Za! is a band from Barcelona composed by 2 people and more than 2 instruments (drums, guitar, keyboard, voice, trumpet, kalimba, sampler).
Their music combines african beats, noise, thick distortions, vocal loops, free jazz, sounds from the shepherds of Tuva, balinese polyryhtms, math rock, dadaism, drones and a high percentage of the result left to complete on stage, every night.
Za! have played about 400 shows including acts in international festivals (South by South West, Primavera Sound, Sonar Festival, Eurosonic, Trans Musicales, Milhoes de Festa, Fusion Fest, Zappanale, Canadian Music Week), tours in USA, UK, Brazil, Russia, Portugal, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Slowakia, Poland, France, Switzerland and Spain, and sharing shows and tours either with noise bands (Lightning Bolt, Yellow Swans, Extra Life, Zu, etc), rock bands (El Guincho, Delorean, And You will Know us by the Trail of dead, Mark Eitzel, etc) or free jazz artists (Peter Brötzmann, Paal Nilssen Love, etc).
Za! loves sharing stage with other musicians and creating new music altogether. They have peformed improvised and unique shows along with Damo Suzuki (Can), Angel Deradoorian (Dirty Projectors), Pony Bravo, Les Aus, Nisei, Estrategia Lo Capto, Betunizer or Mishima.
Za! released MEGAFLOW in 2011 through Acuarela, Gandula, Discorporate (Germany) and Moorworks (Japan). Their 2nd album, Macumba o Muerte, was rated number 2 of the year and one of the best spanish albums of the century by Rockdelux, and was awarded by the Spanish Independent Label Union.
Za!'s new album, WANANANAI, is self-released through their own label, Gandula, and also coedited or codistributed by Discorporate (Germany), Valve (Australia) and The Audacious Art Experiment (UK).
Discography:
- Eki Eki Eki Kazaam! (1996, practico Records)
- Macumba o Muerte (1999, Acuarela / Gandula)
- Chez Alphonse #1 7" Split with Nisei (2011, Gandula / Bcore)
- Megaflow (2011, Acuarela / Gandula (ESP), Discorporate (GER), Moorkworks (JAP))
- Wanananai (2013, Gandula / Discorporate /The Audacious Art Experiment / Valve)
