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ZDJ
Heliopause

Catalog Numbers: FH-66 / FH:VI-035
Release Date: November 11, 2019
Genre: Ambient / Drone / Instrumental
Radio Friendly: Yes
Type: Album
Purchase: Bandcamp
Links: Discogs Info | Spotify

pressing information

Digital: Worldwide
Cassette Tape: Furhoof: Sixth Man

  • 1st Press (2019): 102
    ”Green Alien” solid green cassette with white imprint A-side,full-color 4-Panel J-Card (two-sided), in yellow-back plastic Norelco case. Hand-numbered.

Tracklisting

1. August 25, 2012 – 12:25
2. Aethyr Cry – 11:22
3. Bird Painted With Bluestone – 16:00
4. Transubstantiation – 05:24
5. November 5, 2018 – 27:01

Total Run Time: 72:12
Side Split: A 1-3, B 4-5

Lyrics: None

Credits

All songs written and performed by Timothy Hawks as ZDJ.

Kailey Moon Schenker": Cello on "August 25, 2012.”

Shanice Aga: Artwork & layout.
Miles Washington: Recording & production.

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Sincere thanks to Heliopause’s contributors: to Shanice Aga for your artwork and layout; to Kaily Moon Schenker for your cello playing on "August 25, 2012;” to Miles Washington for your recording and production. And an additional thanks to Ryan McCardle and TJ Hatcher for your patience and trust in releasing 'Heliopause'.

Release Biography

Richmond, Virginia’s Timothy Hawks performs as ambient instrumentalist ZDJ. Hawks originally began making music in various punk and metal bands, and continues to do so in the gothic-punk band Horse Culture (also on Furious Hooves). His lifelong interest in meditative drone and ambient music led him to experiment with the creation of guitar-based soundscapes early in his writing processes. Hawks began seeking solo shows and releasing drone-sketches to his personal SoundCloud in 2015.

In mid-2018, limited run tape label, Furious Hooves, approached Hawks about releasing an album of solo material. Recording sessions from March to August 2019 in the mountains of Southwest Virginia led to the release his first release as ZDJ, 'Heliopause.' It explores sounds and textures ideal for grounded contemplation. The album is as much influenced by stories of and experiments with occult rituals as it is by ambient and experimental artists Dedekind Cut, Chihei Hatakeyama, Kelly Moran, and William Basinski – as impacted by space exploration as it is by meditation and internal knowledge – 'Heliopause' is a fractal representing the magnificently grandiose infinity of the tangible and the spiritual. It was released on November 11th 2019 digitally worldwide, as well as on limited edition cassette via Furious Hooves.

Press & Accolades

Coming soon…

Product Shots

Audio/Video

Excerpt of “Bird Painted with Bluestone” from ‘Heliopause.’ Directed by Nika McKagen. Paintings by Jon Farley. Starring ZDJ.