Zeptosound - Zeptosound
The music of Zeptosound doesn’t sound all that well structured or thought out and it appears that is the way the artists like it. Described as “an informal group, producing music that’s not put together that carefully”, these musicians still place a lot of love and energy into the tracks of their self-titled album. There are many influences here: new age, jazz, classical and ECM styled improvisation a la Jan Garbarek or Carla Bley. Still, they have a casual style that should please those who like easy-going but intelligent improvisation. The oddly titled “If I Scream Will You Hate Me?” is a highlight as saxophone wanders over a repeating piano riff. This is followed by a softly played piano ballad titled “On This Day”. The music tends to be pastoral in the style of Oregon. As far as just beautiful music you can look no further than “Space + Light”. The band members are simply known as Neil, Ben, Chris and Isobel and I would have loved to known what instruments they were playing so I could give them credit, especially regarding some sensitive and moving work on woodwinds and piano. If you like your jazz and new age cooked up fresh and on-the-spot, this album will be to your liking.
The album is available in 128kbps MP3 from the band’s web site.
