Sapphire

VINYL FORMAT. Second release from Throne of Blood, the new label run by The Rapture. Steve Moore and A.E. Paterra as Zombi have re-imagined the architecture of progressive rock and dynamic instrumentals. Achieved using only electric bass, drums, and a collection of analog synthesizers, their sound is deceptively lush, considering its two-man ensemble. Here, Zombi display a more dancefloor-oriented side, injecting some Italo disco to their unique brand of instrumental prog. The result is somewhere between Giorgio Moroder and Goblin, Vangelis and Venom 18. Imagine sinister synths, tough, arpeggiated grooves and steady four-to-the-floor rhythms.