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"ALXEMIA" (ALCHEMY):
Genre: Art-Rock
Languages: Ukrainian
Musical Influences: rock, alternative
Members of the band:
Zhydkyh Vitaliy - vocals (bass-guitar)
Petskovych Oleh - guitar
The band was formed by Zhydkyh Vitaliy (vocals, bass-guitar) and Petskovych Oleh (guitar)
in 1998. The same year the band recorded a demo album, which included 6 songs. Style of the songs tends to be a symbiosis of art-rock of 90s with hard guitar riffs of 70s.
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The band has been experimenting a lot with various musical trends, inviting session musicians for recordings.
In 2005 at studio "Apris" (Vinnitsa) the band "Alxemia" (Alchemy) recorded two songs, the distinctive features of which are bright melodies, original arrangements and a commercial sound. These songs are
included into a compilation CD "
Second breath-4 " of the studio " 100 % Records " (Kiev). The CD will be released on February 2007.
For
more information about the bands visit
their web-site: http://alchemy.net.ua
 "Nirvana" - /3.9 MB/
"Love" - /3.6 MB/
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"UNIT XI":
Genre: Alternative
Languages: English
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Members
of the band:
Max - vocals
Dima - guitar
Igor - drums
Oleg (Sid) - bass
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Bands
formation -
2nd of April, 2003
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The band unit XI (ex“AmsterdAm”) was formed by Max and Dima on the 2nd of April 2003 in Kyiv. (“AmsterdAm” was the name of the band till September 2006).
“AmsterdAm” was founded by two musicians Max and Olexandr Shapovalov. The band from Nivki district made an accent on the depth of texts, not burdening listeners with intricacy of melodies. In 2003 Макс has accepted "the napoleonic decision" to find the drummer who would correspond to the general concept of “AmsterdAm”'s music.
At the university named by T.Shevchenko Max met Dima and the band quickly began to create new material. Suddenly Olexandr left the band and it began to "die". In spring 2004 musicians decided to give the project a second birth. They changed their style of music and started to play alternative (under the influence of Linkin Park). Max started to write lyrics and Dima was writing music.
After a number of line up changes the band changed its name to "Unit XI" and recorded its first studio demo CD (5tracks) in 2005.
"Deactivate Me" - /1.1 MB/
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"SERCEVY NAPAD":
Genre: Neo-punk
Languages: Ukrainian
Musical Influences: rock'n'roll,
pop-rock, punk
Members of the band:
Ryaby Dmytro (МіTRіy)- vocals (bass-guitar)
Balahtar Basyl' (BеiS) - guitar
Balahtar Mykhailo (МiKL) - drums
The band was formed by three brothers on the 1st of April 2004 in Chernivtsi. First they started to play pop-rock, but later changed it for neo-punk. During 2.5 years of the band's existence, they played nearly on 50 festivals and sessions, including several concerts. (Hotyn, Kam'yanets'-Podil's'ky,
Romania. The
band shoot a video for the song "Students' holidays" (Students'ki Kanikooly).
Musicians have been invited to the local radio and TV stations.
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At the moment the band is working on their first album under a trial name "Vzrosli Dity" (Grown-up Kids).
Sercevy Napad perform regularly
throughout Ukraine, taking part in different festivals, concerts and club gigs.
For
more information about the bands visit
their web-site: http://www.sn.cv.ua
" D.I.Y." - /2.7 MB/
"Probach" - /2.8 MB/
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"DIWERSANTY":
Genre: Pop-Funk,
Dance-Fank
Languages: Russian
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Members
of the band:
Kudryna Galyna (Gela) - vocals
Zhorov Sergiy (Maestro) - guitar
Sorochenko Vova - bass
Shurygin Daniil - drums
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Bands
formation -
1996
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Members
of the Festivals:
'Perlyny Sezonu' (1997)
'Chervona Ruta' (1996)
'Three years anniversary of Odessa Rock Club' (1997)
'Tribute to Jimmi Hendrix' (1998).
"Beregites'
Mal'chiki" - /2.7
MB/
"Zazhigatel'
Zvyezd" - /3.1
MB/
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"MONKEY
DEAD":
Genre: Alternative
Languages: Ukrainian,
Russian, English
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Members
of the band:
Snitko Yevgen - guitar
Snitko Vitaliy - vocals
Oslovs'kiy Anatoliy - vocals, guitar
Kochetkov
Olexandr - drums
Atamas'
Olexandr - bass-guitar
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Bands
formation -
2005
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The
band "Monkey Dead" was founded in 2005 by
two friends from Kyiv Polytechnik Institute
in Kyiv, Ukraine.
