HTCH 225 by Zebra Secrets

Soulful guitars, rhythms from an overly sensitive hearts, and unhinged saxophones and synths erupt like surveilled sea creatures convicted of antisocial tendencies: it’s another steady, jumpy, transportive dispatch from San Francisco’s secret legends. The 225 journey takes us from plunks in the moldy piano closet to solar landscapes shining focused sounds into the itchy parts of our dusty brains.

Zebra Secrets formed in February 2021 and immediately began recording in room 115 of the San Francisco Art Institute, a beloved building that was nearly emptied because of the pandemic.

John Seden, John Alderman and Brent Johnson bring years of experience, as well as varied approaches and instruments, to improvise pieces that weave particular moods, and then unravel and instantly reshape.