Uzi (band)
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| Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock, noise rock, no wave, art punk |
| Years active | 1984–1987 |
| Labels | Homestead |
| Associated acts | White Women, Dangerous Birds, Between Meals, Pep Lester and His Pals, Live Skull, Come, Thalia Zedek Band, A Scanner Darkly, Emerald Vein, El Dopa, 7 or 8 Worm Hearts |
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Uzi was an American alternative rock band, formed in 1984 in Boston, Massachusetts and disbanded in 1987. The band featured Thalia Zedek (vocals, guitar), Danny Lee (drums), Randy Barnwell (bass guitar), Bob Young (guitar) and Phil Milstein (tape loops). Never achieving commercial success during their short period of activity, the band gained a cult following, becoming a part of Boston's underground rock scene.
Uzi was formed by Zedek and Lee after Zedek left the all-female post-punk band Dangerous Birds in 1983. Barnwell was replaced briefly by Craig Federhen prior to Uzi's first concert.
The band released only one EP, Sleep Asylum, released by Homestead Records in 1986. The band's sound featured "gritty wall of sound guitars, tape loops, and heavy drumbeats, accompanied by Zedek's strong vocal presence," which drew comparisons to noise rock acts such as Sonic Youth and to a lesser extent, Big Black. The EP was included at No. 5 in the annual Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll.
Following the release of the EP, Uzi disbanded due to tensions between band members. Sleep Asylum was later reissued on compact disc in 1993 by Matador Records in the U.S. and in 1994 by Placebo in the UK
Before forming Uzi, Zedek was a member of White Women. She released one single with her second band, Dangerous Birds, "Alpha Romeo" (1982, Propeller). The single's Zedek-composed B-side, "Smile on Your Face", was later included on the influential Sub Pop compilation Sub Pop 100.
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