Country: UK
Sub Genre: Psychedelic, Avant Prog
Format: vinyl, CD, digital
Release date: November 8, 2013 (Pledgers only), July 28, 2014 (World)
Tracklist:
- Zim Zam Zim - 2:16
- Want To Love - 4:55
- Jungle Fever - 5:04
- The Unknown - 5:00
- Assun - 3:49
- Muscle of Love - 5:21
- Junkyard King - 6:04
- Light Your Light - 5:29
- Touched By All - 6:19
- The Formless Depths - 6:25
Arthur Brown - Vocals
Jevon Beaumont - Bass
Nina Gromniak - Guitars
Lucie Rejchrtova - Keys
Z Star - Guest Vocals
Description/Reviews:
Opening with the steady, jungle-ish title-track (the shortest song of the album, since most tracks are over five minutes long), Zim Zam Zim eagerly promises a collection of songs that are both adequate to Arthur Brown's own style as well as cleverly crafted in order to adapt themselves to the 21st century. 'Want To Love' reaffirms this with a beautiful, retro-esque brass section, and Brown's flawless, ageless voice (although I haven't caught him live yet, his vibrato sounds as stunning as it did 50 years ago). 'Jungle Fever''s simple bluesy structure is enhanced by the million wildlife sounds that marry Brown's Tom Waits-like vocal track perfectly, while the slightly hypnotic reggae vibe of 'The Unknown' makes us think of a powerful, intense witchdoctor living in the basement of a Victorian house in New Orleans' French Quarter. Also present are delicate Tropicália undertones (which, when you think about it, make perfect sense, since he was probably a Os Mutantes' fan himself during the Brazilian band's golden era). And as 'Assun''s delicate guitar leads to an absolute heartbreaking violin section, we embrace Brown's storytelling as a child clings to her teddy bear - except that Arthur Brown's haunting voice turns him into both the father and the boogieman.Read the full review by Ana Leorne at thefourohfive.com
Media/Samples
The Unknown
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