ZANIAS Opens EU Tour Supporting 'Chrysalis' LP
Supporting the release of the newest ‘Chrysalis’ LP, Zanias opens the EU tour with the show in Berlin
The creation of ‘Chrysalis’ was a retreat from a seemingly endless string of unfortunate events, a cocoon from which Zanias could weave hope from hopelessness. Commenting on the inspiration behind her writing, Alison stresses that personal experience is the factor number one – “that's the only way I can write.” – Zanias continues: “I had a list in my head of events I was terrified of, that I wasn't sure I could survive... and every single one of them came to pass within the space of about 6 months. Life really shook me, and the only place that felt safe was in the universe of 'Chrysalis'. I built a world away from this one in which to heal.”
With her third full-length album, Zanias is expressing her truest form thus far, fusing her seemingly discordant influences into a genre-defying electronic artpop, as dark and evocative as it is ethereal and uplifting. “I've always felt like creating music isn't an act of creation as much as a channeling of something from elsewhere.” Describes Alison who’s always viewed the process of creation as something intuitive. “The composer is not a creator but a conduit. So any balance can be credited to wherever the music comes from, which isn't me!”
In each of its eight songs she has engineered unique worlds to express alternate facets of the modern human experience, from burnout and the toxicity of capitalism to processing death and the inherent isolation of personal trauma. While the live-performance brings the material to the completely new level of perception. Even though most of ‘Chrysalis’ was written by Zanias, the addition of the live-band helped to put the new stresses to the material.
“My bandmate Laura Bailey is an incredible bass player, so we added bass parts to every track for the live show. This has led to a whole new sonic landscape in our performances, beefed up and more alive than ever.” – says Alison talking about the first leg of the tour supporting ‘Chrysalis’ that just started with South American shows. “Every show feels new and exciting this way, and our energy levels have increased exponentially.”
THE UPCOMING TOUR-DATES WOULD INCLUDE:
10/08/2023 DE Berlin S036
19/08/2023 HU. Matra Fekete Zaj Festival - TICKETS
25/08/2023 DE Dortmund MUK.E Festival - TICKETS
07/10/2023 DE Munich Katzenclub@Feierwerk - TICKETS
13/10/2023 GR Athens Death Disco
14/10/2023 GR Thessaloniki The Host
20/10/2023 GE Tbilisi Khidi (live)
21/10/2023 GE Tbilisi Khidi (DJ set)
24/10/2023 CH Geneva Le Rez Usine
25/10/2023 FR Lyon TBA
26/10/2023 FR Toulouse Le Ravelin - TICKETS
27/10/2023 ES Madrid La Paqui - TICKETS
28/10/2023 ES Barcelona Apolo2 - TICKETS
29/10/2023 FR Marseille Le Molotov
31/10/2023 IT Bassano Del Grappa Vinile
01/11/2023 AT Innsbruck pmk - TICKETS
02/11/2023 DE Mannheim
03/11/2023 DE Essen Grend TICKETS
04/11/2023 DE Hannover Cafe Glocksee - TICKETS
TBA DE Berlin Glass Danse Festival - TICKETS
24/11/2023 SE Stockholm FutureRetro - TICKETS
