Kultur Shock is a Seattle-based folk punk band which specializes in mixing music like rock, metal and punk with traditional Balkan music.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Genres | folk punk, Gypsy punk, folk metal, alternative metal |
| Years active | 1996−present |
| Labels | Kultur Shock Records, Koolarrow Records |
| Members | Gino Srdjan Yevdjevich Val Kiossovski Matty Noble Chris Stromquist Guy Michael Davis Amy Denio |
| Past members | Mario Butkovic Paris Hurley Masa Kobayashi Nedim H. Hamzic Amir Beso Lazy Borislav Iochev Brad Houser Johnny Morovich Jessica Lurie Ambrose Nortness |
| Website | http://www.kulturshock.com/ |
Biography
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Active since 1996, Kultur Shock combines Balkan folk music with punk, metal and art rock.[1] Its members hail from Bosnia, Bulgaria, Indonesia, and the United States.[2] The band has released 13 albums and had performed over 1,500 shows throughout the United States and Europe.[3] Kultur Shock was signed to Bill Gould's KoolArrow record label from 2001 to 2006 and released three albums for the label: FUCC the INS, Kultura-Diktatura and We Came to Take Your Jobs Away.[4] In 2006 the band formed its own label Kultur Shock Records and publishing company, Kultur Shock Music.[5]
In 2011, the band attended the Motovun Film Festival along with Pips, Chips & Videoclips and performer Nick Cave.[6]
In 2014, Kultur Shock released IX, their ninth album and sixth collaboration with engineer/producer Jack Endino.
The band defines itself as "a live band of blue-collar immigrants".[7]
Current lineup
edit- Gino Srdjan Yevdjevich (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) – vocals, trumpet, tarabuka
- Val Kiossovski (Sofia, Bulgaria) – guitar, vocal
- Matty Noble (USA) – violin, vocals
- Chris Stromquist (Brooklyn, NY) – drums
- Guy Michael Davis (Jakarta, Indonesia) – bass
- Amy Denio (Detroit, Michigan) – clarinet, saxophone, vocals
Chris Stromquist
editChris Stromquist (b. 5 March 1973) is an American drummer and member of Kultur Shock,[8] the Brooklyn-based Balkan brass band Slavic Soul Party.[9][10] and the New York avant-garde salsa band Zemog El Gallo Bueno.
Discography
edit- Live in Amerika (1999), Pacific Records
- FUCC the I.N.S. (2001), Koolarrow Records
- Kultura-Diktatura (2004), Koolarrow Records
- We Came to Take Your Jobs Away (2006), Koolarrow Records
- Live in Europe (2008), Kultur Shock Records
- Integration (2009), Kultur Shock Records
- Ministry of Kultur (2011), Kultur Shock Records
- Tales of Grandpa Guru, Vol. 1 (2012), Kultur Shock Records
- IX (2014), Kultur Shock Records
- Live at Home (2015), Kultur Shock Records
- Tales of the Two Gurus, Vol. 2 (2016), Kultur Shock Records (with Edo Maajka)
- D.R.E.A.M (2019)[11]
- Kultur Shock: Acoustic Live (2023)
References
edit- ^ "Edo Maajka poseban gost Kultur Schoka koji nastupa na šibenskoj Kulturaljci" [Edo Maajka is a special guest of Kultur Schoka who hails from Šibenik Culture] (in Croatian). 16 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Adamek, Drew (7 April 2011). "Kultur Shock Plays the Balkans". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ David Jojić (15 February 2019). "Jevđević: Život je horor i zato je bolje staviti šljem na glavu". Nezavisne novine (in Croatian). Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Kultur Shock" (in Greek). AN Club. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Kultur Shock is raising funds to produce their ninth record!". Indiegogo. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Što povezuje Nicka Cavea, Pipse, Kultur Shock i Damira Avdića?" (in Croatian). 26 June 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Dana Ilie (12 April 2011). "Gino Jevdević (Kultur Shock): Spre deosebire de Ceauşescu, Tito, fost un diktator bun" [Gino Jevdević (Kultur Shock): Unlike Ceausescu, Tito was a good dictator]. România Liberă (in Romanian). Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Kultur Shock: Chris Stromquist on songwriting | Video Youtube - NMETV Latest Music Videos and Clips". Nme.Com. Retrieved 2013-08-25.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Richard Gehr (2009-09-29). "Why Tuesday Belongs to Slavic Soul Party - Page 1 - Music - New York". Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ^ "Kultur Shock on MF Magazine". Musicfashionmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2011-03-08. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ^ "Kultur Shock singlom "Haram Para" nastavlja otkrivati sadržaj novog albuma" [Kultur Shock single "Haram Para" continues to reveal the content of the new album]. Klix.ba (in Croatian). 28 December 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.