this guy is proably more into comic books then punk rock, but after almost a light year since I sent them a copy of G&F this is what they have to say about it:
UZBEKS:
Goggles & Flipflops: LP
First off, if you see a record with a cover this cool, you should just fucking buy it and not be poking around some fanzine for a review of it. I’m actually kind of pissed you’re reading this far, actually. But, since you’re up, I’m obliged to muse about things like how there’s a certain indescribable subliminal vibe to this record that suggests it might be sort of a pink, yellow, baby blue, and green Israeli 3-D Hypno Coin version of the first Flesh Eaters album, maybe, but, as things progressed, I was thinking that the irregular song constructions and the general physics of the music were more at sort of a funkless NoMeansNo, for whatever that’s worth ((and i do indeed have a blue book value in mind)). I think the main problem here is that the music doesn’t seem to mean much without the lyric sheet, and the lyrics are so Spartan—usually just a few lines per song—that I’m pretty much dying of boredom trying to read along. Still a keeper, just because of the cool packaging. Yes, i am that shallow, thanks. BEST SONG: “The Satanic Bible” BEST SONG TITLE: “Electro Man” FANTASTIC AMAZING TRIVIA FACT: I have, to date, owned three copies of the Electro-Man “Invasion from Outer Space” coloring book, based on the exploits of a superhero whom, to my knowledge, exists nowhere else but that coloring book. –Rev. Norb (That Lux Good/Dingleberry/Party Garage/Twin Toe/Urban Decay/Subwix)
(good morning rezorcake ! we are about to put out our second LP soon !)
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Mittwoch, 1. Februar 2012
Montag, 15. August 2011
The Needle Drop reviews G & F LP + Black Magic!
here you can find 2 short review from the most hard working internet alternative music review dude
Black Magic Review
Mittwoch, 27. Juli 2011
Lukinzine review !
Swedish webzine - Lukinzine reviewed G&F LP, google translated this from Swedish to English:
Company / Distributor: Twintoe Year: 2010 Format: LP Rating: 7 / 10
That band name Uzbeks aimed at the ethnic group in the vernacular comes from Uzbekistan, but in equal parts can be found everywhere in Central Asia may not be as hard to guess. But what lets the guys do? The cover is colorful and disc title reveals the party hats and feather-light ironic chord, but the truth is that the Uzbeks are garage punk with punk rock influences, a la Circle Jerks, which is not exactly bad.
In fact, the band not from Central Asia, but from Germany (although members have Israeli origin) and, given the small wisecracking account of the music and lyrics so the band had been able to fit in Spastic Fantastic, but then they had probably also been playing a little faster. Uzbeks do not stand out very much from ordinary garage acts, except lyrically, where they sometimes could be likened to early NOFX where absurdities laps each, and one can think what you wish for. Goggles And Flip Flops is a good album to throw on when the mood is tight, the energy makes one happy and recharge the batteries properly. You want to crank it with his fist in the air, drumming away on the desktop and run a round, so in other words it is a modern Durecellkanin on vinyl, we are dealing with. The best songs, goes under the title Alice DIY and Wolf Attack and the latter purely vocal terms brings some Jello Biafra-vibes.
Company / Distributor: Twintoe Year: 2010 Format: LP Rating: 7 / 10
That band name Uzbeks aimed at the ethnic group in the vernacular comes from Uzbekistan, but in equal parts can be found everywhere in Central Asia may not be as hard to guess. But what lets the guys do? The cover is colorful and disc title reveals the party hats and feather-light ironic chord, but the truth is that the Uzbeks are garage punk with punk rock influences, a la Circle Jerks, which is not exactly bad.
In fact, the band not from Central Asia, but from Germany (although members have Israeli origin) and, given the small wisecracking account of the music and lyrics so the band had been able to fit in Spastic Fantastic, but then they had probably also been playing a little faster. Uzbeks do not stand out very much from ordinary garage acts, except lyrically, where they sometimes could be likened to early NOFX where absurdities laps each, and one can think what you wish for. Goggles And Flip Flops is a good album to throw on when the mood is tight, the energy makes one happy and recharge the batteries properly. You want to crank it with his fist in the air, drumming away on the desktop and run a round, so in other words it is a modern Durecellkanin on vinyl, we are dealing with. The best songs, goes under the title Alice DIY and Wolf Attack and the latter purely vocal terms brings some Jello Biafra-vibes.
