Uz Jsme DomaコミュのUJD基礎情報

ショートバイオ

UJDは1989年にプラハで結成され、これまでに7枚のフルアルバムをリリースし、30箇所以上の長期に渡るアメリカツアーを5回こなしている人気バンドでもある。

リーダーのミロスラヴが最初に結成したのはパンクバンド。「Pere UbuとかMagmaをよく引き合いに出されるけど、別に意識してないよ」とはバンドの弁。

ディスコグラフィー

-Uprostred Slov/In the Middle of Words (1990, Czechoslovakia; 1998 North America)
-Nemilovany Svet/Unloved World (1992, Czechoslovakia; 1997, North America)
-Hollywood (1993, Czech Republic; 1996, North America)
-Pohadky ze Zapotrebi/Fairytales from Needland (1995, Czech Republic; 1997, North America)
-Jaro, Peklo, Podzim, Zima/Spring, Hell, Fall, Winter[soundtrack to Czech television film about the work of -Martin Velisek] (1996, Czech Republic)
-Czeching In (compilation -1996, North America)
-LIVE Vancouver 1997 (1998, North Americe; 1999, Czech Republic)
-Usi/Ears (1999, North America/Europe)
-15 kapek vody/15 drops of water (Best of...) (2000, Czech Republic)
-鱈の皮下脂肪撲滅連盟（2005, Japan)

アート活動

レジデンツに招かれての共同作業をしたり、チェコ人形劇アニメにも曲を提供したり（クリムトの『魔法の鐘』『フィムファールム』）、ジャケット画家のヴェリーシェクはチェコ現代芸術の旗手であったり、などアーティスティックな活動が目立つ。

唯一の日本盤です。

Uz Jsme Doma - 鱈の皮下脂肪撲滅同盟　
POSEIDON PRE-002　2500円税別 (2625円税込）
2004年発売

チェコの奇天烈レコメンバンド最新作。日本公演で大好評だったキャッチーなメロディー、アホアホぶり、ラフな演奏だが良く聴くと実はバカテクという彼らのスタイルは絶好調で過去の録音に比べて確実にパワーアップ。さらにヴァイオリンが大幅にフューチャーされて彩りを加えている。UJDはチェコアヴァンロック界の代表的存在で、レコメンとの共通性、レジデンツとの共同プロジェクト、チェコアニメへのサントラ提供などで知られている。チェコアート界の奇才マーティン･ヴェリーシェクの手による、いつもながらの奇怪かつ豪華16ページブックレット付き。

*Musician
Miroslav Wanek - lead vocal, piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, author of all scores and lyrics
Petr Bohm - drums
Radek Podvesky - solo guitar, acoustic guitar
Milos Albrecht - bass guitar

*guest Musicians
Martin Zbrozek - violin
Ladislav Kozderka - trumpet
Miroslav Barta - clarinet, alt saxophone, bass clarinet
Jan Jaros - tuba
Pavel Langpaul - basoon
Jan Mach - french horn
Carla Kilhstedt - violin
Nils Frykdahl - 12string guitar

*曲名
1. Pocity plotu
2. Triska
3. Tiha
4. Rybi tuk
5. Mlha
6. Lavina
7. Chvile
8. Tvar
9. Hodiny
10. Rec
11. Proud

英語バイオです。

Uz Jsme Doma, (pronounced oosh-smeh-dough-ma), are a progressive rock band from Czech Republic, who originally formed in northwest border town Teplice in 1985. The band's name translates literally to, "we're home now" but, as an idiom, means something more like, "well, there we go" in Czech conversation.

The band has, to date, released six proper studio albums, two live albums, a best-of package and a DVD containing live footage and a documentary about the history of the band, which discusses its artistic significance and chronicals its dozens of lineup changes in its 22+ year career. In addition to traditional band functions such as recording albums and touring, UJD have taken on a wide array of ambitious projects, including work with theater, fiilm and art. They collaborated very closely to the world famous band The Residents on their Freak show and felt in friendship with them and many other great musicians all over the world (Tom Cora, Amy Denio, Jello Biafra, David Thomas etc)
Band tours frequently whole the world, from first foreign show in Germany till now they visited almost 30 different countries, major part of them took USA (more than 600 shows in almost all states)

The band's approach to arrangements is unique in the world of rock. They bring the instruments and vocals in different directions within the same scales and keys to create a dense melodic atmosphere. In addition, their rhythms often accent off-beats and half-beats, throwing the listener in unexpected directions. The music seems to be an exhausting juxtaposition between beauty and ugliness, as songs will frequently shift between modes to create tumultuous, powerful hooks (a good example of this is the song "Hollywood.") The band is also fond of shifts between time signatures and the insertion of extra beats in the shaping of the mood of the song.

Wanek's lyrics have earned him a reputation as a respected Czech poet. His lyrics have been described his writing as "an axe for the frozen sea inside us," a line taken from fellow countryman and influence Franz Kafka. All lyrics are translated to English and to Polish language, too.

Artist Martin Velisek, the non-playing UJD member, has been published in several volumes and enjoyed popularity outside of his work with UJD as well. His unique, absurd cartoon style, replete with alarming flourishes of realism, gruesomeness and beauty, gives UJD records their distinct look.

Present line-up includes trumpet as a solo instrument, which conects band's sound to its roots.