Zone - Alien Nature (Potentia Records, 2005)

"Zone's latest CD 'Alien Nature' is their most organic album by far, in the sense that it has developed from a central idea of a piece, eschewing artificiality of approach in favour of an electronic world with real blood in its veins and a musical heartbeat that, though erratic, is human and strong. What Zone is doing here is entertaining, involving and elusive, deconstructing their legacy whilst foreshadowing another. It's hard to describe, but meta-industrial meets neo-classical comes close, the sound of the machine age making peace with itself and rediscovering mystery. A revolution of the soul of this very unusual musical presence takes place that, more than even before, has resulted in a work of not just power but also beauty."

The title 'Alien Nature' was inspired by Andrew, while working on a holiday snap that eventually spawned the the images used for the CD artwork. The photograph was of a earthenware 'Spirit of the Forest' face, taken while on vacation in woods of southern Ohio, USA. Processed and magnified minute details of the image took on a new life that helped unify the musical tracks that Zone had been working on over the previous two years, into 'Alien Nature'.

Released on Potentia (catalogue No.ZONE CD006) in July 2005 on CD format only, in an initial edition of 500 copies.

01 Deluge
02 Always The Same
03 He Came Out To Me
04 Zero Point
05 Duchamp's Cycle
06 Enchanted Domain
07 The Cabinet
08 Attacking The Heart
09 No More Words
10 Dream Abuse
11 Chinese Whispers
12 Sun Blessed

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Zone - Angel Of Freedom (Potentia Records, 2000)

The title 'Angel Of Freedom' was inspired by Andrew. The concept of 'Angel Of Freedom' represents the unifying principle of love which moves everything towards ultimate enlightenment and freedom. From an individual perspective this may not always be apparent (veiled in mystery), hence a leap of faith is required. The 'Angel Of Freedom' therefore represents the bridge between individual fate and ultimate destiny. Consequently, it was deemed appropriate to credit ‘Angel Of Freedom’ as being:

"inspired by those persons, throughout time, who have sacrificed their lives
to the pursuit of Knowledge, Love & freedom"

Released on Potentia (catalogue No.ZONE CD005) in May 2000 on CD format only, in an initial edition of 500 copies, and distributed through World Serpent Distribution, 'Angel Of Freedom' is Zone's 4th album, released almost 6 years after 'The Divine Simplicity.'

01 Other Lives
02 Totality
03 Exorcising Attachment
04 The Dramatic Universe
05 Herald Of Coming Good
06 Face To Face
07 Angel Of Freedom
08 Declaration Of Nothingness
09 Golden Rain
10 Frozen In Heaven
11 Eros
12 Scavenging Soul (The Benefactor)

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Zone - Sword Of The Sun (Potentia Records, 1992)

Originally released by Potentia Records (catalogue No.ZONE 001) as a 12" black vinyl LP on 1st July 1988 and reissued in February 1989 in a further edition of approximately 550 copies.
In 1992 'Sword Of The Sun' was re-issued in CD format (catalogue No. ZONE CD001) on Potentia Recordings and distributed through World Serpent Distribution.
This edition consisted of two pressing runs of a 1000 copies per run.
The CD itself was printed with the project logo, gold on black.

The name 'Sword Of The Sun' was taken from the title of a chapter from Italo Calvino's book 'Mr.Palomar'. The particular section of writing which inspired it's use, reads:

"When the Sun begins to go down, its reflection takes form on the sea: from the horizon all the way to the shore a dazzling patch extends composed of countless swaying glints; the sun’s reflection becomes a shining sword in the water...

Matter becomes receptive to light, is differentiated into living tissues, and all of a sudden an eye, a multitude of eyes, burgeons, reburgeons."
All titles from 1988, except track 12 from 1992.

01 Stopping The World
02 The Wheel Of Light (Three Mile Island) (The Exterminating Angel) (Dancer Beneath The Sky) (Our Lady Of Darkness)
03 The Hospital Garden
04 Lost In A State Of Grace
05 Sword Of The Sun
06 Zone
07 The Prophet
08 To The Centre Of The Cyclone
09 Caught In The Breath Of Angels
10 Stolen Lightning
11 Sunbathing
12 The Crystal Opening

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Zone - Born Of Fire (Potentia Records, 1994)

Originally released jointly between Potentia Records and Luciano Dari's Italian record label Musica Maxima Magnetica (catalogue No.ZONE 003/eee 005) the recording appeared during February 1991 in CD format only, as an initial edition of 1000 copies.
The CD was distributed through People Who Can't Distribution, now World Serpent Distribution.

The front cover photo was taken by Andrew in 1988 and is of a mosaic depicting the Christian Nativity scene, to be found in one of the domes at the Byzantine Kariye Monastery (Church of St.Saviour in Chora) in Istanbul, Turkey.
The back cover photo is the view looking through the Atomic Bomb Memorial Dome, located very near to the heart of the Atom Bomb explosion (Ground Zero), in Hiroshima, Japan.

01 Beautiful Machine
02 Heart Of The Atom (Ground Zero)
03 The Butterfly Effect
04 Born Of Fire
05 (Reprise)

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