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Zubatto Syndicate: Zubatto Syndicate 2

Read "Zubatto Syndicate 2" reviewed by Luigi Sforza


Chi cercasse pulsazioni swing, sofisticate architetture armoniche, virtuosismi solistici o un trattamento sonoro di tipo tradizionale rimarrebbe inappagato dall'ascolto di Zubatto Syndicate 2. Quest'ultima prova discografica dell'orchestra Zubatto Syndicate -guidata da Andrew Boscardin, che è anche chitarrista, compositore e arrangiatore -appagherebbe i gusti di chi si appassiona ad una musica riccamente farcita in cui si amalgamano sonorità che includono effetti metal ("Master of Puppets" dei Metallica), suggestioni funk ("BBots") e echi orchestrali che si ispirano all'estetica di Gil Evans.

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Album Review

Zubatto Syndicate: Zubatto Syndicate

Read "Zubatto Syndicate" reviewed by Marshall Taylor


Seattle's Zubatto Syndicate--the brainchild of longtime resident and guitarist/composer Andrew Boscardin--are anything but the typical footprint in the sand. Pervading the musical spectrum to touch on genres as disparate as classical and ska punk, the group's self-titled debut is an epitome of the band itself: a radical fusion of familiar musical ideas esoteric enough to intrigue the ear, yet domestic enough to entertain it. A graduate of Seattle's Cornish College of the Arts, the compositions show time ...


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