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Mar 23, 2015In other words, Cortar Todo is yet another outstanding release from one of the most original musical acts today.
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Mar 27, 2015Zu know how to handle the groove, and even though you may not notice, by the time you’re listening to “Rudra Dances Over Burning Rome” you are totally immersed in free-jazz, hints of doom metal and a diabolical melody, right before the title-track finishes you off with an astonishing sequence of mechanical repetitions.
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Mar 27, 2015There is a true appreciation and savoring of sonic texture here.
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Mar 23, 2015Without sacrificing any of the solidity, astringency or brutality akin to their previous blood-lettings, Zu spit out their most astral of recordings.
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Mar 23, 2015Those expecting freedom and discordance may come away disappointed, but this is, none the less, a driven and impressive album from a band in fine, but different, form.
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Apr 20, 2015What’s impressive about this broadening and deepening of their thematic coverage is that it’s been achieved with only a few subtle adjustments to their sound, making it seem like the product of a very organic and irresistible evolution from the days when they were playing with Mats Gustafsson and Ken Vandermark.
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Mar 23, 2015It’s unassumingly loud, and intensely physical, wrestling with the listener in a swarm of noisy sax blasts, gnarly riffs, and often surprisingly catchy math themes. Nonetheless, it feels unfinished.
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Mar 24, 2015