Zuby Nehty
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Zuby Nehty (ˈzubɪ ˈnɛxtɪ) are an all-female underground
rock group from the Czech Republic
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on Panton Records
in 1986.
In 1987 they changed again to Zuby nehty ("Tooth and Nail"). Pavla Jonssonová and Marka Míková started the band with poet Naďa Bilincová. Tomáš Mika and Michal Pokorný joined on saxophones and Jan Lorenc on drums. This formation performed at Slunecnice and Lucerna.
Mira Wanek of Už jsme doma
proposed in 1991 to produce Dybbuk songs for Punc, and the original set-up (Marka Míková, Kateřina Jirčíková, Pavla Slába (Jonssonová), Hana Řepová, and Eva Trnková) decided to continue with a new repertoire. The band toured Europe, especially Germany
.
The first Zuby nehty album Utíkej/Running came out in 1993, followed by the Král vysílá své vojsko/Red Rover from 1995, Dítkám/For the Children in 1997, and Loď odplouvá/The Ship is Sailing Away in 1999. The band produced a film and several videos for Czech TV, theater soundtracks, and a book of poetry for the underground publishing house Mata.
In 2000 Zuby nehty stopped rehearsing and met occasionally for recording soundtracks for Míková's theatrical productions. In 2003 Indies Records
released the double CD Best of ... & Rarity. The group played at special occasions, e.g. the release of the digitalized film Hudba Praha 85 at Archa Theatre, various benefits and festivals like Mikulov and Unijazz events. In 2010 the decision was made to start rehearsing and playing concerts. Romek Hanzlik's agency AMP signed the band to regular concerts. The band will undertake a US tour in fall 2010, including a concert in the annual Czech street festival in New York City
on October 2.
The band has connections with the progressive rock
group Už jsme doma
: saxophonist Alice Flesarová was once a member of UJD, and UJD's leader Miroslav Wanek
produced some of their albums. Pavla Jonssonová has taught and researched gender studies
since 1993. Drummer Jana Modráčková went on to play trumpet for Traband and drums for Klec
.
Former members
Underground music
Underground music comprises a range of different musical genres that operate outside of mainstream culture. Such music can typically share common values, such as the valuing of sincerity and intimacy; an emphasis on freedom of creative expression; an appreciation of artistic creativity...
rock group from the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
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History
The band formed under the name Plyn in 1980. Plyn played concerts at the 007 Club, Euridika, and at alternative festivals. After being blacklisted in 1983, they changed their name to Dybbuk and released their first EPExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
on Panton Records
Panton Records
Panton Records or PANTON was a Czechoslovakian and later Czech record label and music publishing house of the Czech Music Fund, founded in 1968.In Czechoslovakia it was one of the three major state-owned labels, the other two being Supraphon and Opus....
in 1986.
In 1987 they changed again to Zuby nehty ("Tooth and Nail"). Pavla Jonssonová and Marka Míková started the band with poet Naďa Bilincová. Tomáš Mika and Michal Pokorný joined on saxophones and Jan Lorenc on drums. This formation performed at Slunecnice and Lucerna.
Mira Wanek of Už jsme doma
Už Jsme Doma
Už Jsme Doma, , are a progressive rock band from Prague, Czech Republic, who originally formed in the Czech border town Teplice in 1985. The group's complex and genre-bending sound, longevity, relentless touring and diverse involvement in outside artistic media have earned them a large...
proposed in 1991 to produce Dybbuk songs for Punc, and the original set-up (Marka Míková, Kateřina Jirčíková, Pavla Slába (Jonssonová), Hana Řepová, and Eva Trnková) decided to continue with a new repertoire. The band toured Europe, especially Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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The first Zuby nehty album Utíkej/Running came out in 1993, followed by the Král vysílá své vojsko/Red Rover from 1995, Dítkám/For the Children in 1997, and Loď odplouvá/The Ship is Sailing Away in 1999. The band produced a film and several videos for Czech TV, theater soundtracks, and a book of poetry for the underground publishing house Mata.
