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Goken :: Suck My Disco

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Reviewed by Jason Parham

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It’s hard being original these days. “Being original” has become so chic it’s difficult to tell if an artist is actually being himself or just doing so for the sake of being accepted. Seattle-bred musician Johnny Goken is different. Embracing the punk rebel ethic entirely, he creates music that could only be the product of his untamed imagination. It’s satirical one minute and politically charged the next. Variety is the main ingredient in Goken's eclectic brew of melodies. His music finds roots in everything from “pop punk to angry industrial” and everything in between — even referring to his blend of sounds as “quirky electro-punk rock.” Whatever it is, it’s definitely good. With sexually suggestive songs like “Suck My Disco” and “The Penis Song,” how could his music be anything but original?

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