Dave L :: producer, guitar, sometimes bass & keys, always a gentleman Nic McFiendish :: lead vocals, sometimes gadgets/percussion, and smarm Uncle Bergie :: bass, harmonica, sometimes guitar, and charm DJ Red5 aka Walt Dizzle :: turntables, various vocals, and hooks
Influences
Z.O.N.K.'s influences are as varied as the four strange and beautiful members, each of which has eclectic tastes. So, here's a super short list (that we'll surely be updating regularly) of what inspires and delights Z.O.N.K.:
Prince, Beck, Gorillaz, Portishead, The Beatles, Radiohead, The Avalanches, Souxsie, Massive Attack, Tricky, Garbage, Depeche Mode, Rob Zombie, Tom Waits, Brian Eno, Dr. Dre, Ice-T, Stevie Wonder, Queen, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Aretha Franklin, The White Stripes, The Cure, Tribe Called Quest, Franz Ferdinand, Prodigy, Morcheeba, Modest Mouse, Bill Withers, Fat Boy Slim, Cake, The Art of Noise, Beastie Boys, Daft Punk, Talking Heads/David Byrne, Chemical Brothers, Public Enemy, New Order, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Postal Service, James Brown, Prefuse 73, Outkast, Led Zeppelin, Bjork, Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd, Bauhaus, Lee Perry, U2, Basement Jaxx, Future Sound of London, Duran Duran, Lyrics Born, Sublime, The Rolling Stones, RJD2, Soul Coughing, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Beta Band, Bill Laswell, E.L.O., Aphex Twin, Amon Tobin, Luke Vibert/Wagon Christ, Eminem, Tabla Beat Science, Sublime, N.W.A., Handsome Boy Modeling School, Bob Marley...
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Brief schpiel on Z.O.N.K.:
After their 2004 breakthrough Our Five Worst Songs grabbed them opening slots nationwide for diverse acts like De La Soul, Concrete Blonde, Lady Kier of Deee-Lite and worldwide recognition through Konami's video game Dance Dance Revolution, Z.O.N.K.'s 2005 release, Half Human had them opening for The B-52's in the midst of their west coast tour schedule and shared the stage at G.AM.E. with the likes of Lyrics Born, Keek da Sneak, Hieroglyphics and Meat Beat Manifesto. It's fittingly eclectic company for a band composed of Motown-rooted songstress McFiendish, video game sound and music producer Dave L., space-funk harmonica and bass (at the same time!) player Uncle Bergie, and MC/DJ Walt Dizzle (DJ Red 5). As Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde, Catfish Scar) puts it, "ZONK.... hmmm... fresh from some other planet. We love 'em." Turns out, that other planet is San Francisco. Along with the release of their slow and dark cover of Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know" in early 2006, Electronic Musician Magazine featured Z.O.N.K. in their April issue.
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That's right..."Fussy Pigs Don't Get Fat." Apparently, Mom thought getting fat was a good thing. Something must have been lost in the Dutch translation.
Love you guys...See you soon. BTD
Thanks, Nic. I hope you guys know how proud I am of you. Not just because of the great music (and kids :-)) you produce together, but also because of who you are.
***2 NEW SLAPS LEAKED OFF OF THE RICE & GRITS ALBUM!!!***
What's crackin? We've been busy putting the finishing touches on our album and it is finally done!!! It will be hitting stores and iTunes soon.
We're also close to signing a distribution deal...but we can't talk about it until it is finalized...but believe me this is gonna be big for us. Thanks for all your emails and calls to the radio stations!!!
Lastly, in appreciation of your support, we leaked 2 new slaps off of the Rice & Grits album on our myspace! Peep it out and tell us what you think!
With out yal we wouldn’t be livin our dream right now…we love yal for that!!
Thursday HOODOO - whatup kids. I'm listening to this track right now, I can't decide if it's this or 1/2 homosapien i like best - better give em both a spin. i was jonesin. keep the roq
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