Doom en drone met héél sterke vibes uit het Midden-Oosten, dat kennen we reeds van op hun eerdere albums. Op de nieuwe single Im Lelya worden die invloeden nog eens versterkt door het aantrekken van Tomer Damsky (zanger, componist, geluidskunstenaar,...) uit Jerusalem. De voorbode van opnieuw een staaltje vakmanchap en inventiviteit.
zamāru ultu qereb ziqquratu Part 1 verschijnt op 10 januari 2025 via Heavy Psych Sounds.
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“Im Lelya is Wyatt E.'s second collaboration with Jerusalem singer Tomer Damsky, following Kol Badai in 2021. This ancient Aramaic fable was said on the days of Belshazzar, the last Babylonian king, and it prophecies in monstrous allegories the fall of the kingdoms of Babylon, Persia, and Greece to let the world be destroyed by the new kingdom of Rome. “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven, and four great beasts came up out of the sea”: so begins the apocalyptic Dream of the Four Beasts by the prophet Daniel.”
After two years in the making, Wyatt E. seals their long-awaited return in 2025 with the highly anticipated narrative sequel to "āl bēlūti dārû”: "zamāru ultu qereb ziqquratu Part 1" (music from inside the Ziggurat); is the first chapter of a set of 2 concept albums in which the band deepens its exploration of ancient Babylon with an almost mythical approach through the eyes of the exiled captives from Jerusalem. Featuring contributions from seven international collaborators, "zamāru ultu qereb ziqquratu" is poised to become one of the most ambitious projects in the doom scene in terms of production and conception and will be released by the finest label in the genre: Heavy Psych Sounds.
It includes two drummers recorded simultaneously to create the vibration coming from a crowd afar, as well as an eclectic array of instruments such as the saz, viola, sitar, bugle and a blend of analog and digital elements. With outstanding vocal appearances by Nina Saeidi (Lowen) and Tomer Damsky (Atonia), the album features an excerpt from Turkish composer Fazil Say "Mesopotamia" symphony. It was mixed by Tim De Gieter (Amenra, Brutus, Absent in Body) and mastered by Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Botanist).
“Im Lelya is Wyatt E.'s second collaboration with Jerusalem singer Tomer Damsky, following Kol Badai in 2021. This ancient Aramaic fable was said on the days of Belshazzar, the last Babylonian king, and it prophecies in monstrous allegories the fall of the kingdoms of Babylon, Persia, and Greece to let the world be destroyed by the new kingdom of Rome. “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven, and four great beasts came up out of the sea”: so begins the apocalyptic Dream of the Four Beasts by the prophet Daniel.”
