Zip Tang - Private Shangri-La (2015)

Posted By: gribovar

Zip Tang - Private Shangri-La (2015)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 340 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 114 MB | Covers - 9 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Self-released

The reduced to a trio band still plays a melodic, American, modern prog, but rocking heaviness is more in the foreground, even if the music is already pretty playful proggig. Right on the opening track "Cigarette Burns", the Americans make one on "Punk Floyd." The closeness to the rock dinosaurs is not only evident in this piece, but also in the electric guitar solo, while the alternative rock scene lulls it The Prog of Zip Tang sometimes comes closer to the late King Crimson, while the harmony vocals can evoke associations with CSN ("Knowing"). Here and there are some beautiful crimsoid bumpy riffs and some psychedelic palpable ("Maniacal Calliope" Sometimes it rocks more straightforward ("Phantasmagoric Haze"), sometimes alternative-proggiger ("Plastique Hey-Zeus"), but these are just influences that enrich the bands already quite unique sound-cosmos.
In the big picture, rocking hardness in all its variations, harmonious vocals and intelligent arrangements nicely balance each other out. The songs are kept rather short, which supports the power rock impression. Those who appreciate the combination of intelligent hard rock and melodic alternative skirt should check in to this "Private Shangri-La".

Tracklist:
01. Cigarette Burns
02. Knowing
03. Exit 94
04. Maniacal Calliope
05. Lines
06. Big Crunch
07. Phantasmagoric Haze
08. Plastique Hey-Zeus
09. Delete The Hole
10. Gravity
11. Iterum

Total time: 47:01

Exact Audio Copy V1.1 from 23. June 2015

EAC extraction logfile from 11. December 2023, 15:18

Zip Tang / Private Shangri-La

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