Zs

Formed in Brooklyn in the early part of the 21st century, Zs existed in a carefully schooled post-minimalist avant-garde landscape while also fitting in with the noise-loving D.I.Y. ethos of the Brooklyn rock scene. Meeting at the Manhattan School of Music, the bandmembers formed a quintet, though immediately branched into collectivist mode, anchored predominantly by saxophonist Sam Hillmer, guitarist Ben Greenberg, and drummer Ian Antonio. Seeking, like many before them (including the now establishment-like Bang on a Can), to do away with the stodginess of scored music, Zs ad...