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CD/DVD Releases: Australia's ZZG Release Debut CD

Posted on Thursday, July 01 @ 03:30:00 UTC by nightowl

Australian band ZZG was formed in 2007 by guitarist and singer Daniel Roberts along with bassist Keith Matthews. "We had a desire to write really cool guitar and bass hooks that people would still have stuck in their heads hours and hours after hearing the music. The riffs of Deep Purple were our benchmark here." Our philosophy has generally remained unchanged, though our music has evolved to include a progressive rock element.

In 2008 drummer Craig Birnie and guitarist Stuart Mitchell joined ZZG each bringing their own unique feel to the band. Craig?s light touch has lent an air of accessibility to the music making it appeal to a wider audience than would have otherwise been possible. Stuart brought more modern tones and further added to the progressive rock feel that the band had been gravitating towards. Stuart balanced the old world rock feel with his own unique guitar sound including harmony lines and the unusual synthesizer like sounds of guitars played through a bass wah pedal.



ZZG?s debut album, Trapped In The Mirror is a self recorded and produced album and was recorded to have a particular 60?s -70?s period sound. Daniel?s voice has been described as having David Bowie and Peter Garrett elements while musically the album may be said to reflect the influences of Deep Purple, Van Halen, Yes, Pink Floyd and many other classic period musicians. Happy, sad, angry and reflective, this is an album of many moods: from the playful bluesy ditty "Tom Go To Bed" to the more reflective "Floydian Slip" and the social commentary of "Prozac Nation."

The cover art for Trapped In The Mirror was crafted by popular Russian surreal artist Alex Andreyev.

CD Availability: ZZG - Trapped In The Mirror is available online now through CD Baby, CD Universe, I-Tunes, Amazon, Armstrongs online Music Store and other online distribution.

Current and Future Plans: With the first recording complete the band is playing regular live gigs and has also commenced writing new tunes. The first new songs "Red Dawn," "Hear The Rain" and ?California Rolling? are nearly complete.

Band Line Up:
Daniel Roberts: Vocals, Guitars, Lyricist
Keith Matthews: Bass Guitar
Stuart Mitchell: Guitars
Craig Birnie: Drums

Tracklisting:
1- For The Sky
2- Prozac Nation
3- Tom Go To Bed
4- C'mon Now
5- Point
6- Nous
7- Floydian Slip

[Source: TSM Productions]

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