Oneida is a
rock band from
Brooklyn,
NY. Their first
CD,
A Place Called El Shaddai's, was released in 1997.
Formed by guitarist/vocalist
Papa Crazy (aka
PCRZ), keyboardist
Bobby Matador (aka
Fat Bobby), drummer
Kid Millions, and bassist
Hanoi Jane (aka
Baby Jane), Oneida's music has lots of mixed
influences: from
post-rock and
experimental (
Amon Düül II) to
kraut rock (
Can,
Neu!,
Tangerine Dream), drinking on the fountain of '70s stoner rock (
Blue Cheer,
Foghat), 60s garage and punk (
MC5) and even some
avant-garde,
psychedelia and
synthpop for good measure.
Listening to Oneida is an experience, and might
not be for everybody. If you check their latest double CD
Each One Teach One, you'll be faced with two songs during about 15 minutes on the first CD. Track number one --
Sheets of Easter -- is the same
guitar riff and drum beat (well, almost!) for the
whole song. It feels like a
Black & Decker drill going through your brain. The second track,
Antibiotics, is considerably more varied...
Whether you manage to make it through the first CD or not, there's always the second one... with shorter and more, erm,
user-friendly songs.
Discography:
1997 A Place Called El Shaddai's (
Turnbuckle Records)
1999 Enemy Hogs (
Jagjaguwar Records)
2000 Come on Everybody Let's Rock (Jagjaguwar Records)
2000 Steel Rod EP (Jagjaguwar Records)
2001 Anthem of the Moon (Jagjaguwar Records)
2002 Atheists, Reconsider - a split 6-track EP with
Liars (
Arena Rock Records)
2002 Each One Teach One (Jagjaguwar Records)
And here's their official website: http://www.enemyhogs.com
This post was written while listening to Sheets of Easter. HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY gajang gajang gajang gajang gajang (ad infinitum)...
(thanks to kthejoker for the heads up on the Liars split EP!)