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* Shoegaze * Indie * Post-Rock * Grunge * Dream Pop * Psych-Rock * Ethereal *
ARTIST..: Blankenberge
ALBUM...: More
GENRE...: Indie
STYLE...: Shoegaze, Dreampop, Drone, Post-Rock, Ambient
YEAR....: 2019
LABEL...: Not On Label / Self-Released
ENCODER.: FLAC 1.3.1 -8 -V
BITRATE.: 873 kbps avg
QUALITY.: 44.1kHz / 2 channels
SOURCE..: CDR
TRACKS..: 9
SIZE....: 249.87 MB
URL..: http://www.facebook.com/blankenbergeband/
- TRACKLIST
1 Islands 3:45
2 Look Around 4:17
3 Right Now 4:32
4 More 5:10
5 Go 3:13
6 Waves 4:14
7 Until The Sun Shines 6:01
8 Intro Fest 1:17
9 Fest 6:54
Total Playtime: 39:23
Blankenberge's mix of Shoegaze and Post-Rock creates thin layers of noisy
goodness.
Dokkibae
Best Albums of 2019 - albumoftheyear.org
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Blankenberge is a shoegaze/dream pop band based in Saint Petersburg, Russian
Federation. The band consisting of Yana Guselnikova (vocals), Daniil Levshin
(guitar, synth), Dmitriy Marakov (bass), Daian Aiziatov (guitar) and Sergey
Vorontsov (drums) came together in 2015 to create dream-weaving and warm
reverb-drenched, drone raging songs that swell into soaring ethereal
harmonies.
The story of Blankenberge started in early 2015 in Barnaul, a small city in
the south of Siberia. Daniil and Yana having returned from an inspiring trip
around Europe, started composing several songs with some local friends some
of which were later released on their first EP. They decided to name their
band Blankenberge, in honour of a little town on the North Sea coast of
Belgium which had really impressed them.
That very same year, Daniil and Yana decided to move to Saint Petersburg in
search of more opportunities to develop their music. They not only found a
beautiful and inspiring city but also the other three members of the band û
Dmitriy, Daian and Sergey û who would help them evolve and refine their
sound. Blankenberge performed regularly in Saint Petersburg and released
their first self-titled EP on 12 March, 2016. The EP's free-formed post-rock
compositions with intensely melodic passages, heavy droning and a pure
shoegaze sound, immediately drew in very enthusiastic reviews from shoegaze
blogs from all around the world.
In July 2016, they were involved in a cover project ½The Cure in other
voices╗ where they presented a dark and noisy shoegaze version of ½Pictures
of you╗. Shows in Saint Petersburg and Moscow followed and the band
immediately started composing new songs. The writing and recording process
would take another year and a half. After unveiling a first single "We" on 12
March, 2017, Blankenberge finally released their debut full-length album
"Radiogaze" digitally on 30 June, 2017. The album instantly won over the ears
of shoegaze listeners worldwide with Yana's swooning, soft vocals serenely
ascending and sweeping the skies, unveiling an afterglow, lacing emotion
through a blazing, hazy swirl of loud droning guitars that swell and subside
in an all-embracing ocean of sound.
On july 18, 2017, Blankenberge officially signed to Elusive Sound.
"Blankenberge create warm reverb-drenched, drone-raging songs that swell into
soaring ethereal harmonies. We are thrilled to announce that we will be
releasing their wondrous full-length debut album "Radiogaze" on vinyl in
2018".
On September 10, 2017, Blankenberge were invited to film and record Radiogaze
Live in session at a converted Lutheran church called Melody Studio. The live
video footage was premiered on all of the band's and label's Facebook social
media platforms.
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P.S.
** Thanks ***
*** BCC FNT IPC SSR ***
*** For Knowing Where The Music Is At ***
*** Props to CaHeSo, awesome Asian Indie/Shoegaze ***
*** And to FANG/HOUND for supporting all the Indie lovers out there ***
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