Holy Shiva

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Previously known as Anachronism, which was previously known as Subject to Change, A.K.A. STC. Formed at an international Esperanto gathering sometime in the late 1900s, Holy Shiva single-handedly created the groundbreaking genre of poist-rock, influencing legions of imitators around the world. The band's members, having met abroad, are from all over the globe. The group consists of Dutch percussionist/flautist Joris Schoonen, Ukrainian guitarist/violinist Danya Timoshenko, and the late Hungarian bassist/bassoonist Jόska Rákosi. The two-man-trio are occasionally aided by French lyricist and absurdist poet Ansel Neville as well as American vocalist Daniel DeBonis. The band is based in northern Estonia, but regularly travels to Darfur and tours in the middle east with prominence. While the dictionary definition of 'poist-rock' is somewhere between "musical communism" and "isolated improv," the band's influences come from a wide range of sources. Joris is a classically trained drummer and studied the works of Witold Lutosławski and György Ligeti at a Swiss university, while Danya lived busking on the streets of Kharkov for much of his childhood, playing mainly blues and folk tunes. Jόska, in his life, played with such avant-garde legends as Fred Frith and Captain Beefheart, and was even rumored to have taken bass guitar lessons from Bernard Paganotti. Unfortunately, Paganotti adamantly refuses to confirm or deny the allegations, and with Jόska's death, the truth is forever lost

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