Zs have always done their best to amuse fans with their technicality and precision that they almost have a following. Their new mini-LP Music of the Modern White chooses to isolate itself from that technicality and precision.
MMW begins with distorted drumming and slow saxophone swells. The next track "MMW I, Pt. 2" (note: all of the tracks are split into parts and are named MMW Pts. 1 & 2), Zs decide to tear up the sheet music and get caffeinated. Saxophone squeals and guitar feedback cover the entire track with noise reminiscent of Wasteland Jazz Unit. "MMW I, Pt. 3" has a nice ambient flow and slowly fades. "MMW II, Pt. 1" begins and it's as if the band were performing this in a truck and the truck hit a bump so the band is just flying around, not really hitting any notes, but still somehow creating a destroyed jazz song. "MMW II, Pt. 2" is the only track on this that I can really say is "math rock". The handclaps and fast guitar harmonics remind me a lot of Battles. And "MMW II, Pt. 3" ends the mini-album with more unpleasant, yet slightly softer noise.
This definitely isn't for someone who wants to get into Zs. In fact, this isn't really a Zs album. I still thought this was decent work and worth my 23 minutes listening to it. This does mark the moment where Zs changed their sound, given if their next release will sound any different. It's still worth buying, though. I mean, it's a mini-album, what do you expect?
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