Ch'ulel by A.J. Kaufmann / Z.M. Wise

Z.M. Wise is a proud Illinois native from the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago, poet, vocalist/lyricist/songwriter, essayist, occasional playwright, seldom screenwriter, co-editor and arts activist, writing since his first steps as a child. He was selected to be a performer in the Word Around Town Tour in 2013, a Houston citywide tour. He is co-owner and co-editor of Transcendent Zero Press, an independent publishing house for poetry that produces an international quarterly journal known as Harbinger Asylum. The journal was nominated Best Poetry Journal in 2013 at the National Poetry Awards. He is the author of eight books and chapbooks of published poetry, as well as a play. Other than these books, his poems, lyrics, essays, and book reviews have been published in various journals, magazines, and anthologies. The motto that keeps him going: POETRY LIVES AND LONG LIVE THE ARTS! Mr. Wise will make sure to spread that message and the love of the arts, making sure it remains vibrant for the rest of his days and beyond. Besides poetry and other forms of writing, his other passions/interests include playing a few instruments, creative & professional voice acting, creating visual art, cooking/baking, fitness, and reading.

Adam Majdecki-Janicki, better known as A.J. Kaufmann is an underground Polish psychedelic musician and poet that can’t be pigeonholed. His music dips into folk, noise, hard punk and electronic zones, all with a hefty amount of German kosmische influence. With more than 100 recordings under his belt, including the great "Stoned Gypsy Wanderer" for Ramble Records, he’s a creative force that can’t be slowed down.

The two artists get together to bring us a poetry album called 'Ch'ulel'.

'Ch'ulel' means 'being linked to the soul'. We wanted to think of a word that had no direct English translation, and with more indigenous words such as that, it could not even be translated into Spanish.

The symbiotic relationship between a creator and their creation is indescribable.
One can detach and dissociate time and again, but to be one with the soul is an achievement that one could never put into words, music, or visual art.

We hope you enjoy our album.

A.J. Kaufmann is a poet and musician from Poznań, Poland. His work spans psychedelic folk, experimental rock, and kraut-influenced songwriting. Albums like Stoned Gypsy Wanderer, Second Hand Man, and TN-237m chart a restless, exploratory sound shaped by underground traditions and European counterculture.

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