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Mono - Oath album

MONO – Oath (Album Review)

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Sometimes sound vibrates within our souls so intensely, words just get in the way. That is where MONO comes in. A Japanese band intent on striking this very real chord in each of us, MONO have been leaders in instrumental Rock music since 1999. A ... Read More
Zombi - Direct Inject

Zombi – Direct Inject (Album Review)

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The soundtrack, while sometimes overlooked by the average consumer, is often the focal point of a film. Many times making or breaking the mood and emotions of happiness, sadness, triumph along with defeat, the music is imperative. Something Steve Moore and Anthony Paterra learned at ... Read More

MONO – Scarlet Holliday (EP Review)

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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the musical masterminds in Japan’s MONO felt compelled to offer a special gift of sonic serenity to their fans for the 2020 holiday season. Released digitally, “Scarlet Holliday” and “First Winter” were intended to stoke a flame of ... Read More

Zombi – Shape Shift (Album Review)

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The out of this world instrumental band, Zombi, landed on Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2001 with members Steve Moore on bass and synthesizers and Anthony Paterra on drums.  Influences from George Romero’s 1978 Dawn of the Dead soundtrack by Goblin, to legends such as Genesis, Tangerine Dream, ... Read More