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Uz Jsme Doma / Free Salamander Exhibit at Mississippi Studios

Courtesy of Etix | Posted on June 14, 2024

Where

Mississippi Studios
3939 N Mississippi Ave
Portland, OR
Map
(503) 288-3895

When

Sun, October 13, 2024
8:00 pm

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About

Uz Jsme Doma (pronounced oosh-smeh-dough-ma), are a progressive avantgarde kazz-punk band from Czech Republic. It was active in keeping freedom during the totalitarian system in former Czechoslovakia and due to that, the band had played mostly on illegal level and in constant danger of jail.
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 band is also fond of shifts between time signatures and the insertion of extra beats in the shaping of the mood of the song....

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