to the limitations of
the piano (their were no electric pianos in those days!),
switched to guitar to be more mobile. After one month of
owning a guitar, He performed at New Yorks famous “CBGB”
club and found his place in the explosion called punk
rock, blending the roots music he loved with the furor
of the punk era. Upon joining the band "Mistaken
Identity" however, His musical interests turned more to
hardcore punk and the anti-music movement.
In time, Dale came into contact with the a group called
the “Roustabouts” who were searching for a replacement
guitarist for founding member Lee Tobia. This band,
fronted by “Stray Cats” brother and artist in his own
right, Gary Setzer, opened vast opportunities for him as
a musician, as well as returning him to his roots rock
and roll orientated style, which included years of
touring as opening act for bands like B52s, Robert
Gordon, Marshall Crenshaw, and numerous big bands of the
day, as well as a large following of their own in their
native New York.
After falling to personal problems of his own, Dale
reunited with The Roustabouts after a long pause to come
to Europe. It was at this time he experienced the beauty
of Europe and eventually desired to stay on this side of
the ocean to get his life in order and pursue his solo
career further, as well as lending his talents to
several other projects.
At a concert by blues entertainer Errol Dixon, Dale was
inspired to resume playing piano. He quickly found that
the European audience held very fondly the music of his
childhood and a new career was re-born. Dale formed his
own group, and began touring Europe playing various
nightclubs and festivals. It was in Ascona, Switzerland,
at the New Orleans jazz festival, Dale was introduced to
the likes of Professor Longhair, Champion Jack Dupree,
Dr. John, etc, which pointed his style into a new
direction. Fusing American roots music with the second
line feel, Dale perfected the rolling boogie-woogie
style he is known for today, which he continues to enjoy
at numerous jazz and blues festivals (Montreux Jazz Off,
Honky Tonk, New Orleans Ascona, etc..) and night club
appearances.
Aside from Rock and Blues, Dale has always been
interested in exploring various musical styles. in the
early 90's, He became interested in the modern
technology evolving in the musical world and created
output under various guises. The pre-acid jazz craze
formation "Incantations" was one of the early major
sampling works of the time, a collaboration with Swiss
Techno pioneer BFree, featuring BeBop legend Benny Ross
on saxophone, CrossroadStanding, a collaboration with
Norwegian Punk Drum legend Runnar "Kula" Johannessen was
an exploration into the dark side of Norse mythology
fused with shamanistic drumming and chants, which
enjoyed number one and top ten status on the now defunct
MP3.com in the World Fusion section for close to a year.
By the end of the 90's, Dale had returned from Norway to
live in Switzerland and started his own studio,
continuing with electronic music technology and resuming
the identity of ZouZouMamoux. As his musical style took
a Darker Trip-hop approach, He was commissioned to
create the soundtrack for the Mammut Sport-wear released
film "Timing", as well as the exhibition and promotional
music for Kjus Sport-wear. Excerpts from these works can
be heard in various chill-out sounds of today as they
have been resampled and recycled by various artists. The
original collective works, entitled "Liber 1:11" are due
for release in fall 2006.
It was in 2001 that Dale was reunited with Marco
Paganini thru the suggestion of prior producer and
guitarist "Vic Vergat". Having known each other socially
10 years earlier, they both welcomed the idea of a
collaboration. This was the birth of the current
"Paganini" lineup which resulted in the release of "Esoterrorism".
Upon performing live together in support of the CD,
Marco and Dale noticed the fans reaction to the new
material and fine tuned the classic Paganini tracks to
match the intensity of their current output, much to the
fans approval. The result of this was the CD "Resurrection",
which is the first release on their own label "PaZouZouRecords",
distributed by NL Records (a subdivision of MTM Music).
They are currently working on new material for the next
release as well as preparing to tour Europe in support
of the "Resurrection". |
DISCOGRAPHY
1979 - Resisters "My Heart Bleeds/All Hell Breaks loose"
45rpm/TonySt.James Music
1980 - Mistaken Identity "Promised Land" EP, Anti Music,
NYC
1988 - Dale Powers "Alone" EP, Noize Prod., Switzerland
1989 - Roustabouts "Alive in Atlantis" Memo music,
Germany
1990 - Tea for Two "Slave" Big Z records, Germany
1991 - Henneken "Bessesen" Rough Trade, Germany
1992 - Tea for Two "The Pain Remains The Same" Mega
Peng, Switzerland
1993 - Greasy Kid Stuff "Sexy, Druggie, Rock and Rollie"
Noize Prod. Switzerland
1994 - Incantations "Raising the Dead" MP3.com/CDnow
1998 - Crossroad Standing "Medicine" MP3.com/CDnow
2003 - Timing (The Movie) DVD Soundtrack, Mammut
Sportswear
2003 - Paganini "Esoterrorism" Tyrolis Music
2004 - Kjus Ski-wear Exhibition Soundtrack
2005 - Paganini "Resurrection" PaZouZou Records
2006 - ZouZouMamoux "Liber 1:11" (coming in fall 2006) |