Jerusalem ethnocore band "Shoom" was established in 2000. Each of the musicians has a different musical background. The spectrum varies from Oriental music and jazz to most extreme thrash and grindcore metal influences. The music of the band is mainly based on the folk songs and dances of Caucasus and Mediterranean but the composition and arrangements reflect diversity of our musical backgrounds. The band's kitchen mixes different exotic dishes which not always can be mixed in one meal - but everything goes with the addition of "shoom" (which means "garlic" in Hebrew). You will find here sad Armenian melodies aside insane jungle beats that probably originate from underground N.Y. or London discotheques - or maybe from Balkan or Black Sea coast. The sounds of authentic folk instruments intermingles with electric guitars. You will suddenly discover a surprising similarity between blues and the songs of "ashiks" – wandering poets of Turkey or find out that roots of rock-n-roll are somewhere in the Caucasian mountains... Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.