Drezden (band)

Not to be confused with Dresden.
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

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

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

Studio albums

Singles

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

Official music videos

  • 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

References

  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.