Zak Joshua returns with the fifth release on his own NEMESIS92 imprint and what is without doubt the most personal track of his career to date: the extraordinary The Book Of Love, a homage to the infamous 1992 UK rave of the same name.
The Book Of Love was an outdoor rave promoted by Zak Joshua’s father and Amnesia House that took place two weeks after Zak was born in 1992. 50,000 ravers danced for hours at Northampton’s Brayfield Stadium to legendary acts including Carl Cox, The Prodigy and Fabio & Grooverider, and the party went down in history as one of the biggest and best of the early 90s.
With such a personal connection to the rave, Zak went back digging for footage of the rave, and a recording of one of the MC intros and subsequent crowd reaction formed the basis of the track. The resulting track The Book Of Love is extraordinary: soulful, uplifting, and rich with emotion, with an ethereal vocal floating over punchy 4/4 beats and an instantly hooky piano line. A true rave anthem for the ages.
UK-based artist Zak Joshua first broke through on the electronic music scene when his debut solo track Figure It Out was uploaded to renowned tastemaker YouTube channel Selected. It has since gone on to accrue over 5 million views with a subsequent official release updated with new vocals and a fresh sonic polish in 2019. This set the wheels in motion for a re-evaluation of Zak’s goals as an artist, and a renewed ambition to make his mark on the dance scene at large.
Zak Joshua’s recent releases range from the accessible vocal house stylings of I Don’t Wanna Wait & Let’s Take It Back (both released on the up-and-coming label House Essential Records) to the melancholic lo-fi sounds of Let The Light In. The latter received heavy support from superstar Martin Garrix, featuring as the first track on his prestigious online radio show and across a number of his personal playlists.
In 2020 Zak launched his own label NEMESIS92, names after his father’s rave promotion outfit.
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