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1. Abrasion
2. Waterfalls of Love
3. Salvation on Slavery Sins
4. Scared to Lose
5. Inner Turmoil
6. London
7. Fall in Violet
8. Morning Crow
9. Faith in Me
10. Before It All Changes
Pole Folder debuted on Bedrock Records in 2001 with a track conceived around space echoes and a strange collaboration of sounds called ‘Apollo Vibes’. The massive underground response to this song, used by John Digweed to open his ‘Global Underground – Los Angeles’ album was the beginning of Pole Folder’s career and his close collaboration with Bedrock. A worthy follow up to ‘Apollo Vibes’ came with the fantastic AA, ‘Enter the Rhythm’ / ‘Waxxx’ and "Dust" in particular confirmed to the electronic scene that this was a new musician to watch with interest.
It took Pole Folder almost 2 years to produce "Zero Gold", a timeframe necessary to develop the complete idea of the concept and his musical translation of the ideas into an album. Drawing on inspiration from artists like Pink Floyd, Pole Folder has fought to find a common idea behind the tracks and reflect this in the development of one track into the next. Rather than following established conventions of structuring the album or even worse, giving it no thought, the development of each individual track and each track into the next is governed by a strict desire to by driven by artistic motives and not the fears that lead to the easy options.
From ‘Abrasion’ to ‘Before it all changes’ Pole Folder shares his analysis of the fears and doubts which afflict the human condition and that despite the palpable presence of melancholy made evident through the lyrics, and the atmospheric tone, a delicate optimism rises from the album.
"Zero Gold" is not simply a dance album. It is a carefully crafted work, grounded in timeless musical concepts, stellar production and genuinely felt artistic presence. It acknowledges its influences without parodying them and is ultimately an expression of the artist’s endeavor played out through the use of modern technologies and musical techniques.