Zenith Effluveum has been played on NTS in shows including After Dark w/ HELM, featured first on 30 July 2024. Songs played include Lifeblood.

Zenith Effluveum are an obscure oddity from Rochester, NY. The band members were high school friends: Carl Mack on drums, Michael Ferrera (who wrote the most songs) and Kim Fabris. There's a rumour that Greg Prevost of The Chesterfield Kings contributed on their only record but the actual truth is he was recording in the same basement, but does not appear in the album.

The band was influenced by Can, Amon Düül, Faust, Floh de Cologne, Magma, Silver Apples, Henry Cow and many more.

They performed in CBGB in 1977, and in 1978 their self-released debut Almost Made It In The USA saw the light of day. It's clearly a labour of love rather than a high-quality production achievement: it's a low fidelity, one take recording on a 4-track.

The second incarnation of the band, Zenith II came about in 1983, but it's unknown whether they have any releases or not.