Vessel

by ZEUG

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    After the release of a trilogy of acclaimed EP’s (Low 2018, Grounded 2020, Womb 2021) and following a successful European tour in autumn 2022 zeug started their next ambitious chapter - a double LP, self written, and produced and released independently - which matches the bands creative purpose - to achieve sonic enlightenment, where chaos and harmony meet together through challenging improvisations, musical balances and disputes.
    The foundations of the album were recorded live aboard MS Loretta - a small floating arc for pilgrims and sound worshippers of the left field, the noisy and the obscene floating on the banks of the river Weser in Bremen. Innovative production methods were used as a result of zeug's stubborn recording philosophy, everything recorded at source, with no audio effects or post-production allowed. During the recording the band was positioned in the cargo hold, with amplifiers and microphones placed around various compartments and holes of the ship to capture its natural reverbs and delays - hydrophones (underwater microphones) were dropped in the waters surrounding the ship to capture the reflective sounds from the depths below during takes.
    Additional collaborators were stamped onto the record at der große Wasserspeicher in Berlin - an abandoned water reservoir found in the catacombs of Prenzlauer Berg, which offers 18 seconds of natural delay. These included various horns from Berlin Philharmonie’s Michaela Špačková (Bassoon), the late Ursular’s Babette Kazzer (Saxophone) and Berlin/New York’s Jazz aficionado Niccolo Cavioli (trumpet). Additional guitar was provided by previous zeug member Henning Bahr and choral improvisations by Berlin based queer choir collective Singen 3000.
    'Vessel' was co-mixed by zeug’s Benjamin Nash & Mix engineer Vigil Collins & mastered by Douglas Henderson (Swans, the Necks, Anthony and the Johnsons, Angels of Light, Devendra Barnhart).
    'Vessel' is bold; the message is clear and unafraid, and its essence both chaotic and dark, humorous and melancholic.
    Zeug have provided an LP that deserves appreciation in these disparaging times. In a world filled with instant barren gratification through streaming services, short form clickbait sounds designed to capture our attention and to fill our basic addictions, zeug offers a defiant alternative, something imperfect and deeply expressive. Encouraging the listener to take time to experience the beautiful, sometimes uncomfortable sonic world, where chaos and harmony exist together. Anyone brave enough to sit through and experience the whole thing will emerge a changed being. 'Vessel' is available as a double LP for pre-order on bandcamp now - the album will be released on the 21st of June 2024.
    The record was supported by Initiative Musik gGmbH, with project funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media.

    Includes digital pre-order of Vessel. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
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    digital album releases June 21, 2024
    item ships out on or around August 21, 2024
    edition of 150 
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    Pre-order of Vessel. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
    Purchasable with gift card
    releases June 21, 2024

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1.
Hydras
2.
Sete
3.
D.A.R.V.O. 19:32
At night I talk With you I loose In love I sleep All day All night In power In presence At now Within He walks like a man, who knows what he wants He talks like a man, who knows, exactly what he wanted you to be What he wanted you to feel, what he wanted you to steal, to steal Surprised, alive It don’t make sense anymore, we are shameless and we are poor We can barely feel a thing, and we can barely hear the bell toll Stop emerging sense, stop to waste my breath, surprised, alive, denied, my side, define. My fear is worse than you can see With this I'm done I'll stay the same She walks like a girl, who knows what she wants Trapped behind plastic, she knows, exactly what she wanted from you What she wanted just to feel, what she wanted just to see To see, surprised alive It don’t make sense any more, we are shameless and we are poor We can barely feel a thing and we can barely hear that bell toll Surprised inside divine, surprised inside my mind, that deep inside Sublime, my heart feels down. The secret of joy Keeps me awake The secret of joy Keeps me awake The secret of joy Keeps me awake The secret of joy Keeps me awake The secret of joy Keeps me awake The secret of joy Keeps me awake She’s got you deep inside (outside) she’s cut you deep inside (outside) For I am just a man For I am just a man For I am just a man For I am for I am Let's do it once again And he walks like a man, Who knows what he wants And he talks like a man who knows exactly that he wanted you to feel What he wanted you to steal, what he wanted you to see, To see. Suprised alive, it don’t make sense anymore We are nameless and we are bored we can barely feel a thing And we can barely hear the bell toll Surprised I feel myself, surprised I feel myself Surprised alive inside she’s got you Deep inside, she’s got you deep inside For I am just a man For I am just a man For I am just a man For I am for I am Когда я держу твои тонкие яркие руки Я знаю, что в них трепещется птица Когда я держу твои тонкие нежные ладони Я знаю, что в них трепещется птица Когда я глажу твою тонкую, хрустальную шею Я знаю, от меня ничего не останется И когда мы рассыпемся на плоть и песок Наш сын станет гранитом Когда я держу твою тонкую, хрустальную шею Я знаю, во мне трепещится птица Когда я держу твои нежные, хрупкие ладони Я знаю, от меня ничего не останется И когда мы рассыпемся на медь и песок Я знаю, наш сын станет гранитом Before you break me now My hand slips out And my head breaks out Before you break me now My hand slips out And my head breaks down Before you break me now My hand slips out And my head breaks out Before you break me now My hand slips out And my head breaks down Before you run and hide My hand slips out And my head breaks out
4.
Holst
5.
Stoned In a Queer Age

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releases June 21, 2024

Music & Lyrics by zeug
Produced by zeug
Engineered by Benjamin Nash
Mixing by Benjamin Nash & Vigil Collins
Mastering by Douglas Henderson

Artwork: zeug
Design: Otavio Santiago

Recorded 15.10.2023 - 21.10.2023 at MS Loretta, Schlachte Anleger 4a, 28195, Bremen, Germany and 28.11.2023 - 30.11.2023 at der große Wasserspeicher, Belforter Str., 10405, Berlin, Germany

Special thanks to:
Arnold Wachtendorf, Myriam Meißner and the Ms Lorretta Crew for letting us use the ship for the recording. Katharina Heinze & Förderband e.V. for opening the doors of the Big Wasserspeicher for us once again.
Peter Jasper for driving.
Dr Rey, Barak Shem-Tov,Tim Shapland, Carsten Lohmann of Echoshall Berlin and F. Silva of Silent Disco Berlin for the technical sound support
Dr. Stephan Kunze & all people at Gaswerk Berlin for keeping the art community and supporting us.
Swamp Booking for supporting us through the whole recording process.
Jan Heimann & Antoinette Kneller for the hospitality.

Very special thanks to Laura Kneller, Eugenia Scanferla and all our families and beloved ones for the support and patience!

Gefördert durch die Initiative Musik gemeinnützige Projektgesellschaft gGmbH mit Projektmitteln der Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien

Supported by Initiative Musik gGmbH with project funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media.

zeug are Vladislav Overchuk, Benjamin Nash, Lorenzo Barbieri

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