Zelienople (named after a borough in Pennsylvania) is the moniker of Chicago based musician's Matt Christensen (guitar/vocals), Mike Weis (percussion) and Brian Harding (guitar/clarinet). Between them, in a desolate suburban basement, they have come up with "His/Hers", a record of pure psych-rock sludge. There is certainly no shortage of acts willing to throw down waves of experimental guitar noise and clattering percussion, but with the benefit of focus and experience, Zelienople sound like something totally out of time and almost impossible to place. Residing in a hazy drunken world in-between slowcore pioneers Low, psych-folk outsiders Charalambides, Japanese overlords Boris and Dead Man era Neil Young, "His/Hers" is a faded photograph of rock music past, yet still manages to keep a firm footing in the present. Guitars echo like disappearing ghosts and vocals moan and wail mercilessly while percussion bubbles up in glorious waterlogged waves.
