Out now: Zobol – Killing Culture EP via Melodize

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Bristol-based producer Zobol lands on Brooklyn imprint Melodize with Killing Culture. A bold, four-track statement that fuses electro, breaks, and electronica into something raw, physical, and emotionally charged. Zobol is known as one half of the label Distorted Sensory Perception. This platform showcases honest, forward-thinking electronic music. He is also the curator of the UK underground event series d3pth_p3rc3pti0n. Zobol brings a fiercely independent, hands-on ethos to his productions.

Built entirely on hardware – including the Korg MS20, Roland JX-3P, Prophet Rev2, Acidlab Drumatix, Behringer TD-3, Elektron Octatrack, Soundcraft Signature MTK12 console, and finished in Ableton Live – the EP captures a live-wire energy that feels both urgent and immersive.

A-Side

The EP opens with “Uprising”, a track that sets a hopeful tone with flickers of brightness woven through its punchy rhythms – like the first sparks of something much bigger. Extrawelt reshapes the track with warm bass and swirling atmospheres, lending a more introspective, drifting character.

The German duo are known for their decade-spanning contribution to electronic music. Their iconic debut on Border Community left a significant impact, defining live performances worldwide. Once again, they deliver with a remix steeped in depth and analog soul.

B-Side

The B-side turns heavier. “Weapon of Mass Distraction” unfolds from a looping synth fragment, slowly ramping into a tense, bass-driven groove that hits like controlled bursts of energy – Relentless, exacting & distractingly armoured with acidity.

Closing track “Oppression” dives deeper into emotional terrain. The weight of distorted low-end channels the presence of authoritarian force. Fragile melodic elements flicker like voices struggling to be heard. These voices eventually weaken, fade, and fall into silence.

“As shattered cultures bleed beneath a technocratic sky, the silenced cries of Palestine, Sudan, Yemen and other forgotten lands echo a world where humanity’s dawn is cruelly denied; a stark testament to faltering global systems, demanding urgent change before the irreversible erosion of our shared future.”

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