Zola Jesus: Arkhon Is Calling: 13th Floor Interview
Zola Jesus is Nika Roza Danilova, an American artist with her roots in Russia and Ukraine. Zola’s new album, Arkhon is just released and she speaks to us…unseen…about how it was made and why.
The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Zola Jesus just before release date. Zola (Nika) is many things, a classically trained vocalist, a cousin to Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and a singular artist. On Arkhon she collaborates with Randall Dunn of Sunn O))) and drummer Matt Chamberlain.
As for the album title?
“Arkons are a Gnostic idea of power wielded through a flawed god,” says Danilova. “They taint and tarnish humanity, keeping them corrupted instead of letting them find their harmonious selves. I do feel like we are living in an arkhonic time; these negative influences are weighing extremely heavy on all of us. We’re in a time of arkhons. There’s power in naming that.”
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