Zac Nelson – New Once on vinyl LP. Heavyweight, mixed by Rusty Santos of Animal Collective. Experimental pop. Ships from Germany.
About New Once
A heavyweight vinyl pressing of Zac Nelson's rapid-fire, genre-blurring 2015 album, mixed by Rusty Santos of Animal Collective.
New Once is an album by Sacramento based songwriter Zac Nelson, released on 16 June 2015 via Styles Upon Styles. Following his 2012 record Charbroile, the nine track album packs a whirlwind of pop nostalgia and experimental noise into a brisk 21 minutes, engineered and mixed by Rusty Santos, known for his work with Animal Collective and Owen Pallett. This listing is a heavyweight vinyl pressing with custom-designed inner sleeve, played once, from a Berlin based eBay seller.
- Who is Zac Nelson
- About New Once
- Critical reception
- Pressing details and buying advice
In Brief
- Artist Zac Nelson is a songwriter, drummer and multi-instrumentalist born in Illinois and based in Sacramento, with a wide-ranging discography of pop experiments.
- Release New Once came out on 16 June 2015 via Styles Upon Styles, his first album for the label.
- Production Engineered and mixed by Rusty Santos, known for his work with Animal Collective and Owen Pallett.
- Sound Nine brisk tracks, most barely over two minutes, blending four-part harmonies and campfire strumming with psychotropic, blistered ambient passages.
- Connections Nelson previously worked with Death Grips drummer Zach Hill under the CHLL PIL moniker.
Zac Nelson – New Once (LP, Heavyweight)
Heavyweight vinyl LP with custom inner sleeve, Styles Upon Styles
Heavyweight vinyl pressing of New Once with a custom-designed inner sleeve and reverse-board jacket, sold by a Berlin based eBay seller with 100% positive feedback.
Pressing Specifications
Who Is Zac Nelson?
Zac Nelson divides his creative life between experimental pop music and an eclectic range of hobbies, including sculpture making and operating a kombucha brewery. A feral drummer, versatile vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, Nelson has built an eclectic discography spanning solo albums, collaborations and side projects, including work with Death Grips drummer Zach Hill under the name CHLL PIL. His varied interests and restless creative energy inform a body of work that resists easy categorisation.
About New Once
Following 2012's Charbroile, New Once was engineered and mixed by Rusty Santos, whose credits include Animal Collective and Owen Pallett, helping shape the album's hectic, layered production. Across nine tracks that rarely stretch past two minutes, the record flits between four-part vocal harmonies and campfire jams and sudden psychotropic passages of blistered ambiance, a rapid-fire style one reviewer likened to the musings of a dosed poet or a Hunter S. Thompson novella. Nelson's vibrant, proto-funk drumming and poly-rhythmic timing anchor the chaos, particularly on the album's extended closer Ex-Stream-Esque, with synthesizers on tracks like Let This Unravel and Her Daddy Broke clashing against layered percussion to create an entrancing, hectic effect.
Critical Reception
- Heavyweight vinyl with custom-designed inner sleeve and reverse-board jacket
- Mixed by Rusty Santos, known for his work with Animal Collective
- A genuinely distinctive, chaotic yet melodic sound
- Brisk, engaging 21 minute runtime
- Sleeve noted as almost seamsplit at the top middle
- Very brief, rapid-fire song structures won’t suit every listener
- Niche appeal outside experimental and freak pop fans
What is New Once by Zac Nelson?
It is a 2015 experimental pop album, Nelson’s first for the label Styles Upon Styles, mixed by Rusty Santos of Animal Collective.
What condition is this vinyl copy in?
The listing notes the sleeve is almost seamsplit at the top middle; check the listing for full condition details.
Who mixed this album?
Rusty Santos, known for his production and mixing work with Animal Collective and Owen Pallett.
How long is this album?
Nine tracks across approximately 21 minutes, with most songs barely averaging above two minutes.
Does this listing ship outside Germany?
The seller is based in Berlin and lists a fixed shipping cost; check the current listing for up to date international shipping options and rates.
Where To Buy This Pressing
Should You Buy This Copy?
- A rapid-fire, chaotic yet melodic experimental pop record
- Heavyweight vinyl mixed by Rusty Santos of Animal Collective
- Best suited to fans of dense, genre-blurring experimental pop
New Once packs a wild, restless creative energy into a brisk 21 minutes, and this listing offers a heavyweight pressing from a highly rated German seller.