Zascant

Successful soul man duos are few and far between. From Sam & Dave in the `60s and Hall & Oates in the `70s to brothers K-Ci & JoJo Hailey in the `90s, they represent a delicate synergy of like-minded missions vs. distinctive individual personality traits. Duo's can be the perfect combination: two souls that breathe and believe the same things - from lyrical concepts to work ethics. It's a difficult trick to pull off. But when it happens, the rewards are bountiful.Zascant - the musical partnership of Alonzo Powell and Anthony Johnson III - is just such a pairing, representing two gentlemen who share common beliefs in regard to music making, living life and the proper way to treat a lady. All the pieces come together to perfection on their deeply touching debut CD, For Women Only.Zascant (the name a cosmopolitan-sounding amalgam of letters from each of their names) describe their music as "Organic Soul," stemming from the bar set by bands of the `70s that honed their singular crafts by developing unique styles of creativity. Zascant's sound, however - incubated with keyboards and rhythm machines - is reflective of today's times. The result: "the Zascant Mystique" - a stripped to the essentials vibe that seeps like ointment into your spirit.