Zemög - Daxita (2023)

We warmly welcome the Colombian artist Zemög whom we had the pleasure of inviting to one of our showcases in 2022 at Under Club.


‘Daxita’ is the first full length album composed by Zemög. Opening up his possibilities as a producer, implanting cinematographic, futuristic, psychedelic and ritualistic sounds with shades of depth and delicacy, this album brings together many of the sound aesthetics that the artist has had during his more than a decade of artistic career. ‘Daxita’ is influenced by mushroom trips and the use of psilocybin; and the 10 tracks tell a story in a specific order that mutates into other sonic dimensions while you listen, with an unexpected and carefully executed evolution. Sound design plays a big part here, whispering textures, captivating rhythms, and resonant, acidic synthesis. Both the name of the album and the names of the tracks are taken from a native Colombian language, faithfully representing the sonority of each passage. 'Ajenaya' introduces the album with a cinematic soundscape, deep pads and sibilant ascending arpeggios that immerse us in a spiral of emotions. After the ambient prologue, the first beats immediately enter with 'Kamajita' and its dreamy arpeggios, an astral journey that refers to the milky way, to the observation of the stars from the top of a mountain. The guide continues with the subtle reverberating bells of 'Kapajojoro' concentrating the groove on the set of toms and the wandering synthesizer. 'Jireta' takes us into a moment of dance, a ritualistic half-time track that connects with our interior and our body movements. 'Fuliawaito' charges us with balanced harmony, spotting a foggy sunrise between the mountains, whispering, acidic textures and minimalist bells are responsible for transporting us to the depths of the jungle. We immediately entered a state of hypnotic confusion with the second half-time track 'Babuna', which with aquatic percussions and modular sounds take us to an immersive state of complete mutation, shamanism is back. Daxita's ritual sweet spot is 'Fungus', tribal percussions and delicate synthetic playing underscore a sense of exoticism and savagery. Followed by 'Aitawa' a track mainly composed of modulated synths and a kick, but with enough acidity to awaken the senses. The epilogue of the album is summarized in the last 2 tracks: 'Matakapona' a melancholic track with acid bass lines and hopeful pads, and the closing with the methodical and changing arpeggios of 'Damuku' leaving a state of purification at the end of the ritual.