KHI DARAG!

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The Black Lake

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Released: Jul 3, 2008

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The Black Lake
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Mastom Mastom
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Saahgi
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Wait Until Autumn
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Nostalgia
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General Info

Genre: Experimental / Psychedelic / Surf
Location SAN FRANCISCO, California, US
Profile Views: 25365
Last Login: 7/7/2011
Member Since 2/29/2008
Website khidarag.com
Record Label Unsigned
Bio
'KHI DARAG" , pronounced with a clearing-of-the-throat sound at the beginning, roughly translates from Armenian to mean "disgraceful scoundrel" or "person of unpredictable or outlandish nature." We have embraced this as our namesake and our mission. Armed with modern electric as well as folk instruments we collide a wide array of influences which span from the Caucuses to the Cambodia with the sound of proto-metal and acid psychedelic rock of the west. We just might find a way to anger or frustrate just about everyone, but hopefully we will give them music that compels them to dance while they curse our name, which by its nature is already a curse .. ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. ...... ............ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... ......Myspace Layout Generator.. by LayoutGeneratorMyspace.com........
Members
MAX BALOIAN: guitar JASON DITZIAN: clarinet, oboes, duduk, ney AARON KIERBEL: drums & percussion PATRICK MORAN: bass, vocals MOUZHAN YOUSEFI: vocals, keys, tar SYLVAIN CARTON: saxaphones, clarinet, flute DINA MACCABEE: Violin, vocals, percussion AHARON WHEELS BOLSTA: Rik, dumbek, zils, gamelan MICHAEL PINKHAM: Drums, percussion THOMAS BATES: visual and sound effects ...... PHOTO BY: Jon Wayne Kishimoto .. .... .. .... .... ..Subscribe to KhiDaragperformance.. .... .. .... Email: .. .. .... .. .... ..Visit this group.. .... .. ..........
Influences
Richard Hagopian and the Kef Time All Stars; The Ventures; Sayat Nova; Erkin Koray; Udi Hrant; Sam Gopal; The Secret Chiefs 3; Salah Ragab; Mogollar; The Devil's Anvil; Abdel Halim Hafez; Sergei Parajanov; Carl Stalling; Black Sabbath; Spirit; Roza Eskenazi; Link Wray; Mahmoud Ahmed; Djivan Gasparian; Shellac; Iron Butterfly; Oum Kalthoum; Edip Akbayram; R.D. Burman; Kocani Orkestrar; The Birthday Party; Camboian folk music; Gamelan Sekar Jaya; Goblin; Man or Astroman; Thai and Indonesian rock; .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sounds Like
A shameful and profane mixture of acid rock, surf, and mid/far east modalities