Based in Los Angeles, the new imprint, Zen 2000, has set out to explore sounds from an amorphous cast of friends and family members, all either also from L.A. or with a deep spiritual connection to the city.
House of Ho, the name behind this debut single, is a little bit of both, stuck somewhere between Hong Kong and the City of Angels; the pair of tracks included here were written, recorded, and produced between the two cities. Perhaps as a result of claiming both Western and Eastern Hemispheres as their place of origin, the songs sound fundamentally “in between”: in between sprawled-out, wandering ambient and sharply scored instrumental exercises; in between late-night trumpet figurations that twinkle around the Canyons and neon-lit karaoke-bar backing tracks that hit with a particular, sugary snap.
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released June 25, 2021
Written, Recorded and Produced by Michael Ho
B-Side Additional Keyboards by Alex Ho
Mastering by Wouter Brandenburg
Dedicated to the idea of “creating stillness,” the latest from Rohne offers hushed electroacoustic songs that gently sway. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 3, 2021