dreaming thru delay.. "Cult of Zir is really a singer as well, by the name of Nolon Ashley, though his voice serves chiefly as a raw acoustic source for deconstructed convolutions via sampling and effects. The remaking of sound is Mr. Ashley's obsession when performing alone; though he is perhaps better known as a drummer for Submarine Fleet, Societas Insomnia, and Julian Tulip's Licorice. Cult of Zir is a coming out for his long-term basement experiments. The purest expression of his creative spark." -- Noah Mickens
musick is equally an artform, a drug, a religion, a scientific praxis, a philosophy, a yogic discipline, a means of entertainment, a weapon, an act of love...
musick is none of these things
musick is an instrument for discovery and change. like the magus must perfect the microcosm to change the macrocosm to any significant effect, the musickal practitioner sets out to explore and master the realms within in hopes it will demonstrate a manifest result in the realms without. to what end? discovery and transformation, that the incarnate vehicle may be mastered, that the willing will witness and discover thereby. to guide by experience while speaking not.
cult of zir is work of this import.
"Second performer, Cult of Zir, created an interesting composition. Done with layered vocals, the voice warped, resonated, gorged upon itself, mated with itself and destroyed itself. There are other artists that work with this type of manipulation and it is easy to overindulge into what this type of performance offers. I think he managed to keep it stark enough to allow the idea to shine through instead of being buried under the layers of gimmicky goop." -- morimur
