“futuristic, surreal and synthetic post-hyperpop” (NME)
Adam Abdelkader Lenox a.k.a ZOUJ is a French / Morrocan / American adventurous sound prodigy based in Berlin. His mission is to explore and develop what modern pop music could sound and feel like. Zouj spent his late teens and early twenties in Leipzig, mainly on tour with his hardcore bands, like his most recent group Lingua Nada. That meant cheap rent and lots of time to devote to music and being constantly on the road. Just like Björk decided at some point that it was time to stop living the punk life of the Sugarcubes, Zouj also broke away from the group and turned from guitar music to an experimental, electronic sound. "After four years with my band, punk rock and basements, I wanted to do something different. At first I thought I'd open a bar, but then it became a mixtape." Metal marks the release of the second EP from his solo project. A professional bassist, Adam Abdelkader Lenox also recently toured in the live band of Antilopen Gang and per- formed with Zouj as a support act for ÄTNA. Zouj's songs create a sonic world that sound both strangely menacing and danceable at the same - dystopian sounds that fit equally in a glitchy video game or adult cartoon as well as in a club.
After releasing his debut mixtape Tagat last year, the follow-up Metal is out now via City Slang. Both EPs will be released combined on vinyl with artwork by acclaimed artist Raman Djafari (who also worked with Dua Lipa & Elton John as well as Squid).
