and Thanatos’! Four personal songs for voice, cello, piano and percussion, dealing with grief, love, intimacy and birth. Available to stream and buy on Bandcamp and Soundcloud.

BANDCAMP LINK

 

Eros + Thanatos reviewed by ‘The Progressive Aspect’

Thanks to Bob Mulvey of ‘The Progressive Aspect’ for his beautifully descriptive and positive review of my debut EP!

Here are some highlights:
 
“The music glides between the stark and melancholic to the sprightly and engaging, all magnificently captured”
 
“Wonderfully captivating… great depth, power and integrity… it is a beguiling aperitif and promises much for the future.”
 
You can read the review in full here:
 
EROS AND THANATOS REVIEW
 
 
 
 
About

Hello! I’m Zosia, a freelance cellist, vocalist and composer trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and University of Oxford. Feel free to listen, read, share and get in touch!

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