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“If you happen to spoke to me 10 years in the past and confirmed me the place I’m at at present, I’d have identified instantly that’s the place I needed to finish up,” REZZ says, her voice regular with conviction. “I’m turning into the extent I used to look as much as.”
That evolution is the heartbeat of her new period: a part not simply outlined by sound, however by imaginative and prescient, aesthetics, and a sharpened sense of identification. Recognized for hypnotic baselines, industrial textures, and reveals that blur the road between music and spectacle, REZZ has by no means been afraid to step into uncharted territory. However this second feels completely different. “As quickly as I centered on what would make me stand out, a portal appeared in my thoughts — that turned my aesthetic,” she remembers.
It’s a path sparked by a teenage epiphany. “The primary time I ever felt that fireplace, that zeal, was once I was 15 and noticed Deadmau5 carry out.” From there, the blueprint shaped: sound that would rattle the physique, visuals that would bend actuality, and a stage presence that demanded complete immersion.
Now, REZZ steps into an area she as soon as longed for. “I didn’t have a feminine idol doing this on the time — and now I can say I’ve change into that.” Together with her newest work, she’s not simply reimagining previous songs, however reimagining herself — an artist who embodies the tip purpose she as soon as chased, and the longer term she continues to construct.
As The Pendulum Swings seems like each a nod to your roots and a leap ahead. Whenever you have been piecing it collectively, what did you need listeners to really feel most, nostalgia or discovery?
I’m very stoked and I nearly really feel like I’ve been actually impatient to point out individuals the place I’m at. I typically really feel this impatience once I make a brand new undertaking. I’m keen to point out individuals the place I’m at. This period actually feels prefer it’s not simply musically however artistically and visually, even how I costume, it’s very finish purpose kind vibes. For me that is how I wish to be perceived, that is how I wish to look, that is how I wish to sound. If you happen to spoke to me 10 years in the past and confirmed me the place I’m at current day, I’d have identified instantly that’s the place I wish to find yourself. And that’s how this period feels for me. I’m turning into the extent I used to look as much as. When different artists grasp their very own identification you’ll be able to see how a lot they take note of the main points, from the sunshine reveals to their very own outfits. It’s the whole lot. I take note of all that. It’s tremendous cool to see our private style change into part of our total identification.
You’ve cited influences like Gesaffelstein, Deadmau5 and Justice. How did these inspirations form the economic and gradual techno textures we hear on this file?
Once I was first releasing music at 18, one of many issues that was fascinating was individuals have been evaluating me to different profitable artists, consistently saying “Hey, your music feels like Gesaffelstein.” I found Gesaffelstein by my very own followers like 12 years in the past. I ended up researching him and getting impressed by him after the actual fact. It’s humorous as a result of for the primary few years he was considerably of an inspiration, versus now, he undoubtedly evokes me a lot greater than I anticipated. Most likely one in all my quantity ones again then was Deadmau5, who will all the time be one in all my main influences nowadays. I’ve all the time beloved Justice, Gesaffelstein and Deadmau5. I used to be watching the Coachella livestream and whereas I had seen them carry out dwell earlier than, one thing about watching them on this livestream gave me an epiphany. I spotted what made them stand out, and what made them the best of all time. The music is primary, the standard of their sound alternative, the choice. Quite a lot of their tracks are remade data from their older discography. There are such a lot of updates to their sound, and the music is genuine. Each of them individually are so unique, even right down to their aesthetics, an unimaginable ambiance, and as characters, and each actually inspired me to seek out my very own uniform. Whereas they wouldn’t usually put on their seems to be any day of the week, they decide to the bit for the present. They received’t even cease the present to drink water, however they’re so dedicated to the efficiency. Indisputably, the best of all time.
Some songs on the album began years in the past as demos, like “Contorted” and “Telepathy.” What was it like revisiting previous concepts with a 2025 lens?
