Vala, Or The Four Zoas

Vala, Or The Four Zoas by the veteran Italian outfit Capricorni Pneumatici receives a definitive archival reissue in 2026 via Eighth Tower Records. Originally released in 1989 as a limited cassette on SSS Production, the album captures a transitional phase where the group’s ritualistic concrete music merged with sophisticated FM synthesis. The recording utilizes the Yamaha DX7 and CX5 to construct a dreamlike narrative inspired by the prophetic poetry of William Blake, blending metallic textures with cave-recorded environmental sounds. This 2026 edition is presented as a five-track CD in a six-panel digipak, serving as a cornerstone of the label’s ongoing efforts to document Italy's esoteric industrial heritage. Throughout the work, Capricorni Pneumatici maintains an ascetic focus on tape manipulation and dark, atmospheric drones that situates the release at the intersection of liturgical trance and experimental noise. Arriving as the project marks forty years of activity, the album remains a vital example of the narrative possibilities within early dark ambient music.