Le label californien Dark Entries réédite Zru Vogue, magnifique album avant-gardiste / no wave / post-punk / expérimental du groupe éponyme, très recherché par les collectionneurs.
Zru Vogue est un groupe d'avant-pop / post-punk de Palo Alto, en Californie, formé par Andrew Finkle et Rick Cuevas. Leur premier disque en duo “ZRU VOGUE”, auto-produit, est sorti sur Zero Risk Records en 1982. Il contient huit morceaux mêlant rythmes tribaux africains et moyen-orientaux, rock avant-gardiste, électronique minimaliste et guitares funk-rock. Le son du duo s’inspire des mouvements artistiques et anti-artistiques de Dada et du surréalisme.
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Zru Vogue is a two man post punk avant-pop group from Palo Alto, California, combining the talents of Andrew Finkle and Rick Cuevas. The band began in 1980 as a four member group: Rick, Andy, Tom Sanders and Nancy Miller. Tom and Nancy left the group shortly after the first single, "Nakweda Dream", was released by independent San Francisco label Adolescent Records in February 1981.
Inspired by rave reviews and heavy airplay on alternative radio stations, Andy and Rick went back into the studio, now as a duo, to record some new ZRU tracks. The self-tilted LP was released on the band’s Zero Risk Records in 1982. It contains eight compositions blending African tribal and Middle Eastern rhythms, avant-garde rock, minimal electronics, and funk-rock guitars. The duo’s sound is inspired by the art and anti-art movements of Dada and Surrealism. All songs have been remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios.
Tracklist :
1. The Dream Stops
2. Nakweda Dream
3. Pretty Girl
4. For the Time
5. Loubella Extendables
6. Exploring the Underworld
7. Ubuhuha
8. Do the Zru
Label : Dark Entries