5uu's

Inspired by Europe's Rock In Opposition movement of the late 1970s, drummer/composer David Kerman formed the 5uu's in Los Angeles in 1984. The band's name was derived from gang graffiti spray-painted on local buildings. Later in 1984 the 5uu's released their first LP, Bel Marduk & Tiamat, on their own label. The album was based on the concept of Babylonian cosmology as a vehicle to describe the birth of intangibility. The experimental music was distinguished by complex rhythmic schemes. The band followed up in 1985 with a 7" single called "Bar Code". Playing concerts in th...