About Zu

 Zu is a strange beast. Officially born in Ostia, near Rome Italy in 1997 but active even before in other projects, the band has released more than 15 albums and played thousands of shows throughout the planet, gaining a cult status worldwide. 

Genre-defying and boundary-blurring, Zu has evolved a unique musical language following their own personal path. Parts of metal, noise, prog, electronic music, ambient, industrial, and contemporary music, are transformed and reshaped in their unique form, resembling none of the above. 

In the last 20+ years they have collaborated with a vast array of artists, from their famous collaboration with Mike Patton on their Carboniferous album, to acclaimed theatre director Romeo Castellucci and his Societas Raffaello Sanzio. 

They have released albums on labels such as Ipecac Recordings and (Ulver-curated) House Of Mythology.  

The list of their collaboration is endless so will summarise here the most relevant: Joe Lally of Fugazi, King Buzzo of The Melvins, David Tibet of Current 93 ( releasing an album in 2018 as Zu93 ), FM Einheit of Einsturzende Neubauten, Thurston Moore & Jim O' Rourke of Sonic Youth, Damo Suzuki of Can, Steve McKay of The Stooges, Mats Gustafsson, and also members of The Ex, The Locust,  etc. 

Individual members have played with artists such as world famous piano duo Katia and Marielle Labeque ( with an album on Deutsche Grammophone), soprano superstar Barbara Hannigan, composer and electronic music pioneer Alvin Curran, but also Stephen O'Malley of Sunn O))) and Oren Ambarchi, Thighpaulsandra ( Coil), just to suggest an idea of the vast scope of their sound exploration. 

Since 2014 they have released an experimental trilogy on House Of Mythology label curated by the band Ulver. 

"..given the ability to absorb and incorporate an exhilarating variety of musical styles into their material, it is not surprising that Zu often sounds like a hundred bands in one, although the way they piece together their wild sonic jigsaw is unique to them alone. " 
( Pitchfork. 8.0 review of Carboniferous )


Zu is the sumerian beast An-zu, a sky bird called " the wise of heaven"
Jacopo Battaglia
Drums and Electronics
Luca T. Mai
Baritone Sax
Massimo Pupillo
Electric Bass

Discography

Collaborations, Split, Side Projects and so on

<span>Mirror Emperor </span>
ZU93
Mirror Emperor
<span>The Left Hand Path</span>
Zu + Eugene S. Robinson
The Left Hand Path
<span>Il Teatro Degli Orrori / Zu</span>
Il Teatro Degli Orrori / Zu
Il Teatro Degli Orrori / Zu
<span>PhonoMetak Series #4</span>
Damo Suzuki With Zu
PhonoMetak Series #4
<span>Identification With The Enemy: A Key To The Underworld</span>
Zu & Nobukazu Takemura
Identification With The Enemy: A Key To The Underworld
<span>Ku Klux Klowns</span>
Black Engine
Ku Klux Klowns
<span>How To Raise An Ox</span>
Zu / Mats Gustafsson
How To Raise An Ox
<span>Dälek Vs Zu</span>
Zu / Dälek
Dälek Vs Zu
<span>The Zu Side Of The Chadbourne</span>
Zu & Eugene Chadbourne
The Zu Side Of The Chadbourne

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Crew


Enrico Baraldi (Tour & Stage manager)
David Sekketto (Web / Merch)
Lorenzo Stecconi (Sound Engineer)

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