Labels: Zegema Beach Records
Formats: Vinyl/Digital
Release Date: 24 Aug 2026
Tracklist:
1. Rainmaking - Gush
2. Senza - Purging Stone
3. Senza - Spare Not the Flock
This review might round out September for me, but then again it might not. It's been a month of "slightly" better writing momentum, which I'm happy about. Keeping up my regular focus on the 2026 releases from Zegema Beach Records has helped and one day I'll be able to revisit the discography series I started! Before that days comes though, here's the brand new split release featuring Rainmaking and Senza, who are both from Oregon, U.S.A.
Released as a single-sided 12", on two different variants of 125 copies each and with a glorious etched b-side, it contains one song from Rainmaking and two from Senza. The skramz lords keep on giving in 2026, so don't write those EOY lists just yet!
I really need to spend some time organising my record collection so it includes all of my recent arrivals, but I don’t think my back can take it. It’s far more productive to be writing about something instead. Starting this split off, Rainmaking contribute a quite expansive post-hardcore/screamo song in the form of ‘Gush’. Instrumentally, it’s dramatic and off-kilter, almost mathy. The vocals are somewhat buried amongst the instrumentation, which is by choice I think. Honestly, it still sounds great and the dynamic allows the full band to flourish musically.
Senza deliver a more striking version of screamo with their opener ‘Purging Stone’, which is essentially emo-violence at its core. Faster percussive tempos, high-pitched screams, melodic instrumental passages and chunkier riffs make a more urgent impression. ‘Spare Not the Flock’ is no easy let up either, as Senza pick up right where they left off. They inject more mathiness into their second song, which is really engrossing. Hearing it alongside the heavier, metalcore-inspired riffs just works really well.
This is one of those splits where you hit play and then ask “what the hell just happened?” as it ends. Both Rainmaking and Senza smash it, which is the most important thing really. I said it earlier; don’t be writing those EOY lists yet, as this may well be up there.
You can stream the split and get it as a name-your-price download below:-
You can buy physical copies of the split from Zegema Beach Records below:-
Zegema Beach Records CAN/INTL - http://www.zegemabeachrecords.com/zegema-beach-releases/rainza
Zegema Beach Records U.S.A - https://persistentvisionrecords.com/products/senza-rainmaking-split-12
Rainmaking Instagram - @rainmaking.biz
Senza Instagram - @senza.pnw
Zegema Beach Records Instagram - @zegema_beach