Gogol Bordello - Seekers And Finders - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

How does an artist approach writing and recording new music after 39 years away? For Altered Images, the process was as much about the here-and-now rather than pure nostalgia - drawing upon the things that fans adored the first time around, but also respecting just how much everyone has changed in the intervening years. Matched by lyrics which explore the highs and lows of life's rich tapestry, it's an approach which makes new album 'Mascara Streakz' such an intriguing prospect. Lead single 'Mascara Streakz' captures the essence of what Altered Images aimed to achieve with the album. Like their big hits and fan favourites, it is instantly immediate but it's synth-pop melody and contemporary beats are an evolution from the band's original spiky guitar pop style. The result respects everything that Altered Images were the first time around, but also sounds like a very organic next step and was produced by Clare's husband, Altered Images alumni Stephen Lironi. The second song from the album 'Beautiful Thing', is a whirlwind of conflicting emotions, as sadness, joy and nostalgia converge into a moment of ultimately uplifting sophisticated pop. Clare's vocals again standout, her famous sweet coo now weathered with an engagingly husky edge. 'Beautiful Thing' was written by Clare and Bobby Bluebell of The Bluebells ('Young At Heart', 'I'm Falling'). Current single 'Glitter Ball' is - appropriately enough - dazzling disco decadence. Sleek sparkling synths, choppy funk guitar patterns and punchy 808 beats coalesce for a floorfiller that Classic Pop compared to Kylie Minogue's 'Fever' era. Clare wrote 'Glitter Ball' with her near neighbour Bernard Butler who's talents have been deployed on everything from early Suede to Duffy's big hits and, most recently, his collaborative album with Jesse Buckley, 'For All Our Days That Tear The Heart'. Album Tracks 1. Mascara Streakz

Gogol Bordello are a completely original New York entitity. Rubric is reissuing their debut , Voi-La Intruder, with the track order revised and an additional 5 tracks. This is Ukranian party music. Leader Eugene Hutz is a major NYC DJ at the Bulgarian Bar on Saturday nights. The place is packed weekly with Eastern European immigrants and the hipsters who love them. The music is best described as a sort of Pogues meets traditional Ukranian folk music in a sweaty dance bar. One foot in punk rock and one foot in traditionalism, Gogol Bordello have been packing clubs in NYC and have recently toured the Czech Republic and Switzerland. They?ve also shared the Central Park stage last summer with international sensations Manu Chao. This is sexy, uplifting party music that gives one hope for the future. Album Tracks 1. Sacred Darling 2. Voi-La Intruder 3. Greencard Husband 4. Passport 5. Start Wearing Purple 6. Shy Kind of Guy 7. Mussolini Vs. Stalin 8. Letter to Mother 9. God-Like 10. Nomadic Chronicle 11. Letter to Castro (Costumes for Tonight) 12. Unvisible Zedd 13. S*x Spider 14. No Threat 15. Against the Nature

The sound of New York?s Gogol Bordello is a combination of reckless fervor, foot-stomping rhythms, outlandish lyrics and a circus of surreal stimuli that leaves progressive minded music fans spinning in the their wake. Drawing upon Gypsy, Slavic and punk-rock traditions, Gogol Bordello is the genesis of a new aesthetic that bridges the gap between Eastern European and Gypsy influence with Western culture. This new direction in music is singer/lyricist/visionary Eugene Hutz?s passion, who uses the term InchUkrainian Gypsy Punk CabaretInch to describe their singular sound. InchThe title of the new album sums of the spirit of the band and the people around it. Gogol Bordello is about creating new musical possibilities. We all come from a very distinct tradition of music that is largely driven by Eastern European sounds, visions and colors as well as punk rock and street culture. We?re a multicultural unit with an underdog energy and a sense of humor, although a pretty twisted one,Inch says Hutz. Album Tracks 1. When the Trickster Starts A-Poking (Bordello Kind of Guy) 2. Occurrence on the Border (Hopping on a Pogo-Gypsy Stick) 3. Haltura 4. Let's Get Radical 5. Smarkatch 6. Future Kings 7. Punk Rock Parranda 8. Through the Roof 'N' Underground 9. Baro Foro 10. Hats Off to Kolpakoff 11. Huliganjetta