"BRAWL at the cusp of excess, plasticity and acceptance” - MEDLEY

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1.	Excess 12:10	buy track
2.	Plasticity 13:16	buy track
3.	Acceptance 10:34	buy track

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Given the current state of media consumption and the increasing prevalence of shorter, condensed forms of media, such as videos, reels, and social media posts, it can be argued that we are living in an era of medleys to some extent.

As people's attention spans have decreased, content creators have had to adapt by creating shorter, more condensed forms of media that can capture people's attention quickly and hold it for a brief period of time. Medleys, with their combination of different songs or snippets of music, can be seen as a reflection of this trend, as they offer a variety of content in a condensed format.

In that context, this album is a medley of cassette demos, unfinished songs, and ideas from 1986 to 2022.

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released April 7, 2023

written, played, recorded, and mixed by Zhel
Except for a lyric excerpt ‘Girls Just Want To Have Fun' written by Robert Hazard
mastered by Zhel
cover design by Zhel

Special thanks to all my friends and partners who have been directly and indirectly involved in these ideas spanning over 30 years, either as support, (or distraction ;), giving feedback in passing or the like. Everything always makes sense.
I will only mention a few names - in no particular order: Nataša Bašić, Neven Kosanović, Samir Omerčić, Goran Grujić, Branko Crnogorčić, Sinisa Radolović, and Maja Radešić. Thank you, peeps.

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