Dienstag, 1. März 2011
Haharetz (the land) - Israeli newspaper interview June 2010
just before recording the LP we were asked for an interview on a a daily israeli newspaper.
apparently a punk rock fan who we knew from long a go from local punk concerts was making some interview with bands from the indie / DIY scene. And so we were lucky to be the last one she interviewed before she escaped from Isra-Hell to the US.
once again our friend Google translated this from hebrew:
apparently a punk rock fan who we knew from long a go from local punk concerts was making some interview with bands from the indie / DIY scene. And so we were lucky to be the last one she interviewed before she escaped from Isra-Hell to the US.
Revelation: the band Uzbeks"
Monday 21 June 2010 03:00 by: Noya stars
They shape their CD cover, and organize their European tour. Band Uzbeks"playing punk, which means they do not need anyone
Monday 21 June 2010 03:00 by: Noya stars
They shape their CD cover, and organize their European tour. Band Uzbeks"playing punk, which means they do not need anyone
Demo recording of "Uzbeks" is a perfect representation of marginal culture. Entirely as intended to exist under the radar of the mainstream. Burn Disc, the upper side band logo stamped manually sprayed with spray on mold. Booklet of words, writing, decorated with primitive drawings, filmed at Xerox, cut and folded into the curve drop Xerox cover no less. All these elements made their own band, and they also distribute this recording on their own.
Who puts his hands on this item not only feel a strong gust of visual creativity, but also be disclosed to a collection Songs of punk - rock sweep that makes an immediate desire to see them live. "Our hope is to do something creative, Shlprit will be an added value. We recorded a stale quality, only to have nothing to hear, that people will recognize the songs and sing in performances," says Assaf Bomgard, who plays the guitar in the band took a demo of his label "Twintoe Records (a joint expenditure with "Urban Decay," Label of another band member, bassist Gad Torafranca).
Demo includes eight songs and he left in 2009 in limited edition CD's and tapes. Soon the band will begin recording a full album, will finally summer European tour, which is also completely organized themselves. They made the connections with bands of the genre and with different impressions clubs, and appear about 30 time in Europe.
The tendency to do everything themselves is not just a private obsession of the band members, accustomed to her previous Mlokotim present (among other things, members Uzbeks "played and play in and Mondo Gecko", "Brutal Assault", "Suckinim Baenaim" and more), but is also characteristic of going extinct punk rock - ethics of "Do It Yourself" seeks Laotrkia Loaktiat.
Demo includes eight songs and he left in 2009 in limited edition CD's and tapes. Soon the band will begin recording a full album, will finally summer European tour, which is also completely organized themselves. They made the connections with bands of the genre and with different impressions clubs, and appear about 30 time in Europe.
The tendency to do everything themselves is not just a private obsession of the band members, accustomed to her previous Mlokotim present (among other things, members Uzbeks "played and play in and Mondo Gecko", "Brutal Assault", "Suckinim Baenaim" and more), but is also characteristic of going extinct punk rock - ethics of "Do It Yourself" seeks Laotrkia Loaktiat.
DIY is part punk, "says guitarist David Miretzki. "We believe in it. We think how to do things ourselves, get used to it, and enjoy it. There are many indie bands that are considered but do not do anything alone."
"The fact that we do everything alone preserves the authenticity," explains Torafranca. "We are not a product. Once it wraps out and someone who tells how to design the cover, how to dress and when to determine impressions, authenticity is lost."
The band got half a year ago when the singer Nadav Ben-Horin and MIretzki moved to northern Tel Aviv and his other players. Ben Horin writes the words, according to him, the songs are mostly frustration. "Even at 15 I wrote about the frustrations, but I'm frustrated since I've grown more serious things," he explains the background of songs such as "Satanic Bible", "Mossad" or "Sag. Sodom and Gomorrah" (which also has a humorous clip directed by Noa Olhovsky , you might want to look on YouTube).
