Sound Captives are Raj Gupta (Ray Mang) and Petar Zivkovic (Pete Z). The pair have been based in London for the last fifteen years making and releasing music under various guises and with numerous people. Now they have teamed up and dig deep into into their myriad of influences from exotica, soul and 60’s moog, through to orchestral and world music, to produce a captivating new aural experience for your listening pleasure.
Raj is well known for his work with, amongst others, The Glimmers and under several guises as a writer / producer / remixer, while Pete is also a producer and renowned keyboard player. Between them, Raj and Pete have worked with a range of artists including Mylo, Zero 7, Roxy Music, Denim, Ian Brown, Xpress 2 and Donovan.
The pair last worked together on the Block 16 album ‘Morning Sun’ which was released on the much revered independent label Nuphonic Records. They are also well known for their remix work which covers a varied roster, again displaying the range of their musical influences, including Bloc Party, Terry Callier, Shirley Bassey and Freddie Mercury. Raj produced on the Arsenal album ‘Oyebo Soul’, which was nominated for three Zamu awards (the Belgian equivalent of the Grammys), as well as Jhelisa’s third solo album ‘A Primitive Guide To Being There’. Pete has been collaborating with Felix Dickinson as Das Etwas and playing keybords for acts such as Faze Action. Both have been Djing internationally over the past few years taking in locations across Europe, America and Asia.
Sound Captives debut album ‘After Silence’ combines orchestral elements, world instruments and downtempo electronica to form a unique musical blend beautifully complimented with stellar vocals courtesy of Jhelisa and Mozez. Jhelisa previously worked on Block 16’s ‘Morning Sun’ and has collaborated with artists including Bjork, Massive Attack and Jeff Buckley. She has also released three solo albums. Mozez is famed for his laid back, soulful vocals as heard on his work with Zero 7 along with his solo album ‘So Still’.
‘After Silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.’ (Aldous Huxley, “Music at Nightâ€, 1931)
