/Indie folk, Folktronica,
Art folk, Singer-songwriter, Americana, Folk indie, Experimental folk, Post-folk/
Comment: Zamalek is the follow-up to the album Happy Song Is A Happy Song (2010, La
bél). One of the main differences between those issues is the Italian artist`s
close flirtation toward more noisy sounds and transformations from silent moments
to ferocious bursts very quickly. On the other side, Nick Rivera has not abandoned
his branded mellow songwriting touch with lofty sonic experimentation (mainly
electronic micro noise wisps and sublime orchestration here and there) being abundantly
represented on this 7-track release as well. Furthermore, the issue involves some
fairly epic moments replete with magic splendour (The Beast, for instance). The album was issued on La bèl, a record
label from Italy dedicated to issue folk tinged experimental pop music.
