IL69PG’s permeated the music scene since 2001. They represent nobility and the riff raff in a single embodiment. Someone call their expression as an apocalyptic dance, someone disaster Nu Disco, but for all of them, PG’s are the light at the end of the tunnel.

In 2011, on the release of their debut vinyl “Let’s Gold Corridor”, they poured out uncompromising auditory time bomb summarizing their artistic growth. “Debut album of the electro-punk ‘terrorists’ I Love 69 Popgejů is one of the most original musical event of the last decade. However, it’s highly likely that unprepared noobie might be exposed to a decent nervous breakdown.” (Karel Veselý, Nový prostor, 2011). “ The best Czech act, which has never received any music award. PG’s tottering on the fluffy footbridge between poorly concealed insanity, admitted submission of the mainstream hypnosis and punk’s: ‘Fuck off!’, spitted to the faces of those, who have brain colonized by the fictive archetype of the global superstar.” (snatch from the PG’s venue invitation, organized by Czech magazine A2, Prague, 2012). Well, I Love 69 Popgejů are back now, with a new album. Album, that doesn’t leave any shadows of doubts on our pure souls about how seriously we should take them.

Split LIDUMIL HERETIK

Split s kapelou Piča z hoven Lidumil Heretik k poslechu na Bandcamp zde.

I Love 69 Popgejů // Piča z Hoven: LIDUMIL HERETIK
(2015, split MC by Vole Love + Flesh&Brain)

A conceptual and, in spite of their name, a decent band PZH released their debut album “Doom na kraji lesa/ The Doom on the Edge of the Forest” in 2012. “Although, the band’s name would suit a redneck rally better, PZH debut sounds extremely gravelly, strenuous and classy. Fundamental advantage of PZH is that they overpower usual awkwardness of the mainstream internet production because of their lyrics in Czech language. A vulnerable girly voice screaming brutalities.” (Pavel Turek, Respekt, 2012). Wiki adds: “…a considerable attention has been drawn particularly by their cover version of the Slovak National Anthem in Czech language, which bring them popularity in the Eastern ‘foreign countries’.” “They are not played in a radio stations, perhaps because DJ’s think they’ll be cursed.“ (snatch from the PZH’s invitation, organized by A4, Bratislava). PZH describe their dark electronic sound as ‘Doom Pop’.

Both bands share together an overlap between audio and video – it’s blending, blurring of boundaries, irony, absurdity, drama and pathos. They even share resemblance of being hated and resented in certain circles of the ‘Czechoslovakian music scene’. 

LIDUMIL (IL69PGŮ):
Music + Lyrics: IL69PGŮ
Mix: Petr Štark + IL69PGŮ
Mastering: Wojciech Kucharczyk

HERETIK (◊►≈ ):
Music + Lyrics: ◊►≈
Mix + Mastering: Yak (Jakub Nečas)

I LOVE 69 POPGEJŮ – Běhám kolem Ohně (Official video, 2015)

I LOVE 69 POPGEJŮ – WE ARE BIZZARE (Official video, 2014) by Mark Ther

                       I Love 69 Popgeju by Mark Ther, 2013