Biography 2009

penelope — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 07:45:37 -0400

From the cultural swamps of Australia’s most gleaming citadel; Brisbane Australia,(?) crawl Monster Zoku Onsomb! An ensemble who have forged their own sound from the shattered pieces of kitsch retrodelica and contemporary bass culture. MZO! have no real contemporaries in Australia to which they can be compared, and they deserve more than a string of genre comparisons. They are a live fiesta, injecting any venue and any crowd with instant energy with their live assaults.

In 2004 MZO! was formed from 3 different entities – The Nam-Shub of Enki (a producer responsible for some of Australia’s most inventive and out there electronic Music), Kunt (a female noise performance duo renowned for outrageous live performances), and Miss P Leisure ( a DJ whose kooky selections ranged from the strangest soundtracks, 60’s surf / strip music to industrial beats).

As separate entities they were well known to Brisbane electronic party goers as being the city's leading electronic practitioners. Together they were unstoppable! Lashing the audience with sprays of noise, bass, sparks and blood, they formulated a special style of live performance that combined programed sounds, dancing, synchronised visuals and live instruments that made their shows an instant success.

Late in 2004 the 5 person ensemble combined their powers to produce their first E.P – the self titled "Monster Zoku Onsomb!". The E.P. was almost all composed from .50 cent bargain bin record samples and it laid out a unique sound that combined kitsch psychobilly rhythms with rave and grime sensibilities. It was a sell out success in Australia, and it even found its way to the UK where Death$ucker Records discovered it and pressed the first MZO 12” E.P. It was another sell out pressing and was played by DJs the world over, including Mary Anne Hobbs proclaiming it her ‘record of the week’ on the BBC’s Breezeblock radio show. Following on from the success of the E.P., MZO! made their first tour of Europe, and from the UK, to Russia MZO! built a formidable reputation as being party starters and a live powerhouse of crazy performance and music.
2004 also saw Kunt leave MZO! to concentrate on their own productions.

From those accidental beginnings MZO! went on to produce their debut album – “Attack”. Attack went onto solidify their reputation for idiosyncratic sounds and manic cut up sample and vocal styles. For the first time MZO! integrated Miss P Leisure’s vocals into the mix and began indoctrinating their fans with their anthems “Eat Brains” and “Day They Came Back”. They embarked on another tour of Europe, to promote the album and a second 12”E.P. on Death$ucker Records. They moved from playing small clubs to larger renowned club nights and festivals such as Bangface in London, Bashout in Bristol and the Elevate Festival in Austria.

MZO! turned over another leaf in 2008 with the release of their third and most diverse album yet - “Earth Eaters”. Earth Eaters sees the band forging a new sound and finding new ways to expand on their sampledelic roots. Co-Released on Acid Somavar & Solnze records, Russia's two most diverse labels. Acid Samovar being Russia's breakcore embassadors; and Solnze, the label behind Messer Chups and Russia's fertile neo-exotica scene. Earth Eaters breaks new ground with its pop experiments such as Scathing Beauty and Suicide Sine Wave, while it maintains its rave-up bass attacks on tracks like Matterhorn Stabs & Raggiddim. MZO! have moved Miss P to the microphone full time and she has extended her lyricism from human’s parasitic practices, and criticising the beauty image, to inter planetary communions. While the album is a dense experimental collage which is hard to describe, it exudes a party vibe that is impossible to deny.

In 2009 MZO! prepare to release the vinyl version of the Earth Eaters album on Death$ucker Records, an Earth Eaters remix album (featuring remixes from Cursor Miner, Xanapticon, Black Lung and more!) and their forth European Tour. MZO! are heading to Japan, Russia - where they are now a cult phenomenon; and Finland to tour with kooky Rap crew Nottkea Rotta. They are also happy to announce their inclusion to perform in July 2009 at the UK's premier electronic festival - Glade.

MZO! will see YOU in the moshpit.

Monster Zoku Onsomb! - The MZO

Biography 2009