Carolina & Coppice Movements

Appearing in 2021 as a combination of two EPs from the previous year, Carolina & Coppice Movements found zake creating a kind of perfect album for the confused time that was COVID lockdown and afterward, building on solitary field recordings done in “hidden corners,” to quote the liner notes, of the US Southeast. Tracks like “Woodland Aurora” easily live up to their names, a series of flowing electronic ebbs and swells and sometimes subtle rhythms, while “Examination of Conscience” may go heavy on the title front but still feels light and uplifting.