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CMU Approved
Approved: Discovery Zone
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 23 April 2020
The solo project of JJ Weihl – multi-instrumentalist in psych-pop band Fenster – Discovery Zone feels like an apt title. There’s certainly an explorative feel to it, as she delves into otherworldly synth music.
Last year’s debut single, ‘Fall Apart’, saw her writing from the perspective of a single molecule of water. The follow-up, ‘Blissful Morning Dream Interpretation Melody’, sees her imagining a world where she could experience other people’s dreams.
“The title is a quote from a five hour-long Wagner opera I saw called ‘Der Meistersinger Von Nürnberg'”, she explains. “Sitting in the Munich Opera House surrounded by strangers and listening to music that was written long before I was born, I had the distinct sensation of experiencing time travel. I had this feeling that I was listening to the inside of Wagner’s mind – of being transported into someone else’s dream”.
The music has a strange, degraded quality to it, like it was found on old tapes at the back of a cupboard long after it was originally created. And for that, it is all the better.
Weihl is set to release her first album as Discovery Zone, ‘Remote Control’, on 5 Jun. Watch the video for ‘Blissful Morning Dream Interpretation Melody’ here:
Photo: Colette Pomerleau