"Symptom
Tvorchosti" - /4
MB/
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"CRAMP":
Genre: Alternative
Languages: Ukrainian
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Members
of the band:
Lilya - vocals, rhythm- (solo-) guitar
Pasha - rhythm- (soloо-) guitar
Sasha - drums
Vadim - bass
Vitaliy - bass-guitar
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Bands
formation - end of
2004
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The
band was founded in 2004 in Chernivtsi, Ukraine.
"Zahovaniy
Sveet" - /4
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"Ne
dlya nas" - /3.6
MB/
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"PICK-UP":
Genre: Alternative
Languages: Ukrainian
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Members
of the band:
Kropol'nytsky "Paket" Andriy - vocals (guitar)
Leontovich "KoysS" Kostya - guitar, vocals
Pankrat'yev "Kobra" Serhiy - drums
Ignatusha "LeXi" Olexiy - bass-guitar
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Bands
formation - 15.06.2004р.
The first performance
of the band -
01.05.2005р.
The first acoustic performance of the band - 24.09.2005р.
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There
is an interesting law that parallel
lines can't be crossed, but in "OUR
STORMY LIFE" everything is a little
bit different, and two young bands,
being completely parallel, according
to their location, world views and styles
managed to grow into "something".
(Here "something meaning the band
"PICK-UP").
Everything
began from the point when KoysS and LeXi, sometime
in 2002 were left without their drummer,
so their then popular Kyiv band,
"L.I.F.Т.4" ceased to exist. During
the next two years, the guys were searching for
"something", while wandering
in this world.
During
this time, somewhere in a "far-far
away galaxy", namely the "air"
city of Boryspil, there existed another
popular band "Sanitary", from
which Paket was one of the vocalists
and Kobra played bass. But at some point
their activity also reached a deadlock.
So,
during the beginning of 2004 mutual
friend of Paket and KoysS introduced
them to each other, and after half a
year of friendship, the new friends
decided to create a new band. KoysS invited LeXi to
play the bass, and Paket, not looking
anywhere else, decided to appoint Kobra as
the drummer. This was all great,
but the guys couldn't find an appropriate
name for their new band, so just before
their first performance, when they had
to write "something' down on their
flyer, the name PICK-UP was invented.
The
Musicians consider "PICK-UP" not
only an alternative band but "something"
meaning a family ...
Contacts: pick-up(at)bigmir.net
"Chas"
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"FREEKY
CLEEN":
Genre: Rock
Languages: English
Musical Influences: Classic
Rock (Led Zeppelin, Guns 'n Roses)
The one-man band Freeky Cleen was started in 2004 when Ilya Polishchuk (guitars, bass, drums, percussion and vocals) and Alex Okhrimenko (tech) decided to challenge the world’s leading recording labels by creating their own home studio. They made the recording equipment themselves to get the unique sound facilities which would make them different from the other Kyiv studios - mostly offering pop-oriented
sound at the time.
Ilya came to try the new gear and he got so involved with searching something new as far as the sound is concerned that he took a chance to capture a few original songs previously kept in cold storage. As a result of this blistering effort FC’s debut album Infertility was released in 2005. The boys went on to develop a better sound which led them to create a new album entitled Augean Stables.
The guys realized they lived in a bad time for rock ‘n’ roll but they were still determined to do their bits for building another home of true rock spirit.
For
more information about the band visit
their web-site: http://www.freekycleen.ho.com.ua
Have a taste of that straightahead gritty rock – absolutely free of trendy shit!
"Another
Devil's Fool" - /6.45
MB/
"Learned
My Lesson" - /4.1
MB/
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"ПІВБАТОНУ":
Genre:
Grange-power-progressive-rock with
elements of hard core
Languages: Only
Ukrainian
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Members
of the band:
Stanislav - vocals, lyrics/music author
Andriy - guitar, back vocals, lyrics/music author
Olexandr - drums, violin
Taras - keyboards, editing
Vitaliy - bass-guitar
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Bands
formation - 2004
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For
more information about the band visit
their web-site: http://club.rokproject.e-gloryon.com/
"Ya
vse skazav" - /4.8
MB/
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"LETARGIYA":
Genre: Rock,
rock'n'roll
Languages: Russian
The
band was founded in 1996 by Roman Sorokin
and Mykola Didusenko in Mariupol, Ukraine.
There have been a number of line up
changes, but the vocalist, author
and composer, Roman Sorokin, remains
the permanent frontman of the band.
It's ironic
that the name of the band that was taken, later describes
the bands halt in 1998 and rise
again in 2004. the downtime seeming
like a lethargic dream (sopor).
Voloshyn and Sorokin decided to wake
the band up, cuz they just couldn't
see themselves without any musical
creative work.
In
autumn
2005 the band "Letargiya"
passed the fifth elimination round of
the open festival of youth
culture of Donbass ie; "Moloda
Khvylya". In summer of the same
year the band took first place
in the nomination of "MX
ROCK".
