Kultur Shock Explained

Kultur Shock
Background:group_or_band
Origin:Seattle, Washington, United States
Genre:folk punk, Gypsy punk, folk metal, alternative metal
Years Active:1996−present
Label:Kultur Shock Records, Koolarrow Records
Associated Acts:Esma Redzepova, Saban Bajramovic, Faith No More, Nirvana, System of A Down, Ferus Mustafov, Emir Kusturica, Goran Bregovic, Bijelo Dugme, Yuri Yunakov, Ivo Papasov, Gino Banana, Robert Soko, Gogol Bordello, Balkan Beat Box, Beirut, Slavic Soul Party!, La Plebe, Dubioza Kolektiv, Alexander Hacke
Website:http://www.kulturshock.com/
Current 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

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

Biography

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

Chris Stromquist

Chris 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

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Notes and References

  1. News: 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. hr. 16 February 2019. 19 February 2019.
  2. News: Kultur Shock Plays the Balkans. The New York Times. Adamek, Drew. 7 April 2011. 19 February 2019.
  3. News: David Jojić. 15 February 2019. Jevđević: Život je horor i zato je bolje staviti šljem na glavu. Nezavisne novine. hr. 19 February 2019.
  4. Web site: Kultur Shock. AN Club. el. 13 April 2019. 19 February 2019.
  5. Web site: Kultur Shock is raising funds to produce their ninth record!. Indiegogo. 19 February 2019.
  6. Web site: Što povezuje Nicka Cavea, Pipse, Kultur Shock i Damira Avdića?. hr. 26 June 2016. 19 February 2019.
  7. News: Gino Jevdević (Kultur Shock): Spre deosebire de Ceauşescu, Tito, fost un diktator bun. Dana Ilie. Gino Jevdević (Kultur Shock): Unlike Ceausescu, Tito was a good dictator. România Liberă. ro. 12 April 2011. 19 February 2019.
  8. Web site: Kultur Shock: Chris Stromquist on songwriting | Video Youtube - NMETV Latest Music Videos and Clips . Nme.Com . 2013-08-25 .
  9. Web site: Richard Gehr . Why Tuesday Belongs to Slavic Soul Party - Page 1 - Music - New York . Village Voice . 2009-09-29 . 2013-08-25 . 2010-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100327212629/http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-09-29/music/why-tuesday-belongs-to-slavic-soul-party . dead .
  10. Web site: Kultur Shock on MF Magazine . Musicfashionmagazine.com . 2013-08-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110308230715/http://musicfashionmagazine.com/read/kulturshock/000045 . 2011-03-08 . dead .
  11. Web site: 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. hr. 28 December 2018. 19 February 2019.

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