Gogol Bordello

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Snap Scene: Gogol Bordello – 170 Russell, 14th March 2018

March 20, 2018 Mary Boukouvalas
When you mix Romani music with punk and dub step you end up with a new creation that is heavily influenced by the pure sounds but they are less recognizable as the once distinct styles. In that lies Gogol Bordello’s attraction. Their circus-like performance could soon be just a motif, shallow and entertaining but soon tiresome and without gloss, if there was no substance behind the music.

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Review Scene: Gogol Bordello – 170 Russell, 14th March 2018

March 20, 2018 Karen Pepper
Okay, so looking up Gogol in a dictionary is an absolute mind-fuck. We all know the meaning of Bordello but Gogol offers a bit more of a challenge. Firstly it could be that Gogol refers to Nikolai Vasilievich, the Russian novelist, dramatist and short-story writer, or it could well be that the Urban Dictionary is correct when it defines Gogol as ‘1. To hit on a girl by ‘accidentally‘ walking into her or 2. To get jacked off by a girl on the dance floor or any public area at a party.‘

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