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Rzekomo Drops New Album 'The Gray Zone of Talk'
- Melodrift Team
- 1 hour ago
- 2 min read
There’s a rare kind of confidence in music that doesn’t demand attention, but quietly pulls you into its world instead. Rzekomo’s The Gray Zone of Talk operates precisely in that space, subtle, immersive, and unexpectedly moving. The third chapter in the ambitious 10 times 10 gives 100 project sees the Polish artist refining an already distinctive sound, blending granularly processed jazz guitar, microhouse rhythms, ambient electronics, and cinematic composition into something deeply atmospheric.
Conceptually, the album draws from philosopher Henri Bergson’s ideas surrounding intuitive understanding and the limitations of language. Thankfully, this isn’t the kind of record that buries itself beneath theory. Instead, those ideas emerge naturally through pacing, texture, and emotional tone. Tracks drift rather than explode; melodies appear like fleeting thoughts before dissolving into ambient haze. It’s thoughtful electronic music, but crucially, it remains human at its core.
Lead track “which” captures the album’s emotional pull perfectly. Built around nostalgic, glitched guitar phrases and restrained rhythmic movement, it balances melancholy with warmth in a way that feels deeply transportive. Elsewhere, “shapes unity” introduces Rhodes piano against fractured textures, while “which can” leans further into microhouse territory without sacrificing the intimacy that defines the record. There’s a tactile quality throughout — electronic music that somehow still feels handmade.
What impresses most is the album’s pacing. Rzekomo understands the value of restraint, allowing silence and repetition to shape the listening experience as much as melody itself. “speakable” acts as a meditative pause midway through the record, while the sprawling closer “There is no need to talk about everything” gradually transforms orchestral tension into something almost serene. The album never feels rushed to prove its intelligence or emotional depth; it simply unfolds at its own pace.
The Gray Zone of Talk is ultimately less interested in answers than atmosphere. It’s an album about communication, but also about what remains unsaid, the emotional residue that exists beyond language. In lesser hands, that could feel vague or overly abstract. Here, it feels strangely comforting. Rzekomo has crafted a record that invites immersion rather than interpretation, and in doing so, delivers one of the most quietly compelling electronic releases of the year.
Represented by Decent Music PR, the album was developed with the support of ZAiKS as part of the Creative Support Fund (Fundusz Popierania Twórczości). Purchase the album on vinyl here.
