Ireneusz Socha


Ireneusz Socha is a Polish drummer and composer. He co-founded the zine DRUT, which pioneered coverage of Polish art during its publication from 1985 to 1987. Socha managed the group Kirkut-Koncept, which performed original compositions that ranged between rock, cabaret, ethnic, and experimental music during its 1986 to 1990 lifetime. During the 1980s, Socha was affiliated with other avant-garde Polish groups, such as Przestrzenie, music theatre troupes, the improvisation troupe Na Przyklad, and the post-industrial band Hiena. He has collaborated with Jarosław Bester, Bolesław Błaszczyk, Marek Chołoniewski, Chris Cutler, Piotr Czerny, Tomasz Duda, Joane Hétu, Tomasz Krakowiak, Jacek Podsiadło, Raphael Roginski, and Yuriy Yaremchuk.
Socha translated Chris Cutler's 1985 book File Under Popular into Polish, publishing it through the Zielona Sowa Publishing House in 1999. In 2000, he founded Dembitzer Music. Between 2004 and 2014, he translated the Sefer Dembitz to Polish for the genealogy organization JewishGen. Socha wrote the script and music for the 2004 short documentary Nothing Remains Forever.

Selected discography

  • Najduchy "Lament świętokrzyski"
  • VA "SLEEP WELL chapter IV - Glad I was young in the 80's"
  • Ireneusz Socha "Polin"
  • KITS "Four Years In Pieces"
  • The Cracow Klezmer Band "Balan: Book of Angels Volume 5"
  • Ireneusz Socha "Sztetlach"
  • Chris Cutler "Twice Around The Earth"
  • VA "Radio Swietlicki"
  • Najduchy "Porzadek : Chaos"
  • Ireneusz Socha/Tomasz Krakowiak "KITS"
  • VA "City Songs 3"
  • Ireneusz Socha/Barbara Socha/Joane Hétu/Marek Choloniewski/Boleslaw Blaszczyk "With/Without"
  • Ireneusz Socha/Piotr Czerny "Microaudioplays"
  • Kirkut-Koncept/Na Przyklad/Przestrzenie "Nowe zycie"
  • Na Przyklad "Jazz zmartwychwstania"
  • Kirkut-Koncept "Kamien na kamieniu"
  • VA "Polish Road"
  • VA "Proba orkiestry - FAMA '88"
  • Przestrzenie "Praca kolektywna"
  • Kirkut-Koncept "Kirkut-Koncept"
  • Kirkut-Koncept "Piknik na kirkucie"
  • Kirkut-Koncept "Piesenki"