Emma Zeck – Eclipse
Emma Zeck has a throaty powerful vocal delivery style, as she sings of the important things, the elephants in the rooms, and cries out the fact that we need something to believe in. Songs on Eclipse live up to the album’s name, with a powerful call to eclipse the shoddy toxic past.
Eclipse was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, and Yellow Dog Studios in Wimberley, Texas; it was produced and mixed by David Percefull; engineered by Ethan Lugbauer, David Percefull, Casey Johns, Tommy Bosustow and Ed Farrell; and mastered by Adam J. Odor.
“Remember Our Wild” sets things up with “I need something to believe in, not war, not war, not machines and not their reasons, take me by the hand, make me a child… we need something to believe in.” “The Wild Inside” then starts out with moody electric distortion and foreboding, and a reflection on struggling deeply with life and ultimately, “dancing with my demons is what sets me free.”
On “Vultures” again the electric rock is a lead up, but this one is more Texan, and a touch of gloom with “the only sign of life out there are vultures circling outside my window…. ain’t it funny how when a woman gets her power the vultures come around to devour…” There’s a sustained darkness here.
“Tell Me” hands off to a piano and heartbeats, and a confessional song. Emma Zeck embodies an active struggle in this album, often a very personal and individual one. It’s a “scream it to the heavens” kind of album. Find more information and tour dates etc, here: https://www.emmazeck.com
Musicians on the album are Emma Zeck on vocals; David Percefull on guitars and keyboards; Casey Johns on bass; and Josh Center on drums. Ethan Lugbauer plays dJembe on “Bad Girl,” Kelley McWee sings backing vocals on “Ain’t The That I Know” and “Kiss Of The Thorn.” String arrangements were written by David Percefull and conducted by Francis King Smith. Violins are Everton Nelson, strings leader Natalia Bonner,George Richard and Steve Morris; violas are Kate Musker and 1st chair Bruce White; and celli are by Tim Gill and 1st chair Nick Cooper.
