Description
ZUGZWANG’s debut album “Under the shade of
the leaves” plots a journey through the bitterness
of pain and isolation, while evoking apocalyptic
visions and the loss for the sublime. It creates
an uneasy yet cathartic feeling, between pleasure
and trepidation.
ZUGZWANG is a musical attempt to break the
vicious circle of forced moves on the chessboard
of life. As music paints a vivid picture of ideas, this
album conjures a vision of pure will.
Vrolok LaVey and Lorenzo Pinto hail from
Florence, Italy and employ a wide range of both
classical and electronic instruments, being
experienced live musicians with bands like
Nachtmahr and Dollaro D’Onore, to name a few.
Their cinematic style of composition brings to
mind a combination of Nick Cave and Ennio
Morricone, arranged by Richard Wagner.