It’s been over two and a half years since Zomby released his debut album, Where Were U In ‘92?, a rave record evoking that titular period. Following a series of releases that switched from the melancholic to the menacing, it marked him out as an unpredictable, underground hero.
Having signed a worldwide deal with 4AD, the wait for new material is almost over. Dedication, a wholly different record to its predecessor, marks Zomby's return from his hiatus with typical style; a dark and absorbing listen that engulfs the listener, running between sparse electronics, techno hooks and minimal piano riffs.
| 1 Witch Hunt | 1.44 | |
| 2 Natalia’s Song | 4.04 | |
| 3 Alothea | 2.49 | |
| 4 Black Orchid | 1.34 | |
| 5 Riding With Death | 2.02 | |
| 6 Vortex | 1.58 | |
| 7 Things Fall Apart | 2.50 | |
| 8 Salamander | 0.51 | |
| 9 Lucifer | 0.56 | |
| 10 Digital Rain | 3.28 | |
| 11 Vanquish | 0.59 | |
| 12 A Devil Lay Here | 2.51 | |
| 13 Florence | 1.40 | |
| 14 Haunted | 2.18 | |
| 15 Basquiat | 2.15 | |
| 16 Mozaik | 3.11 |
| 1 Witch Hunt | 1.44 | |
| 2 Natalia’s Song | 4.04 | |
| 3 Lucifer | 0.56 | |
| 1 Alothea | 2.49 | |
| 2 Black Orchid | 1.34 | |
| 3 Vortex | 1.58 | |
| 4 Things Fall Apart | 2.50 | |
| 5 Salamander | 0.51 | |
| 1 Digital Rain | 3.28 | |
| 2 Riding With Death | 2.02 | |
| 3 Haunted | 2.18 | |
| 4 Vanquish | 0.59 | |
| 1 A Devil Lay Here | 2.51 | |
| 2 Florence | 1.40 | |
| 3 Basquiat | 2.15 | |
| 4 Mozaik | 3.11 |
| 1 Witch Hunt | 1.44 | |
| 2 Natalia’s Song | 4.04 | |
| 3 Alothea | 2.49 | |
| 4 Black Orchid | 1.34 | |
| 5 Riding With Death | 2.02 | |
| 6 Vortex | 1.58 | |
| 7 Things Fall Apart | 2.50 | |
| 8 Salamander | 0.51 | |
| 9 Lucifer | 0.56 | |
| 10 Digital Rain | 3.28 | |
| 11 Vanquish | 0.59 | |
| 12 A Devil Lay Here | 2.51 | |
| 13 Florence | 1.40 | |
| 14 Haunted | 2.18 | |
| 15 Basquiat | 2.15 | |
| 16 Mozaik | 3.11 |
Zomby released his first album for 4AD, Dedication, in July. Over two and a half years since he released his debut album, Where Were U In ‘92?, Dedication was a wholly different record to its predecessor. Dedicated to the memory of an absent friend, it is both a dark and absorbing listen that engulfs the listener, running between sparse electronics, techno hooks and minimal piano riffs. Making up for lost time, Dedication continued to put Zomby at a distance from his peers.
"A quality collection of sparse, melodic gems."
"Wonderfully innovative, state-of-the-art urban electronica."
"Downbeat and terrifically eerie... Each track merits close attention."
"One of dubstep's, and music's, brightest flames."
"It's beautiful atmosphere of sadness and decay is hard to deny."
"This is the best record that Zomby’s released yet and the really scary thing is he’s (not) anywhere near peaked (yet)."
"Marked by its sense of restraint, it has an unusually strong emotional pull... Dedication is a further extension of Zomby's future strand of music."
