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.

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