Originally released on cassette in 1989, "Vala, Or The Four Zoas" emerged during a period of intense creative activity for Capricorni Pneumatici, only a few weeks after the recording sessions of "IX-TAB" and in parallel with the development of "Nibbas".

The genesis of the album revolves around the exploration of timbres capable of autonomous evolution, such as the DX7's bi-harmonic sound, whose layered harmonics unfold over time, creating suspended zones and dreamlike, meditative dimensions. Alongside FM synthesis, the album incorporates field recordings, concrete sounds, acoustic fragments, tape overdubs, environmental interferences, and metallic percussion. Other moments, built entirely from environmental recordings processed through a Revox A77 used as a delay device, move toward a sparse, almost ascetic form of musique concréte.

The reference to William Blake, evoked by the title, does not directly influence the sonic construction of the album, but emerges as an ideal lens through which to interpret the ritualistic, shamanic, and hallucinatory character of the work, offering an additional key to understanding one of Capricorni Pneumatici's most enigmatic and layered albums.

Ltd x 150 copies in a matt-laminate 6-panel digipak.