Slavic Soul Party! is more than a band, it's a promise, and anyone who has seen them live can attest to that. The massive brass band is a supercollider of Eastern European sounds from the Balkans and all the funk of American musical traditions like second-line, gospel, and jazz. Hybridity isn't just a buzzword with this New York City-based group — domestic and foreign, new and old — it's a fact of life. The fusion even carries over into the title of the band's fifth album, Taketron, mashing up Japanese drummer Take Toriyama's love of electronic music with the rapid fire of Balkan brass, and the incessant creativity of some of New York's finest musicians. "Anytime musicians study traditions deeply, and then free themselves to follow their own whims, it's a beautiful thing. But when it comes to the brass band fusion of Slavic Soul Party! that's just the beginning. With razor-sharp precision, juggernaut force, and a healthy dose of playfulness, these guys start out in overdrive and never let up... a gutpunch to preconceptions about traditional music, world music, pop music, dance music, but I'll tell you, this is one gutpunch you'll enjoy." (NPR's All Things Considered) "...a masterpiece. At times a twirling party vehicle, at others a restrained tribute that sometimes takes on a saddened tone, Taketron always manages to be the embodiment of good-natured fun and appreciation. It's obvious that Slavic Soul Party! has worked hard to reach this level of creative synergy, with the resulting fluidity of their latest release as impressive proof." (Popmatters)

SSP!'s third cd tells the tale of Serbian-Gypsy-American automechanic and amateur filmmaker Gus Dejan, and is named after his garage in Queens, NYC. The perfect mix of blazing brass, Gypsy accordion, dance grooves, and tight tunes show SSP! at the forefront of a new wave of hybrid world music, joining the ranks of bands such as Antibalas and Gogol Bordello. "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

Teknochek Collision is also available on iTunes