Univers Zero - Live

"Xenantaya," the nearly 13-minute opener on Univers Zero's Live CD, includes all the hallmarks of an extended-form Uz piece: a mysterious and ominous air, melodic themes and variations suggesting Central European folk music, and dramatic dynamic shifts from one section to the next, all driven ever forward by composer Daniel Denis' restlessly inventive drumming. Despite its familiar architecture, even Univers Zero diehards might be forgiven for believing that "Xenantaya" is a newly penned Denis opus, but it first appeared on The Hard Quest, the much-anticipated 1999 Uz "reunion" disc. Read More