RemixES & COVERS

ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES

Liora Dale is something of an enigma - a relative unknown, yet with a passionate following inside the singer-songwriter world. She is known for her intimate, confessional performances. With just her voice and guitar, she can fill a room with raw emotion. Her work blends folk roots with delicate melodic sensibilities. For Diamond Footprints, Liora’s stripped-back cover of Carbon Footprint turns its political bite into a haunting, lyrical meditation.

"Liora turns a political anthem into something heartbreakingly intimate. You hear every string of her guitar and every tremor in her voice, and it sticks with you long after the last chord fades."
— Folk Horizon Magazine

"A masterclass in minimalism. Dale proves that sometimes less is infinitely more."
— Acoustic Weekly

Apoliticalyptica are a Norwegian ensemble who fuse classical training with heavy-metal intensity. Known for their cinematic arrangements and bold reinterpretations of contemporary rock songs, they have cultivated a devoted cult following worldwide. Their instrumental take on Carbon Footprint is a dramatic, sweeping journey, turning the track into a cathedral of strings and percussive grandeur.

"Apoliticalyptica’s version is nothing short of cinematic. Who knew strings could punch so hard?"
— Rock & Bow Review

"An epic, cathedral-like take on modern protest. Dramatic, precise, and thrilling from first note to last."
— Metal Classical Quarterly

Marcel Duvallon, now in his late 60s, is one of France’s most beloved café-lounge crooners. His silky voice and effortless charm have made him a fixture in Parisian music clubs for over forty years. Known for his romantic interpretations of chanson classics, Duvallon’s relaxed accordion-backed rendition of Carbon Footprint transforms the song into a warm, smoky evening in a French café, softening its edge without losing its intelligence.

"Duvallon’s cover is like a Parisian evening captured in sound — warm, relaxed, and endlessly charming."
— Le Chanson Moderne

"His voice glides over the accordion like smoke over cobblestones. A true master of the café lounge."
— Café Music Digest

Gareth Brookfield is a global C&W superstar, famous for his high-energy live shows and earnest storytelling. With a career spanning three decades, he’s sold out stadiums and earned multiple Grammy and CMA awards in his home country. His cover of Carbon Footprint is an upbeat, harmonica-driven foot-tapper, blending humour and heart while giving the track a distinctly Americana twist.

"Brookfield turns the track into a foot-stomping tale of Americana, harmonica in hand and a grin on his face. It’s country storytelling at its finest."
— The Nashville Sound

"Heartfelt, playful, and impossible not to tap along to — Gareth Brookfield makes every lyric a story you can live inside."
— C&W Today

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THE ZUNTS ANNOUNCE "DIAMOND FOOTPRINTS EP"
A genre-spanning cover versions EP that crystallises "Carbon Footprint"

LONDON, UK — Following the impact of "Carbon Footprint" from their 2025 album Trojan Horses, The Zunts return with Diamond Footprints, a cover versions EP that reimagines the song in four distinct styles, each one a new facet of the original track.

The EP includes 4 tracks from household names:

The EP title reflects the transformation at the heart of the project: carbon under pressure becomes diamond, and ideas under scrutiny crystallise. Diamond Footprints shows that a single song can leave many enduring impressions — different musical expressions, all shining with the same diamond core.

With its blend of styles and inventive reinterpretations, the EP demonstrates the enduring versatility of The Zunts’ work, inviting listeners to trace the footprints of a song that refuses to stay in one shape.

Diamond Footprints will be available soon across all major platforms.

Because when carbon crystallises, diamonds remain — and so do ideas.

"DIAMOND FOOTPRINTS" - WHAT THE CRITICS SAY

"An audacious journey across genres. Diamond Footprints proves that one song can leave many indelible marks.”
— Electronic Soundscapes

"From orchestral majesty to Parisian café intimacy, this collection crystallises Carbon Footprint in ways that are surprising, intelligent, and deeply enjoyable.”
— The Sound Analyst

“The Zunts’ concept albums have always pushed boundaries, but this cover versions EP is a masterclass in musical reinvention. Every track shines like a diamond.”
— Global Groove Review

“A genre-spanning thrill ride. Folk, orchestral, country, and café lounge collide beautifully, all held together by the song’s unyielding core.”
— Cafe Noir Music Journal

