Zhongyu (USA) for RIO/Avant-Prog
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Topic: Zhongyu (USA) for RIO/Avant-Prog
Posted By: ProgCandles
Subject: Zhongyu (USA) for RIO/Avant-Prog
Date Posted: January 18 2017 at 13:30
ZHONGYU (USA) for RIO/Avant-Prog
 Zhongyu is an American band with a Chinese name and an attitude that encompasses the full spectrum of musical sounds and sources. Composer Jon Davis teams up with three members of Moraine and an experienced jazz drummer to create a sound that blends influences from Rock in Opposition (Univers Zero and Present), progressive rock (King Crimson), jazz (electric Miles Davis and composers such as George Russell), and Asian music. Whether it involves plugging a traditional Chinese instrument into a modular synthesizer or running a bass clarinet through a wah-wah pedal, pushing boundaries (or denying their existence) is the core of the band’s identity. “Zhongyu” means “finally” in Mandarin Chinese, and Jon chose it for the project’s name because he “finally has a band.” He has been making music since the 70s in everything from classic-rock cover bands (before it wasclassic) to punk rock to electronic experiments. Living in Beijing for three years provided the inspiration for assembling a crew to realize his singular dream of a music that combined all these elements. Zhongyu is a band that aims to balance the opposites of music: composition and improvisation, serenity and chaos, harmony and dissonance, complexity and simplicity, acoustic and electric. With guitarist Dennis Rea on board as co-producer and legendary engineer Steve Fisk at the controls, Zhongyu is a powerful, brilliantly executed, and strikingly original debut album that has been years in the making. Zhongyu - 2016 - Zhongyu  released September 1, 2016 Jon Davis: Chapman Stick, guzheng, Mellotron, ARP 2600 Dennis Rea: electric guitar, resonator guitar Alicia DeJoie: electric violin James DeJoie: baritone saxophone, flute, bass clarinet Randy Doak: drums, percussion plus special geust Daniel Barry: trumpet (in MBBL) All titles composed and arranged by Jon Davis (BMI) Produced by Jon Davis and Dennis Rea Recorded by Steve Fisk at Sound House and Arundel Gardens, Seattle Mixed by Steve Fisk at Arundel Gardens in association with Jon Davis and Dennis Rea Mastered by Steve Turnidge at UltraViolet Studio bandcamp.com: http://zhongyu-moonjune.bandcamp.com/album/zhongyu" rel="nofollow - http://zhongyu-moonjune.bandcamp.com/album/zhongyu |
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: January 18 2017 at 13:50
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Already being reviewed by the genre teams. Has been with J/R/F and currently with Eclectic. Decision expected soon. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: ProgCandles
Date Posted: January 18 2017 at 13:54
| How can I avoid duplication? |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: January 18 2017 at 14:10
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I understand, it's a tough one, if a genre team member suggests one then it tends to be done in the Collab Zone. Let me talk to the guys and see what we can do. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: January 18 2017 at 17:00
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This is a wooooonderful project! Hope to see them included soon, I would say under Eclectic Prog. ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: January 18 2017 at 17:55
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I have already informed the Eclectic Team that I'm going to take care of the addition, as the album is one of my Top 10 of 2016, and I'd like to be able to include it here. |
Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: January 18 2017 at 20:02
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Yes, as has been mentioned, Zhongyu is currently being evaluated by the eclectic team. It's currently sitting at one yes vote, though I suspect that that'll increase quite quickly once the others get to hear it. I feel that it's very much at home in eclectic prog and, being of the many fine releases put out in 2016, hope that they'll be cleared for addition soon. ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |
Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: January 21 2017 at 15:03
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Added to http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=10009" rel="nofollow - eclectic prog . Thanks Raff!  ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: January 21 2017 at 15:36
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Magnum Vaeltaja wrote:Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 21 2017 at 15:54
god you are so damn hot.... how did I get so lucky... oh yeah.. great add.. fabulous album. Anything Dennis touches is seemingly gold. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |