The Chicago artist began recording under the name LENZI in 2014. He plays acoustic guitar and sings.
LENZI is
- Michael Lenzi
- Other bands: Resplendent, The Fire Show, Number One Cup, Eleventh Hour, Gold Medal, Tart, the John Huss Moderate Combo
- Aliases: M. Resplendent, Resplendent, LENZI
- He has released music on Sweet Pea Records, Flydaddy, Blue Rose/V2, Perishable, Derivative, Mixx Tape, Wurlitzer Jukebox and others.
The backstory
In January 2016, Michael released a box set under the name LENZI. It is a very special, limited run, 3 LP set called “Ballads of Lost Son” featuring colored vinyl (clear, pink and yellow) and screen printed packaging by Steve Walters of Screwball Press.
LENZI box set
Volume 1: “Why, Bro?” – SP017, 12 songs
Volume 2: “What Blood” – SP018, 6 songs
Volume 3: “Son” – SP019 , 8 songs
Lenzi made six records under the name Resplendent in 2003. He recorded six records, which can be downloaded at resplendent-music.com or purchased through us by clicking on the links below:
- “In A Wilderness” CD, 20043
- “Wings Beneath the Sills” CD, 2003
- “Casket City Wolves” CD, 2004
- “Am I Free?\ I Am Free” CD, 2005
- “The Vicarious Choir” CD, 2005
- “Despite the Gate No Mansion” CD, 2011
Lenzi made three recordings on Perishable Records as a member of The Fire Show. You can buy these records by clicking on the live links below.
- “The Fire Show” CD, 2000
- “Above the Volcano of Flowers” CD, 2001
- “Saint the Fire Show” CD, 2002
Lenzi made numerous recordings as a member of Number One Cup on Sweet Pea Records, Flydaddy Records, Perishable Records and Blue Rose/V2. To buy the ones still in stock, click on the links below.
- “Connecticut” 7″, 1994
- “Indie Softcore Denial/Divebomb” 7″, 1994
- “The Monkey Song” 7″, 1995
- “Possum Trot Plan” CD, 1995
- “Kim Chee is Cabbage” EP CD, 1996
- “Wrecked By Lions” 12″ vinyl and CD, 1997
- “People People Why Are WeFighting” CD, 1998
- Red Red Meat/Number One Cup split 7″, 1996
- Number One Cup under the pseudonym The Eleventh Hour “Bulletproof” 7″, 1997, plus an unreleased full-length called “Radio Heaven.”
- And various British releases we no longer have in stock
To contact LENZI, write to m.lenzi@att.net
Media mentions:
A smokin’ Fire Show – Jim DeRogatis
A Chicago-based tour of sonic delectation – Greg Kot/Chicago Tribune
Reflections from a Criminally Overlooked Talent – Tiny Mix Tapes
Where there’s hope, there’s fire – Chicago Reader
The Fire Show: Saint the Fire Show review – Pitchfork
The Fire Show: Above the Volcano of Flowers review – Pitchfork
Resplendent: In a Wilderness review – Pitchfork
Am I Free?/I Am Free review – Scene Point Blank
Am I Free?/I Am Free review – Pitchfork
Wings Beneath the Sills/Casket City Wolves – Pitchfork
Casket City Wolves (Resplendent III) – Tiny Mixx Tapes
Lost Classics: Number One Cup “Wrecked By Lions” – Magnet
RFC Interview: Resplendent – Radio Free Chicago
Perishable Records – Perishable
Fight Fire with Fire – Tucson Weekly
100 musicians answer the same 10 questions – MIke Downey
My 2011 in Culture: Part II: Music (See #47)
Fire extinguished – Jim DeRogatis
Crate-digging: The Fire Show – Critical Masses
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