It is truly cosmic music, one that defies categorisation.
With a large group of collaborators, Alexis Georgopoulos has crafted a pulsing, eclectic, wonderfully breezy album of ethereal psychedelia.
Zebra represents Georgopoulos's minimalism at its most luxurious—a near hour-long expanse of adroit architecture and rhythmic topography.
As unconventional as it is relaxing, Zebra is perhaps Arp's most inviting sound-world yet.
Much can be said about Alexis Georgopoulos’ ability to cram krautrock, jazz, and IDM so succinctly into one musical package, but Zebra is most fun to simply reminisce to.
I began my experience by following the recommendation of @hausger, whom I much admire. Secondly, as I began to scroll AOTY reviewers, I came across @chunderz, who nailed it when he stated seven years ago that, "Understated and luscious, Arp's 'Zebra' is a captivating experience from start to finish." Exactly. It may be a few years from now that the entirety of this Arp LP is more fully appreciated, but from this brief experience, 'Zebra' is a pleasurable piece ... read more
This is undoubtedly a gorgeous album at points, and it even reminded me slightly of Mort Garson's work. I think the heavy, subtle use of percussion and drums helps build atmosphere really well and sets it apart from other ambient albums.
| 1 | Halflight Visions 4:55 | 49 |
| 2 | Nzuku 6:54 | 58 |
| 3 | Fluorescences 5:50 | 64 |
| 4 | Folding Water 5:35 | 43 |
| 5 | Foam 0:22 | |
| 6 | Parallelism 6:21 | 68 |
| 7 | Moving Target 4:46 | 54 |
| 8 | A Clearing 0:19 | |
| 9 | Ozu 2:18 | 53 |
| 10 | Reading a Wave 8:45 | 73 |
| 11 | Fiji 6:57 | 48 |