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1. Zorch

   Zorch, who formed in 1973, were an early English totally electronic band, pioneering integrated performances of synthesizers and lightshow. Originally a four-piece, by 1975 Zorch were performing as a duo: Basil Brooks and Gwyo Zepix played three monophonic EMS analogue synthesizers, but were augmented by Silver (dance) and a full-on psychedelic light show, provided by John Andrews under the name of 'Acidica'. At times reminiscent of Tim Blake as well as Tonto's Expanding Head Band, their repetitive melodies, extended improvisation and thumping sequenced bass created a unique musical style that anticipated techno and trance. In the days before polyphonic synthesizers and personal computers, they filled out the sound using two reel-to-reel tape machines as a delay line. The duo played at a number of 1970s free festivals including Windsor in 1974, Meigan Fayre in 1975 and Stonehenge Festival in 1974 and 1975. Zorch were the only band to record in Peter Zinovieff's EMS studio in Putney — in 1975 they used the EMS Synthi 100 to record the "Ouroboros" Suite, recently remastered for CD. Some of this music was used as the soundtrack for the short film Mother Earth with synthetic visuals from the EMS Spectron Video Synthesizer. Zorch split up in 1976. Brooks joined the Steve Hillage Band and provided the live sound effects for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy stage shows. Gwyo Zepix joined Bristol jazzrock band Skywhale before moving to Germany in 1979. He returned to the UK in 2000 to join Gong on keyboards and guitar. Zorch also reformed at this time, and have since played a few UK gigs including The Garage with Daevid Allen on guitar, and Hackney Empire supporting Gong. In 2001, they played at the Assembly Rooms in Glastonbury, and recorded a live album of this event (Glastonbury Live). More recently, Zorch took part in the three-day 2006 Gong Unconvention at the Melkweg, Amsterdam, where Basil Brooks also took part in the Steve Hillage Band set with Hillage, Miquette Giraudy, Mike Howlett, and Chris Taylor.

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1. zorch

   Zorch is a slang term that can have multiple meanings depending on the context. In general, it refers to something being energized, intensified, or accelerated abruptly or significantly. It can also be used as a verb, suggesting the act of forcefully pushing or applying force to something. However, it is important to note that the precise definition of "zorch" may vary depending on the specific context or industry it is being used in.

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1. Zorch

   Zorch, who formed in 1973, were an early English totally electronic band, pioneering integrated performances of synthesizers and lightshow. Originally a four piece, by 1975 Zorch were performing as a duo: Basil Brooks and Gwyo Zepix played three monophonic EMS analogue synthesizers, but were augmented by Silver and a full-on psychedelic light show. At times reminiscent of Tim Blake as well as Tonto's Expanding Head Band, their repetitive melodies, extended improvisation and thumping sequenced bass created a unique musical style that anticipated techno and trance. In the days before polyphonic synthesizers and personal computers, they filled out the sound using two reel-to-reel tape machines as a delay line. The duo played at a number of 1970s free festivals including Windsor in 1974, Meagan Fayre in 1975 and Stonehenge Festival in 1974 and 1975. Zorch were the only band to record in Peter Zinovieff's EMS studio in Putney–in 1975 they used the EMS Synthi 100 to record the "Ouroboros" Suite, recently been remastered for CD. Some of this music was used as the soundtrack for the short film, Mother Earth, with synthetic visuals from the EMS Spectron Video Synthesizer. Zorch split up in 1976. Brooks joined the Steve Hillage Band and provided the live sound effects for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy stage shows. Gwyo Zepix joined Bristol jazzrock band, Skywhale, before moving to Germany in 1979. He returned to the UK in 2000 to join Gong on keyboards and guitar. Zorch also reformed at this time, and have since played a few UK gigs including The Garage with Daevid Allen on guitar, and Hackney Empire supporting Gong. In 2001, they played at the Assembly Rooms in Glastonbury, and recorded a live album of this event.

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1. zorch

   1. [TMRC] v. To attack with an inverse heat sink. 2. [TMRC] v. To travel, with v approaching c [that is, with velocity approaching lightspeed —ESR]. 3. [MIT] v. To propel something very quickly. “The new comm software is very fast; it really zorches files through the network.” 4. [MIT] n. Influence. Brownie points. Good karma. The intangible and fuzzy currency in which favors are measured. “I'd rather not ask him for that just yet; I think I've used up my quota of zorch with him for the week.” 5. [MIT] n. Energy, drive, or ability. “I think I'll punt that change for now; I've been up for 30 hours and I've run out of zorch.” 6. [MIT] v. To flunk an exam or course.A track called Zorch was the B-side of a single called Captain Hideous, released by novelty artist Nervous Norvous in 1955. Norvous was heavily influemced by a radio comedian named Red Blanchard; the word “zorch” appears to have been coined on Blanchard's show in the early 1950s. The word itself had no meaning, but there where compounds using it that did — “zorch cow”, for example, was a variant of the Chicago-area slang “black cow” for a root beer float.

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1. zorch

   Cool, Hip, Sharp Definitely not a cube, Rube nor a square

   Be zorch, daddy-o, go ape

   Etymology: Original Beat slang. Coined by Red Blanchard, radio show host early 1950s. It is also the name he gave to his Beat Jazz Jive

   
   

   Submitted by shady_w on March 5, 2021  

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1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of zorch in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of zorch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
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3. ^ Wikidata
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4. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
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