ZEN

20th Anniversary Edition | 1988-2018An absolute must have record from the 90sZEN appeared in Oporto, Portugal in 1996, resulting from the combination of Rui Silva and Miguel Barros, from the extinctNo Creative Solution band, Andr Hollanda and Jorge Coelho, former guitarist for Cosmic City Blues.ZEN played in the 4th Paredes de Coura Festival with only 14 days of existence. After a series of concerts all over thecountry, they recorded the EP Zen in 1997 that would serve as a presentation card for the public and for the radio.ZEN participate in various festivals, alongside bands like Rage Against the Machine, L7, Rollins Band, etc. In 1998, theyrecorded their first album, "The Privilege of Making the Wrong Choice" - recorded in Vigo at Areamaster studios in April1998 and mastered by Andy VanDette in NY that same year - which was well received by the public and the press in general, claiming the ZEN as a cult band, with a considerable legion of fans."The Privilege of Making the Wrong Choice" - sold out for many years - will be reissued on December 28th in CD and VINYL formats (for the first time). In the year he celebrates his 20th anniversary, "The Privilege of Making the WrongChoice" is an absolute classic of Portuguese music from the 1990s. In the words of Pedro Vindeirinho from RastilhoRecords: "It's another beautiful page from our two decades of history. The ZEN were formed in the year that Rastilho tookthe first steps. I remember listening to this record and being fascinated with the funky guitar of Jorge Coelho (who recorded a few years before "Sugar Mountain" with the legendary Cosmic City Blues), that bass (oh my god, that bass!) of Miguel Barros , the fantastic drumming with jazz school of Andr Hollanda, the voice, that voice, of Rui Silva. All perfect,all in the right place. "