"I do not exaggerate the political section, trying to keep this social segment, with sensitivity to ordinary people like me, young citizens, the people," says Ben-Horin. From the begining, the musical idea was simple: an old punk rock (that is, affected by the heyday of the "Ramones" California punk bands of the early '80s, they specifically mention the "TSOL"), melodic and fun. Then he added the effects of Garage, rock and roll Surf. Great extent "Uzbeks" is the continuation of their previous band, "Citizen X".
"Our love is punk rock, from a young age," says Miretzki. "We are influenced by the simplicity of punk with three chords, but that's more complicated than that." Torafranca demonstrates: "Yes, after four discs with punk bands, I played the disc to my father and he told me, I'm amazed, you finally learned to play."
"The fact that we do everything alone preserves the authenticity," explains Torafranca. "We are not a product. Once it wraps out and someone who tells how to design the cover, how to dress and when to determine impressions, authenticity is lost."
The band got half a year ago when the singer Nadav Ben-Horin and MIretzki moved to northern Tel Aviv and his other players. Ben Horin writes the words, according to him, the songs are mostly frustration. "Even at 15 I wrote about the frustrations, but I'm frustrated since I've grown more serious things," he explains the background of songs such as "Satanic Bible", "Mossad" or "Sag. Sodom and Gomorrah" (which also has a humorous clip directed by Noa Olhovsky , you might want to look on YouTube).
"I do not exaggerate the political section, trying to keep this social segment, with sensitivity to ordinary people like me, young citizens, the people," says Ben-Horin. From the begining, the musical idea was simple: an old punk rock (that is, affected by the heyday of the "Ramones" California punk bands of the early '80s, they specifically mention the "TSOL"), melodic and fun. Then he added the effects of Garage, rock and roll Surf. Great extent "Uzbeks" is the continuation of their previous band, "Citizen X".
"Our love is punk rock, from a young age," says Miretzki. "We are influenced by the simplicity of punk with three chords, but that's more complicated than that." Torafranca demonstrates: "Yes, after four discs with punk bands, I played the disc to my father and he told me, I'm amazed, you finally learned to play."
Donnerstag, 10. Februar 2011
OX - fanzine.de review on Goggles & Flipflops LP !
auf Deutsch
my friend googles translated to this:
Was it the letter made the garish colors Shock Cover fashionable again? Could be good, and in this respect, the UZBEK from ... (ha!) Israel learned their lesson: blue, pink, yellow and green and wild flashes of spirals and their cover to make a gaudy affair to which the bright yellow of the vinyl fits perfectly.
Musically, however, are good, the letter here only partly as a reference for the UZBEK make from Tel Aviv to their Punk Rock is less poppy and anthemic are quite a bit scratchy and remind me more of old NOFX, ADOLESCENTS and CIRCLE JERKS-if there was a sunny beach location of their Hometown is that causes of such musical parallels to a very different West Coast? Lyrically, the UZBEK are a mystery: Somehow, their lyrics are funny, but also a bit absurd.
It seems to me there's the thinking up to sing in Hebrew to English as a minor shift occurred that triggers this effect. All in all a fun band that I would like to see a show - I think it makes the album so much fun again.
my friend googles translated to this:
Was it the letter made the garish colors Shock Cover fashionable again? Could be good, and in this respect, the UZBEK from ... (ha!) Israel learned their lesson: blue, pink, yellow and green and wild flashes of spirals and their cover to make a gaudy affair to which the bright yellow of the vinyl fits perfectly.
Musically, however, are good, the letter here only partly as a reference for the UZBEK make from Tel Aviv to their Punk Rock is less poppy and anthemic are quite a bit scratchy and remind me more of old NOFX, ADOLESCENTS and CIRCLE JERKS-if there was a sunny beach location of their Hometown is that causes of such musical parallels to a very different West Coast? Lyrically, the UZBEK are a mystery: Somehow, their lyrics are funny, but also a bit absurd.
It seems to me there's the thinking up to sing in Hebrew to English as a minor shift occurred that triggers this effect. All in all a fun band that I would like to see a show - I think it makes the album so much fun again.
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