Zugzwang
Under The Shade Of The Leaves
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.