COSMOS

In 2004 the time for the first full-length of Zombi album had come.It carried the title ''Cosmos'' amd most of its part was recorded at the Nightmare City Studios in Pittsburgh in November 2003 except for the drum parts, recorded at El Studio around the same time.The original edition in August was a CD by Release Entertainment, but the album earned several, highly collectable reissues on double vinyl over the years by both Relapse Records and Aesthetic Records.

The first few tracks saw Zombi covered in a Space Rock mood, the closest comparison are pioneers of the style OZRIC TENTACLES.Rhythmic, synth-drenched music, overpowered by nervous electronics and showered by powerful bass and drums, passing from a cosmic enviroment to sinister atmospheres akin to GOBLIN Horror Synth film scores.The first long cut, the almost 10-min. ''Serpens'' recalls 70's-era TANGERINE DREAM and even JEAN MICHEL JARRE's works, it has this narcotic styling based on symphonic soundscapes and metronomic beats, which eventually lead to a mass of flashy synthesizers and Pattera's frenetic drumming, this is a great piece of modern Electronic Prog.The 11-min. ''Gemini'' offers more of the same, hypnotic, cosmic images, characterized by spacey synths and electronic loops in a minimalistic approach, which will explode into full-blown Space/Electronic Prog with bombastic paces, grandiose keyboards and changing tempos.The brief, symphonic beauty of ''Andromeda'' with the dreamy, somewhat THE ENID-like keyboards works as an intro for the highly experimental experience of ''Taurus''.14 minutes of minimalistic Kraut-Electronic with Berlin-school experiments, a haunting drum beat and tons of distortions and sound effects, sounding like electronic oscillators, create something between abstract noise and Electronic Music with an outlandish atmosphere, this has definitely its own majestic charm.

Zombi appear at this point as a fresh aura in the field of Electronic Music.An original mix of GOBLIN, TANGERINE DREAM and THE OZRIC TENTACLES, struggling to rely on either Electronic or Space Rock grounds.Great album, strongly recommended...3.5 stars.