Kultur Shock

Kultur Shock
Kultur Shock 2011
Background information
Origin	Seattle, Washington, United States
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	Gino Srdjan Yevdjevich Val Kiossovski Mario Butković Chris Stromquist Masa Kobayashi Amy Denio
Past members	Nedim H. Hamzic Amir Beso Lazy Borislav Iochev Brad Houser Johnny Morovich Jessica Lurie Ambrose Nortness Guy Davis Paris Hurley 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 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".