Compiling his best 11 tracks over a five-month production period, Heffron crafted a remarkably varied record that explores mostly the dark, unnerving sides of UK garage, house, and dubstep. – XLR8R
When I Fall EP by Zeadron
Zeadron Del Gomez is the one-man project of musician/songwriter Jack Heffron. For the past five months, Heffron has been diligently compiling his most thought-provoking release yet, Hold My Hand? No. The debut LP from the 17-year-old, Orange County native is an experimentation with a wide spectrum of styles, stretching from garage, dubstep, DnB, house, and hip hop, to Heffron’s own instrumental background in guitar. Abstract noises from Heffron’s own vocal box, a pencil to a book, shaking of a vitamin jar, and the bold thumps of hitting a desk are just a few of the do-it-yourself sounds that were recorded during the process of Hold My Hand? No. By the heavy use of different effects, the sounds Jack achieves are completely unique in musical aesthetic, setting his work apart from any genre stereotyping.
Apart from his own created sounds are carefully positioned samples from Aretha Franklin, Vashti Bunyan, various YouTube singers, and even contemporary artists such as Rihanna. Blurred and rough, his vocal samples experiment with pitch changes and heavy delays, floating from phrase to phrase seamlessly. ”I wanted something scratchy, raspy, but soft feeling.” Taking from his earlier roots of more guitar based music, Heffron includes guitar work in a couple of his songs. For example, “Trainer.Saw93 MB’s” main lines are composed guitar parts which are heard as melodic tones, pinging softly into the distance.
So what exactly is Hold My Hand? No about? “I had an idea,” says Heffron, that “It isn’t present in every single song but it’s mainly about ugly people, lonely people, thinking people, and eccentrics. Hold My Hand? No, when you say it, is very blunt and doesn’t make much sense; However, I think the bluntness of it is so brutal and hurtful, but also darkly comedic.” Hold My Hand? No gives voice to a full universe of dark images and self-exploration through sounds and compositions both new and old. “Smartly produced, with progressive layering and fuzzed vibes. Excellent first package from a producer with a diverse ear,” says Rebel contributer Bela Zecker.
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