Zoltan- awesome Prog Electronic band

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Hi, 
ZOLTAN is a fantastic synth+drums trio from London. Their debut album, "First Stage Zoltan", came out on CD and LP in 2012 on the Cineploit label. (I ordered my copy from Syn-Phonic, but I understand that Cineploit has numerous distributors.) Incidentally, I first heard of them because ASTRA (the band) posted about them on Facebook.

From the label's web site:
First full length by London´s Synth Prog Unit ZOLTAN "First Stage ZOLTAN" contains six tracks of menacing chordal sweeps, cinematic synthscapes and relentless, angular rhythms. If Michael Mann ever remade “Zombie Holocaust” the soundtrack might sound something like this. For fans of Goblin, Rush, Zombi and John Carpenter.

This band is great and deserves to be included here. Links:

http://www.cineploit.com/?page_id=365

https://soundcloud.com/#zoltantheband

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i7ev9iHm8A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5mWHMTETi8

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Floyd Steely Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 04 2011 Location: Madison WI Status: Offline Points: 213	Topic: Zoltan- awesome Prog Electronic band Posted: February 10 2013 at 14:39
	Hi, ZOLTAN is a fantastic synth+drums trio from London. Their debut album, "First Stage Zoltan", came out on CD and LP in 2012 on the Cineploit label. (I ordered my copy from Syn-Phonic, but I understand that Cineploit has numerous distributors.) Incidentally, I first heard of them because ASTRA (the band) posted about them on Facebook. From the label's web site: First full length by London´s Synth Prog Unit ZOLTAN "First Stage ZOLTAN" contains six tracks of menacing chordal sweeps, cinematic synthscapes and relentless, angular rhythms. If Michael Mann ever remade “Zombie Holocaust” the soundtrack might sound something like this. For fans of Goblin, Rush, Zombi and John Carpenter. This band is great and deserves to be included here. Links: http://www.cineploit.com/?page_id=365 https://soundcloud.com/#zoltantheband http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i7ev9iHm8A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5mWHMTETi8

Nogbad_The_Bad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group RIO/Avant/Zeuhl & Eclectic Team Joined: March 16 2007 Location: Boston Status: Online Points: 20225	Posted: February 10 2013 at 14:52
	Great debut album, enjoying it a lot with a connection to Guapo From Wayside blurb:- This is the first release by a new UK trio featuring Andrew Prestridge and Andy and Matt Thompson. The group uses all analog keyboard (synths, mellotrons, etc), bass, guitar and drums. The band are obviously influenced by darker progressive rock soundtracks from the 70s, most notably Goblin and have a similar feel/are also influenced by other more modern bands in that vein/influenced by that vein, such as Zombi, Morte Macabre and Guapo.... ...Some of you will immediately recognize Matt Thompson as one co-founders of Guapo and a member of the group during which time they made "Five Suns" and "Black Oni" and I remember the band telling me how they were lucky to get a mellotron to use on these recordings from Matt's brother, who was a keyboardist with a huge stack of great, old-style gear. Well, here is Matt in a new band (admittedly in more 'homage' vein than 'exploratory' vein) with his brother and his brothers huge stack of gear! Really great and fun.
	Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/

Sheavy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 28 2010 Location: Alabama Status: Online Points: 2866	Posted: February 10 2013 at 15:44
	Very good stuff. A bit of a darker sounding Zombi. Yes from me, I'll run it by Philippe.


Floyd Steely Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 04 2011 Location: Madison WI Status: Offline Points: 213	Posted: February 10 2013 at 16:15
	Come to think of it, the team really ought to consider Cineploit's entire roster of artists, as they're all working in similar territory. I really like the jazzy drumming in this SOSPETTO track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBm8PhUSQyo

infocat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: June 10 2011 Location: Colorado, USA Status: Offline Points: 4671	Posted: February 10 2013 at 21:20
	http://zoltanatloz.bandcamp.com/album/first-stage-zoltan
	-- Frank Swarbrick Belief is not Truth.

Sheavy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 28 2010 Location: Alabama Status: Online Points: 2866	Posted: February 14 2013 at 16:10
	Zoltan has been added. http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7877


Floyd Steely Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 04 2011 Location: Madison WI Status: Offline Points: 213	Posted: February 14 2013 at 19:44
	Yay!