In a week, February 26th to be exact. a new, second single from the upcoming charity compilation "Healing Sounds - Croatia Earthquakes Relief Project" is released. The song is called Short Existence and is the work of Zarkoff, an electronic producer from Sisak. The fact that his hometown was also affected by the earthquakes particularly impressed him with the sight of a ruined church. Although he does not declare himself a believer, the painting itself left a deep impression on him, about which he said the following: “That church has a personal meaning for me. I’m not religious, but my parents ’house, where I grew up, is only 300m from there, so the view of that church has always been something“ homey ”to me. And that morning before the earthquake I was there, I used to walk the dog next to that church, but I never went inside in my life. ”
Zarkoff / Photo: Teuta Stažić
Zarkoff (real name Saša Rajković), is a Croatian musician known for his independent work and several collaborations with names such as Florence Foster Fan Club (with Le Chocolat Noir), Sumerian Fleet (with Alden Tyrell and Mr. Paulie) duo with Popsimonova, etc., 2014 was his year when he published several releases. Sumerian Fleet's first LP was called "Just Pressure" released for the cult record label Dark Entries from San Francisco (USA), another LP with Popsimonova for Italian J.A.M. Traxx as well as 3 EP's and several remixes and compilations. In addition to his own production, Zarkoff also works as a mastering engineer for established underground labels such as Creme Organization and R Zone, which give him a very interesting list of artists such as Legowelt, Marquis Hawkes, Benedict Frey, Simoncino, Jorge Velez, Scientific Dreaz Of U and many others. . His music could be classified as electro with the influence of various other (sub) genres. His 2015 album Sweet Obsolete released for Unknown Pleasures Records features many elements of post-punk, even glam rock with prominent guitars. While, for example, his last two EPs released for Kraftjerkz were club-oriented, with the sounds of a drum machine and an abundance of synths.
Recall, the compilation will be released in digital format, as well as on vinyl in two parts. The compilation album contains mostly exclusive compositions, created exclusively for this occasion, and it currently contains (in alphabetical order): Andrea Ljekaj, Antonio Zuza, Disrupted Project, Egoless, Fabris Audio, Insolate, Ivan Komlinovic, Jan Kinčl & Regis Kattie, Kodin , Koolade, Le Chocolat Noir, Laseech, Microslav, Qwerty, PEZNT, Petar Dundov & Ilija Rudman, RFMN, Sergej Snooze, VRH, Zarkoff.
Pre-orders are available here, as well as fundraising campaign.
Another single will be released in March, while the release of the compilation is planned for Monday, March 22, or more precisely on the anniversary of the Zagreb earthquake. The compilation will be published that day exclusively on the PDV Records Bandcamp profile, while it will appear on all other digital platforms, as well as on vinyl, during April.