Zan Batman Circus
"We were halfway through high school when the music took hold!" Two guys, two girls, all atheists formed Zan Batman Circus in 2004 in Religious Education class at Dunedin high school Kavanagh College. Their influences include the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sonic Youth, Tool, Fiona Apple, Fur Patrol, Nine Inch Nails and the Smashing Pumpkins. The music is best described as an eternal struggle, sometimes lost to a drowning in lead guitar solo and jangly arpeggios, most of the time won over by a loud grungy riff. Like giving birth to a hammer, or making love to a naked flame, Zan Batman Circus' rawness is oddly pleasing.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
we formed late last year. read the bio.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
we play at school, and we entered in this year's rockquest. we like playing in front of sweaty people.
Your musical influences
sonic youth, fiona apple, nine inch nails, the yeah yeah yeahs, the pixies, the smashing pumpkins, tool, fur patrol, deftones, tori amos.
What equipment do you use?
tim has a 80 effects foot pedal with delay, and a wah and a pitch bender, we like to utilise that. tim plays a epiphone les paul (lead), hope plays a squier telecaster (rhythm), zoe plays an ashton lefty bass and kevin just plays the hitting things.
Anything else?
Hope Robertson-Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Tim Doyle-Backing Vox, Lead Guitar
Zoe Formato-Popham-Bass
Kevin Mills-Drums
