Kultur Shock

Kultur Shock

Kultur Shock 2011
Background information
Origin Sarajevo, Sofia, Seattle, Brcko, Tokyo, New York, Tucson, Jakarta, San Francisco
Genres Gypsy punk, alternative metal
Years active 1996−present
Labels 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/
Members Srđan Gino Jevđević
Val Kiossovski
Chris Stromquist
Paris Hurley
Guy Davis
Amy Denio
Past members Mario Butkovic
Masa Kobayashi
Borislav Iochev
Kevin Nortness
Brad Houser
Matty Noble

Kultur Shock is a Seattle-based gypsy 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. 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

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