“If he wanted to create something truly unique, he succeeded...In fact, he might just be one of the must-see acts of NXNE [2006].”
-- Jason Keller - NOW magazine

“Fingers fanned out at chest level, terry-cloth band on his wrist, leaning back slightly, [Julz A] strikes a classic rapper's pose despite playing an instrument that has been relegated to Dorkville at least since the Beatles.”
-- Andrew Adam Newman, New York Times

"Julz-A might best be characterized as a fringe artist who seamlessly combines his musical prowess with showmanship and an offbeat sense of humor…he has somehow taken my preconceived notions and scattered them to the wind.”
-- Chris Alfano, Stereo Subversion

Squeeze Rock is the moniker and genre tag of the musical styles of Julian “Julz-A” Hintz. Squeeze Rock is an Accordion alternative; Julz-A sings and raps while playing the Squeeze Box. The sound can be compared to such rapping proliferations as Beck, Outkast, Primus, and Rage Against The Machine.

Julz-A uses the accordion as a central figure in the rock riffs of his songs.  The Squeeze Rock sound is fundamentally alternative rock music with influences ranging from Hip-Hop to Western Classical music, while even leaving room for the world music of the instrument. Squeeze Rock pushes the envelope in how we hear melodic guitar-driven music.  Using production methods that alter the way we listen to hip-hop and rapping with a musical laboratory of raw accordion polyphony.  The presentation is simple and rooted in the pop sounds of the current century, but the use of accordion pushes this eclectic sound into the unique realm that only Squeeze Rock can dwell.