Showing posts with label Zelliack. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zelliack. Show all posts

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Zelliack - Noir Tone EP

You've probably never heard of Zelliack and that's fine (for now) but I am going to introduce you to probably the most important group you've heard of in the past 10 years.  Zelliack is a group comprised of Zack Ordway and Elliot Coleman and they hail from Texas/Maryland.  Their sound is a fusion of jazz, funk, rhythm and blues, pop, rock and a dash of smoothness that can only be described as legendary.  What makes this band an incredible feat to behold is not the fact they are masters of the smooth groove but the fact this is a super creative outlet for our band members.  What's that mean, you say?  Zack and Elliot are 2 of the main members of another group called Sky Eats Airplane.  To best appreciate their music, listen here.  Come on back when you're done and finish this review.  So are you surprised?  Maybe a little.  Both groups are amazing at what they do and they both have the ability to spread their message to two different sets of people.

When you sit down to listen to this EP, you are immediately wrapped in the silky goodness that is created when these two gentlemen create their art.  The songs are rich and filled with so many lush moments it's hard to pick one specific song or breakdown that is better than another.  Some of the songs are just so expansive but every second is jam packed with wall to wall sound that all comes together to bring  you an intense experience not like many I've heard in the music industry.  "These Hands" was the first song I heard off the EP and I immediately fell head over heels with the band,  Elliot's vocals are hands down some of the most controlled I have ever heard.  The places he can go are just ridiculous and what he is able to do on "These Hands" makes you immediately melt and become putty in those hands.  It's hard to say that some songs are super smooth and others aren't because they all are.  Each track has so much character and you can hear that they love what they do.  "Hargrove" is just this song that takes you all over the place and has so many different feelings and genres in it I am going to have to call it Gumbo Pop because they just pulled everything out of the fridge and threw it in a pot.  All five tracks just build on one another to create a total experience.  And by the last refrain of the bluesy, "Call Me Old Fashioned" you are just satisfied all over.  They do things that not many can and for that I am grateful.

One of the coolest things I think they did was release the album on BandCamp, a service that allows the artists to interact directly with the fans, no middleman, no overhead.  Just the band and the fans.  On top of removing all the excess baggage, they priced the album so that you pay what you want for it.  I think this is an amazing concept.  They start it at $1 and if that's what you want to pay, then so be it.  I'll call you a dick if you do because it's worth so much more.  It's an album that will get played over and over and they deserve every penny they earn from it because I tell you, and I am not lying, you are going to play the shit out of this record.  You have someone you want to slow things down with and set the mood... Noir Tone.  You want to impress your friends and show them that you are a classy guy... Noir Tone.  You want to wash away the dirt and the grime of a shitty day... Noir Tone.  It's going to pay you back so give til it hurts.  Zack and Elliot did.


zelliack.bandcamp.com
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Zelliackband

Friday, January 20, 2012

Zelliack - Hargrove


What do you get when you allow every bit of you to be inspired and let your creativity just flow?  You get Hargrove by Zelliack.  This song has a bit of everything thrown in and all you can do is get swept up in the tide.  It's got Rythym and Blues.  It's got Funk. It's got Soul. And it has a cross between Salsa and a Bossanova.  And it just makes me want to throw my hands up and blame it all on the boogie.  It's a smart song that just makes you want to move.  It's a sexy song that makes you want to get down.  And it's a classy song that makes you want to have an Old Fashioned or a Martini with your best girl/guy. 

What makes this band even more exicting is knowing this is a side project consisting of Zack Ordway and Elliot Coleman,  two of the guys from Sky Eats Airplane.  If you aren't familiar with SEA, they are a pretty hardcore rock band that plays balls to the wall and has a damn good time doing it.  So to hear these smooth sounds coming out of Zelliack, it's kind of mind blowing at times.  As their versatility is so apparent, Zack and Elliot are pretty incredible.  They have an album coming out soon and you should run out and pick it up when it becomes available.

You should also become a fan of both bands on Facebook and you should support them any way you know how because they are worth your time.

Zelliack - http://www.facebook.com/Zelliackband
Sky Eats Airplane - http://www.facebook.com/SkyEatsAirplane