"Of all the NYC dance bands that draw on Eastern European music, Slavic Soul Party! is the coolest. And the group isn't preoccupied with rebelling against the Old World. The Big Easy funk influence on the band's recent Teknochek Collision adds a welcome laid-back quality to Balkan-brass frenetics. Live, the band's members prove they are acutely aware of the common principle that unites the traditions they borrow from: Music ought to move you." TimeOut NY
“Prepare to be transported… a soulful, adventurously improvised blast from Party Central." –Barnes & Noble Online
"SSP! make wonderful and exciting music, exuding a thrilling and unpasteurized blend of traditional forms cheerfully reconsidered and reconstituted by a restlessly rolling creative collective." –AllMusic Guide
"...some of the most danceable Balkan-flavored pop this side of the Adriatic... truly inspired - deftly segueing from staccato unison riffs to high-flying solos at the drop of a hat... SSP! is simply very talented musicians uninhibitedly exploring a music they love." –Global Rhythm
“Madcap rhythms, hyperactive horns, a sense of the absurd, and just a hint of abstract jazz... everything you could want in a record.” –All Things Considered
Fiery Balkan brass, throbbing funk grooves, killer Gypsy accordion, and virtuoso jazz chops make Slavic Soul Party! NYC's official #1 brass band for Balkan Soul Gypsy Funk. With Mexican, Asian, Jewish, Gypsy, and American roots, SSP! makes new music out of the unplanned results of immigration, proximity, and globalization, pumping a strong Balkan brass sound through the filter of life in New York's outer boroughs. One of the hardest working bands in New York, SSP! plays nearly 100 times a year in the US, Europe, and beyond. They have performed at Babylon (Istanbul) with the Karandila Orkestar, at Irving Plaza (New York City) with Gogol Bordello, on the Warped Tour (US), and in virtually every major New York club. The band's third cd "Teknochek Collision" is on the Barbes Records label, released April 2007 through Ryko Distribution. The band's fourth cd, "Remixed", will be released on February 26, 2008.
