Official Video:
youtu.be/_XYq8DCNe4U
ALBUM PREFACE
Due to the lack of free time, it takes me years to create a new record. The reason for this is mostly my work ethic. When an idea becomes developed enough, I do a one-take recording after a practicing period. In case of most songs, we record the video as well at the same time. The first songs for this album were written in 2017. The basics of the first 3 compositions were worked out together with my friend Ádám Miski, and I wrote the rest myself. In the beginning, my goal was simply to create an instrumental-fusion music album that combines electronic effects. I have to point out at the very beginning that this is not a continuation of the previous “Wondrous Stag” album. It is quite different in terms of the message and the musical style.
In recent years, I have collected improvisational ideas inspired by the programmed rhythms of modern electronic music. I made the rhythmic foundations of these songs using some of these ideas.
What the “scary” Global Warning title means is the other side of the concept. Visuals are made for the concerts, most of them contain a series of images that consciously covers a particular topic. I have only highlighted a few topics of the many current ones. Commonalities that almost all people know and experience. Phenomena against which humanity is powerless for the time being.
Since I am neither a sage nor a scientist or a climatic guru on any of the topics involved, I just collected some of the observations and I would like to release them from my mind onto this album. In the booklet, I tried to refer to these without scientific over-twisting. On the one hand, it is useful for me too, because - even superficially - I immersed myself in the study of certain phenomena seen today and I have put my views of the world to the right place. As I get older, I feel it’s more and more important not to make my records just because I like to play drums and write music. Instrumental underground genres don’t have too many fans basically and I don’t think that the G.W. record will stand out on the sales charts, but I feel a sense of duty to have a specific message encoded in these songs as well, which may find more understanding ears than the music itself. Thanks to all the contributors, guest musicians, and all the guys who were responsible for the audio and video parts of the album. I am especially grateful to Tamás Tóth, who recently passed away, who made the first video clips. (O.Z. 01-09-2021)
GHOST NOTES
Fossil fuels are one of the greatest "inventions" of all time. By using it, humanity is providing the highest degree of comfort to itself. It does this without special regulation, which affects to the environment.
Since 2017, we have used up ~ 150,000,000,000 barrels of oil and 3,750 billion cubic meters of natural gas. The world's average temperature has risen by ~ 0.15 degrees Celsius, ~ 1,900 billion tons have disappeared from the polar ice sheet, and sea levels have risen by ~ 15mm. Each era had its own epoch-making inventions. Today’s man no longer starts using stone tools. Why? Because it's outdated. Renewable energy sources have always been here and hopefully, the use of obsolete materials will be relegated to the background in the near future. Can the world move fast enough to phase out fossil fuels and is there enough people to take action on this? We have the technology.
from
Oliver Zisko - Global Warning,
released February 26, 2023
Marius Pop - guitar
Anthony Crawford - bass
Oliver Zisko - drums
Music programming: Adam Miski
Keyboards, music programming: Oliver Zisko
Audio mix & master: Viktor "Max" Scheer