Mňága a Žďorp

[1] Slepé střevo was formed in 1983 by vocalist and guitarist Petr Fiala, bassist Jarek Odstrčil, saxophonist Hynek Hulík, multi-instrumentalist Ivo Chmelař, and drummer Karel Mikuš, who were all schoolmates, and they initially rehearsed in a shed on the Fiala family property in Valašské Meziříčí.

In 1985, Slepé střevo recorded an 80-minute tape titled Nečum a tleskej!, which included their entire musical repertoire up to that time.

In June, Petr and Jiří Fiala, Martin Knor (Koroze), and Herbert Ullrich formed a new band, called Happyend.

At the beginning of 1987, Petr Fiala met singer and songwriter Jindra Spilka and, together with guitarist Roman Mórocz and drummer Jiří Čierňava, they founded the punk band Smrt mladého sebevraha.

Radek Odstrčil emigrated to the United States and was replaced on bass guitar by Herbert Ullrich, also formerly of Happyend.

In the fall, Ivo Chmelař had to go perform military service, while Jiří Fiala returned from his own stint in the army.

In the spring of 1990, Mňága a Žďorp appeared on television for the first time and in November, they recorded their debut album, Made in Valmez.

They invited a number of guest musicians to take part in the project, including Mikoláš Chadima, Miroslav Wanek, and members of the group Zuby Nehty.

Instead of another concert tour, however, the band announced a break of several months and Petr Fiala began recording a solo album with the help of Karel Plíhal.

Karel Mikuš fell ill the same year and was temporarily replaced by Pavel Fadrný, who eventually became the band's new drummer.

Mňága a Žďorp began the new millennium with another album, this one titled Nic složitýho, followed a year later by their first retrospective record, The Best Of: Jen pro vlastní potřebu!

They completed a domestic tour, then travelled to the United States to play a few shows to fans and Czech expats in Chicago, Denver, and Los Angeles.

In 2006, Mňága a Žďorp came out with their tenth record, Dutý, ale free, and two years later, their eleventh, Na stanici polární.

In 2012, on the 25th anniversary of the group's formation, they released the double CD Dáreček, which consisted of Mňága a Žďorp songs performed by various Czech and Slovak artists.

In 2014, Mňága a Žďorp launched a successful crowdfunding campaign to finance their next project, the album Made in China.

Mňága a Žďorp in 1992. From left: Koutný, Nekuža, Fiala
Mňága a Žďorp in the US, 2001
Mňága a Žďorp in 2016. From left: Tibitanzl, Nekuža, Mikel, Fiala, Knor, Koudelka
Petr Fiala in 2008