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Their song, "Occurrence on the Border", was featured on the 4th [[Punk Rock Strike]] compilation put out by [[Springman]] Records. |
Their song, "Occurrence on the Border", was featured on the 4th [[Punk Rock Strike]] compilation put out by [[Springman]] Records. |
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The “Voi-La Intruder” recording of "Start Wearing |
The “Voi-La Intruder” recording of "Start Wearing Purple" pioneered their [[United Kingdom|UK]] success and was later re-recorded for their ”Gypsy Punks” album to be their first North American single. A video was also released. |
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“Not A Crime” was chosen as their second North American single, for which a video was also recorded. |
“Not A Crime” was chosen as their second North American single, for which a video was also recorded. |
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Most recently, their single "Start Wearing Purple" was played as part of the closing credits from the 2005 movie [[Everything Is Illuminated (film)]] and is the closing song of the soundtrack. |
Most recently, their single "Start Wearing Purple" was played as part of the closing credits from the 2005 movie [[Everything Is Illuminated (film)|Everything Is Illuminated]] and is the closing song of the soundtrack. |
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Several of the band members also take part in a [[dub]] and [[electronic]] side project with members of [[Balkan Beat Box]] entitled [[J.U.F.]] (Jewish-Ukrainian Freundschaft), whose sound pulls from their varied ethnic background, a sound that could be likened to a combination of DJ Hutz, Balkan Beat Box and Gogol Bordello. |
Several of the band members also take part in a [[Dub music|dub]] and [[Electronic music|electronic]] side project with members of [[Balkan Beat Box]] entitled [[J.U.F.]] (Jewish-Ukrainian Freundschaft), whose sound pulls from their varied ethnic background, a sound that could be likened to a combination of DJ Hutz, Balkan Beat Box and Gogol Bordello. |
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==Live Performance== |
==Live Performance== |
Revision as of 19:09, 5 October 2006
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Background information | |
Origin | New York City |
Years active | 1999 - Present |
Members | Eugene Hütz Sergey Ryabtzev Yuri Lemeshev Oren Kaplan Karl Alvarez Eliot Ferguson Pamela Jintana Racine Elizabeth Sun |
Website | Official site |
Gogol Bordello is a Gypsy punk band from the Lower East Side of New York City that formed in 1999. They are renowned for their frenetic, theatrical stage shows. Much of their sound is inspired by Gypsy music, as most of their members are immigrants from Eastern Europe. The band incorporates minor-key accordion and fiddle (and on some of their albums, saxophone) mixed with cabaret, punk, and dub.
They were described by Phil Jupitus on Jools Holland Live as a bit like "The Clash having a fight with The Pogues in Eastern Europe."
In an interview with NPR, Hütz cites Jimi Hendrix and Parliament-Funkadelic as among the band's musical influences, and Nikolai Gogol, the band's namesake, as an ideological influence. They list Manu Chao, Fugazi, Kalpakov, Rootsman, and The Clash as influences as well.
They have toured tirelessly throughout Europe and America appearing with such bands as Flogging Molly, Cake, and on the Vans Warped Tour in 2005. They were scheduled to play select dates on the 2006 Warped Tour, but had to cancel due to an arm injury from Eliot Ferguson. They have also played at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK, the Sziget Festival in Budapest, Hungary, Pukkelpop festival in Hasselt, Belgium, Lowlands festival in The Netherlands, and Rock'n Coke in İstanbul, Turkey.
Their first single was released in 1999. Since then they've released two more full-length albums, one EP, and one full length collaboration. In 2005 the band signed to punk label SideOneDummy Records.
Their song, "Occurrence on the Border", was featured on the 4th Punk Rock Strike compilation put out by Springman Records.
The “Voi-La Intruder” recording of "Start Wearing Purple" pioneered their UK success and was later re-recorded for their ”Gypsy Punks” album to be their first North American single. A video was also released.
“Not A Crime” was chosen as their second North American single, for which a video was also recorded.
Most recently, their single "Start Wearing Purple" was played as part of the closing credits from the 2005 movie Everything Is Illuminated and is the closing song of the soundtrack.
Several of the band members also take part in a dub and electronic side project with members of Balkan Beat Box entitled J.U.F. (Jewish-Ukrainian Freundschaft), whose sound pulls from their varied ethnic background, a sound that could be likened to a combination of DJ Hutz, Balkan Beat Box and Gogol Bordello.
Live Performance
Their Live shows have been dubbed scenes of pure carnage. They are a show a night band when they hit the touring trail, as the band exist on adrenaline for months on end. A typical trait of the show is when singer Eugene Hutz places a fire bucket ontop of his microphone and beats it in a frenetic way creating a slashing metal percussive noise.
One of their most notable performances came during the Bestival, on Friday the 8th of Sepetember 2006. They whipped the crowd into a folk fuelled frenzy as they tore through a set containing hits such as 'Start Wearing Purple' and 'Madagascar'.
The Members
Current Members
- Eugene Hutz (Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Fire Bucket) - Ukraine
- Sergey Ryabtsev (Violin, Backing Vocals) - Russia
- Yuri Lemeshev (Accordion, Backing Vocals)
- Oren Kaplan (Guitar, Backing Vocals) - Israel
- Karl Alvarez (Bass)
- Eliot Ferguson (Drums, Backing Vocals) – Minnesota, USA
- Pamela Jintana Racine (Percussion, Backing Vocals, Dance, General Performance)
- Elizabeth Sun (Percussion, Backing Vocals, Dance, General Performance)
Former Members
- Rea Mochiach (Bass, Percussion, Electronics (on the albums), Beat Programming (on the albums, Backing Vocals) - Israel
- Sasha Kazatchkoff (Accordion)
- Vlad Solovar (Guitar)
- Ori Kaplan (Saxophone, Backing Vocals, no relation to Oren Kaplan)
- Susan Donaldson (Percussion, Backing Vocals, Dance, General Performance)
Discography
- Voi-La Intruder – 1999. Rubric Records.
- Multi Kontra Culti vs. Irony - September 2002. Rubric Records.
- Gogol Bordello vs. Tamir Muskat - Collaboration with members of Balkan Beat Box under the name Jewish-Ukrainishe Freundenschaft (J.U.F), Hütz's side-project. August 2004. Stinky Records.
- East Infection - October 2004. Rubric Records.
- Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike - August 2005. SideOneDummy Records. Produced by Steve Albini.
External links
- Official Web Site
- Punknews.org Profile
- MySpace Profile
- Live Journal Fan Site
- AllMusic Entry
- Gypsy Punk, A BBC Radio1 Documentary
- Interview on MTVU
- Interview on NPR
- An Interview with Eugene Hutz on The Tegan and Sara Blog
- Photo Gallery at Emo's in Austin, TX
- Kill Your Idols documentary featuring Gogol Bordello