Puro Soviet

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Puro Soviet is a punk band from Ojai, CA that plays a blend of punk, ska, reggae, jazz, electronica, hip-hop, and various forms of world music. They were formed in 2005 by Max Joshua (aka John Lenin, bass) and Nick Handman (aka Useless Garcia, guitar). The current line up is as follows: Carlos Adelante: vocals; Useless Garcia: guitar; John Lenin: bass; The Jackyl: keyboards; Raul Tequila: sax; The Moon Leader: drums.

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Aaron Kroeger: aka The Moon Leader; drums. Also 100% of T3X!5 and 50% of TCGC.

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Barrio Rock: The title of Puro's first full length LP, released in 2006 by WAKKA! Records.

Barrio Rock E.P.: Puro's first E.P. Was used as Max and Aaron's senior project for their High School physics course.

Baghdad Betty: Puro covered this Push Button Four song at the 2006 Alpine show.

Brewski: Track 11 on Barrio Rock, because seriously, where else was it going to go? The take you hear on the record is the second of three takes. Doesn't feature any guitar or keyboards, but Jeff does provide background vocals.

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Carlos Adelante: aka Murphy Ward; vocals. Also 100% of The Mutoids and 50% of Cum Dumpster.

Chicas En Mi Cama: Track 4 on Barrio Rock. Was originally titled "Tortas De Mi Alma". The chorus is sung by Jeff, Murphy, Ruben, and Nick.

Cosmopocalypse: Track 6 on Barrio Rock. The music was entirely written by Jeff. The working title was "O.I.L." (short for Operation Iraqi Liberation). It is the only Puro song to have never been played live.

Courtroom: Track 2 on Barrio Rock. According to Murphy, the lyrics don't mean anything, they just sound good.

Cum Dumpster: Dormant side project of Jeff and Murphy.

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Drunk Drive The 5: A new song that made it's live debut at the Alpin show in December 2006.

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Flamingo: Puro Soviet's official genre.

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Habla Habla: Track 7 on Barrio Rock and the song that was responsible for the birth of the band. It is a ska song that is sung entirely in Spanish and is about a crappy girlfriend. The only song on the album to feature Ruben on sax.

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Interlude: The infamous track 8 on Barrio Rock. There was much debate within the band as to whether or not Interlude deserved a spot on the album, and it remains one of the bands most controversial songs. Murphy wrote the words and had Aaron's Laptop's textspeak function recite it. The synthesized strings appear courtesy of Jeff, who was attempting to..you know..set the mood. It is technically the introduction to "What You Say To Me?!?!"

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Jackyl, The: 1. aka Jeff Kroeger; keyboards. Also 100% of The Jackyl, 100% of Two Time Sad Fighter, 50% of TCGC, 50% of Cum Dumpster, and 0.11% of Tsu Tain Guu Faitaa.

2. Eponymous solo project of The Jackyl.

Jeff Kroeger: aka The Jackyl; keyboards. Also 100% of The Jackyl, 100% of Two Time Sad Fighter, 50% of TCGC, 50% of Cum Dumpster, and 0.11% of Tsu Tain Guu Faitaa.

John Lenin: aka Max Joshua; bass. Also 100% of The Suck and 50% of Fratboy Handjob

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King Kong Five: Manu Chao song that Puro intended to play as the closer of their set at the Alpine. Due to time constraints it was cut from the set at the last minute. Puro's cover of this song includes, as a coda, a short cover of "Baba O'Riley", featuring new lyrics written by the band.

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Max Joshua: aka John Lenin; bass. Also 100% of The Suck and 50% of Fratboy Handjob.

McPhatskillz: Sean's solo hip-hop/electronica project.

Mexicutioner, The: Track 3 on Barrio Rock.

Moon Leader, The: aka Aaron Kroeger; drums. Formerly known as Pato Feo. Also 100% of T3X!5 and 50% of TCGC.

Murphy Ward: aka Carlos Adelante; vocals. Also 100% of The Mutoids and 50% of Cum Dumpster.

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Nick Handman: aka Useless Garcia; guitar, programming. Also 100% of NHRO, and 50% of Fratboy Handjob.

Nick Handman's Reggaeton Orchestra: aka NHRO. Solo project of Useless Garcia.

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Ojai, CA: A crappy little town in Ventura County, Southern California, and the birthplace of Puro Soviet.

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Push Button Four: Nick and Murphy's pre-Puro band. Puro Soviet covered their song "Baghdad Betty" at the Alpine show and have also covered "Johnny" during several rehearsals, with the intent of playing it live.

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Red Square Nightmare: Track 1 on Barrio Rock. Started as a jazz jam called "Mochi", after the ice cream. The lyrics were written during the Push Button Four days.

Raul Tequila: aka Ruben Salinas; saxophones.

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Schnappi: Track 10 on Barrio Rock. Puro Soviet's cover of the Iris Gruttmann song of the same name.

Sean McCaskill: aka McPhatskillz. Puro Soviet's #1 fan.

Smaq In Iraq: Cut from Barrio Rock.

Suck, The: John Lenin's solo project. Often described as "Laptop Punk"

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Ted Nava: A friend of the band, aka DJ WhyNot, from So Simple Records. Provided vocals for the chorus of "Party" and often hosts Puro when they play shows in Santa Barbara, CA.

"Teh Greatest Band": The Puro Soviet slogan.

Traffic Jam: Track 12 on Barrio Rock, and the "secret track", for all intents and purposes. Plays after 2 minutes of silence. Isn't so much a song as it is Nick, Jeff, and Murphy trying to simulate a traffic jam using only their voices and Nick's keyboard. Due to technical difficulties, does not appear on any copy of Barrio Rock that is purchased via Cafepress.com.

Trash Can Garbage Can: aka TCGC. Side project of The Jackyl and the Moon Leader.

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Useless Garcia: aka Nick Handman; guitar, programming. Also 100% of NHRO, and 50% of Fratboy Handjob.

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WAKKA! Records: The record company that is home to Puro Soviet and that Puro is the flagship band of. Home to the likes of Puro Soviet, T3X!5, Fratboy Handjob, Nick Handman's Reggaeton Orchestra, Cum Dumpster, The Jackyl, McPhatskillz, The Suck, and Trash Can Garbage Can. www.wakkarecords.com

What You Say To Me?!?!: Track 9 on Barrio Rock. Ridiculous sound effects provided by Max and Jeff.

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You're Invited To A Party (But You're Not Invited): Track 5 on Barrio Rock. The title comes from an inside joke between Nick and Max. The vocals for the chorus were provided by Nick, Max, Jeff, Ruben, Murphy, Ted, and Sean.

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