MAX PASHM

Ministry of Swing 1 by Max Pashm



Max Pashm is a collective of U.K based Jewish, Greek & Balkan musicians.



The Max Pashm sound is a unique blend of traditional Greek/Balkan/Gypsy & Klezmer music, fused with high energy electronic beats & digitally manipulated fx.



Max Pashm performs worldwide and are renowned for their exciting, uplifting and innovative live shows.

The main force behind the project ‘ Max Pashm’ himself, continues to perform on a solo basis, as well as with his full band



Max Pashm first rose to fame in the late nineties with his debut album ‘Weddings, Bar-mitzvahs & Funerals’ released on Sony Music in 1997.

He thrilled audiences worldwide with his unique blend of sequenced beats, fused with his live percussion and Greek, Hebrew & English vocals.

As one of the early pioneers of world/fusion music, he went on to work with Nitin Sawhney, Levellers and has remixed artists including Ekova, Ska Cubano, Sex Pistols to name but a few.

His groundbreaking Kritika/Dance song ‘Queen of Sikim’ from the first album charted across Europe.



After a short break following the birth of his daughter, Max formed the ‘Max Pashm Band.’.

The band is a collective of ‘Greek/Balkan & Klezmer’ musicians, which combined with Max’s blistering electronic beats/percussion and vocals,, forms a very powerful and uplifting fusion of the old & new,both on stage and on CD.



Max also remixes other artists, as he has done since the late nineties and compiles compilations for Nascente Records, including the recent release ‘Beginners guide to Greece’.

The long awaited new album ‘Never mind the Balkans – Here’s Max Pashm ‘ was officially released on September 29th 2008.

The album was released on the band’s own label ‘Elektrikos/Organikos Records in the U.K and rest of the world and distributed by'Proper Distribution', and is also available through the ‘Max Pashm Shop’.

In 2008 Max and the 'Max Pashm Band' toured extensively, more than 30 shows in 12 different countries.

2009 promises to be just as busy for Max and his band, with shows already confirmed across Europe and Central America.



The next album is already being recorded and is due for release later this year!