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Zea (NL) + Tschilp (HH)
this hilarious cat is copied fom WFMU - a thrilling radiostation in New Jersey
the after the fight show
Zea (NL) + Tschilp (Hamburg) + DJ Grrrrt (Occii, Amsterdam)
Baffling experimental rock from Holland.
Living in Amsterdam, surrounded by all manner of legal highs, must do funny things to your mind. Dutch duo Zea, for exaample, had the bright idea of punctuating their frenzied guitars and crashing drums with ringtones, accordions, bells, whistles, freaky voices, plinky-plonky pianos and other surreal sounds. Bizarrely enough, somehow it works.
Like Japanese experimental rockers Polysics and Buffalo Daughter, Zea casually throw brainnumbing noize, punchy pop, hamfisted hip-hop and funky techno into the mix, creating a jagged, f**ked-up sound that's so much more than the sum of its parts.
Like They Might Be Giants jamming with the Ramones or Pink Floyd headlining a punk convention, Today I Forgot To Complain is bewildering, enigmatic and always full of surprises.
David McComb
[Kerrang - May 2003]
Tschilp
... Denn die drei Tschilps sind in ihrer Heimatstadt inzwischen mehr als nur ein Geheimtip, so lauschten viele ihrem experimentellen Gitarrenrock, der phasenweise gar an Sonic Youth erinnerte und es wunderbarst schaffte, sowohl filigranen Krach als auch heftige Melodie aus dem Nest strömen zu lassen. Hervorstechendes Merkmal war, dass sie es dabei tunlichst vermieden, "nach vorne los zu rocken" - wie man so schön blöd sagt. Aber genau darin bestand Tschilp's Charme, und dazu passte, dass sie auf der Bühne eine zurückhaltende und gleichsam sehr coole Erscheinung abgaben...
[popfrontal.de - März 2003]