Damien Zala

SECOND LIFE EP

Hold Youth

HY012

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Introducing Damien Zala... The Next Promising Young Frenchman To Release On Hold Youth. Although Relatively Unknown, His First Album *lonely Happiness* Received Strong Support From Theo Parrish, Norm Talley And Luke Hess Amongst Others. Combining Analogue Synths And Drum-machines With Acoustic Elements And Samples From Old Records, The Trained Sound Engineer Is A Rigorous Technician Aiming To Create Sophisticated Deep House Atmospheres. Hold Youth Provide A Breeding Ground For Open-minded And Innovative Music, And Zalas Second Life Ep Ticks All The Right Boxes. Exploring Sounds From A Broad Spectrum, *ms Blue* Is The Moody Opener That Creates A Melange Of Raw Minimal Jazz, While The B Side Continues In This Vein With More Of An Obvious Off-key German Micro House Influence. *considered Done* References The Late Herbie Hancock, Sampling His Voice Over A Flowing Piano Melody And Punchy Bass Line, While *tribute To Willy Simon* Goes All Out Funky, Full Of Brass, With A Classic Hip Hop Swagger.