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POZE MAGAZINE




                                              A Z Z E C C A



                                                                She imagines a larger picture. I believe that’s a
               Review: Ben E Zander                             feature of growth: success in tackling
                                                                personal benchmarks expands our vision of what

             During our discussion in the middle weeks of August  achievement means. I highlighted some of my
             2024 as Chicago’s ARC Music Festival approached,   favorite Azzecca tracks, “Ego Death,” “It’s Strange,”
             she shared her thoughts on music, production,      “Mantra,” and “Ascent,” noting her beautiful catalog
             storytelling, habits and routines, and staying     continues to grow in scope, size, and spectrum.
             grounded. For her navigation between bright and    Her latest single, “IDK”, is currently receiving rave
             dark rhythms, Azzecca draws inspiration from other  reviews from both fans and industry professionals
             forms of media aside from music. We discovered     the likes of Arielle Free, a.m.m, and Mixmag, in
             common ground in dark fiction and fantasy.         addition to those aforementioned. When I
                                                                questioned what principles, if any, guide her
             “I typically like darker, more haunting media forms in  production, she both responded that she prefers
             general. I think that comes out in my music as well.  not to box herself in with outlines, and that she’s
             The juxtaposition between darkness and euphoria is  altering her focus in pursuit of a greater goal.
             where I find the biggest connection to art.”
             The way Azzecca detailed this fascinating connection  “I find that the best music comes together when I
             suggested how each of us are                       don’t go into the studio with any sort of guide or
             combinations of darkness and light in what we find  expectation. Placing boundaries or trying to make
             beautiful—that which provides us delight and       something specific always ends in frustration and
             impetus. I requested she expand on how this        disappointment for me. I usually just try to find one
             relationship impacts her mission through music.    sound that really resonates and build from that. It
                                                                might be a pad or an arpeggiator (sequence of
             “With my DJ sets I definitely try to take people   notes based on an input chord, also called a rolled
             through those dark and light spaces. It’s all      chord), possibly a baseline or a really haunting
             about the journey and I love to watch the energy in  drone (sustained tone
             the room shift with the music that I play. You     cluster). It always starts with one sound that really
             can really see the release in the crowd when you go  clicks and then the track sort of just builds from
             from a darker space to a lighter one when          there. I think that’s why my catalogue range is
             you’re DJing and it’s really satisfying. With my album I  quite wide—I love so many different sounds, and I
             definitely intend to go to those spaces            don’t stop myself from experimenting. I’m hoping
             and create a journey.”                             to release an album (traditional format LP), so I’ve
                                                                shifted my focus away from making singles and
                                                                am now trying to build a larger,
                                                                cohesive body of music.”
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