The ZOLO Poll
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Topic: The ZOLO Poll
Posted By: Progmind
Subject: The ZOLO Poll
Date Posted: February 13 2021 at 15:51
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According to RYM, The term "zolo" was first coined by Terry Sharkie via his "Zany Zolo Muzik Hour" radio show to describe a cross-section of bands and artists with similar approaches to music. Zolo is characterized by hyper, jerky rhythms, synthesized bleeps and boings, polka-dot percussion, chipper falsettos, zany imagery and a https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/frank-zappa" rel="nofollow - Zappa -esque sense of humor. While zolo contains elements associated with https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/Progressive+Rock/" rel="nofollow - Progressive Rock or https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/New+Wave/" rel="nofollow - New Wave , zolo itself is a creative thread that runs independently of both of these genres. Pick your favorite band!!
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: February 13 2021 at 20:32
Lots and lots of Zolo that I love, but Cardiacs has a special place in my heart. 
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Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: February 13 2021 at 20:55
Six angsty post-punk bands (plus the Stranglers  ) plucked seemingly at random yet worthy of jumping the sharkie with a shiny new genre label?. I adore five of these groups but so-called 'Zolo' is old wine in a new bottle (hic)------------- 
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: February 13 2021 at 21:12
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Is ZOLO really a thing? Seems just a made up bit of nonsense. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: February 13 2021 at 21:23
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Surprised if you haven't come across the term before: https://apraamcos.co.nz/news/2015/aprap/what-the-genre-zolo" rel="nofollow - https://apraamcos.co.nz/news/2015/aprap/what-the-genre-zolo https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/Zolo/" rel="nofollow - https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/Zolo/ https://rateyourmusic.com/charts/top/album/all-time/ge:zolo/exc:live,archival/" rel="nofollow - https://rateyourmusic.com/charts/top/album/all-time/ge:zolo/exc:live,archival/ I got to know the term first because I'm into Cardiacs and have seen it described as Zolo various times. And I'm sure that many words that came into usage have been called a made up bit of nonsense. Of course language is made up, but not sure how much would be considered nonsense. It might well have been coined with humorous intent by Terry Sharkie for his "Zany Zolo Muzik Hour" (sounds like to me -- fun term, and one that I actually find useful). If I were the OP, I'd say, don't get too hung up on the term, just vote for one you like. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: February 13 2021 at 21:31
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Oh I've heard the term before, smacks of Scientology, created for a bet.
Anywho, ......... , Cardiacs ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: February 13 2021 at 21:37
Never underestimate the ardour of the bean counters in PA Central at the prospect of a shiny new bean to scrutinize, classify, catalogue and place in the killing jar.  -------------
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Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: February 13 2021 at 22:40
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I guess I misunderstood Zolo when I first heard about it. I thought it was an experimental genre. I suppose OB but I would be happy to never hear anything from any of these bands again. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: February 14 2021 at 02:39
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All highly enjoyable bands to listen to, but for me it comes down to two - Cardiacs and Split Enz. And I’ve known and loved Split Enz longer, and possibly for that reason, I really have to go for them. Love the Enz! ❤️🇳🇿🥝 ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: Tancos
Date Posted: February 14 2021 at 07:49
| Of the bands listed here, Danny Elfman's. Of those not listed that aren't Gentle Giant or Zappa, Polysics and Zom Zoms. |
Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: February 14 2021 at 09:51
Exactly this!!!, thanks Logan, i read the term in RYM and i love all of those bands, Cardiacs has a very special place in my heart and voted for them.
The Stranglers are great!!, for me its not a simple post punk band |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: February 14 2021 at 11:07
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Never heard of zolo but from that list XTC easily........though I like The Stranglers, Cardiacs , and Split Enz ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: February 15 2021 at 07:36
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Picked the Cardiacs. GG has often been associated with this "genre." Here is a zolo discography by Terry Sharkie written back in 1997: http://chalkhills.org/articles/Zolo1997.html" rel="nofollow - http://chalkhills.org/articles/Zolo1997.html
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Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: February 15 2021 at 07:53
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Great article!!! Thanks progaardvark!!!
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Posted By: Easy Money
Date Posted: February 15 2021 at 08:01
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The ZOLO description reminds of The Dickies and early Lena Lovitch. |
Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: February 15 2021 at 09:45
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^ Good pick! I love that first Lene Lovich album: Stateless! But from this list I choose Cardiacs. ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: February 15 2021 at 10:44
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Yeah, thsoe both have Zolo qualities, and in fact at rateyourusic Zolo is used as a descriptor for Lene Lovich albums (not as the main one, but on the secondary line): New Wave, Art Pop Zolo I have used rateyourmusic more than once in the past to search for Zolo albums. I find their many search terms to be very useful. A made-up term, well obviously, but one I find useful and I easily "got" what the sound is. I like all the Zolo that I can think of that I've listened to, and so that has to mean something. And yes, Gentle Giant and Frank Zappa have these kind of Zolo qualities that I like in music, and Samla Mammas Manna, and all can be linked to Zolo. Miriodor is one of my more modern Prog favourities of that ilk (not for every album, but say with Jongleries élastiques). A lot of it is on the so-called "avant-prog" side (another silly nonsense term some might say). I would call it less of a genre than a descriptor, and I'm all for descriptors when they can help to describe the music. I can't think of anything Zolo that couldn't have other genre descriptors (it all does and can). So it's a pretty useful term to meaning for describing certain qualities across albums, and mostly as a search tool and is often used in coordination with other genre terms. I'm someone who actively searches for music that has specific qualities that I can name and not just feel, and to do so it helps to have a wide array of terms to use. Zolo is but one of a great many in my arsenal. Some people have gone so far as to say, and done in earnest, we should do away with music labels altogether and just call it music. Well that makes it really hard to find things and to describe what you are looking for and have more than basic conversation. Some might like to go the 1984 route, and not only not be coming up with new terms in any field (including fields of discovery), but be actively destroying words -- how beautiful would that be? Okay, there are some words I could without, such as "Splish" as in an old ad I saw where Nike or some shoe brand, coined and tried to popularise a term with a basketball player saying "These shoes are so splish." It didn't catch on with anyone but me (at least of which I am a aware). In fact, I'd hate to lose that splish term, even if I am the only one who uses it. Splishness is a quality that is quite dear to me. |