Deaf Chonky

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Deaf Chonky
Deaf Chonky, 2017
Deaf Chonky, 2017
Background information
OriginRehovot, Israel
Genres
MembersAdi Bronicki
Tami Kaminsky[1][2]
Tom Mckinna

Deaf Chonky (Hebrew: דף צ'ונקי) is an Israeli folk, garage, punk rock duo. The band members are Adi Bronicki, Tami Kaminsky and Tom Mckinna.

Early years[edit]

Deaf Chonky's Adi Bronicki at a performance in 2017

The two members of Deaf Chonky grew up in Rehovot, Israel where they met near the local bank.[3] Their name was given to them by Kaminsky's father, and means "Girls" in Russian.[1]

Musical influences[edit]

The band's musical influences are varied, most notably drawing from garage-punk, folk punk, and Russian folk music. In a 2016 interview, the band noted Blind Man Deaf Boy, Crass, Honey Bane and Billy Childish as their main musical influences.[3]

Discography[edit]

Farsh (2016)
No.TitleLength
1."Wild"00:31
2."Shirley"3:13
3."Folk(a) Party(a)"3:30
4."Kontrol"2:18
5."Bad Things Could Happen"4:26
6."Social Security"2:47
7."Brush Your Teeth"1:26
8."08"00:19
9."Dolijute"1:32
10."Gozalim"3:54
11."International Criminal"3:29
12."Diagnosa"3:30
13."Looks Good"00:37
Total length:31:35
Silence is Violence (2017)
No.TitleLength
1."Refugees"00:21
2."Looks Good"1:25
3."Kosta Kaplan"3:19
4."City Rat"3:27
5."Adder (Blackbird Raum Cover)"4:02
6."Are Welcome"1:04
Total length:13:34
Deaf Chonky EP (2018)
No.TitleLength
1."Bad Things Could Happen"4:25
2."Dolijute"1:29
3."Gozalim"3:53
4."Bad Things Could Happen (Red Axes Remix)"6:34
5."Dolijute (Manfredas Remix)"6:25
6."Deaf Chonky (Manfredas Remix Bonus Track)"5:03
Total length:27:49
Harsh (2020)
No.TitleLength
1."Cut Loose (How Do You?)"2:03
2."This Isn't a Gimmick, This Isn't a Test"2:58
3."X-Ray Baby"3:27
4."Soldier Boy"0:57
5."True Love"2:30
6."Austrian Waltz"3:40
7."Frontline"3:18
8."Take Out the Trash"2:53
9."The Romans' Road to Heaven"0:38
10."Silence is Violence"3:22
11."I Was Wrong, Turns Out It Feels Real Good"3:13
12."The Babysitter"3:28
Total length:32:27

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Shalev, Ben (19 January 2017). "Teenage duo "Deaf Chonky" Take Israeli Rock to School" (in Hebrew). Haaretz. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  2. ^ Shalev, Ben (17 July 2017). "The Piercing Voice of "Deaf Chonky" Continues to Sound from the Sidelines" (in Hebrew). Haaretz. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b Zer Aviv, Ori (30 August 2016). "Teenage duo "Deaf Chonky" Bring Hope to Israeli Punk" (in Hebrew). TimeOut Tel Aviv. Retrieved 19 October 2017.

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