Welcome ZOOLUXX - Pre-Order the double EP Vinyl release: Just A Little Bit / Ghetto Starship
Welcome ZOOLUXX to the Blind Owl family
Announcing the Pre-Order of the double EP & Vinyl release-
Just A Little Bit / Ghetto Starship
Frontman Troy Vincent describes the band’s sound as a 'jazzadelic space groove.” The band's influences range from 1960s rock & roll, electric blues, Parliament Funkadelic, Curtis Mayfield, and Afrobeat. It’s spontaneous dance music rooted in grooves and guitars, both modern in its explosively eclectic approach and proudly old-school in its reverence for analog sound. The band honed in on their sound and perfected their otherworldly live show with a Monday night residency at Good Times at Davey Wayne's. The 70’s themed club was an oddly fitting home for Zooluxx, whose songs mixed vintage cool with a contemporary kick. Every Monday night for five years, Troy and Ned would hit the stage, piecing together their band's unique sonic stomp — as well as their ideal lineup — while members of the Arctic Monkeys, Muse, Paul McCartney, and U2 circulated throughout the audience. "Playing those Hollywood clubs helped spark our onstage creativity," says bassist Ned Casual. "People would show up wanting to dance, and they weren't afraid to express themselves. It helped push our music away from the backbeat tempos of our blues roots, and closer to the wild shit that we do now."
Zooluxx found a fan in multi-instrumentalist Karl Denson who came on board to produce the band’s debut EP Ghetto Starship, released in June that was recorded to analog tape on Lynyrd Skynyrd's old API console in San Diego. While recording, the band was introduced to guitar player and Blind Owl label owner Dan Cervantes (Howlin Rain, Ms. Henry), who along with Jordan Andreen recorded what will be the band’s second EP, Just a Little Bit coming out January 31st on Blind Owl. Just a Little Bit will be released digitally and on vinyl, with Ghetto Starship as the B-Side on the vinyl release.