ZULI Builds on the 'Lambada' Universe with New EP 'Care'
Jun 22, 2025
Berlin-based Egyptian producer ZULI releases 'Care', a four-track EP that expands the his 2024's LP 'Lambda'. Developed between Cairo and Berlin, the release includes two original tracks and two reimaginings, offering a study in melancholy, detail, and immersive storytelling.
The lead track, 'Care', opens with a field recording of ZULI tapping an unplugged guitar. A sudden street fight in Cairo, accidentally captured in the background, forms part of its atmospheric core. The result is a piece equally rooted in restraint and intensity.
'Elysian Blue' continues the textural approach of 'Lambda', using minimalist melody and drifting ambience to conjure emotional residue. The EP also includes a remix of 'Ast' (feat. Coby Sey), with Berlin's Ludwig Wandinger reshaping its R&B DNA into something soulful, surreal, and dream-like.
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