zakè

US-based artist Zach Frizzell is the creative force behind the zakè project. Known for his warm drones and analog textures, his work spans dozens of solo and collaborative releases, moving fluidly across a wide spectrum of atmosphere and tone. Frizzell’s music draws from a foundation in classical training while embracing experimentation, forming environments shaped by sweeping melancholic swells and slowly evolving textures. His approach to ambient composition is both meditative and dynamic, glimmering with artifacts yet grounded in a quiet, gravitational stillness. For Frizzell, music serves as a means of processing lived experience. Each release functions as a marker of time, a philosophy reflected in Past Inside the Present, the label he founded in 2018. Despite the deeply personal nature of his work and the introspective qualities of deep listening music, Frizzell remains a thoughtful and community-minded curator, collaborating with and supporting a global network of artists. In addition to his own imprints, Past Inside the Present and Zakè Drone Recordings, Frizzell has partnered with a range of respected labels including Azure Vista, Affin, quiet details, Home Normal, Dunk!Records, and others. Sonic Cathedral is also home to Dawn Chorus and the Infallible Sea, his project with Marc Ertel and Damien Duque. “Thoughtful ambient music, right when many of us need it most” -Pitchfork ‘Towering immersive minimal drone ambience’ -BBC Sounds