![]() ![]() Lazarus plays with nuances of texture, tempo and style to create a rich and dense album that takes us on an odyssey that is at times both dark and uplifting. It’s also the work of an artist who has grown over the ten years since his last solo album. It’s a personal, brave and varied body of work. It is this commitment to the outer edges of the dancefloor that has welcomed a resurgence of Crosstown as of late, a renewed reminder of Damian’s passion for showcasing the rising and revered alikeįlourish is far from a box of functional DJ tools, in the same way as Damian’s debut album Smoke The Monster Out or the more worldly outings in his brace of albums with the Ancient Moons. His shapeshifting is down to his relentless passion for new sounds and scenes, and it’s this dedication to the music that has seen him survive the boom and bust cycles and fads of club culture. This album reflects his immersion in a multitude of scenes over the years, from the early days of London drum n bass, to his role as a figurehead in the electroclash scene, and of course the significant impact his Crosstown Rebels label has had on contemporary underground house and techno. Questions about faith, religion and spirituality all appeared amidst the darkness and fear, but in those times of quiet solitude and creation, I came to realise we can emerge into the sun and flourish on the other side.”Īs anyone who has watched Lazarus DJ can attest, his inspirations are deep and varied, criss crossing show tunes, drum n bass, jazz, electro, soul, house, techno and everything in-between. The new songs came together quite quickly, with renewed impetus, and mutated into a more positive outlook. But while writing these themes actually started to transform in an uplifting way. Then the global pandemic and subsequent lockdown began and my fears seemed to become reality. “My early ideas about a new album were quite dark, pessimistic even, I had long been thinking and worrying about the problems of the world. With parties cancelled, it would have been easy to wallow, but instead urgency took hold, and isolated Italian countryside Damian took the space to tackle the larger questions he has been grappling with for years. It took a pandemic to ground the DJ, but what emerged is a more fully realized vision of Lazarus as producer.įlourish takes us through the many lives of Damian Lazarus, who, as he has grown older, and traversed the globe, has come to more deeply examine the role the dance floor plays in his own life and that of others. Since February he has holed himself in the studio finalizing and reforming ideas that had been brewing for years. He is nothing if not restless, no down time for Damian. He averages 150 + shows a year, including his own landmark events like Day Zero and Get Lost. Lazarus is a true DJ, an artist at home taking crowds on incredible journeys across the globe. Flourish, offers a glimpse of a new world worth living in and surviving for. Fittingly then, his second solo album does not wallow in our current dark times, but charts a path of hope. The ends of days are ones with which Damian Lazarus is familiar, but, much like his biblical namesake, he too, has come back from the brink and risen to fight on, his career is interwoven with themes of survival and re-birth. ![]() Having always been a big fan of Damian Lazarus, David had a big respect for his vision and a fan of Crosstown Rebels it was only a matter of time that he would find himself joining the Crosstown family by releasing top notch EPs such as “Two Suns In the Sky” & “Gates Of Babylon, which turned out to be one of David’s masterpieces.Out now on Crosstown Rebels: lnk.to/CRMLP043 The payoff was soon to come and what a payoff it was. Combining his unique groove, stabbing melodies and deep pads, DAVI locked himself in his LA studio and dedicated himself to polishing his already amazing production skills. ![]() What followed could only be described as an intense journey deep into the heart. In a matter of just a few short months, guys like Hernan Cattaneo, Nick Warren and John Digweed were all supporting David’s dance floor bombs. Having already been the resident of the top electronic music club in Armenia and a trained musician, it was only matter of time that the heavyweights of the industry began to take notice. Finding himself at a young ripe age of 20, he began producing electronic dance music, inspired by many world class producers and Djs that frequent the best LA clubs. Deeply passionate about music since childhood, it didn’t take long before he was admitted to the prestigious Komitas State Conservatory’s music department in Yerevan, Armenia.īut it wasn’t until his move to Los Angeles that the magic truly began to unfold. David “DAVI” Khanjian grew up surrounded by the sounds of Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. ![]()
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