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Flyin' High
Teddy Bear
Somthin' Bout Love
Use Your Chance
Turn To You
Out In Space
Snakes & Mouse
Broken Hearted
Between The Ocean & The Sky
Foxy Lady (written by Jimi Hendrix)
Sunset Records Releases 'Turn To You' by Zamza Russia's soulful
trip-hip power pop trio releases debut CD. (Billboard Publicity
Wire) June 15, 2007 -- Featuring the sweet-sounding vocals of
Evgenya Strochinskaya as well as the stylings of keyboardist and
producer Max K. and guitarist Serge Tarakhteyev, the resulting
CD is an alluring and electronically charged album, entitled
Turn To You. The sound lightly treads on a jam band styled
approach and the album is a perfect journey from the beginning
until the final song. The tracks that stand out are Flyin Away
(trip hop melody and gorgeous vocals), Teddy Bear (catchy and
poppy melody, chorus and a Top 40 Hit Song), Use Your Chance
(Electronic and futuristic with a driving overall sound) and
Foxy Lady (written by Jimi Hendrix and shreds like Trey
Anastasio and Phish). "The band never seems to repeat themselves
which is evident from their live shows. The production is fresh,
new and very accessible in so many ways. And the fact that they
write a lot will keep this band growing for many years," Zamza's
record label head Don Lichterman told an egnaged group of
Russian journalists when asked to explain the band. "Great
songwriting. Fantastic guitar playing. Amazing melodies. Mixed
with this futuristic electronic sound" added Lichterman. The
band, most likely due to the English language barrier, smiles
enigmatically preferring to let their enthusiastic record label
head do the talking on behalf of the CD. The key tracks that are
being worked to Pop/Rock and the electronic formats are Flyin'
Away, Teddy Bear and Foxy Lady starting early June. How do you
sum up Zamza, a band who seems to defy categorization and whose
main objective over the last few years is to keep things always
fresh and new as a band? You could invent an entire new genre
for their style of music. "Trip Hop Power Pop", is what
Lichterman calls the overall sound. But even that is probably
only the half the story. There are plans to get the band to the
United States this year. Lichterman goes on to say. "Zamza's
live show is what listeners in the United States will take to
this year." Club goers love Zamza for the trip-hop dreamscapes
of tracks such as Broken Hearted, and the track that is the name
of the CD, Turn To You, to soothe the nerves after a night of
clubbing. The younger market has been captivated by the cool
down tempo grooves. Others have come on board for the more
upbeat disco-pop of Teddy Bear and yet others for the intense
jamming that will liven up the nerves during a night of frenzy
such as Use Your Chance, Something Bout Love and of course their
version of the Hendrix song, Foxy Lady. Movie directors are
drawn to their atmospheric moodscapes, with Flyin Away appearing
in TV Ads throughout 2007, as well as in online ads, on
soundtracks and in Warren Miller Entertainment Film and
Television Programs coming out in the fall of 2007. But perhaps
above all, Zamza appeal most to those who simply love good music
in whatever appearance it comes and who admire a band that dares
to be different. The first result of their collaboration is this
debut CD Turn To You. The newly released single, Flyin Away had
been released in late April. The trip-hop beats found Zamza
bracketed with the likes of Fatboy Slim and Moorcheeba. The
track also established a reputation for the band as purveyors of
classy, post-club, comedown vibes that was reinforced by
listening to the entire album. As a counter to the brash
triumphalism of Britpop like you hear in the song Teddy Bear,
the album reflects the darker underbelly of the times with that
soulful and coffee house vibe. Turn To You has led to both
critical acclaim and should now reach commercial success, as
well gain fans through a tour of the US which will start later
this year.
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