Kultur Shock
Punk Ska Band from United States formed in 1996
Band Members : Val Kiossovski, Srđan Jevđević, Chris Stromquist, Guy Davis, Paris Hurley, Amy Denio, Mario Butkovich, Masashi Kobayashi, 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.
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 issued as many as 11 albums and had performed over 1,500 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 2011, the band had attended Motovun Film Festival along with Pips, Chips & Videoclips band and performer Nick Cave.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
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
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 issued as many as 11 albums and had performed over 1,500 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 2011, the band had attended Motovun Film Festival along with Pips, Chips & Videoclips band and performer Nick Cave.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
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
Band Members : Val Kiossovski, Srđan Jevđević, Chris Stromquist, Guy Davis, Paris Hurley, Amy Denio, Mario Butkovich, Masashi Kobayashi, Matty Noble
- Biography -
21 albums

Mental
2019 - United StatesDigital FLAC ⎯ 1 Tracks
Not On Label (kultur Shock Self-released)

Evil
2019 - United StatesDigital FLAC ⎯ 2 Tracks
Not On Label (kultur Shock Self-released)

D.R.E.A.M.
2019 - United StatesPunk, Ska, Folk Rock
CD Album ⎯ 8 Tracks
Kultur Shock Records

Resilience EP
2018 - United StatesAlternative Rock
Digital FLAC ⎯ 2 Tracks
Not On Label (kultur Shock)

Drama!
2018 - United StatesDigital FLAC ⎯ 2 Tracks
Not On Label (kultur Shock Self-released)

Drama EP
2018 - United StatesDigital FLAC ⎯ 1 Tracks
Not On Label (kultur Shock Self-released)

Priče Dva Gurua Vol. 2 / Tales Of The Two Gurus Vol. 2
2016 - United StatesHardcore, Conscious
Digital MP3 ⎯ 2 Tracks
Kultur Shock Records

Live At Home
2015 - United StatesDigital FLAC ⎯ 19 Tracks
Not On Label (kultur Shock Self-released)

Lovesexfoodmoney
2012 - United StatesDigital FLAC ⎯ 1 Tracks
Not On Label (kultur Shock Self-released)

Stop The Disco
2012 - United StatesDigital FLAC ⎯ 1 Tracks
Not On Label (kultur Shock Self-released)

Live At Exit Fest 2010
2011 - United StatesPunk, Folk Rock, Romani
DVD Album ⎯ 14 Tracks
Kultur Shock Records

Ministry Of Kultur
2011 - United StatesPunk, Folk
CD Album ⎯ 11 Tracks
Kultur Shock Records

Live In Europe
2007 - United StatesPunk, Folk Rock, Folk
CD Album ⎯ 16 Tracks
Kultur Shock Records

We Came To Take Your Jobs Away
2006 - United StatesPunk, Alternative Rock
CD Album ⎯ 10 Tracks
Koolarrow Records

Kultura-Diktatura
2004 - United StatesSka, Punk, Alternative Rock
CD Album ⎯ 13 Tracks
Koolarrow Records

Fucc The I.N.S.
2001 - United StatesPunk, Alternative Rock
CD Album ⎯ 12 Tracks
Koolarrow Records
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