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Grip

Album: Running With The Beast

Released: Sep 19, 2008

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General Info

Genre: Electro / Garage / Psychedelic
Location Amsterdam, Please select your region., Un
Profile Views: 1182100
Last Login: 5/7/2012
Member Since 6/11/2005
Website www.soundofzzz.com
Record Label ANTI/Excelsior KSR-Japan
Type of Label Indie
Bio
zZz - Biography It all started some years ago when they came into the possession of an old church organ. Armored with the organ and a simple drum kit and producing little more than some noise, after less than a week they already made their first appearance. Playing this party of a hometown infamous smuggler, the noise turned into music and the Sound Of zZz was born. Their killer debut album (Sound of zZz - 2005), recorded for the biggest part on their boat-turned-music-factory, was the kick off for a two year tour around the globe. A few months in the USA, shows in Japan, Russia. All over Europe including festivals like Benicassim and Glastonbury: Name a roaring sea and zZz has sailed it. Mostly on their own but when loneliness hit, they always found good companionship (Fatboy Slim, the Gossip, Happy Mondays, Franz Ferdinand, the Ex…). During these two years, zZz became known for their brutal and intense live performances and their massive sound not seldom leading to outrageous sex riots. Apart from the obvious sex, drugs and souvenirs, their music and videos brought zZz awards (Grip won the Music Video Of The Year-award), great reviews (including 4 stars in MOJO and 5 stars in Hustler Magazine, mind you) and numerous appearances in games (GTA), movies, series (CSI) as well as in edgy Italian and Japanese commercials (QP) and most recently a pan-European FIAT-campaign. After their two year trip, zZz harboured in their hometown Amsterdam and submerged to work on their second album Running with the Beast: a catchy yet freaky, brutal yet sweet, dark yet danceable album which would be criminal to categorize in just one lousy genre. Like the mentioned in the ****review in Mojo. “..a whole lot of influences, yet somehow zZz have found a shade of black that’s entirely theirs.”.. see below.. After the release of Running with the Beast, zZz toured extensively throughout Europe and Russia among which such places as the Moulin Rouge in Paris, Sziget festival in Boedapest, all major clubs in Italy and supported Pavement. zZz made a new score for Frankenstein (1936), the classis horrormovie. They also created a score for a short movie ‘de Boule de Boule’ featuring Tygo Gernandt. Currently they are working on their new album and writing music for a theatre play which will feature Frits Lambrechts and Sylvia Kristel. Running With The Beast is out now on ANTI- Records.
Members
Daan - Organ.. Björn - Drum & vox.... Management: White Mountain International / Artistic Vice Contact: niels@artsiticvice.com European Booking (except Benelux).. BELMONT BOOKINGS .. BOB VAN HEUR .. bob@belmontbookings.nl .. +31 20 61 62 612 .... Benelux Booking Agent BOOM! AGENCY.. JAN TEN BOOM.. jan@boomagency.nl.. Phone: +31 626 218439 .... North American Booking .. PANACHE BOOKING.. MICHELLE CABLE.. panachebooking@gmail.com.. Phone: +1 415 246 5405....
Influences
Can, Miles Davis, Hawkwind, Aphex Twin, Velvet Underground, Sisters Of Mercy, Lee Perry & the Mad Professor, Oblivians, Django Reinhardt, Suicide, Dr. John, Sun Ra, Debussy, Chrome, Bauhaus, Johnny Cash, Stooges, Japan, Fela Kuti, Funkadelic, New York Dolls, the Damned, Ethiopiques, the Stranglers, Beethoven, Jesus & Mary Chain, Opium, Speed, MDMA, Spaceman 3, Gun Club, the Misfits, Herbie Hancock, Serge Gainsbourg, Os Mutantes
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Grip

04:15 | 3272 plays | Mar 19 2010

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Running with the Beast

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Members:

Daan - Organ
Björn - Drums & vox

Management

White Mountain International / Artistic Vice
Contact: niels@artsiticvice.com

European Booking

(except Benelux)
BELMONT BOOKINGS
BOB VAN HEUR
bob@belmontbookings.nl
+31 20 61 62 612

Benelux Booking Agent

BOOM! AGENCY
JAN TEN BOOM
jan@boomagency.nl
Phone: +31 626 218439

North American Booking

PANACHE BOOKING
MICHELLE CABLE
panachebooking@gmail.com
Phone: +1 415 246 5405

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Influences:

Can, Miles Davis, Hawkwind, Aphex Twin, Velvet Underground, Sisters Of Mercy, Lee Perry & the Mad Professor, Oblivians, Django Reinhardt, Suicide, Dr. John, Sun Ra, Debussy, Chrome, Bauhaus, Johnny Cash, Stooges, Japan, Fela Kuti, Funkadelic, New York Dolls, the Damned, Ethiopiques, the Stranglers, Beethoven, Jesus & Mary Chain, Opium, Speed, MDMA, Spaceman 3, Gun Club, the Misfits, Herbie Hancock, Serge Gainsbourg, Os Mutantes