Years active 2008 (2008)–present Website moshiachoi.com Albums Better Get Ready | Labels Shemspeed, Shabasa Record label Shemspeed | |
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Associated acts Moshe Hecht Band, Blanket Statementstein, White Shabbos, Rockazion, Shin Shin Mem Origin Long Beach, New York, United States Members Yishai Romanoff, Mike Wagner, Mitchell Harrison, Paul Alpert Genres Jewish rock, Hardcore punk Similar JudaBlue, The Rabbis' Sons, DeScribe, Isaac Bitton, Rogers Park | ||
Moshiach oi got nothing on me
Moshiach Oi! is an American Hasidic punk rock band from Long Beach, New York. Formed in 2008 by lead singer Yishai Romanoff and guitarist Mike Wagner, they released their debut album, Better Get Ready (2009), on Shemspeed Records, followed in 2011 by This World is Nothing. They were prominently featured in the 2012 documentary Punk Jews.
Contents
- Moshiach oi got nothing on me
- Band history
- Musical style
- Shabasa Records
- Members
- Discography
- Songs
- References
Band history
Moshiach Oi! was started in 2008 by singer/guitarist Yishai Romanoff, who sought to reconcile his then-recently renewed Jewish faith with the punk rock music he had loved as a teenager. Initially a solo act, Romanoff eventually brought in his friend Mike Wagner, as well as bassist Mitchell "Mordechai" Harrison and drummer Paul "Pesach" Alpert, to complete the band.
The group's debut album, Better Get Ready, produced by Wagner and mastered by veteran punk producer Don Fury, was released by Shemspeed Records and the band's own Shabasa Records label on August 25, 2009. A second album, This World is Nothing, was released two years later just on Shabasa, accompanied by the single and music video "Got Nothing On Me". The band was prominently featured in the 2012 documentary Punk Jews.
Musical style
Moshiach Oi's music combines the sound of traditional hardcore punk with lyrics that promote Jewish ideals and values. While the music is inspired by Romanoff's teenage love of punk bands like Leftöver Crack and F-Minus, lyrical topics include blessing God, Shabbat, Torah study, idolatry, Moshiach, and Rebbe Nachman of Breslov. Patrick Aleph of the website Jewcy summarized Better Get Ready as "a blistering punk rock siddurim that effortlessly ties together Black Flag and Rambam, 7 Seconds and the Rebbe, The Casualties and the Kabballists."
Shabasa Records
Moshiach Oi! collectively owns the independent label Shabasa Records, which has released all of their music. In addition, the label hosts several other acts, all of which contain members of Moshiach Oi!.
Members
Discography
Songs
Am Yisroel ChaiBetter Get Ready · 2009
I Love TorahBetter Get Ready · 2009
We Want Moshiach NowBetter Get Ready · 2009