Zendik Orgaztra - Dance of the Cozmic Warriorz
originally released in 1988; reissued on cassette in 1999
I found this cassette at one of my favorite locally-owned thrift stores while searching for rare Indonesian cassettes and motivational and religious records. Being not familiar with this band, I was intrigued by the psychedelic black-and-white cover, album title, and the song titles on the back. Surely, something with song titles such as "Let's Get Stoned" and "Inzanity" would be worth taking a chance on. After all, the asking price was only 79 cents plus tax. I paid for my purchase and went to pop this in the cassette player in my car. (Yes, I still do have a tape player in my car, cause I'm cool like that.) I'm happy to say I got more than my money's worth from this collection of psychedlic acid-rock music.
This is loaded with guitar fuzz and vocal poetry and chants by someone named Wulf (that is the correct spelling of his name) who is the leader of this band. I looked up this guy and he has led an interesting life. Wulf Zendik wrote poetry, novels, and hung around with folks such as Allen Ginsberg and Anais Nin. He met up with someone named Arol, another artist, during the 1960s. In 1969, wanting to maintain their artistic integrity in a world dominated by commercialism, they founded Zendik Farm, an artists' collective that is still around to this day. Wulf was even more creative at Zendik Farm where he continued to write and also create and record music on albums such as this one.
Tracklisting:
Side One
1. Yang/Yin {13:20}
Wulf - poetry, vocals, harp; Bugz - bass, Kardia drum; Nez - guitars; Zoot - synth and keyboards; Monk - drums
2. Farm Jam {5:59}
Wulf - vocal chant; Bugz - bass; Zoot - synth and keyboards; Nez - drums
3. The Kiss {6:43}
Wulf - poetry, vocals; Bugz - bass, Kardia drum; Nez - drums; Zoot - synth and keyboards
Side Two
1. MadMan {5:37}
Wulf - poetry, vocals; Bugz - bass; Zoot - synth and keyboards; Nez - drums; Kan - trebura
2. Dance of the Cozmic Warriorz {10:21}
Wulf - horn; Bugz - bass; Zoot - synth and keyboards; Nez - drums
3. Let's Get Stoned {7:03}
Wulf - poetry, vocals; Bugz - bass; Zoot - synth and keyboards; Kan - kangos; Nez - drums; Monk - metal percussion
4. Inzanity {4:30}
Wulf - zax; Bugz - bass; Nez - guitar; Zoot -synth and keyboards; Monk - drums; Kan - kangos
