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zenmetalshirt is experimental electronica, industrial, breakcore, metal,ambient.

zenmetalshirt is a one man - music - project formed in 1997. it has grown out of roy’s need to develop his musical world beyond trend-measurements.

his ambition is to produce...

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My Zombie Neighborhood featuring Environmental Sound Collapse

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Mandala from Hell

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The State of Peace before I Die

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Hard Variations on Daun-Daun Gugur feat. Kamal Sabran

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review on streetblastradio.com by streetblastradio.com
There is a phenomena emerging from Zurich, Switzerland and it is called "Zen Metal Shirt." "Roy," who formed his project "Zen Metal Shirt" in 1997, displays some original work that I have trouble lumping into a specific category, and mind you admitting that out loud is hard for me to do. His music utilizes what I hope to define correctly as "frequencies" enveloped in a choreographed scramble, which is an acquired listen at first, and becomes almost addictive thereafter. It’s the rawest form of acid/industrial and then placed into a blender, spun on "chop to fucking bits," and without a doubt revolutionary. Maybe I am outside of the loop on the scene, but I have NOT heard anything like this before, and that is refreshing. So has "Zen Metal Shirt" created a new genre of music? Perhaps, you could debate that in some forums if you wish because while some tracks may give you a NIN feel, it cannot be compared to anything produced by the like of NIN, Skinny Puppy, or other bands in this class. "Zen Metal Shirt," has certain tracks which remind me of pink noise and static in a musical form, which may excite paranormal enthusiasts who are listening for EVP’s, and still want to get their groove on. In review, would I recommend this music? Sure. This is not sanitized by any means, and the mainstream market would turn up their nose with ignorance to the art form that is this choreographed "noise," simply because they would not be able to understand the vision and depth of the musical techniques involved. Sophistication is a great word to define the results of "Zen Metal Shirt’s" tracks, only because this is an exhibition of musical genius, and not a sugar coated mechanism to simplify electronic music. Glow sticks, acid psychedelics, and focused insanity would be my gut feeling when listening. Blacklights, funky neon, strobes, fog, and a lot of sweaty dance floor junkies would orgasm at the thrill of this pumping through their skulls. The frightening part is, I believe that the United States is getting an early peek at the progressive movement of industrial music, which is now without comparison a turning point in the now exciting and fresh standard which "Zen Metal Shirt" has created. It is, without question, above my musical intelligence and possibly more performance art and sophisticated understanding - which makes this review most difficult. One of the most recent submissions to StreetBlast Internet Radio is a collaboration with "Zen Metal Shirt" and "Pappa Thorpe," called "Fugue On Terrorism." In music, a fugue (pronounced /ËˆfjuËg/) is a type of contrapuntal composition or technique of composition for a fixed number of parts, normally referred to as "voices", irrespective of whether the work is vocal or instrumental. In the Middle Ages, the term was widely used to denote any works in canonic style; by the Renaissance, it had come to denote specifically imitative works. Since the 17th Century the term fugue has described what is commonly regarded as the most fully developed procedure of imitative counterpoint. A fugue opens with one main theme, the subject, which then sounds successively in each voice in imitation; when each voice has entered, the exposition is complete; usually this is followed by a connecting passage, or episode, developed from previously heard material; further "entries" of the subject then are heard in related keys. Episodes and entries are usually alternated until the "final entry" of the subject, by which point the music has returned to the opening key, or tonic, which is often followed by closing material, the coda. In this sense, fugue is a style of composition, rather than fixed structure. Though there are certain established practices, in writing the exposition for example, composers approach the style with varying degrees of freedom and individuality. (Wikipedia) In the song "Fugue On Terrorism," this is evident in the track (available for stream and free download below this profile) and again, sophisticated genius. The exploration of sound, in it’s rawest and yet advanced electronic form is exciting for me. "Zen Metal Shirt" is the supplier of that excitement, and while it may be an acquired listen at first, it could be the future of electronic music. Maybe we should all take a lesson from our global partners in the indie underground?

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