Zombi is an American
rock
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duo from
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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, consisting of
Steve Moore on bass and synthesizers and
Anthony Paterra on drums.
The group makes use of looping to create multi-layered compositions. They have toured with
Don Caballero
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,
Isis
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,
Orthrelm
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The Psychic Paramount
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,
Daughters
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,
Red Sparowes
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,
These Arms Are Snakes
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Trans Am
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, and
Goblin
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.
They are currently signed to
Relapse Records. In 2006, the band signed with Belgian record label Hypertension Records to release ''Surface to Air'' on vinyl.
Moore was previously a member of Microwaves, a metal/no-wave band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and has toured with
Red Sparowes
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. Paterra is a former member of the Pittsburgh band
The 1985.
Their song "Sapphire" was remixed by Norwegian DJ/producer Prins Thomas.
Musical style and influences
Zombi's musical style was influenced by
film score
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composers
John Carpenter
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and
Goblin
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,
electronic music
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artists
Tangerine Dream
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and
Vangelis
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, and
progressive rock
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bands
King Crimson
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and
Genesis
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.
2011's ''Escape Velocity'' showed influence from
Italo-disco
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and
Krautrock
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.
[ Following their 2013 tour with Goblin, Zombi's style became more ]rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
-oriented for their following releases.[ The band takes its name from the Italian title of ]George A. Romero
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's '' Dawn of the Dead'' (''Zombi'').
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Cosmos
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The cosmos, and understandings of the reasons for its existence and significance, are studied in ...
'' (2004)
* ''Surface to Air
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'' ( Relapse Records, 2006)
* '' Spirit Animal'' (2009)
* ''Escape Velocity'' (2011)
* ''Shape Shift
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'' (2015)
* ''2020'' (2020)
Other releases
* ''Zombi'' demo (2002)
* ''Twilight Sentinel'' EP (2003)
* ''Zombi Anthology'' (re-issue of first two EPs, 2005)
* ''Digitalis'' tour EP (2006)
* ''Split LP with Maserati'' (2009)
* ''Slow Oscillations'' EP (2011)
* ''Evans City'' EP (2020)
* ''Liquid Crystal'' (2021)
References
External links
*
Steve Moore
*
*
American instrumental musical groups
Musical groups from Pittsburgh
Relapse Records artists
American space rock musical groups
Temporary Residence Limited artists
Hypertension Records artists
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