Watch
for "Letargiya" shows at
various festivals
and concerts.
"Otvet" - /1.25
MB/
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"KVARTIRA":
Genre:
rock'n'roll,
folk rock
Languages: Ukrainian,
English
The band
"Kvartira" is a new project,
created by the leaders of the legendary
band "Kvartira 50". Their album
was released on Atlantic Records in
the series "Rock Legends of Ukraine".
The band "Kvartira 50" were among
the original founders of the Kyiv Rock
Club.
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«Kvartira
50» was one of the first Kyiv
bands to record a studio cassette
album. In August 1987 their cassette
"Shvydka Dopomoga" spread
throughout the record collections of
Kyiv rock'n'roll fans. In December 1988 they
released another album called «Golosuyite
za Mittel Shnautsera".
Later
the band left for Yugoslavia, staying
quite some time, and eventually split
into two groups: the trio "Bardak"
and "Flat Forty".
Now
the band is called "Kvartira". A
new name and new music.
The bands
new album will be released in Ukraine
in 2006. Don't miss it! :)
For
more information about the bands visit
their web-site: http://www.kvartira-music.com/
"Chuyesh
Ty" - /4.87
MB/
"Jealousy" - /3.98
MB/
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"KHVYLYU
TRYMAI":
Genre: Pop-Rock
Languages: Ukrainian
Great
lyrics accompanying a soft sound. Quality music.
Talented
band from Ivano-Frankivs'k "Khvylyu
Trymai" was founded in 1996. After
unquestioned success in the
festival "Perlyny Sezonu-98"
with their song "Hey-Hi!"
and after a heavy rotation of their
video clip for this song on Ukrainian
TV channel Biz TV, the whole country
began to sympathize with these
cheerful guys with guitars.
Before
winter 2003 the band had already recorded
and nearly finished the final
mix of their debut album, songs
from which had already been showcased throughout different
performances of the band. In addition,
the band had already had two video clips
for the songs "Hey-Hi!" (DVision)
and "Poletym..." (V.Pryduvalov).
In
February 2004 the band finally came
to an agreement with the company "Hunter
Music”, which is an exclusive representative of "Sony Music” in Ukraine,
to release their debut album. The first
album had several different work names
like "More" (The Sea), "Zyma
proyishla" (The Winter has passed")
and others, but it was released under
its first name "Khvylyu Trymai"(Keep
the Wave).
The
band "Khvylyu Trymai" frequently perform
at various concerts in different
cities and towns of Ukraine.
For more
information about the bands visit their
web-site: http://www.trymay.com.ua
Hey
Hi -
/3.12 MB/
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"BYTE
SKLO":
Genre: Rock
Languages: Ukrainian,
Russian
Musical Influences: rock,
heavy metal, alternative (Linkin Park, Offspring, Incubus, Blink 182)
The
band was found in 2004. Originally the
band was known as "Radius
Deistviya" (Radius of Action).
After 6 shows, a new band
emerged taking on the name "Byte
Sklo". After additional line up
changes the founders of the band invited
a new drummer and "Byte Sklo"
set their personal record: 10 shows with
the same members..... and counting.
You can
see "Byte Sklo" perform during
different club gigs and various shows
and concerts.
For
more information about the band visit
their web-site: http://www.bytesklo.hut1.ru
"Vmeste" - /3.79
MB/
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"MORS":
Genre: Rock
Languages: Ukrainian,
Russian, English
Solid
songwriting from one of Ukrainian's
best bands. These Kyiv rockers
let their music do the talking. The
band was created in July 2003 and by
the end of the year musicians has already
recordered 3 songs of their debut album:
"Gde Ti", "Plastelin"
and "Slishish". The same year
the band made their video for the song
"Gde Ti". In 2005 "MORS"
finished their work on their debut album.
You can
see "MORS" performing during
different club gigs.
"Slishish" - /3.65
MB/
"Where
are you" - /2.44
MB/
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"MAD HEADS XL"
("MAD
HEADS"):
Genre: Rock
Languages: Ukrainian,
Russian,
English
Musical Influences: rock'n'roll,
rockabilly, psychobilly, punk, surf,
ska, swing
The
band was formed in late 1991 by Vadim
Krasnooky and, after a number of line up
changes, became one of the most
successful rock bands in Ukraine.
In February 2004 musicians decided to prepare a concert set with a brass section. The trumpet, the trombone and the saxophone were added to the guitar, the double bass and the drums – and so, Mad Heads XL project was created. It was really the birth of the new band, different from MAD HEADS in many senses (yet there's much in common). The common is, they are still a live rock-n-roll band, with the
proper energy and delivery. Rock-n-roll is a backbone of the band's music.
