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HUMAN ZOO

CINCINNATI'S ONLY HIGH-ENERGY SEX-ROCK BAND. -EVER

About Me

from "Siltblog" July 2006, NOW_____ __________ ______________ _ ____________________ - _ ______---___________ - - _____________________________________- *************** ******************* **************** ************* ******* ****************** ***************** ********************* ****************** ********** **************** ************* Space Angel, Stay Outta Hell.....Human Zoo's S/T Mini LPA few post's back I wrote (round)about the Hospital compilation 'Auto Glamour Sound' & also made mention of a couple other Dementia Precox titles & the Human Zoo mini lp. Some curious folk's wrote & asked me what they was all about so I poked around to see what I would see. I've since come to find out that Dementia Precox have a site up where you can purchase sealed, original copies of their 'Of Parts Unknown' lp. If your into dark, Germanik tinged electro/art/wave from neglected corners of the early 80's midwest, then this record could be your new best friend, at least for the summer. Go to http://www.prerec.gemm.com/ for further info. As for the Human Zoo record, that's a little more elusive. While it sports a Hospital matrix .. (HDO 13) no tracks appear on the aforementioned cd comp. Can't say that I know why, 'cept maybe Human Zoo didn't fit the criteria, eschewing southern state Ubu-esque specifications. And they arrived a little late in the game too, this here lp bein released in 1986 & all. I spent some time in Cincy in the early to mid 80's (as a test subject for Kahn's Weiners) & can honestly say it was one of the dullest places I have ever known! The Hospital scene-which was truly underground-& WAIF Radio-which was all volunteer-were the only forms of civilized life you could count on. Oh sure, there might be somethin happenin at Bogarts, or maybe at (the better) Jockey Club, but for the most part, it was as stagnant as a mill pond in mid July. I was leavin as Human Zoo was breakin out but I heard tales of their greatness & was lucky that someone though highly enough of me to see that I got a copy of this lp. It's a doozy! You've all heard the story about Iggy smearin peanut butter on folks at a rock fest in Cincy back in the day, right? Well imagine if one of them globs had come to life. It would taken the form of singer Bevo Ruzka. Bevo's herculean monotone & Wiedemann fueled rasp-not to mention lascivious lyric content- is the main proponent in lauchin this lp into some anomolaous, dead-on DUNT zone that oughtn't exist between pre 'Raw Power' Stooges & post 'Always Was, Is And Always Shall Be' GG Allin & The Jabbers/Scumfucs. It's a wild & well lubed ride I shouldn't be takin right now! And I'd have all but forgotten about this if it hadn't been for that comp that they ain't on. But it seems like I connect dots like that all the time nowadays. As for findin a copy, good luck!.............. There's also a Human Zoo My Space page at; www.myspace.com/humanzoorocks Everything you need to hear & know is there & now. One of America's most criminally ignored rock bands? Check it out for yourself. posted by Siltblog at 7:30 AM********** ************* ************ ************* ************** ***** ********** *********** *********** *********** ********** ._______________________ . _________________________ . ________________________ . THANK YOU FOR VISITING WITH THE HUMAN ZOO.................... ... .

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Member Since: 4/13/2006
Band Members: ...HUMAN ZOO... - In it's Original lineup form, playing a show @ The Southgate in Newport, KY. for some type of Shake-It Records CD release for something.http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids. individual&videoid=711024288 Human Zoo

Add to My Profile | More Videos_______DISCLAIMER________ any names listed below may be total fiction, anything sounding similar to any persons living or dead is coincidental and not to be considered as actual fact._____ _____ So,.... HUMAN ZOO, --is.... ____ -The One and Only....BEVO !... (as the star vocalist due to his certain star quality) and... Karl Meyer from the bands Sluggo and SS-20, (on the bass) Bill, William G. Weber,(on guitar) of Manwich who went on to international accolades as the guitarist for the poo eating GG Allin, The Chrome Cranks and The Tigerlillies. and that leaves dan, (he assaulted his way to freedom, eventualism at its best) ...-Originally... & then Mike Gregory currently of The Thirteens and Steve Schmoll pre-Lazy, did some bass. -This original line-ups put out two volumes of work including an actual record... and several videos...._______HUMAN ZOO... also performed under a different name... When HUMAN ZOO was BARRED OUT FOREVER of the Short Vine St. Turdhole named Sudsy Malones by the owner John Cioffe, for being too much, and just Not what the owner had in mind... HUMAN ZOO re-appeared @ Sudsy's a year later under the name ( dig this...) - INTERCOURSE -, And - INTERCOURSE- went on and the owner saw it was HUMAN ZOO, got pissed but couldn't kick us off because the audience was into INTERCOURSE, and put on a great show.... but the original members of HUMAN ZOO seemed to be all heading to lower or higher forms of greatness and Like the candle that burns Twice as Bright, it burns half as long... So, in the Natural Progression of life.... _____ - and then it all did something completly different..._____ ____ _ _ _ ~This next step is important because it was real weird... dan and BEVO really loved to do HUMAN ZOO, and have them do you, So when all the previous players moved on to follow their bliss, we kept it together the best we could, so we regrouped...literally... _______ ____ --This would be Video of HUMAN ZOO doing a cover of the tune " signs " by HUMAN ZOO.... ~...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LECL9-riOXk; ____ _____ ____ -- That would be, A freaky and way different ( but basically the same) psychadelic grouping of the band with The Pedro Dux esq. of Fastbats, SS-20 and Tempest playing and whipping up a bunch of new weird tunes with us, and he brought in on Bass, Steve Killian from Newport, Ky. and then Chris Lewis of 11,000 Switches, Manwich etc. and then Peirre Andre of Tempest, now of a band called the NovaRays in florida , I think. . This second coming of HUMAN ZOO recorded but never released a great volume of experimental work during the run of live shows.___ _____ --... it all started by accident in a way, when dan met BEVO down by the water on a sunny shining afternoon in the way back when.... BEVO spoke some poetic words of disposable gospel genius wisdom to dan and thus the idea and original concepts were brought to life. --- HUMAN ZOO, has always been BEVO, and always will be BEVO. may you find him now.
Influences: ...Hot-Blooded Raw Female Sexual Energy...
Sounds Like: --What you want-want to be... but, never will be.... because, you are not.
Record Label: Hospital Records
Type of Label: None

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~ HUMAN ZOO LIVE ~@ South Fairmount HouseParty, 3rd. Edition

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LECL9-riOXk...
Posted by HUMAN ZOO on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 03:05:00 PST

...HUMAN ZOO LIVE @ Southgate House, Newport KY. 2005 Video

Posted By:.. Karyn Fabulous .. CRB 4 Life!Get this video and more at MySpace.com...
Posted by HUMAN ZOO on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:44:00 PST