Zemby - 11

1. Nie ma szczescia
2. Supermenka
3. Zianka
4. Zemby 11
5. Nie czekam na
6. Badz cicho
7. Przepraszam
8. Murena
9. Smierc architektom
10. Same potrzebne zawody
11. Niepokój stolowy
12. Mieso
13. Mieszanka z imienin (bicz)
14. Sw. Bonawentura
15. Nie ma Zembów
16. Kiedys bylo lepiej
17. I'm Only Sleeping
18. Jestem juz stara

Niklasrecords presents Zemby 11’s re-release, an album initially recorded in 2002 but so far only circulating as a self-released CD-R. So this, in fact, is its proper world premiere … And who are ZEMBY?
The ZEMBY (its English equivalent could very well be TEETHZ) are very crazy and versatile duo, and a very unique under-underground phenomenon from Szczecin city, Poland. ZEMBY comprises creative talents of guitarist Pawel Nowakowski (disguised under the STWTZC moniker) and Scandal (Przemyslaw Thiele, the living legend of Polish post-punk but only known as the leader of Kolaboranci – while his Zemby project remains obscure).
For many reasons, they could be considered as a bit The Residents-like phenomenon however, very much different in its spirit and sound: in fact, they’ve never been directly influenced by The Residents.
Zemby 11 is probably their swansong – however we intend to release a double CD retrospective containing 2 new pieces, recorded in 2011. The album overflows with a cornucopia of electronics, refined arrangements and textural ideas anchored in (more than ever) chamber music as well as para-jazz “freak-outs” and assorted experiments. Additionally, there’s a new special guest (prolonging their well-established tradition of guest-filled albums) – Adam Snyder of Mercury Rev’s fame. Take heed: they have still remained a Pythonesque double act, invariably charming and witty with their sophisticated Dadaist sense of humour – which could very well be appreciated by western music-lovers, since the Polish lyrics, in fact, can make them sound even more exotic, and thus “special”, to the foreign audiences. Furthermore, this is strictly an artistic conceptual cycle of unfettered gags and plays, at the same time maintaining their customary habit of collaborating with acclaimed Polish writers (Grzegorz Wróblewski and Janusz Rudnicki; the latter also performed his own “skit” on the record’s eponymous song). All things considered, it is an avant-rock classic, an original take on rock music, possibly unprecedented not only Poland or Eastern Europe. Its release really brings about the opportunity to listen to exceptionally interesting music you have never heard before…