From the start, Zenzile is having fun mixing the same influences (post punk, Dub,folk,soft rock,soul jazz) with a savvy sense of measuring them all out, in order to produce a unique album every time.
For their new album Pawn Shop, the Angevins (from Angers) have deliberately let their POP spirit opened up, in an humble and formal way of course.Only two tracks are exclusively instrumental and are welcome signs of a previous life. All eight other tracks are carried by the voices of olds partners: Jamika Ajalon et David K. Alderman (Warehouse), demonstrating some new and unexpected sides of their talent.This eighth studio album is less angular and more confident than the previous Living in Monochrome in which the band had let the guitar lead out.Today Zenzile seems to have found the right balance between staying simple while being demanding.Strings and organs are more present than ever to form melodies never dared before.Evidently freed from any past inhibitions, the band now sweats out many old legendary Vinyl albums, reminiscent of their teen age years. Shadowy organs, bony guitars, ramping bass, Bela Lugosi spirit glides above Pawn Shop.
There are also lingering feverish memories of ESG, Pink Floyd, Nick Cave or PIL but everything is digested and sublimated only to be more accomplished.


从成立开始，Zenzile就一直混合各种不同的风格——Post Punk，Dub，Folk，Soft Rock, Soul Jazz等——并聪明地再把他们排除，并制作出永远有着独特风格的专辑。在他们新专辑《Pawn Shop》中，这群翁热人以一种 谦虚而正式的态度流行了一把。只有两首纯器乐乐曲，作为对自身历史的回顾；其他八首曲目都由他们的老朋友们献唱：Jamika Ajalon，David K. Alderman（Warehouse），展示出了他们才华不为人知的一面。这第八张专辑显得柔和，而 又比没有主音吉他的Living In Monochrome更加自信。现在，Zenzile似乎找到了他 们保持简单同时不失追求的平衡。弦乐器与风琴更大量地被使用，也使这张专辑显得更勇敢。显然因为他们解开了过去的束缚，乐队现在摒弃 了大量经典唱片。阴暗的风琴，消瘦的吉他，涌动的贝斯——Bela Lugosi的魂灵笼罩着《Pawn Shop》。另外，对ESG，Pink Floyd，Nick Cave或是PIL的 回忆也萦绕在每首歌之中，但所有元素都被很好地消化并升华，以达到一个更高的高度。整张专辑很好地统一在一起，除了声音的不同之外， 你不会有突然“脱线”的感觉。 www.zenzile.com/

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