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Zubabi
Virescence
Looks like the four young men of Zubabi eschewed the prevalent influences of indie rock, pop punk and nü-metal and went straight to their dads' record collections. Virescenceechoes with the stratified, progressive sounds of the '70s: King Crimson, Frank Zappa and Pink Floyd's Meddle. Alternately frantic and ethereal, these mostly instrumental songs are made up of snaky rhythms, frisky sonic experimentation and echo-rich guitar figures that slip from dense, Robert Fripp-inspired harmonics to the kind of atmospheric blues that David Gilmour made famous. The members' accomplished, even showy, musicianship is offset by a certain goofiness - songs like the genre-frolicking "Black Hills" teeter on the edge of pretentiousness without ever falling off. Nerdy and inspired, Zubabi crafts a sound that is a refreshing divergence from both uptight post-rock and stuffy old prog. -- Heller

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