ZEN ORCHESTRA - debut album. A love letter to the dramatic & long form music they grew up with. Released 20th September.
- Dave Hill
- Jul 22
- 2 min read
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ZEN ORCHESTRA – Album. A love letter to the dramatic and long form music that they grew up with…
Zen Orchestra are:
Mark Barrett - Vocals
Steve Smith - Keyboards
Stewart Milner - Basses
Steve Rix - Drums
James Stephenson – Guitars
ZEN ORCHESTRA are pleased to announce the release of their long awaited eponymously titled, first album: September 20th, 2025.
It’s a love letter to the music they grew up with and explores the dramatic and long form nature of that music. The influences are wide-ranging and eclectic resulting in album which is both musically compelling and accessible.
The album had a long gestation period - the project coming together over some 10 years - overcoming many personal, medical and technical hurdles.
The sad and very sudden death of their friend of many years and bass player Stewart Milner in March 2023 was a real low time for the band. Stewart died just before ‘Circles’ was initially released. Alberto Rigoni from Italy stepped in to pick up bass duties, which enabled the album to be completed.
Steve and Mark were founder members of Walking on Ice, a progressive rock band that toured extensively during the early 90s. Zen Orchestra were originally founded in the mid-90s and garnered some serious interest from labels, but no suitable deal was forthcoming, so Steve and Mark passed on the offers.
Steve and Mark decided to resurrect Zen Orchestra around 2012, based on some fantastic instrumental demos from Steve - which Mark then developed further - resulting in some exciting song-based material suitable for an album. ‘Circles (Radio edit)’ was the first release in March 2023 and Minds (Radio Edit) was the follow up release in October 2023. ‘Time (radio edit)’ was released April 20th, 2024
All our releases can be purchased directly from our website and all digital stores. All customers and subscribers to Sound Stuff or Zen Orchestra sites will get EARLY access to released tracks and other exclusive content as it becomes available.
Zen Orchestra give permission for our music and video content to be played for promotional purposes prior to the official release on any radio station or platform we provide the material to.
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