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Kultur Shock
Kultur Shock 2011
Kultur Shock 2011
Background information
OriginSeattle, Washington, United States
GenresGypsy punk, alternative metal
Years active1996−present
LabelsKultur Shock Records, Koolarrow Records
MembersGino Srdjan Yevdjevich
Val Kiossovski
Matty Noble
Chris Stromquist
Guy Michael Davis
Amy Denio
Past membersNedim H. Hamzic
Amir Beso Lazy
Borislav Iochev
Brad Houser
Johnny Morovich
Jessica Lurie
Ambrose Nortness
Guy Davis
Paris Hurley
Masa Kobayashi
Websitehttp://www.kulturshock.com/

Kultur Shock is a Seattle-based gypsy punk band which specializes in mixing music like rock, metal and punk with traditional Balkan music.[1]

Biography

Active since 1996, Kultur Shock combines Balkan folk music with punk, metal and art rock. Its members hail from Bosnia, Bulgaria, and the United States. The band has performed over 800 shows throughout the United States and Europe. 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. In 2006 the band formed its own label Kultur Shock Records and publishing company, Kultur Shock Music.

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".

Current lineup

Discography

  • 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)

References

  1. ^ Ohanian, Alexis. "From Sarajevo to Seattle - Rocking out with Kultur Shock". Upvoted. Reddit. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
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