“Few cover projects capture the imagination this fully. Diamond Footprints is playful, sophisticated, and just plain brilliant.”
— The Northern Echo of Culture

“Each version is a different facet, each interpretation a sparkling new angle. The Zunts have once again shown how ideas under pressure can crystallise beautifully.”
— Sound & Vision Monthly

ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES

Fronted by powerhouse vocalist Tyrone “Tee” Calloway Jr., The Midnight Elevators fuse the stomping heartbeat of Northern Soul with the high-voltage showmanship of modern funk. Tyrone grew up in a house where the record player never rested — his parents, Tyrone Sr. and Marsha Calloway, were cult favourites on the original Wigan Casino all-nighter circuit. Their stories, vinyl crates, and faded tour posters became the soundtrack of his childhood.

Now in his twenties and determined to honour that legacy without being trapped by it, Tee fronts The Midnight Elevators with a stage presence that feels part ballroom dancer, part revival preacher, and part James Brown in full flight.

Their version of “Carbon Footprint” is a blistering, brass-lined stomper: handclaps, driving bass, sweat-drenched vocals, and a groove that refuses to let go. A new-school soul diamond, cut from old-school fire.

Forged in the old steel districts of Dortmund, Stahlfunke (“Steel Spark”) channel the grinding weight of industrial metal with a theatrical precision that feels both familiar and fiercely their own. Formed by longtime collaborators Erik Brandt and Lukas Fahl, the band grew out of a multi-year visual art project exploring machinery, propaganda aesthetics, and the poetry hidden in factory noise. Their early shows — part concert, part performance art piece — quickly earned them a cult following across Germany’s underground scene.

Though listeners will hear echoes of their obvious influences, Stahlfunke lean toward a colder, more mechanical pulse, blending metallic percussion, deep choral chants, and basslines that hit like a stamping press.

Their take on “Carbon Footprint”, sung in stark, rhythmic German, transforms the track into something monolithic: a marching-tempo indictment with sparks, smoke, and steel in every bar. A diamond carved under pressure — and made to withstand the fire.

Formed around veteran bassist Leo “Starflare” Santoro, once a touring sideman for several major ’70s funk and disco outfits, Starflare Express is a modern studio collective dedicated to keeping that era’s dancefloor electricity alive. Santoro — the last active member of the original Solar Syndicate session crew — now works with a rotating cast of younger players who grew up crate-digging his generation’s records.

Their instrumental take on “Carbon Footprint” is a straight-to-the-veins disco-funk workout: punchy clav hooks, syncopated guitars, horn stabs, and a rhythm section locked as tight as anything from the glory years. It’s unmistakably 2020s production, but with enough wah-smeared swagger and neon sheen to feel like it could have spun at Studio 54.

A new diamond — cut with old-school grooves.

Originally a straight-up Zunts tribute act, The Grifters (originally named The Peasants) spent their early years touring pubs and small venues with a setlist built almost entirely around The Zunts' 1986 album "Back To Barney". In late 2022, after The Zunts hit the headlines with the release of “Hey Grifter!”, the cover band swiftly changed their name. Over time, though, their admiration has evolved into its own gritty, swaggering sound.

Their take on “Carbon Footprint” wears that history openly: punchy riffs, sly nods to the original Zunts track that recently shaped them, and a knowing wink toward the satire at its core. It’s unmistakably them, yet still a diamond forged from the same pressure that fuelled the band they once imitated.

Hailing from back-porch sessions and small-town jams, Rust & Timber turn classic songs on their head with loose, acoustic charm. Fiddle, banjo, and upright bass take the lead where lyrics once stood, trading melodies like old friends swapping stories. Every track feels like a late-night jam by firelight—warm, rootsy, and just a little mischievous. Their relaxed, mid-tempo country-bluegrass reinterpretations invite listeners to sway, smile, and discover familiar songs in a delightfully rustic new light.

Their instrumental version of “Carbon Footprint” strips the song back to its bare timber and lets the message speak through melody instead of words. Banjo and fiddle echo the original vocal lines, trading knowing glances and playful jabs, while the groove rolls on easy and unhurried. It’s protest music heard from a porch at dusk — relaxed on the surface, but quietly sharp beneath the varnish. A rough-cut diamond, warmed by woodsmoke and good company.

