Z? (DELUXE) 4/5/2005 deep voice soars dramatically over

deep voice soars dramatically over lush orchestral arrangements

" makes the most of a simple skiffle beat and a lonely piano as it traipses from the Civil War to Al Capone and back to King Tut

the album that in retrospect sounds even fresher and more exciting than its blockbuster follow-up

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Z? (DELUXE) 4/5/2005 deep voice soars dramatically overTo call Z?, the seemingly hundredth collection of original material from musical polymath heavy metal overachiever Devin Townsend, ambitious is to do it a disservice. Comprised of two completely different albums, Sky Blue and Dark Matters, Townsend (operating under the Devin Townsend Project moniker) has crafted a gonzo batch of progressive hard rock confections that flirt with nearly every genre imaginable, from icy electronica and shoegaze to