Member Since: 6/18/2004
Band Website: ZONKaholics.com
Band 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...
Sounds Like: Portishead meets Beck and Bjork meets Gorillaz
Record Label: Harmony Machine
Type of Label: Indie