From the first pumping chorus of 16 Tons of Love to the wild abandon of The Good Woman..."There's all kind of great sounds to luxuriate in here - a Hendrix inspired riff, a Led Zep influenced groove, smoky vocals that go from blues to soul to disco and all the way back again. The sound is seductive, creative and just downright good. 5/5"- Louder Than War, Jun'13 Z-STAR is a collective from the UK. It is the Heavy Soul & Rock n Roll project of Frontwoman/Guitarist Zee Gachette. Other key members of the collective are Diogenes Baptisttella on Lead Guitar and Nikolaj Bjerre on Drums. All songs are written by Zee Gachette, with musical arrangements on 16 TONS written by Diogenes Bapttistella, Nikolaj Bjerre, Jevon Beaumont and Zee Gachette. Keys performed by Carl Hudson. The 16 TONS EP was recorded by Joe Leach at The Cowshed Studios, London and mixed by Zee Gachette, Max Gilkes and Joe Leach. Mastered by Tim Debney at Fluid Mastering, London. Produced by Zee Gachette. The EP is self-released on Muthastar Records - Brighton UK the music label of Lucy Anderson and Zee Gachette. "A force of nature!" - Jimmy Page "This is essentially Rock n Roll at its best" - TangMusic "A Blues Rock Epic" - IndieLondon "The brave new sound of Heavy Soul and Rock n Roll" - Rolling Stone "Ferocious new EP, fronted by a spiritually possessed androgynous powerhouse in the form of Zee Gachette...Z-STAR are a serious band on the move" - Fame Magazine "Fantastic! Z-STAR's EP confirmed the arrival of a star of the future....Zee's loud, raw and rootsy take on the blues" - Classic Rock, The Blues Magazine "So much raw funk, soul and blues rock passion, it's basically impossible to be unmoved" - Bevernoughotes "One to watch!" - BBC Radio 2