Petrichor Memories by Oblaka

"L.Z. (Ladislav Zensor): I grew up on the outskirts of Prague, surrounded by concrete tower blocks; we call them "paneláky." The deep '90s marked the liberation of the country and an awakening from communist lethargy. Enveloped by socialist art, which, in pre-revolutionary times, was allocated 4% of the budget for all construction projects.

My latest moniker, Oblaka, emotionally takes me back to the time I began exploring electronic music and shaping my taste. They say that cultural cycles come around every 20 years, and these days, I feel like I'm living in 2001 again. Thanks to the internet, globalization, and advanced technology, we’re witnessing a blending of genres, techniques, and approaches.

I enjoy this current musical merging, and after years of focusing on a specific sound, Oblaka gives me the freedom to experiment more with polyrhythms, deconstructing samples, and overall sound design. "Petrichor Memories" is a recollection of the smell of fresh rain falling on the parched concrete of an urban housing estate."
—Oblaka

Ladislav Zensor (Exhausted Modern, Oblaka) is a musician and sound designer. His interest in music dates back to the early 2000s when he fell under the spell of illegal rave parties during their golden age in the Czech Republic.

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