Ezryn Zyzyx
Billings, Montana, United States | SELF
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http://www.zyzyxmusic.com/Pages/Reviews.html
Get Ready to Rock Magazine
Gloucester,
Great Britain
United Kingdom
4 Star Review
“… re-addresses the notion of Progressive. “
Not so much a traditional rock album as an ethereal experience then, 'Nobody Cares' is full of multi tracked instrumentation, phased-vocals, a mix of dirgy progressions and contrasting rich melodic sweeps…
… Ezryn Zyzyx uses his voice as an emotional lever - part feel, part ad hoc musical instrument …
'Dragons Fly'… will surely pick up new fans on the back of this free download with its core Gilmour style progressive guitar line.
'My Crime' … feels a bit like an audio version of a painter experimenting with colours in an attempt to search for something slightly different.
Review by Pete Feenstra
http://www.getreadytorock.com/reviews2010/zyzyx.htm
Heavy Metal Magazine
Florence, Italy
4 Star Review
The album moves among scores of a clear matrix of progressive psychedelic rock to mainstream radio in a perfect union representing the last 30 years of rock music.
Ezryn Zyzyx is dedicated to the American rock sound, heavily influenced by the psychedelia of Pink Floyd, the melody of Oasis and Foo Fighters, mixing a confidence of the whole personality and a touch of fantasy.
… deliberate for the most chaotic and wildly psychopathic, it leaves its cleaner parts purely melodic and slow.
http://www.heavy-metal.it/recensioni/album_templ.php?id=3002
Concreteweb
Belgium
90/100
…a diverse crossing of genres…
Ezryn's songs have a slight progressive complex layering… underneath the catchy upper melodies. … On top, the voice ties everything together.
…keeping within a certain octave and “sedate” type of moody singing... it typifies his music in a positive way and makes for an album with socially aware lyrics which warrant a second listening session.
http://concreteweb.be/
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During the very limited prerelease time frame, Ezryn’s song “Dragons Fly” was
rated #1 at SoundClick.com for the Week of April 25th, out of 203,903 songs – out of all Rock genres. Soundclick.com is a New York based website with an estimated 3,881,500 monthly visits.
“Dragons Fly” was rated #1 at Altsounds.com for the Week of March 29th out of 7,720 singles – out of all genres. It was one of only three “5 Star” rated songs on the entire site. Altsounds.com has an estimated 583,000 monthly visits.
Ezryn Zyzyx’s songs “Nobody Cares” and “The Things I’ve Seen” each received a
“Platinum Audionaut Award,” the highest possible ranking from the website uPlaya.com which is driven by the emerging technology “Music Intelligence Solutions.”
"Music Intelligence Solutions [uPlaya.com] is a riveting force in digital distribution, awareness, and, most of all, discovery of digital media."
- Chuck D, Rapper, Author, Social Activist, Co-Founder of Public Enemy
http://www.zyzyxmusic.com/Pages/News.html
- from Zyzyxmusic.com
Discography
Nobody Cares, 2010
Ezryn Zyzyx is a solo artist whose recently completed album Nobody Cares features music which spans several genres. Songs like "My Crime" and "Users" more than fit the Modern Rock label while "The Things I've Seen" and "Propensity" might find comfortable homes in the AAA (Adult Album Alternative) format. Further, "Dragons Fly" has the feel of a Progressive Alternative genre. The song "Nobody Cares" crosses several formats.
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A former History teacher in Peoria, Illinois and in the harsh environs of inner city Los Angeles, California, Ezryn moved to an Indian Reservation on the Northern Plains of North America to help found a non-profit corporation with family and friends there in 2006. The effort collapsed, leaving Ezryn broke and virtually homeless. His only possessions; some old recording gear, a few remaining instruments, and an old pickup truck. He lived in a 12’x12’ storage room in an abandoned community center, renovating it with donated materials. He lived without running water for almost two years before moving off the reservation to jump back into education, teaching at the collegiate level. After years of public service and more years of quietly writing music for his own pleasure, Ezryn finally decided it was time to record an album.
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