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Zilla
12+ albums
Melodic Death Metalelectronicbrazilianalternativebrazil
about
There are, at least, four artists known as Zilla: 1) A pseudonym UK-based Dylan Richards. 2) A Colorado-based trio. 3) A melodic death metal band, from Brazil. 4) Hip-Hop artist from Houston, Texas, US. 1) A London, UK art school drop-out (b. Dylan Richards, aka 'ZILLA'), began working on his own brand of super-evolved mixes towards the latter end of the nineties as a reaction to the glut of uninspiring mix compilations that had began to flood the industry. The first salvo against conformity was with Buddy Peace and ZILLA - releasing A Friendly Game of Chess, a self-funded, hand-sprayed, highly under-the-counter mix project with Buddy Peace (Lex Records DJ and friend). The highly stylised conceptual expression of work that combined a rich fusion of textures together with strong themes and motifs began to ignite more than their own imaginations, selling out in just 48 hours and earning high praise on a global scale. ‘A Friendly Game Of Chess’ was swiftly followed by solo mixtape strike ‘One Foot In The Fire, One Fist In The Air’ which earned numerous comparisions to Coldcut's 70 Minutes Of Madness. Comprised of almost 100 tracks from Autechre to Britney Spears, interviews and spoken word interludes, the CD sold out in a day, attracted attention from all corners and ended up in many a Best of 2004 list. Among those with their ears to the ground were Trash supremo Erol Alkan, notorious London promoters Wheels Instead of Hooves and the heads of both Ninja Tune and Warp Records.
