ZIPPO - The Road To Knowledge
How can you name a band "Zippo"? That sounds kitsch. If you judge these Italian dudes by the name of their band, you would say they won't have much to offer. Smoking isn't trendy any more. Luckily, "The road to knowledge" is actually very interesting. Based upon the thoughts of Carlos Castaneda and his "Teachings Of Don Juan", this psychedelic, twisted and slightly insane music passage comes across as really refreshing and complex.It's like a mix of stoner rock with heavier bits here and there, avant-garde, drugged music from the 70's and something else; something hard to define. To me, it sounds like early Maudlin of the Well sometimes. Jazz, Latin music and metal influences all around. It’s really, hard to classify when you come down to it. There are times, when - while listening to something - you think, that there is more to it than meets the eye. That the vision was really clear from the beginning and that this particular bit of music wasn't created accidentally, even if it flows like a constant stream of consciousness. I have to say that I felt this while listening to Zippo. This CD definitely needs a lot of listening; it's not something which will grab you by the balls from the first airing. After spending another evening with "The road to knowledge" you will probably find out, that theme matches the music and vice versa. It is all bit hectic, uncontrolled and chaotic but it makes a lot of sense, and if only Carlos Castaneda would be around today - he would appreciate it. I am sure.
Not as controversial as the books of the influential Peruvian shaman, but still pumped with mescaline and layered in thin smoke, Italian Zippo can light the pipe of any open-minded listener in just few moments.
Wojtek Kutyla
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