Zen Lemonade is the alternative electronic music unit of Gus Till & Supercozi . Gus's long musical career began in Melbourne during the heady days of the punk movement. He has played in many bands and had a studio career which has seen him work with Michael Hutchence, Jamiroquai, Manu Dibango, Bono and Edge and many others. During the late 80's he got involved with Acid House culture which led to him becoming part of the 90's Trance scene where he was part of Slinky Wizard and BUS, releasing tracks on labels such as Flying Rhino, Tip, Dragonfly, Blue Room and many others. It was during this period that he met Supercozi:
Supercozi hails from Tokyo and had also long career as a vocalist / guitarist with her own punk-new wave band in Tokyo since 19 year old . She spent full 8 years for endless rehearsal , recording and tour with band and eventually quit the band to focus on her own solo project . After the experimenting years to search her owns sound that embodying elements of Jazz, Exotica, Trip hop , Drum'n bass etc , Since 1999 she began to focus on to the sound that more influenced by Techno. They both shares a similar background having started their musical journey playing in punk bands and then deeply invested their skill and passion into computer programmed alternative music. And that made immediate click between them when they met at Gus's young brother Andrew Till ( Owner of Australian label Psy-Harmonics ) 's house on the Christmas day in 1999 .
It was in the meeting of these 2 spirits that Zen Lemonade was born, with Cozi inspired by Yoko Ono's words from her classic poetry book 'Grape Fruits' : " If this is our karma, then let's squeeze our karma to make the best lemonade "
They began making music together in Tokyo at the beginning of 2000 creating their own uniquely fusioned, genre bending sound. Soon afterward they moved to England, setting up base in Devon where they forged their debut album "Lemon Soul " - This was released in 2002 on Youth's Dragonfly Label and immediately garnered critical acclaim. This saw them invited to play festivals/ gigs all over the world: Greece, US, Thailand, Mexico, Tokyo, Australia, Indonesia, Finland, Russia, the UK etc.
Towards the end of 2002 they moved to Bali the 'Island of the Gods' . This mystic place's magnificent charm, it's rich hindu/animist culture and its cultural traditions of music/gamelans, dance and art made a distinct impression upon them. Since settling in Bali they have been amazingly productive, Gus having produced few ambient / downtempo albums such as " Between The Silence ( 2011) " " Catalpa( 2011) " ( with Chika Asamoto) "Electric Oceans ( 2003) ", and a full on PsyTrance belter: BUS-morebusinesslinkyouthere.
Meanwhile , Cozi released her 2 studio albums from her own lab which " Luxury Addict ( 2005 ) " " Fruits From The Future ( 2010) " and together they released " Chillpresso ~ Dari Bali " 1 & 2 as well as releasing various downbeat tracks on Interchill, Dakini, Electronic Soundscapes, Liquid Sound Design and many others.
In 2009 they released their long awaited 2nd full studio album " Babylondon" from greek label 'Electronic Soundscapes'. - this time a deep organic dubby fusion of Breaks, Jazz, Funk, Ambient and Rock with deeply rooted techno influence. 6 years since their first album, this had showcased their musical transformation, embodying full new psychedelic statements of the sort only they can make! Absolutely not just another 4/4 dance album but a whole new chapter of alternative electronic music, and with plenty of guitars, bass, percussion and gamelan, every track has a distinct dynamic groove - digitalized yet deeply organic. Thrilling soundscapes, tough yet delicate and featuring a cast of fantastic musicians ( including a special appearance by Steve Hillage of System7 ) .
For a moment they are busy at their honey bunny studio in Bali for both solo works also building up the ideas for next Zen Lemonade album .