In 2000 Zuby nehty stopped rehearsing and met occasionally for recording soundtracks for Míková's theatrical productions. In 2003 Indies Records
Indies Records
Indies Records is a record label based in Brno, Czech Republic. The label was founded in 1990 by Milan Páleš and Miloš Gruber and has since released over 200 titles, working under the label motto "We only release music that we like". Starting out releasing different types of alternative music, the...
released the double CD Best of ... & Rarity. The group played at special occasions, e.g. the release of the digitalized film Hudba Praha 85 at Archa Theatre, various benefits and festivals like Mikulov and Unijazz events. In 2010 the decision was made to start rehearsing and playing concerts. Romek Hanzlik's agency AMP signed the band to regular concerts. The band will undertake a US tour in fall 2010, including a concert in the annual Czech street festival in New York City
New York City
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on October 2.
The band has connections with the progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
group Už jsme doma
Už Jsme Doma
Už Jsme Doma, , are a progressive rock band from Prague, Czech Republic, who originally formed in the Czech border town Teplice in 1985. The group's complex and genre-bending sound, longevity, relentless touring and diverse involvement in outside artistic media have earned them a large...
: saxophonist Alice Flesarová was once a member of UJD, and UJD's leader Miroslav Wanek
Miroslav Wanek
Miroslav Wanek is a Czech poet, musician, and lyricist. He is the frontman for the avant garde punk rock group Už Jsme Doma, in which he has served as the lead singer and bandleader since 1986, the bassist from 1986–1988, the guitarist and keyboardist since 1988, co-composer from 1986–2001, and...
produced some of their albums. Pavla Jonssonová has taught and researched gender studies
Gender studies
Gender studies is a field of interdisciplinary study which analyses race, ethnicity, sexuality and location.Gender study has many different forms. One view exposed by the philosopher Simone de Beauvoir said: "One is not born a woman, one becomes one"...
since 1993. Drummer Jana Modráčková went on to play trumpet for Traband and drums for Klec
KLEC
KLEC was an FM radio station in Little Rock, Arkansas which broadcast from the summer of 1998 until the fall of 2004. The station, which was the first in the area to broadcast a completely modern rock format, used the brand name "Lick 1063.com"....
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Members
Current members- Pavla Jonssonová (was Slába, née Fediuková) – guitar, bass guitar, vocals (1980–1998, 2010–present)
- Hanka Řepová (née Kubíčková) – drums, vocals (1980–1997, 2010–present)
- Marka Míková (née Horáková) – keyboard, piano, bass guitar, vocals (1980–2000, 2010–present)
- Kateřina Jirčíková (née Nejepsová) – alto saxophone, flute, vocals (1983–1988, 1991–1997, 2010–present)
Former members
- Alice Flesarová (née Kalousková) – alto saxophone, vocals (1991–1997)
- Renata Špičanová – saxophone (1980–1981)
- Dáša Seidlová – drums (1980–1981)
- Vendula Kašpárková – keyboard (1981–1983)
- Eva Trnková – guitar (1985–1988)
- Naďa Bilincová – guitar (1988–1990)
- Tomáš Mika – saxophone (1988–1990)
- Michal Pokorný – saxophone (1988–1990)
- Jan Lorenc – drums (1988–1990)
- Michal Lang – drums (1988–1990)
- Klára Valentová – violin (1994–1997)
- Petr Svoboda – drums (1997)
- Jana Modráčková – drums (1997–2000)
- Martin Černý – bass guitar (1998–2000)
- Jaroslav Svoboda – guitar (1998–2000)
Albums
- Ale čert to vem (under the name Dybbuk, 1991; re-issued as Poletíme in 1998)
- Utíkej (1993)
- Král vysílá své vojsko (1995)
- Dítkám (1997)
- Loď odplouvá (1999)
- Best of ... & Rarity (2003)
Compilation appearances
- Czech Alternative Music Vol. IV ("Ven paca" from Dítkám, 1998)
- Indies Records 2004 and Best of 15 Years ("Kobylka" from Král vysílá své vojsko, 2004)
Other
- Live 85 Volume 1 (under the name Plyn/Dybbuk, 1985)
- Rock Debut 1 (under the name Dybbuk, 1986)
External links
- Fansite (in Czech) (tym.cz)
- Fansite (in Czech) (noise.cz)
- Entry on Czechmusic.net
- Dybbuk (in Czech) at Česká televizeCeská televizeČeská televize is the public television broadcaster in the Czech Republic, broadcasting four channels.- Czechoslovak Television :Television in Czechoslovakia started to take its first steps before World War II. However, before visible results could be achieved, all activities were interrupted by...