Website: http://www.baptismofuzi.com

Starting as a two-guitar and drums acid-garage prog-punk riff jamboree with a sound lying somewhere between Neu!, Devo and Black Sabbath, Melbourne psych-rock outfit Baptism Of Uzi found their genesis in 2010 in an unrenovated shack beneath the Westgate Bridge. The band have since added synth and bass to the mesh, creating a space-rock juggernaut founded on driving motorik beats, twin lead guitarmonies and rich analog synth-scapes.

The band have quickly become renowned for their fierce, fevered live shows, led by dynamic frontman Bojan Stojanov. In 2011, the band performed at iconic New Zealand festival Camp A Low Hum, and the St. Jeromes Laneway Festival in Melbourne; they also helped relaunch their hometown's iconic Tote Hotel.

In March of 2011, Baptism of Uzi released their great Cassette ep through Gaga Digi, launching it, as they did their first ep, to a sold out, sweaty crowd. A more sonically rich affair than their debut tape, the Cassette EP provides another glimpse into the vision of experimentation and progression that BoU doggedly pursue.

After a solid year of touring, Baptism of Uzi were voted one of the country's 'best new-ish' acts in the 2011 year-end Mess & Noise Readers Poll.

The band are currently hard at work on their much awaited debut album, which is due for release in 2012. Stay tuned.