“Agarthi”, the new album by the Chris Zek Band, is out on October 18th 2024. on all digital stores and physical formats. It is like a travel back in time, taking a time machine, overseas back in the days when long guitar driven rides and dreamlike jams were key elements for vivid musical journeys. Blending blues and early british hard rock to create a captivating, haunting atmosphere.
Agarthi, the new album, includes seven original songs, one of them, the title track, being an instrumental. All of the songs are written by Christian Zecchin and arranged by the band. Many psychedelic rock influences from the golden age of rock and roll and bands like The Allman Brothers Band, The Grateful Dead, Santana and Pink Floyd with a nod to the prog rock ambience of Peter Gabriel era Genesis. Christian Zecchin’s guitars and Matteo Bertaiola’s keyboards are the backbone of dreamlike melodies shaping a fascinating sonic mantra, while the rhythm section perfectly supports the band leader singing voice.
“Agarthi is a legendary place, at the center of the Earth. I believed to be at the origins of humanity. According to a legend, one of the access for Agarthi lies in the Gobi desert, in Eastern Asia, where another, more advanced civilization, would live. We chose this title as a reference to exploring the ties with other places. Imagining caravans crossing deserts in search for a sign of peace…”, says Christian Zecchin about the new album.
About the band
The Chris Zek Band started out in 2015., east of Verona, Italy, from an idea of Christian Zecchin. Since then they put out two records, Set You Free (2017.) and Samsara (2020.). After some line-up changes they relelease Agarthi.
The current band line-up is: Christian Zecchin (vocals and guitar), Matteo Bertaiola (electric piano, keyboards), Elia Pasqualin (bass) and Elia Pasqualin (drums). More about The Chris Zek Band find out on Facebook.
