ZU - THE WAY OF THE ANIMAL POWERS

• zu: the way of the animal powers
  (2010, cdr-promo, belgium, mandai)

When I added the entry for Spaceways Incorporated last week, I also mentioned the Spaceways Inc / Zu collaboration. So here's a bit more on Zu:

Zu is an italian trio. It consists of

• Luca Mai: baritone saxophone
• Massimo Pupillo: bass
• Jacopo Battaglia: drums

On "The Way Of The Animal Powers", Fred Lomberg-Holm joins the trio.
Zu plays experimental rock music. It's a sort of free jazz, but with a heavy angle.

"The Way Of The Animal Powers" got released on CD in 2005 on the now defunct Xeng label. It got re-issued last month on vinyl (180 g, swirled vinyl).

I really like this. Nice compositions, fine improvisations.
Fred Lomberg-Holm's cello adds an impressive, almost agressive tone to the recording. Dissonant and scratching at times, Fred's cello is the perfect counterbalance for Luca Mai's baritone sax.

You can find samples of the latest Zu album, "Carboniferous" at
http://www.myspace.com/zuband

available from www.mandai.be

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