Joe Gould - drum kit, junk and traditional percussion.
Influences
We love traditional music from around the world, and we incorporate many eartern european, celtic and middle eastern tunes alongside our modern metal, bluegrass and electronic influences
Bands we like and admire include: Besh O Drom Taraf de Haidouks Sepultura Kocani Orkestar Old Crow Medicine Show Flatt & Scruggs Kate Rusby Tool Opeth Refused Ergo B Bag Fear Factory Vasen Shakti Meshuggah Secret Chiefs 3 eluveitie
Sounds Like
A club where subgenres go to hang out and find they actually get along - this is where swing cats, romani gypsies, folk geeks, dirty punks and metalheads find they have something in common - us!
It makes for some exciting listening...This'll make you want to swirl around in a ruffly skirt, and clap your hands, it's fantastic." - Zan Rowe, Triple J Mornings.
"Wild mash up of styles. Jess is giving the violin a solid workout. Which is a good thing. 4/5" - Richard Kingsmill, Triple J Music Director
Take a deep breath. Now imagine (musically speaking) a kamikaze gypsy wagon hurtling earthward through the stratosphere in flames towards your loungeroom. This might vaguely describe the intensity of this young four-piece from Sydney, who forge a fiery blend of various violin traditions with punk intensity and the raw finesse of crazed street virtuosos. This is not an easy-listening recording – what it is, is a short fast slab of hardcore gypsy passion, essentially showcasing the delirious (and award-winning) violin of Jess Randall, with a rock-solid rhythm troop of Gordon Wallace (guitar, bouzouki, mandolin), Mark Stevens (double bass, charango) and Joe Gould (percussion, drums).
If you are a fan of contemporised Gypsy flavours, and enjoy being stunned by sheer musical intensity and having your aural gears shifted at the speed of a Formula One lap, this little blast is definitely for you. Five goats.
- review by Bradfield Dumpleton, 2007, read the rest at Indie-CDs.com
most definitely keen for post album work shows!! we'll bring the red you provide the town (we can switch roles if you'd rather!) much love luke and the beards (wainny and kim have honorary beards) xoxo
i like your stuf, makes me wish i learnt violin lol i play in a band called FAIL and i do some stuff with Furcurve i'll have to come to a show and check you kids out :D
loving your gypsy terror we're laying low writing a new album, but when we're done we'd be pretty innarested in joining forces with you fine folk for a live jaunt into the unknown or a show at least!
Hey hey!! Hmm... you could come play my little shit-hole town... there's only about 5000 people... i'll be there! But the S.A. music scene is DESPERATELY needing something different... unconventional... YOU! I think Adelaide will love you.
Hey Crook Fiddle Band, we just put up the full version of our Gate To Freedom song, so please check it out and let us know if you like it.. Next week we'll put up a clip of our new song entitled "Liquid Scream" w/ Ski (ex Deadly Blessing) on vocals. Thanks and best wishes from Northern Norway!!! ;)
Ok, Joe and all. I'm a little angry. I was much primed for the factory gig this week. But I'm playing that night with not my band. Can't wait to see you all again, both as a punter and as an individual. It's been too long.
thank you for an amazing show on saturday guys, it's refreshing to walk away from a gig completely satasfied... looking forward to having you at the village..
Gracias por disfrutar de la nueva colección de Lenceria Fina 100% Whisky $ Seda. WonderBragas le agaradece su atención. ROLL&ROCK&SWING&RUMBA&POP&MANOUCHE&PUNK&GONZO
my sister bought a cd of yours she lives in newcastle and has seen you live a few times. i play guitar and bass in a few bands and things and your stuff is real good aye got that kind of django rienhardt influence mixed with lots of other cool stuff
awesome!!! when's your next gig in melbourne? i saw you guys at the empress hotel, i think that was where it was, and the fiddle player (sorry i dont know their name/your name?) is now officially my idol!! i play fiddle too, although not well =p em xoxo
well...maybe you could go to an ergo gig, wake up with a hangover the next day, take a drive to circular quay and take a photo every 10 seconds thus to document the inherently spiritual and meaningful trip for everyone involved.
'what a great idea ellen, you must be a genius or something.'
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