Zoloscope

The Zolo spirit (and sometimes music) is brilliantly captured in Sally’s animated shorts.

Check out the other work which she has generously uploaded on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=laughingsal

Also be sure to buy her DVD.

La Movida Madrileña was the name for the Madrid based Spanish New Wave movement.

It was a rich scene that produced dozens of great bands representing the varied styles of the New Wave. One of the styles La Movida nailed was Zolo, which manifested itself in the mainstream more so than any other New Wave movement globally (with Japan being the possible exception).

I picked out three of my favorite La Movida Zolo hits:

Alaska y Los Pegamoides - Bote de Colon

Mecano -  Maquillaje

Las Chinas - Hombre Salvaje

I finally got a Hikashu LP–so to celebrate:

I am going to attempt to do a daily Zolo mp3 share on Pownce.

Please let me know if you want to subscribe and I will send you an invitation.

You will be able to stream the mp3 on Pownce, or download it.

The first tune of the project is C-catch a F-Falling Star by The Hybrid Kids.

This will take a little digging, but you will be rewarded for your effort!

Buried in the Flash site linked below is a Twinart video for their 1979 band, Taste Test.

The video is fantastic and stylish, the music is pure DIY Zonk–a true gem.

Instructions:

Twinart.com —-> click on “Website”—-> click on “About” —-> click on “Video Artists”

Twinart plan to put the video up on Youtube eventually. Please comment on this post to encourage them!

Video for Wazmo Nariz’s Iron-On Courage! 

You’ll see the link on the right, after the hop. Thanks to Jeff Boynton (Wazmo’s keyboardist) for pointing me to this.

Well, it has happened.

We now have a theatrical, RIO-inspired Zolo group in the USA. The Lovely Little Girls meet the 20-year cycle head-on with a fantastically Euro-styled art rock cabaret that wouldn’t be out of place on Rec-Rec.  Their sound and their playing are spot on. The imagery is a little dark for my tastes, but they can look however they like as long as they keep making this music:

Myspace page.  Home Page.

Totally bonkers proto-Bevis & Butthead mania with driving synth soundtrack:

Cut UP Camera!

From the genius Mark Beyer (who did record covers for Snakefinger and Ptose, among other Zoloz):

Two sizzling Zolo tunes from Richard Bone and his Shox Lumania group: