Killing Culture EP by Zobol

Bristol-based producer Zobol lands on Brooklyn imprint Melodize with Killing Culture - a bold, four-track statement that fuses electro, breaks, and electronica into something raw, physical, and emotionally charged.

Known as one half of the label Distorted Sensory Perception - a platform showcasing honest, forward-thinking electronic music - and as curator of the UK underground event series d3pth_p3rc3pti0n, Zobol brings a fiercely independent, hands-on ethos to his productions.

Built entirely on hardware - including the Korg MS20, Roland JX-3P, Prophet Rev2, Acidlab Drumatix, Behringer TD-3, Elektron Octatrack, Soundcraft Signature MTK12 console, and finished in Ableton Live - the EP captures a live-wire energy that feels both urgent and immersive.

The EP opens with "Uprising”, a track that sets a hopeful tone with flickers of brightness woven through its punchy rhythms - like the first sparks of something much bigger. Extrawelt reshapes the track with warm bass and swirling atmospheres, lending a more introspective, drifting character. Known for their decade-spanning contribution to electronic music - from their iconic debut on Border Community to defining live performances worldwide - the German duo once again delivers with a remix steeped in depth and analog soul.

As shattered cultures bleed beneath a technocratic sky, the silenced cries of Palestine, Sudan, Yemen, and other forgotten lands echo a world where humanity's dawn is cruelly denied; a stark testament to faltering global systems, demanding urgent change before the irreversible erosion of our shared future.
Zobol

The B-side turns heavier. “Weapon of Mass Distraction” unfolds from a looping synth fragment, slowly ramping into a tense, bass-driven groove that hits like controlled bursts of energy - Relentless, exacting & distractingly armoured with acidity. Closing track “Oppression” dives deeper into emotional terrain: the weight of distorted low-end channels the presence of authoritarian force, while fragile melodic elements flicker like voices struggling to be heard - eventually weakening, fading, and falling into silence.

Zobol - Killing Culture EP
Release Date 5th September 2025
Label Melodize

Tracklist
1. Uprising
2. Uprising (Extrawelt Remix)
3. Weapon of Mass Distraction
4. Oppression