Actually one of the vital satisfying issues ever was to revisit Telepathy. It’s the proper instance because the music was made 8 or 9 years in the past. I all the time beloved it then however there was one thing lacking that I wasn’t ready to determine till now. It was so satisfying to launch the completed monitor and produce it updated. Similar goes for Contorted, Higher, there are only a few songs on the album that I’d all the time take heed to and assume to myself ‘I nonetheless actually love these concepts. It made me assured to retackle these older concepts and produce them into the current, extra as much as my customary. One thing about them nonetheless feels aligned with my undertaking and even redoing the tracks itself aligned with me now.
Your tasks are all the time as visible as they’re sonic. How did you method constructing the aesthetic world of As The Pendulum Swings, and the way does the “Downward” music video seize that imaginative and prescient?
Oh that’s truly humorous as a result of with this explicit album I don’t know if the visible facet was as constant all through. It was far and wide. For the primary few singles they have been very a lot PORTAL imaginative and prescient oriented as a result of I used to be selling the PORTAL reveals and was utilizing the visuals from these reveals. As soon as I put out 4 round visualizers I used to be able to give attention to switching it up. Whereas there hasn’t been a constant theme, I simply went with no matter felt just like the vibe, whether or not it was associated to the PORTAL reveals or some type of optical phantasm.
For Downward I particularly imagined an 8bit type of model visualizer. It feels like a pixelated model of Rezz to me. And so I used to be like it will be so cool to have a pixel Rezz video to match. I ended up discovering an artist with visuals to match, she was by far essentially the most wonderful and passionate artist to collaborate with, her identify was Katabera. She utterly took my concept, and made it a billion occasions higher than I anticipated. Thoughts blowing job.
PORTAL on the Tacoma Dome will make you the primary feminine digital artist to headline there. How does it really feel to be breaking that barrier, and the way do you consider scale when designing a present of this measurement?
It feels wonderful. Superior. Gratifying. Positively one of many finish purpose vibes. It’s one in all my final objectives and desires to be doing a present on this degree and scale. Its peak. I’ve all the time mentioned I needed to be the woman model of Eric Prydz. He’s infamous for his soloshow. It’s an excellent heavy audio visible efficiency. I didn’t have a feminine idol that was doing that in digital dance music, a lady to look as much as and now I can say I’ve change into that type of illustration. It’s simply wonderful.
REZZ ROCKS has change into a convention, and this 12 months brings again Nightmare On Rezz Avenue. What makes Pink Rocks so uniquely tied to your artistry?
It’s so loopy the way it’s was that. I didn’t anticipate it to evolve into a convention for my followers. It’s particular. Even simply the title makes good sense to have a Rezz present occur there, of all locations, it’s the good out of doors space. Folks really feel like they have to be there. And this 12 months each nights will likely be utterly completely different. It’s going to be a singular expertise and I’m certain persons are going to be stunned in so some ways.
You’ve constructed a fame for bought out reveals and historic firsts. Do these milestones drive you, or are they extra of a byproduct of following your individual path?
It feels wonderful. Superior. Gratifying. Positively one of many finish objectives. It’s one in all my final objectives and desires to be doing a present on this degree and scale. I’ve all the time mentioned I needed to be the woman model of Eric Prydz. I didn’t have an idol that was doing that. I didn’t have a lady to look as much as and now I can say I’ve change into that type of loopy visible illustration.
HypnoVizion has change into a hub for collaboration and group. How do you see it evolving alongside your private profession?
I see the label evolving into extra of a group of underground industrial and bass music artists. I would like it to change into a house for those who in any other case don’t know the place to launch their music. The mid tempo and industrial scene is sort of area of interest in comparison with different genres and I would like HypnoVizion to be the house for it, together with having occasions and events.
With the album, PORTAL, REZZ ROCKS, and a 2026 headline tour forward, how do you keep creatively centered whereas all the time pushing boundaries?
I keep centered by having day without work in between reveals. It’s tremendous vital for me to have time to do no matter I would like for just a few weeks in between massive occasions. It helps me keep artistic and wholesome.
If As The Pendulum Swings represents the place you might be at 30, what do you think about the following period of Rezz trying like?
I’m undecided however all I do know is that the whole lot will proceed to get higher. My music. My visuals. My vogue sense. Every thing will get higher.
