Zhaoze – Intoxicatingly Lost (Trail Records, 2016)
Intoxicatingly Lost, the latest album by Chinese progressive rock band Zhaoze is now available internationally through Trail Records. Zhaoze delivers a fascinating mix of instrumental psychedelic progressive rock, post rock and Chinese musical influences.
The quartet blends rock instrumentation such as guitar, bass and drums with Chinese musical instruments, including guqin (plucked zither) and xiao (a vertical bamboo flute).
Intoxicatingly Lost features mesmerizing cinematic atmospheres and melodies, featuring a fascinating interplay between guitars and guqin. Another innovation by this band is that multi-instrumentalist Hoyliang sometimes played the guqin with a cello bow.
The lineup on Intoxicatingly Lost includes Hoyliang on guqin, xiao and keyboards; Littledream on guitar; Roy on bass; and Seasean on drums and glockenspiel.
Intoxicatingly Lost is a magnificently-crafted recording by forward-thinking Chinese progressive music band Zhaoze.