Golem!
Golem! (alternative spelling also: Golem) is a 2001 founded and in New York -based klezmer band. The group combines traditional Eastern European musical styles with punk , rock and ska elements and interprets their pieces in different languages such as English , Yiddish , Russian and Ladino .
history
Golem were founded! 2001 by the band leader Annette Hesekiel Kogan. The group described their style as "Eastern European folk punk ". Up to and including 2009, Golem! five CDs: the debut EP Golem (2001), Libeshmertzn (Love Hurts) (2002), Homesick Songs (2004), Fresh Off Boat (2006), Citizen Boris (2009) and Tanz (2014). With numerous live performances, the group has made a name for itself primarily as an atmospheric band - including in the USA in Canada , Mexico , Great Britain , France , Poland and Sweden . As part of a European tour in 2010, the group also made a guest appearance in Germany . The band was accompanied by the Berlin DJ Yuriy Gurzhy , a collector of new Jewish grooves, who works closely with the author and DJ Wladimir Kaminer .
Members of the band in early 2011 were: the band's founder Annette Hesekiel Kogan (vocals, accordion), Aaron Diskin (vocals, tambourine), Alicia Jo Rabbins (violin), Curtis Hasselbring (trombone), the bassist Taylor Bergren-Chrisman and the drummer Tim Monaghan . The group's more recent releases were on JDub Records , a New York-based non-profit event production company that specializes in releasing the latest Jewish music.
Style and reviews
Though golem! According to their own statements, it is mainly well received by younger audiences and focuses on live and party appearances, larger US media also reported on the band - including the New York Times , the Washington Post , the Village Voice and the Forward . The US edition of Rolling Stone wrote to Fresh Off Boat: "The third album this newcomer band presents Gypsy folk punk, complete with klezmer deposits and Jokes." The Jewish Week characterized the group as saying: "This is not the Your father's klezmer tape - unless your father was Sid Vicious . "
On the occasion of the band's Berlin gig, the website of the Jewish Community in Berlin also highlighted the party factor of the performances: “ With their names and rather their music, a kind of Yiddish klezmer punk, the band has long been stirring up the party scene in New York. Gypsy music, Balkan sounds and folk sounds join in passionately and relaxed - a breath of fresh air in the world music scene, musically virtuoso and yet with a lot of humor and joy of playing. The musicians are said to know how to rock almost any party, because their music not only demands the attention of the audience, but also their interaction with the band. "
Discography
- Golem (Marcata Recording, 2001)
- Libeshmertzn (Love Hurts) (2002)
- Homesick Songs (2004)
- Fresh Off Boat (JDub Records, 2006)
- Citizen Boris (JDub Records, 2009)
- Dance (Discos Corason, 2014)
swell
- ^ Website of the group with lists of performances from 2004–2010
- ^ Concert announcement with a portrait of the band on the website of the Jewish Community in Berlin
- ↑ Website of the group, subpage "Players"
- ↑ Review of “Fresh Off Boat” by Kate Landau in the US edition of Rolling Stone ( memento of the original from June 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Quotation on Golem's homepage ( Memento of the original from June 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Concert announcement with a portrait of the band on the website of the Jewish Community in Berlin