REMIXER BIOGRAPHIES

1) Desert Lantern Collective

A shifting line-up of Moroccan, French, and UK producers known for blending Saharan blues guitar with downtempo electronica. Their remixes often feel like heat shimmering off ancient ruins.

The Zunts supposedly met them while lost in Marrakech looking for a record shop that no longer exists. Someone handed them a USB stick and vanished into the crowd. The rest is remix history.

2) Soft Static Club

A Manchester-based trio obsessed with analogue tape hiss, late-night radio, and lost shoegaze B-sides. Their sound turns anxiety into feather-light ambience.

A late-night BBC Radio call-in show accidentally played a demo between gardening tips and traffic updates. A friend recording the broadcast instantly alerted The Zunts, who began the search, finally hunting them down in a back-street Manchester retro bar.

3) Chrome & Incense

Berlin–Bangkok duo fusing industrial textures with temple percussion and smoky lounge keys. Revered for turning darkness into meditative calm.

Introduced backstage at a Berlin gig by a man who claimed to be a time-travelling sound engineer. Nobody remembers his name, but the duo kept the contact.

4) Soma Dreamer

Reclusive Buenos Aires bedroom producer rumoured to compose exclusively at sunrise. Famous for velvet basslines and dreamy, weightless beats.

Sent the band a remix of their instrumental track "Fuel For The Fire" before they even released the original version — an impressive feat that nobody has fully explained.

5) DJ Juniper

Tokyo-born, Lisbon-based turntablist who left the club scene to pursue botanical field recordings. Every track feels like a garden breathing.

Met during a Lisbon street festival after bonding over a mutual hatred of plastic maracas. A remix offer was inevitable.

6) Black Sand Programme

An anonymous Icelandic art project using modular synths, whale song archives, and volcanic field recordings. Their music is tectonic but tender.

The Zunts discovered them via a livestream of a volcanic eruption that somehow had lo-fi beats playing underneath. They assumed fate was involved.

7) Tapehead Oracle

Former archivist from Bristol who samples discarded VHS tapes and reel-to-reels. His signature sound is nostalgia dissolving into smoke.

The band received a mysterious padded envelope containing only a VHS tape labelled “PLAY ME.” Inside was the remix — and an intriguing clip of a 1980s carpet warehouse advert.

8) Low Frequency Pilgrim

Nomadic producer traveling the world with only a laptop, bass guitar, and a one-way ticket. Known for deep, spiritual grooves and devotional sub-bass.

Crossed paths with Zunts' bassist Jock at an airport baggage carousel when they both reached for the same suspiciously heavy flight case. They never checked whose it actually was.

9) Headlock & Jakka

Old-school rave veterans reunited after 20 years. Their remixes crackle with knowing laughter, broken drum machines, and late-night pub philosophy.

Old Newcastle drinking buddies who once promised to “remix something important one day.” It took 30 years and three forgotten pub bets. H&J originally wanted to remix "Hey Grifter!", but an extended game of 'rock-paper-scissors' in a back-street Berlin rock club meant they lost that option to Chrome & Incense. "False Flag" was their immediate second choice.

10) Moth City Relay

A collective of New York noise musicians who accidentally became downtempo legends. They specialize in turning urban chaos into floating clarity.

The two groups met during a fire alarm evacuation outside a New York venue. Someone suggested collaborating to pass the time — by the third siren, it was agreed.

11) Ayahuaska Radio

South American DJ duo inspired by jungle soundscapes, tribal chants, and pirate broadcasts. Their productions glow like candlelight in a rainforest.

The band heard their music drifting from a boat on the Amazon and spent two days trying to track it down. Eventually discovered it was just their Bluetooth speaker — but still reached out.

12) Shiva Frequency

Indian–Swedish producer blending sitar drones, devotional harmonics, and modern chill-house. Known for tracks that feel like blessings more than songs.

First contacted The Zunts by sending a postcard with only the words: “You’ll want track twelve.” No one knows how she got the studio address.

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THE ZUNTS ANNOUNCE “TROJAN BUDDHAS — CHILLOUT REMIXES”
Paranoia never sounded so relaxed.

