Turn To You

Zamza | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 15, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sunset Records
• ASIN: B000T2JGOK
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,030,814 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Review

In addition to the Teddy Bear single being worked to Top 40 radio, Sunset Records will also work Flyin Away in the same manner. At the same time, all the songs on Turn To You will be worked to the Electronic and Club Formats all over the world. The band will have the chance to showcase the entire CD at the City of Ponds area in their hometown, Khabarovsk, Russia. That event is sponsored by the premier cellular giant, Beeline, and is taking place in the center area of town. Thousands of people are expected at the show. The band truly got its start in 2001 back in Khabarovsk, Russia Zamza. What was initially a very dance-oriented project evolved and gained Zamza the reputation for being one of the most interesting and original dance-music projects in The Russian Far East. It was a kind of break-beat, big beat mixed with the original Russian Far East's native people voices, Max K. one of the bands members. In April, 2003 Zamza presented a live show at the 18th Far Eastern Festival of rock and alternative music. The show was a true break-through as the band gained their first bit of press in that region. In 2003 Zamza worked with the Brighton, UK based Raw42 Music Co Ltd. All twelve (12) tracks had been included in Raw42's production catalogue while several tracks were used in advertisements, commercials and TV-shows. In May, 2003 Zamza's cover of CJ Bolland song Sugar Is Sweeter was then named the "Track of the Month" at Raw42. In 2004 and 2005 Zamza took part in electronic music festival called the "Ledocool" in Komsomolsk-on-Amur" along with the Russian electronic music super-star "Net Slov". Their track "Octopus SPP" had been included into Ledocool electronic music compilation. Zamza then went onto win the All-Russian music contest Muse On 2005 in Moscow. Two years later, Turn To You finds Zamza with fresh musical pastures yet again on this debut album, embraces the trip hop sounding vocals of Evgenya Strochinskaya, the shredding American jam band style of guitar playing of Serge Tarakhteyev. While collaborating with the incredible keyboard and production work of Max K. This "trip Hop, "power Pop" band is well on their way to worldwide success. The debut album being released all over the world on Sunset Records on July 10th with advance copies being sold as MP3's at Sunset's Music Store (www.SunsetMusicStore.com). Everybody is expecting another moody mélange of after-midnight beats. "One of the main singles is very much a Top 40 song," says Lichterman, "you can hear that they decided to embark on their own fresh overall sound instead of staying on that same quest for the perfect pop song." Lichterman continues, "I am working a few songs simultaneously in a few different formats all this year." Where the band will venture next musically remains to be seen because even today, they are preparing for a new CD to be released next year. Expect them to play live in the United States this year for the first time ever beginning in the fall, 2007. --eSunset Newsletter

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3.0 out of 5 stars ...promising Russian trip hop..., December 11, 2007

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Mr. H "Mr H" (Embra) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Turn To You (Audio CD)

This may surprise you but I don't get many trip hop power pop albums from Khabarovsk, Russia. Really. And, stranger still, it's really good. At least it is when they get the songs spot on.

I'm listening to a six song sampler and only 'Teddy Bear' completely misses the mark. They seem a little unsure about who they want to be as the songs tend to be either trip hop or power pop, rather than a blend.

But with a truly excellent singer in the shape of Evgenya Strochinskaya and one out and out killer tune in 'Flyin Away', this time the Russians may really be coming!

Check them out.