The Bacchae : The Album

This musical adaptation of the famous Greek play by Euripide, “The Bacchae”, with a rock band and orchestra, is Tsar Shate II’s latest project The action takes place in antique Greece, in the city of Thebes, where Dionysus, the god of wine and madness (among many other attributes) shows up to be recognized as such. Pentheus, the ruling king of Thebes, fails to see the deity of Dionysus and is thus punished.
Some songs include a full orchestra playing (track n# 1,2,3,7, 11). These scores were composed with the help of Gregorio Zanon, a rising composer. They are majestic, wonderful and astonishingly modern (far away from the classic “ambiance strings”).
In short, The Bacchae is innovative and rare in both it’s conception and harmonies. The concept of possibility building a musical play of it makes this work even more valuable.

Tsar Shate II : The Artist

Born and raised in Geneva, Switzerland, Tsar Shate II is a young composer following the path of the rock songwriting masters of the last fifty years. His influences vary from Bach to Radiohead, with a necessary stop by the Beatles or Beck. The key here is: if there is work, if it’s honest, then it is most likely to sound good.
Tsar Shate II has studied classical guitar with Marek Wegrzyk and music theory with Pierre-Yves Aeby and Anna Knecht. He believes a certain amount of academic knowledge is essential to the art of composing music, and so he now follows classes at the famous “Amercian School of Modern Music” in Paris.
Considering his prolific work, always of good quality, one can expect Tsar Shate II’s future to be full of pleasant surprises.

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