-=- SHGZ -=- * 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.: LAME 3.100 -V0 BITRATE.: 271 kbps avg QUALITY.: 44.1kHz / Joint Stereo SOURCE..: CDR TRACKS..: 9 SIZE....: 75.79 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 * 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. -=- SHGZ -=- 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 *** --===-- ********************* * NuHS we miss you! * *********************