Zombi - Genius Faction Since 1972 - AD7205, 2003
Zombi is a solo project by Mike Connelly of Hair Police (and later Wolf Eyes etc.) It seems he used this moniker from about 2001-2003 and then abandoned it for some others. There are just too many Zombie names to keep straight - so all for the best! It seems simple and lazy of me to just lump this in as “Michigan Noise” particularly because this was made before he even lived in Michigan. There is a crudeness to it, a consumer-electronics/object quality to it which only seems striking now, from the view of a later date i.e. before everyone got synthesizers and more elaborate, high-fidelity sound (or industrial, or whatever splintered off direction, though I suppose newcomers still make noise similar to this, with basic gear). I was going to say that this tape is rather good; but the second side is much like the first and I’ve grown tired of listening to it. BUT let me just say, Mike Connelly is one of the friendliest people I’ve encountered from going to any type of noise show, consistently friendly, even upbeat - in a world of depressed, socially awkward weirdos... He’s a good one. So is Since 1972. If you’re just learning about noise you might enjoy looking at their back catalog. It seemed like quite a classic American noise label for many years.
