Written during a month-long stay in Merimbula, on Yuin Land in southern New South Wales, it’s the sound of opening up to experiencing new sounds in new environments; music made to draw attention to the physicality of sound and place. Released on Oxtail Recordings
Collected live and studio recordings from 2021-2022 on the Dave Smith Instruments Prophet '08, inspired by kankyō ongaku - environmental music from Japan.
A piece for solo prepared piano. The hands are in constant motion throughout this piece, even during sparse moments, to lightly shake the bells or create soft impacts on the piano strings—hence the title Butterfly Hands. Released on Longform Editions
Recorded in Apollo Bay on Gadubanud Country, during The Development Lab - Artist in Residence program.
Responses and reflections during a month-long immersion into temperate rainforests, bodies of water, geological formations, wild winds, thick mists, local stories and remarkable people.
Zoltan’s pointillist compositions combine single notes of varying lengths to form ever-changing patterns. ‘Daylight in an Empty Room’ is an album of solo guitar improvisations, revealing detail in simplicity.
Released on Whitelab Recs
Shimmering Moods brings you Entering and Emerging, the second full-length album by Melbourne based composer and musician Zoltan Fecso. Following up his debut ‘Shimmer Raga’ on Hush Hush Records, Zoltan expands on his distinctive pointillist compositions, continuing to explore simplicity and limitation.
Silken Wave gradually reveals the meticulously crafted beauty of its pointillistic structure, slowly but surely warms you like a summer sunrise and leaves you with a similar feeling of wellbeing.
Released on The Slow Music Movement
Each instrument was recorded focusing on single notes and short melodies with plenty of silence in between. Time was not measured, but felt. There is no planned tempo, form or compositional narrative. Instead the harmonies and melodies form through the uncontrolled combination of single notes and short phrases
“Comprised of four exploratory pieces full of rich details, organic textures and mesmerizing instrumentation, 'Shimmer Raga' is a sublime bliss-out album that signals a significant shift in his unique creative process.” -Alex Ruder
Released on Hush Hush Records