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The difference is, there's less psycho and rockabilly in it, more ska-punk, neo swing and even ethno-punk instead. All that doesn't mean Mad Heads are not ever going to perform as a trio anymore, but they find their
XL project more interesting now.
Mad Heads XL
- "Mad
Heads" perform regularly
throughout Ukraine as well as doing
club and festival gigs abroad including
Russia, Germany, Spain,
Finland, Italy, Poland, Switzerland,
Holland and Great Britain.
For
more information about the bands visit
their web-site: http://www.madheads.kiev.ua
"Come
And Be Mine" - /2.65
MB/
"Undertaker's
Party" - /3.75
MB/
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"OT
VINTA":
Genre: Rock'n'roll
Languages: Ukrainian
Musical Influences: rock'n'roll, folk,
rockabilly
In
the summer of 1993 Yuriy Zhuravel' decided
to create a band commited to playing something different,
crazy and dynamic. In 1994 the
band "Ot Vinta" played their
first concert. In 1996 they made their
first recording in a Lviv studio and were
named the best rock-band of the
year by the local mass media.
"Ot
Vinta" regularly performs
all over Ukraine, as well as gigging
in other countries like Russia and Poland.
For
more information about the bands visit
their web-site: http://www.ot-vinta.com
"Drygtyndymba" - /2.30
MB/
"Ty
Kazala..." - /4.17
MB/
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"RAFINAD":
Genre: Hard
Rock
Languages: Russian
Musical Influences: thrash
metal, rock'n'roll, russian rock (Alice
in Chains, Radiohead, Stone Temple Pilots,
Faith No More)
The
band was founded in 1996 by ex-members
of the "Domkrat" Band and
the lead guitarist from "Stage Dive". In 2003 Rafinad
released their first album, "Jungle"
which included 11 songs and 3 bonus
tracks.
Rafinad regularly performs
different festivals and biker shows
throughout Ukraine as well as doing
shows
in other countries like Moldova.
For
more information about the band "Rafinad",
please visit
their web-site: http://www.rafinad.com.ua
"Delirium" - /3.84
MB/
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"KRYHITKA
ZAHES":
Genre: Alternative
Languages: Ukrainian,
Russian, English
Musical Influences: post-punk,
trip-hop, grunge, brit-pop, pop
The
name of the band "Kryhitka Zahes"
comes from the book title and hero's
name authored by German novelist
Theodor Amadeus Hoffman. The Group performed
their first concert in 1999.
Latest
news: 2005 , first album "Na
pershomu mistci" has been released.
"Kryhitka
Zahes" is regularly performing during
different festivals and shows
all over Ukraine.
For
more information about the bands visit
their web-site: http://www.kryhitka.com.ua
"Vmeneyemen" - /5.7
MB/
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"YANKA
KOZYR ORCHESTRA":
Genre:
art-gothic-folk-classic-rock-show adapted for the
stage
Languages: Ukrainian, German,
English
Professional
credo: dynamics, experimentation,
professionalism
Motto: God! Love!! Ukraine!!!
A talented
band consisting of 2 vocalists, 4
musicians (percussions, solo-guitar, bass-guitar,
synthesizer).
For more
information about the bands visit their
web-site: http://oyak.domivka.net/
"Oi
ne boodoo kavoo
peela" - /1.26
MB/
"Zozulen'ka" - /1.27
MB/
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"NEOPHYTE":
Genre: Death
Metal (Death DOOM + Black Metal)
Languages: Ukrainian,
Russian, English
Real
metal tunes and dark lyrics will not
leave you indifferent if you like Death
Metal.
The
band "NEOPHYTE" (from the
Latin "Newly-Converted") was founded in
the autumn of 1996 in Zaporizhzhya,
Ukraine by Yuriy Chornyayev. The bands
members were prepared for their first
concert at the end of 1997. Afterwards,
the band experienced a number of line-up
changes. At that time musicians
held their rehearsals in the basement
of an apartment block building.
The first
concert of the band "NEOPHYTE"
was in 1998 at the "Khortytsya" club. Later
this same club became the bands rehearsal
site. During 2000-2002, the band
began experimenting with female
backup vocals, but all their attempts
failed because of the hard-edge
and harsh musical style they
incorporate.
In
the summer of
2004 the band recorded their first five
track demo album "Apocalypse here and
now", which was released in 2005 as
a split-CDR "NEOPHYTE vs LIFE
DENIAL".
In the
summer of
2005 the band recorded their three track
promo album
"promo 2006".
You
can see and hear "Neophyte" live
throughout Ukraines different festivals.
For more
information about the bands visit their
web-site: http://www.neophyte.dp.ua
The War -
/3.15 MB/
Fear -
/4.42 MB/
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