Kultur Shock
American gypsy punk band
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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
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
- 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
Chris Stromquist (born 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
- 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), Old Age Recording Co.
- House of Kultur (2025), Kultur Shock Records