Church of Trance

There’s a spectrum of reasons why artists create albums. ZOYA however never set out to make one in the first place. It began with what is now  ‘Eternity’ s penultimate track, ‘ When Heaven Calls ’ , a piece she wrote in the aftermath of the most tragic of circumstances three years ago. ‘Heaven’ became the first in a track series, which then bloomed organically into what we’re looking at here today: the young Bulgarian producer and DJ’s debut LP. ZOYA goes on to explain: “ In 2021, I lost my mother to Covid. It happened very suddenly, and it brought into perspective just how short and transient everything is. My grief was so great that nothing made sense anymore. I found solace only in music - it saved me! I created the first track of the following series, titling it ‘When Heaven Calls’, which is dedicated to mom. My inspiration grew from that piece of music into a full album. Each track on it carries its own story and individual emotional thread, creating a tapest...

Dennis Sheperd  has been on a journey, and it’s been one he’s documented album-by-album each step of the way. Through title and theme,  ‘A Tribute To Life’ ,  ‘Fight Your Fears’ ,  ‘Find The Sunrise’  and 2022’s  ‘Onwards // Upwards’  have all touched on, alluded to or out-and-out addressed the area of mental wellbeing. It goes without saying that it’s a topic as close and personal to Dennis as any. So much so that it pushed him to co-found  Soundcation  – the music production retreat specifically geared towards budding producers, and led by artists like Jerome Isma-Ae, Protoculture and Dennis himself. With his newest album however, Sheperd’s widening the lens and focusing on a next-step challenge. After ‘Onwards // Upwards’ hinted at a life being taken more in its stride, it’s time to release  ‘Release’ . Dennis elaborates: “ ’Release’s title carries a deep personal significance for me, delivering a message I feel strongly about. ...