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Mob Rules / The Trooper - (2000)


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Invisible "Liftee" Pad EP - (1996)

Invisible "Liftee" Pad, helps set down the group's future distorto-psych-punk blues template with the likes of "Chicken Scratch," "Slip Knot" and "Dirty Jewel" — all of them pushed to the limits of chaos by Marcus Durant's alternating vocal and harmonica wails. By contrast, "Wee Wee Hours" is a relatively clean-cut rockabilly number, and "Tin Can" a tipsy shuffle that eventually explodes into more unrestrained mayhem punctuated by slide guitars.

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Positronic Raygun - (1998)

1998's Positronic Raygun is a mixed bag. Although Zen's overall mission statement (regurgitating post-MC5 proto-psych-punk-blues for the unsuspecting "me" generation) and signature sound (guitars set on maximum fuzz distortion, frenetic drums, and Marcus Durant's crazed, echo-laden screams) were already pretty much intact, the Delaware group's songwriting wasn't yet entirely up to snuff. Manic instrumental opener "Saucerships to Ragtime" sets the wild, warped (and weird) tone outright, and the re-recorded old single "Trouble Shake," with its insistent shouts to "Wake up in the morning," is certain to rouse even the sleepiest of listeners, maybe even get them to testify. The bluesy piano/harmonica intermission "Roachman" provides a short breather before segueing into further slabs of raucous, unrestrained lunacy, including "Empty Heart," "She's Radar," and the excellent "Tomato Cup," which cleverly disfigures the classic "Dust My Broom" slide riff into near-oblivion. Finally, confirming that they are far from a one-trick pony, Zen Guerrilla whips out the gentle blues ballad "Healing in the Water" as a final reprieve, leading up to the album's soothing denouement a few songs later via the soul loop outro "Frequency Out."

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Jezebel / Speed Demon - (2008)




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Plasmic Tears And The Invisible City EP - (2002)

Here's another example of Zen Guerrilla's prolific output: a 24 minute cd ep containing what they call, with good reason, a "flip-out psychedelic instrumental" that serves as the soundtrack to a film entitled "Plasmic Tears And The Invisible City". The disc starts off a lot more mellow than we are used to hearing from these notorious jams-kicker-outers, but gradually builds into louder, heavier realms of warm psych guitar swirl and motorik rhythm, not unlike the krautrock grooves of Ash Ra Temple or modern practicioners of the same like Circle and Mogwai. But then about 15 minutes in, it seems like the (presumably drugged-out) characters in the movie have entered some futuristic club or something, as the heavy 70s psych jams suddenly meet bleeping mechanical beats, shortwave radio noise, unintelligible voices, and even some sampled old timey jazz. It turns into a psychedelic funhouse sound collage -- definitely a "trip". It would be nice with visuals for sure.

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Zen Guerrilla - (1992)

The rock fusion band Zen Guerrilla is a musical oddity quite appropriate for the Sub Pop genre. Formed in the early '90s in Delaware, Marcus Durant (vocals), Andy Duvall (drums), Carl Home (bass), and Rich Millman (guitar) defined their own musical stylings with blues, rock, and gospel and a rock & roll so real it introduced itself. Playing countless shows across the nation molded a devoted following as well as attention from punk pioneer Jello Biafra. Zen Guerrilla and Biafra met up in 1995 and together he and the band formed a working union that led to the issuing of Zen Guerrilla's 1998 Positronic Raygun and the re-release of the band's EPs Invisible "Liftee" Pad/Gap-Tooth Clown. Trance State in Tongues, Zen Guerrilla's second full-length, followed in 1999. Their early sound was characterized by psychedelic elements, such as delayed guitars and noise washes. Their unique sound gained a growing local following (winning several Philly music awards), however, did not increase marketability. Later, Zen Guerrilla fused blues, rock and gospel to create a sound which could be likened to bands such as the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. The band released their self-titled CD on Philadelphia-based Compulsiv Records in 1992 and Recorded at the world famous Third Story Recording Studio in Walnut Hill. Soon after, Zen Guerrilla moved to Philadelphia and were regular performers around the city at clubs such as the Kyber Pass Pub. Around this time the band began a heavy touring schedule, which would have them cross the country multiple times through the end of the decade.

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Trance States In Tongues - (1999)

Trance Slates in Tongues, Zen Guerrilla's first album on Sub Pop, is loaded with concussive, thundering blues-rock, and ultra-distorted vocals that are filtered through a medium that is half megaphone, half electronic-phase pedal. Many tracks kick to life with what sounds like a string of Black Cat firecrackers exploding. In fact, Trance can be understood as one large firecracker that explodes for 40-minutes, such is the record's intensity, power, and hypnotic drive. The band's guitar riffs aren't anything new, as the sonic signatures of AC/DC, Soundgarden, and Monster Magnet are all heard on Trance, but the manner in which vocalist Marcus Durant's maniacal vocals body surf on the biggest Led Zeppelin riffs make the band sound fresh, hungry, and urgent. Though the pace of the crack-riddled music does not slow down until the last two tracks, Zen Guerrilla's passion, blues sensibility, and bombastic funk make up for any staleness. "Preacher's Promise" has a call-and-shout gospel tinge, while "Peppermint" has a sped-up rockabilly tinge that recalls early Reverend Horton Heat records. Bits of soul, sci-fi fantasies, gigantic riffs, time-delay vocals, looming harmonica wails, and tidal waves of rhythm all combine and make for one very, very loud and havoc-wrecking package. If you are not bothered by faster-than-fast tempos, Trance is a near-perfect blend of blues-rock and post-punk metal. (allmusic.com)

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The Seeker / Half Step - (2000)


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Gap-Tooth Clown EP -(1997)

Gap-Tooth Clown's instrumental opener "Auto Pilot" merely pumps listeners up for lead vocalist Marcus Durant's charismatic entrance on the oddly grungy "Crow" (think early Soundgarden with added distortion). "Lipstick" then turns the spotlight back to guitarist Rich Millman who really dominates the song, but it's arguably the ensuing "Gospel Tent" which runs away with the EP's best song prize, fulfilling the promise of its title with accompanying handclaps and truly exultant calls to spread the good news of rock & roll. Finally, the more deliberate "Unusual" takes its sweet time at slowly ascending towards a piercing climax.

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Shadows On The Sun - (2001)

This prolific stoner rock ensemble continues to kick out the jams with Shadows on the Sun, a raucous party album that honestly melds soul, blues, grunge, and garage rock. In the tradition of such seminal blue collar outfits as Grand Funk Railroad, MC5, and the Stooges, Zen Guerrilla play clamorous, dirty, and spirited. Akin to their ancestors, what the band lacks in finesse they make up for in bombast. The guitar riffs go no further than Willie Dixon while singer Marcus Durant wails as if James Brown and Howlin' Wolf were standing right behind him. Like all great American bands Zen Guerrilla draws from a deep well of contradictory influences. The psychedelic acid groove of "Subway Transmission," the cowpunk of "Fifth and Cecil B" and "Where's My Halo," the primal heavy metal of "Staring Into Midnight," and the amphetamine-fueled funk of "Barbed Wire" prove beyond a reasonable doubt that there is no better cultural melting-pot than rock & roll. There are three ways to hear this album: loud, louder, and loudest. (allmusic.com)

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