Conatus

by Zola Jesus

Conatus cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 4 October 2011
  • Label: Sacred Bones
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 40:10
  • Community rating: 3.5/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Nika Roza Danilova pushed her lo-fi, gothic origins into expansive, high-fidelity electronic pop on her third studio album. Driven by heavy industrial percussion and her powerful, classically trained voice, the record explores dense themes of isolation and existential dread.

Genres

Descriptors: lo-fi, rhythmic, atmospheric, industrial, droning

Tracklist

  1. Swords (1:03)
  2. Avalanche (3:20)
  3. Vessel (4:42)
  4. Hikikomori (3:47)
  5. Ixode (4:14)
  6. Seekir (3:44)
  7. In Your Nature (3:27)
  8. Lick the Palm of the Burning Handshake (4:27)
  9. Shivers (2:54)
  10. Skin (4:21)
  11. Collapse (4:07)

Credits

  • Zola Jesus - primary artist
  • Ryan York - cello, double bass
  • Nick Johnson - drums
  • Sean Mccann - violin, viola

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