Ezekiel Honig - Variables EP - Anticipate 018
released March 30, 2026 - digital + paintings

Music

Warm horn melodies, tumbling block percussion, heartbeat kick drums, and effected field recording backgrounds move through the Variables EP. All three tracks are derived from the same sound sources, initially used on Variable 1, and then repurposed in a more improvised, live performance approach for Variables 2 and 3.

Variable 2 removes the kick and plays with shorter loops of fragmented horns from the original, providing a wide-open landscape, further processed and sprawling.

Variable 3 balances with added percussion and broken horn phrases, nodding towards early morning techno and walking around the city.

Cover Paintings

The Variables paintings (also made by Ezekiel Honig) complement the music as thirty-three different covers - signed and hand-numbered on the back - an art object that offers a physical counterpart to the digital music release. Similar to how the tracks use the same sound sources, the Variables paintings use the same constraints, materials, and approach, resulting in thirty-three individual works that are connected by a visual and tonal thread - abstractions using white and red acrylic paint on a 12” x 12” wood panel.

Each Variable painting is $135 and purchase includes a download code for the music. Each is the only version of itself available - there are no prints or reproductions. (A dimmer thumbnail image indicates that the cover is no longer available.)

The EP is also available as a stand-alone digital release from Bandcamp and all major streaming/download services.