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ZS - XE (2015)

Zs is an experimental and avant-garde music project founded in 2000 by saxophonist Sam Hillmer. The current lineup consists of a trio with the addition of the great guitarist Patrick Higgins and drummer Greg Fox (Liturgy, Guardian Alien, Man Forever). This lineup's technical proficiency is at least as high as their inventiveness and drive to innovate. Recorded at Future-Past Studios in Hudson, New York, 'Xe' was released in 2015 by Northern Spy Records. The album consists of three minor compositions that blend minimalism with what can be considered the avant-garde of musicians like Arto Lindsay and John Lurie, and the entire no-wave movement. The music has a sound that can be seen as a true cultural and post-modern manifesto, expressing chaos and dissent in an expressionist manner. After all, the album is influenced by the works of visual artist Tauba Auerbach (who created the cover art for the album), who found in this group's compositions the same cultural basis as her figurative works. The album concludes with the title track, 'Xe', which lasts twenty minutes and forms the heart of the album—a seemingly chaotic structural construction that is actually elastic, where everything moves in an organized disorder and continually wavers on the edge of a razor before returning to its place. This is an unmissable album if you enjoy the most avant-garde musical productions, and it's a chance to encounter three of the most interesting musicians in the contemporary USA scene.

Zs - Xe (Full Album)