Influenced by Krautrock (e.g., Can, Neu!) as well as horror soundtracks (e.g., Goblin, John Carpenter), Zombie Zombie is a French indie electronic duo with a penchant for vintage synthesizers. Comprised of Etienne Jaumet (synths) and Cosmic Neman (drums), the duo made their recording debut in 2006 with the Zombie-Zombie 12" EP on Boomboomtchak Records. The duo then moved to Versatile Records and released Driving This Road Until Death Sets You Free (2007), a 12" single that preceded the release of the accompanying full-length A Land for Renegades (2008). In 2007, also on Versatile Records, Jaumet made his solo recording debut with Repeat Again After Me, a 12" release featuring a remix of the title track by Âme. ~ Jason Birchmeier
Zombie Zombie sounds like a horror movie, and their first album, A LAND FOR RENEGADES, oftentimes sounds like a soundtrack for one. But instead of spooky sound effects and ambience, think instead of those glorious Eurosleaze films. "Driving This Road Until Death Sets You Free," for instance, has an insistent pace and smothering synths, whereas "I'm Afraid Of What's There" amps up the creepiness factor by 10. Meanwhile, "A Land For Renegades" has a familiar theme, which I can't put my finger quite on, but it sounds vaguely Bernard Herrman-esque, and the processed voices on "What's Happening In The City" add to the strange menace. And never have the "Texas Rangers" sounded so ominous. If anything, Zombie Zombie creates these analogue moods -- even if its something more silly, like on "Nightclubbing." But it's the Moroder frights of fancy that make "When I Scream You Scream" and its ilk stand out. The album to make every day sound like Halloween.
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