East Infection

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East Infection
EP by Gogol Bordello
Released	March 22, 2005
Recorded	Integrated Studios, New York City, Winter 2004 – January 2005.
Genre	Folk punk, Punk rock, Gypsy punk, Dub music
Length	21:57
Label	Rubric Records
Gogol Bordello chronology
Gogol Bordello vs. Tamir Muskat (2004) East Infection (2005) Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike (2005)

East Infection is currently the only EP by Gogol Bordello, released in 2005 by Rubric Records. Released prior to the album Gypsy Punks, it consists of leftover tracks from that album's sessions.

The title track remains a live favourite. "Ave. B" was rerecorded as "Avenue B" for Gypsy Punks, and "Strange Uncles From Abroad" was rerecorded as "My Strange Uncles From Abroad" for Super Taranta! "Copycat" is also notable for being the band's first song in the dub style. "Mala Vida" is a cover of a song by Mano Negra, and "Madagascar-Roumania" incorporates a traditional Boyash folk song, "Tu Jésty Fáta" (standard Romanian: "Tu Esti Fata").

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