A Monolithic First Signal From ZAHN’s Next Evolution
Berlin’s experimental rock juggernaut ZAHN are back, and they’re cracking open 2026 with a transmission that feels like it was dragged straight out of some humming, radioactive monolith. Their new single “SOLEX” is the first sonic shard from their upcoming album Purpur (landing February 20, 2026) and it isn’t just a preview. It’s a pressure wave. A signal of what’s to come. It’s a pulse that grabs the base of your skull and won’t let go.
ZAHN have paired this single with a stark, hypnotic video built with director N. Hildebrandt at the helm. It leans into atmosphere just as much as it does radical minimalism, letting negative space and slow-burning tension do the talking. There’s no narrative or vocals. No explosion either. It’s a creeping, unresolved unease that mirrors the track’s hulking, monolithic thrum.
A Pulse That Never Breaks, a Weight You Learn to Carry
“SOLEX” takes the core of what Purpur promises – heavy, shimmering, electrified sound – and compresses it into one dense, humming mass. Chris Breuer, Nic Stockmann, and Felix Gebhard have carved out a fusion of tectonic rock heft and super-charged electronic texture, like someone fed industrial machinery a hallucinogen and hit “record.”
It’s a pressurised slow, hypnotic pulse – owing as much to the kings of Post-Rock as it does their soundtrack composer contemporaries. It feels equal parts ritual and signal beacon.
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Release Date
Purpur was recorded in Gyhum with producer Peter Voigtmann and mixed/mastered by Magnus Lindberg, both equally responsibe for amplifying that progressive intensity.
Completing the vision is Fabian Bremer’s artwork which expands Purpur into the visual realm, whilst radiating the same unsettling, hypnotic energy as the music.
Release date is February 20, 2026. Expect Purpur to be heavier, stranger, and more electrically alive than anything they’ve done before.
