Drezden (band)

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Drezden
OriginMinsk, Belarus
GenresElectronic, new wave, synth-pop, Krautrock, cyberpunk
Years active2018–present
LabelsSoyuz Music [ru]
MembersSiarhei Mikhalok, Vladimir Opsenica
Websitedrezden.by

Drezden is a Belarusian and Ukrainian electronic band founded by Siarhei Mikhalok.[1]

History[edit]

On February 19, 2018, information appeared that Sergey Mikhalok, the leader of Brutto and several other bands, was organizing a new electronic project, for the formation of the core of which he had already enlisted the support of Okean Elzy guitarist Vladimir Opsenica and producer Vitaly Telezin.[2] According to Mikhalok, he was always a fan of new wave, the German new wave in particular, and concealed the dream of creating his own band in this genre.[3]

Together with the announcement of the creation of the band, work began on the band's self-titled debut album, which was released on August 30, 2018, on the label Soyuz Music.[4] On the same day, a music video was released for the title track of the disc “Drezden.”[5]

The album Drezden itself received a mixed press, while critics could not get rid of obsessive musical and stylistic associations with other Mikhalok’s projects: Brutto, Lyapis Trubetskoy, Lyapis-98.[6][7][8] In total, 4 singles were released from the record (“Drezden,”[9] “Ронин,”[10] “Айсберг,”[11] “Коалы”[12]), for all of which music videos were shot.

Simultaneously with the release of the debut album, it was announced that the band had already begun recording the second one.[13] In the fall of 2018, keyboardist Pavel Mikhalok (Siarhei Mikhalok's son and member of Super Besse), bassist Ales Myshkevich, known for playing in Lyapis-98 [ru], J:Mors [ru], beZ bileta, Krambambula, guitarist Pavel Velichko from Yellow Brick Road, and beZ bileta's drummer Denis Shurov, who had already collaborated with Mikhalok in the bands: Brutto, Lyapis-98, and Lyapis Trubetskoy, bolstered up the band's lineup.[14]

The remaining musicians of a concert tour, which is scheduled to roll on in the fall of 2019, will become known later.[15]

The band's name[edit]

The name of the band comes from the Russian pronunciation of the name of the city of Dresden, Germany, in which frontman Sergei Mikhalok was born in 1972.[16]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Singles[edit]

  • "Drezden" (August 30, 2018)
  • "Ронин" (December 3, 2018)
  • "Айсберг" (March 29, 2019)
  • "Коалы" (May 3, 2019)

Official music videos[edit]

  • Drezden (August 30, 2018)
  • Ронин (December 3, 2018)
  • Айсберг (March 29, 2019)
  • Коалы (May 3, 2019)
  • Эдельвейс (November 14, 2019)
  • Давида олень (May 19, 2020)
  • Barrikado (December 18, 2020)
  • Гильотина (September 1, 2021)
  • Молодость и радость (February 18, 2022)

Band members[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Сергей Михалок работает над проектом в духе Neue Deutsche Welle". Tut.by (in Russian). 34mag. 2018-02-19. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  2. ^ "Лідер Brutto Сергій Міхалок запустив новий проект з гітаристом "Океану Ельзи"" (in Ukrainian). 24tv.ua [uk]. 2018-02-19. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  3. ^ ""Мечтал создать электронную группу много лет": Сергей Михалок готовит сольный проект Drezden" (in Russian). TUT.BY. 2018-02-19. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  4. ^ "Сергей Михалок создал новый сольный проект Drezden. Клип и альбом уже в Сети" (in Russian). TUT.BY. 2018-08-31. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  5. ^ "Сергей Михалок выпустил новый альбом «Дрезден»" (in Russian). naviny.by. 2018-08-30. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  6. ^ Ступников, Денис (2019-01-22). "Drezden (проект Сергея Михалка) «Drezden»" (in Russian). KM.RU. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  7. ^ Ерофеев, Конрад (2018-08-31). "«Напоминает интерьеры от элитных минских дизайнеров в стиле фьюжн»: Рецензия на новый альбом Михалка" (in Russian). The Village. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  8. ^ Мажаев, Алексей (2018-09-10). "Рецензия: Drezden - «Drezden» ***" (in Russian). InterMedia. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  9. ^ "Михалок выпустил первый альбом нового проекта Drezden. Как вам это?" (in Russian). Kyky.org. 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  10. ^ 34mag (2018-12-04). "«Ронин» – смотри новый клип группы Drezden" (in Russian). 34mag. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Сергей Михалок превратился в «Айсберг» (Видео)" (in Russian). InterMedia. 2019-03-27. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  12. ^ Корнийко, Елена (2019-05-14). "Сергей Михалок выпустил клип на песню "Коалы"" (in Russian). Gazeta.ua. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  13. ^ 34mag (2018-08-30). "Willkommen bei Drezden: новый сольный проект Сергея Михалка" (in Russian). 34mag. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Колесникова, Маша (2018-10-01). "К проекту Сергея Михалка DREZDEN присоединился сын Паша Михалок" (in Russian). European Radio for Belarus. Archived from the original on 2019-10-20. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  15. ^ Самойленко, Александр; EvaLuna (2019-04-07). "Ляпис 98 в очередной раз покорили Механику" (in Russian). ROCK-UA.COM. Archived from the original on 2019-10-20. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  16. ^ "Drezden. Михалок выпустил альбом нового проекта. Аудио" (in Russian). gordonua.com. 2018-09-03. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.

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