LONDON, UK — After blindsiding the music world in 2025 with their fiercely political, critically adored album Trojan Horses, The Zunts have now done the least expected thing imaginable: let a hand-picked crew of chillout, downtempo and global lounge alchemists dismantle it, stretch it, steep it in incense — and rebuild it into something hypnotic, sun-soaked and beautifully unthreatening.

The resulting album, Trojan Buddhas — Chillout Remixes, gathers twelve of the most intriguing names in the ambient and downtempo underground — from the mysterious Desert Lantern Collective and Iceland’s shadowy Black Sand Programme to Manchester’s Soft Static Club, the Berlin–Bangkok fusionists Chrome & Incense, and the legendary-but-possibly-imaginary Tapehead Oracle.

Drawing inspiration from the globe-spanning “buddha-bar” style — the lush, atmospheric genre that blends lounge, world grooves, and slow-burning electronic textures — these mixes bring a sunset-soaked calm to the band’s most provocative album.

How did The Zunts find them all? Depends which band member you ask. One blames a glitching airport carousel. Another recalls a dream about a man with a sitar. Management insists most of the introductions were accidents, misunderstandings or the result of questionable Wi-Fi at 3 a.m. Regardless, each remixer claimed to have been a long-time Zunts believer — and, bizarrely, all had unfinished remixes of Trojan Horses already in progress.

“We wrote the original album in a state of mild existential panic,” says frontman MJ. “Hearing it come back as poolside meditation music was… surprisingly therapeutic. Almost suspiciously therapeutic.”

The remixers tell a different story. Desert Lantern Collective reportedly received a USB stick in a Marrakech street bazaar. Low Frequency Pilgrim recalls, “Someone whispered ‘you’ll know what to do’ in duty-free.” Headlock & Jakka maintain it all began during a pub argument about crisps.

What emerges is not parody, but revelation — Flag Waver reborn as desert jazz, Carbon Footprint melting into volcanic ambience, False Flag becoming a smoky midnight swagger, and Skynet transformed into a neon lullaby. The political tension remains, but now it sways gently with a cocktail in hand.

“This album proves that even suspicion, dread and media manipulation can sound gorgeous with the right percussion,” Zunts' drummer Con added, helpfully.

Trojan Horses exposed the overt mechanisms of persuasion in the modern world. Trojan Buddhas leans into something far more subtle: ideas slipped quietly beneath the surface. Where the original album shouted its warnings, the remixes murmur them — soft, steady, persuasive... a serene exterior with something smuggled inside.

Warm beats, drifting pads, and deep-bass hush form the meditative shell; inside, the challenging thoughts remain intact.

As one critic noted: “Some remixes soothe; these ones smuggle ideas into your subconscious.”

Trojan Buddhas: a calm voice carrying sharp truths, wrapped in incense, silk, and slow-burning grooves.

The new album will be released across all streaming platforms soon, accompanied by visualisers, tour rumours, and a Spotify playlist no one will admit to curating.

For fans of the original album — or anyone who enjoys their social commentary delivered on a velvet daybed — this is the Zunts album you didn’t know you needed.

"TROJAN BUDDHAS" - WHAT THE CRITICS SAY

“A political panic attack turned into a beachfront massage. Utterly sublime.”
— The Northern Echo of Culture

“The Zunts have somehow made dissent sound like silk. Who knew revolution could lounge?”
— Mojojo Magazine

“Forget background music — this is background enlightenment.”
— Wavelength Quarterly

“If Buddha-Bar ever developed a conscience, it would sound like this.”
— The Velvet Beat Review

“You arrive for the chillout — you stay for the existential unease.”
— ChillMode FM

“The most fun you can have questioning reality with your eyes closed.”
— Afterdark Playlist Digest

“Proof that The Zunts can dominate a genre even when they’re not in it.”
— The Unreliable Musician

“An album that exhales — warmly, slowly, disturbingly.”
— Urban Lotus Weekly

“Some remixes soothe; these ones smuggle ideas into your subconscious.”
— The Sound Analyst

“Finally, a lounge album for people who don’t trust the lounge.”
— Global Groove Gazette

“A conspiracy theory you can sip cocktails to.”
— Sunset & Tonic Magazine