Z.O.N.K.
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Genre: Alternative / Electronica / Trip Hop
Location San Francisco, California, US
Profile Views: 75248
Last Login: 12/20/2011
Member Since 6/18/2004
Website www.ZONKaholics.com
Record Label ..Harmony Machine
Type of Label Indie
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Bio
..WHERE TO BUY--.. .. CD'S: ..CLICK HERE.... .. MP3'S: ..SEARCH UNDER .."Z.O.N.K." ..OR .."ZONK"ON ITUNES.. AND MOST OTHER DOWNLOAD STORES.... .... Thousands of "ZONKaholics" can't be wrong. They've joined the community via ..www.ZONKaholics.com.. where we are currently getting an average of over 100 unique visitors per day and climbing. We are in the process of getting everyone signed up as friends here as well. If you are our friend here but not signed up at our site, take a minute and go check it out for lots more delicious details (A/V, pics, dirty secrets). We want to entertain you... .. 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... .. We want to entertain you... -
Members
..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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Z.O.N.K. Live Montage
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Bio:
WHERE TO BUY--CD'S: CLICK HERE
MP3'S: SEARCH UNDER "Z.O.N.K." OR "ZONK"ON ITUNES AND MOST OTHER DOWNLOAD STORES
Thousands of "ZONKaholics" can't be wrong. They've joined the community via www.ZONKaholics.com where we are currently getting an average of over 100 unique visitors per day and climbing. We are in the process of getting everyone signed up as friends here as well. If you are our friend here but not signed up at our site, take a minute and go check it out for lots more delicious details (A/V, pics, dirty secrets). We want to entertain you.
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.
We want to entertain you.
Member Since:
June 18, 2004Members:
Dave L :: producer, guitar, sometimes bass & keys, always a gentlemanNic 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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