Zvi II : Death Stops Us All, by Zvi

Zvi II : Death Stops Us All

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1.	I - You've Charmed Me, I Will Stay 05:04	buy track
2.	II - Black Leaves 17:19	buy track
3.	III - Whale Bone Cage 15:43	buy track

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Zvi is the solo output of experimental guitarist/singer/songwriter Ron Varod. Zvi's self titled Debut in 2014 on digital and limited handmade CD-R formats and was recorded and mixed at home over the course of 2013 with help from Kayo Dot bandmate Toby Driver. The self released debut record feels as intimate as Nick Drake's swansong "Pink Moon" but with weight of Stephen O' Malley's guitar work and sprinkled with David Gilmour's sense of melody in Pink Floyd's more minimalist moments.

Zvi II: Death Stops Us All picks up where the debut left off but this time around Varod enlisted engineer Colin Marston (Gorguts, Krallice) and the mastering talents of James Plotkin (Khanate) to better capture his expansive sonic palate.

Zvi II begins with the shorter (by Zvi standards) "you've charmed me, i will stay" that slowly morphs into two long form compositions "black leaves" & "whale bone cage", two tracks that are the meat of the record. Both tracks fluctuate between bare reverbed electric guitar and build to cacophonous drone with thick heavy guitars.

There are even harsh noise moments reminiscent of fellow contemporary solo acts like Pharmakon and Prurient but feature brutal distorted guitars on top of all of it that makes for a sound unique to Zvi. Tying together the album are Varod's unrefined but honest vocal approach and memorable "pop"-esque melodies hidden between vast oceans of haunting instrumentals.

Zvi is Ron Varod, multi-instrumentalist.

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released February 5, 2016

track 1 recorded at home 2014-2015
instrumentals for tracks 2-3 recorded at menegroth jan 2015 with colin marston
ron varod's vocals for track 2 recorded at home 2015
alan dubin's vocals for track 2 recorded at home 2015
vocals for track 3 recorded at home with toby driver 2015
mixed with colin marston july-december 2015
mastered by james plotkin december 2015
design by igor imbuzeiro
zvi emblem by ron varod

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