Zolar X

Zolar X

X Marks The Spot

Alternative Tentacles

When we at Alternative Tentacles see words like "reunion" or "recently reformed," we tend roll our eyes and pay no heed. So imagine our surprise when the reformed ZOLAR X wrote and performed some new songs that were seriously good, and fit snugly into their old oevre as heard in our ZOLAR X anthology Timeless (Virus 319). Jello calls ZOLAR X "the missing link between CHROME and THE STOOGES," Rock Scene called them "PINK FLOYD crossed with BLACK SABBATH"; however you do the math, X Marks The Spot features all new songs that are the triumphant result of an intergalactic cross-pollination of glam, power pop, proto-punk and a little bit of metal-and, of course, some advanced space elf aesthetic. While their 1970s attempt at intergalactic conquest didn't quite consummate, ZOLAR X's tireless ambition and diligent songwriting efforts pay off in yet another stellar work. You got over the alien antennae and Spock haircuts and loved Timeless. It's time to get over the "reunion" label and get ready for X Marks The Spot!

Zolar X

Timeless

Alternative Tentacles

Meet the strangest known band from the pre-punk dayze of glam. A sound like no other and a story as out there as THE MONKS. We’re talking commitment here – spacesuits, Spock ears, even antennae feelers – onstage, on the street, and wherever they made the scene. ZOLAR-X spoke their own language, and insisted they really were from outer space to anyone who could get past their, er, unique hairdos long enough to listen. A teenage Jello Biafra rolled his eyes when he saw ZOLAR-X featured in Lenny Kaye’s Rock Scene, but never forgot the band. Years later a semi-official bootleg appeared, and everyone Jello played it for was floored – the missing link between CHROME and THE STOOGES? After a 20-year-hunt for planet Zolar, a fresh listen to the masters revealed a serious prog side too. At the time, Rock Scene, called them “PINK FLOYD crossed with BLACK SABBATH.” Intrigued yet? Be the first to whip this out at your next party.