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Zegota

...and no time to waste in summoning our strength.

About Me

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What it was like in Brooklyn. Visit 0hcaptainmycaptain on YouTube for full documentation.
The word "zegota" was used as a code name for a group of Polish Catholics who, in the midst of WWII, saved thousands of lives working as an underground railroad for Jews and other assorted outcasts under the tyranny of Nazi Germany. We understand that the word itself means "unity" in Polish. The volunteers involved with zegota put themselves at great risk by hiding out the persecuted in their homes, feeding them, clothing them, preparing false papers for them, and scraping up whatever money they could spare to aid in the fight for freedom. The zegota group was absolutely beautiful. They gave without thought of reward; they risked everything to fight for the cause of humanity. In a time and a place where decisions are made based not on morality or sanity, but on opportunity costs and selfish daydreams, what zegota did was truly an act of beauty, an act of beauty amidst the horror and absolute terror of the holocaust.
When we started this band, we were wide-eyed with optimism, ready to fucking destroy this world with explosive music and honest expression. The music we make as well as the ideas we share have every intention of making this world, yours and ours, a more beautiful and wonderful place to be. We felt inspired and empowered by zegota, everything about it; so we chose their name to represent what the four of us create together. Now that we are older and hopefully a bit wiser (but more wide-eyed than ever!), we realize that our efforts pale in comparison to the sacrifices zegota made. We are just four fellas who roam the earth making music, learning, loving, living, and creating emotional and artistic expression together. Our music is born out of frustration and anger, of being sick and fucking tired of always falling in line and keeping quiet.
In this world where complacence and obedience are ingrained in us from the very beginning, the soundtrack of defiance is beautiful in and of itself.
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We have 4 releases available: Movement in the Music LP/CD ('99 - pretty much out of print), Namaste CD ('01), Reclaim! LP/CD ('04), and Self-Titled 7" (05'). People who carry our stuff: Crimethinc. Far East (US west coast), Stickfigure Distro (US east coast), Active Distribution (London), Stonehenge Records (France), Trujaca Fala (Poland), Reflections Records (Holland). And yes of course there are bootlegs all over the freakin' place. Just watch out if one of them happens to be our demo tape.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/19/2006
Band Website: demonbox.com/zegota
Band Members: Jon - guitar and vocals
Moe - vocals
Will - drums
Mark - bass
Influences:

Sounds Like: In Budapest, 2000. Be prepared for the audio/video non-sync-ness...

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Live in Praha, CZ '04

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Live in Bucharest, RO '05

Record Label: Crimethinc, Amor y Lucha, and 6 others in Europe
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

19 November 2005, Kavála, Greece

My last night in Kavála. Cold and wet and memorable yet. Ha! What a rhyme! Terrible.Can't wait to play shows again. The time off is good, but I find myself seeking the structure again. While in Kavála...
Posted by Zegota on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:18:00 PST

13 November 2005, Kavala, Greece

Today I verified that the Aegean Sea is in fact gorgeous. All from the vantage point of a charter bus from Thessaloniki. Yep. It's got that blueness that people can only dream about; it can't be real,...
Posted by Zegota on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:51:00 PST

11 November 2005, Timisoara, Romania

Driving has been a trip lately. Yesterday we rose in Bucharest at 6 a.m. and drove all day across the country. Jon drove the first half and I tackled the second; Moe was sick in the back and Ard and A...
Posted by Zegota on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 05:04:00 PST

9 November 2005, Bucharest, Romania

The tour has a friendly stronghold on us, wrenching in one direction and the other in jerks and gentleness. One phrase describes the driving - no blood no foul. It's car-eography to the max. An excuse...
Posted by Zegota on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:36:00 PST

19 October 2004, Amsterdam, Holland

We were on the way to Beauvais from Strasbourg [which I now know is where my ancestors are from]. I was next to Moe on the bench seat who was sleeping with his eyes open. Jon had the loft and Atilla w...
Posted by Zegota on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:59:00 PST

20 September 2004, Baltic Sea

On the Baltic [Polferries], back towards Nynäshamn, Sweden from Gdansk, Poland.Well I missed writing from Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, and Germany... but Pablo Neruda described it best, something like ...
Posted by Zegota on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:17:00 PST

13 September 2004, Brno, Czech Republic

Now I'm settling in to really enjoying the tour. The first show in Kazimierz Dolny [Poland] was so riddled with technical problems it was comical...-Me: kick pedal broke and the one I borrowed was alm...
Posted by Zegota on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 06:24:00 PST

12 September 2004, Krakow, Poland

[Part 1] I write from possibly the most romantic looking venue we've played in a while. Klub Re, in the center of Kraków, the old capital of Poland. It's like all the rooms are caves and the show spac...
Posted by Zegota on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:17:00 PST

10 September 2004, Nynäshamn, Sweden to Gdansk, Poland Ferry

Nynäshamn, Sweden to Gdansk, Poland Ferry[Part 1, with bad Swedish] Jag är på Polferries sovrum, med "airplane seats". Zegota är på tourné igen, 8 dagar i oest Europa. Jag drycker en stark öl från Tys...
Posted by Zegota on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:24:00 PST

29 August 2004, Skarpnäck, Sweden

Arwin is a big joy in my life. Just now we were playing on Jon's bed, Arwin protecting me from the Papamonster. His technique was to lure Jon onto the bed and then raise a pillow between him and Papam...
Posted by Zegota on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:47:00 PST