Zëro

The first demo by Zëro - the reincarnation of Bästard!, a group which had its origins in the Deity Guns (initiators of the French post-rock movement ) - is already 10 years old and "San Francisco" is their 5th album.

A red album… just like there have been white albums or black albums. A major album in a discography, in the history of a group. The style is the same as can be recognized in all the records but the total break with the past is fascinating. As is the image of the cover which shows three individuals sitting on a long seat with their faces erased, just merged together by the stains on the decrepit wall behind them. It’s like a reverse image of the Greek Hydra - or rather of the Cerberus, the three-headed dog and guardian of Hell - with three bodies, three exceptional musicians who blend together and bloom into one sole head, one sound.

Zëro now play as a trio and the group has gained in coherency. One after the other, the tracks flow fluidly together as a whole despite the complexity of the arrangements and the multiple cinematographic or musical references, with both sides of the record containing a mix of contained violence and tense atmospheres. All through this 35-minute trip, it is a pleasure to let yourself go taking in the explosive outbursts which have always been part of the group’s identity and strike the ear in the same way as a stroboscope pervades the eye. But what is surprising about "San Francisco" is the tracks which are almost pop (in the best sense of the term, as The Feelies or Wire were immense pop groups) with their dynamic faux laidback nonchalance which makes you want to jump in the car with the radio on full blast and speed down an ocean road (remember "Cruising Coast Shadow"?).

Finally, cutting up, resolving or enhancing these tracks, the album’s unity is above all derived from its passages of contained tension which are both psychedelic and noisy with menacing atmospheres harking back to their last appearances as a trio during readings by Virginie Despentes. Finally, it is perfectly natural that the trip should end in "San Francisco", the title track of the album… a song which you would like to turn into a locked groove to indefinitely prolong this moment in which all the tension is resolved, stretched out and absorbed in a feeling of serenity and fullness.

Bandcamp de Zëro


Agenda

Dates à venir  /  Dates précédentes


vendredi 29 octobre 2021
Zëro, lecture Calaferte avec Virginie Despentes

Maison de la Poésie
Paris (75)


jeudi 28 octobre 2021
Zëro, lecture Calaferte avec Virginie Despentes

Maison de la Poésie
Paris (75)


jeudi 27 juin 2019
Zëro

Fusion Festival
Larz (de)


samedi 13 avril 2019
Zëro

L’Excelsior
Thionville (57)


vendredi 12 avril 2019
Zëro

Botanique
Bruxelles (be)


jeudi 11 avril 2019
Zëro

La Malterie
Lille (59)


mercredi 10 avril 2019
Zëro

Le Royal
Nancy (54)


samedi 8 décembre 2018
Zëro

Festival NNY
St Etienne (42)


vendredi 7 décembre 2018
Zëro

Le Poulpe
Reignier (74)


dimanche 14 octobre 2018
Zëro

Le Chien Fou
St Antonin (82)


samedi 13 octobre 2018
Zëro

Le Ravelin
Toulouse (31)


vendredi 12 octobre 2018
Zëro

Black sheep
Montpellier (34)


jeudi 11 octobre 2018
Zëro

La Péniche
Chalon sur saone (71)


mercredi 10 octobre 2018
Zëro

Passagers du zinc
Besançon (25)


mardi 9 octobre 2018
Zëro

Deep Inside
Dijon (21)


samedi 14 juillet 2018
Zëro

Rupture Mountain Fest
Rochesson (88)


samedi 30 juin 2018
Zëro

Locaux Larsen
Chambery (73)


samedi 16 juin 2018
Zëro

Jardin Moderne
Rennes (35)


vendredi 15 juin 2018
Zëro

GriGri
Nantes (44)


samedi 17 mars 2018
Zëro

6 par 4
Laval (53)


vendredi 26 janvier 2018
Zëro

Marché gare
Lyon (69)


vendredi 13 octobre 2017
Zëro

Batofar
Paris (75)


jeudi 12 octobre 2017
Zëro

Pied Nu
Le Havre (76)


mercredi 11 octobre 2017
Zëro

Scène Michelet
Nantes (44)


mardi 10 octobre 2017
Zëro

Le 108
Orléans (45)


samedi 18 février 2017
Zëro

Gerardm’Electric
Gerardmer (88)


vendredi 17 février 2017
Zëro

Le Poulpe
Reignier (74)


jeudi 16 février 2017
Zëro

Des lendemains qui chantent
Tulle (19)


mercredi 15 février 2017
Zëro

Café des voyageurs
La Sauvetat de savères (47)


mardi 14 février 2017
Zëro

Celtic pub
Tarbes (65)


lundi 13 février 2017
Zëro

Le Ravelin
Toulouse (31)


dimanche 12 février 2017
Zëro

Ahotsgora
Vitoria Gasteiz (Sp)


samedi 11 février 2017
Zëro

L’Atelier du Neez
Pau (64)


dimanche 15 janvier 2017
Zëro

Brass’ages
Montaigu de quercy (82)


jeudi 24 novembre 2016
Zëro

L’Autre Canal
Nancy (54)


mercredi 23 novembre 2016
Zëro

Magasin 4
Bruxelles (be)


mardi 22 novembre 2016
Zëro

Espace B
Paris (75)


mercredi 12 octobre 2016
Zëro

L’Usine
Genève (ch)


mardi 11 octobre 2016
Zëro

Fjt les oiseaux
Besançon (25)


samedi 11 juin 2016
Zëro

Subsistances
Lyon (69)


vendredi 13 mai 2016
Zëro

La Bobine
Grenoble (38)


mardi 26 avril 2016
Zëro

Festival Supersounds
Strasbourg (67)


vendredi 8 avril 2016
Zëro

Festival Impetus
Delémont (ch)


samedi 2 avril 2016
Zëro

Festival Pzzle
Lille (59)


vendredi 1er avril 2016
Zëro

La Maroquinerie
Paris (75)


jeudi 31 mars 2016
Zëro

Relax Bar
Poitiers (86)


mercredi 30 mars 2016
Zëro

Raymond bar
Clermont Ferrand (63)


samedi 12 mars 2016
Zëro

Black Sheep
Montpellier (34)


vendredi 11 mars 2016
Zëro

I Boat
Bordeaux (33)


jeudi 10 mars 2016
Zëro

Le Magneto
Bayonne (64)


mercredi 9 mars 2016
Zëro

El Doggo
Limoges (87)