Cruel Tie
Cruel Tie | |
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| File:Cruel Tie.jpg Cruel Tie in 2015. From left to right: Władek Sheen, Vadim Tikhonov, Ruslan Tikhonov, Denis Kuznetsov. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Tashkent, Uzbekistan Moscow, Russia |
| Genres | Alternative rock, Indie rock, Psychedelic rock, Garage rock revival |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Associated acts | Alexey Polyakov Lebowski |
| Website | Facebook Official |
| Members | Władek Sheen Vadim Tikhonov Ruslan Tikhonov Denis Kuznetsov |
| Past members | Yevgeniy Smatrakov |
Cruel Tie, formerly known as All Tomorrow's Parties,[1] are an alternative rock band originally from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, who now reside in Moscow, Russia. They are composed of Władek Sheen, Vadim Tikhonov, Ruslan Tikhonov and Denis Kuznetsov, who joined them after the band moved to Russia in 2013. The band had their name changed to Cruel Tie and released the first eponymous EP in March 2015.
Biography
All Tomorrow's Parties (2011-2014)
The band formed in the middle of 2011 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and soon began to gain underground popularity performing in clubs, pubs and rock-oriented venues of their hometown.
In 2012, All Tomorrow's Parties won the rock bands' competition organized by the local promo act "Iosis Fest"[2] in Uzbekistan.
On March 29, 2013, All Tomorrow's Parties took part in the Ilkhom Rock Festival as a headlining act and performed a concept gig on the scene of the Ilkhom Theatre.[3][4] The stage was decorated as the roof on which the band would climb and play. On June 22, 2013, All Tomorrow's Parties played at the closure of the Ilkhom Rock Festival season.
Between November 2012 and May 2013, All Tomorrow's Parties released six digital singles online using their Facebook and VK pages. Though these records were home-made and were demos they brought the group some interest from the audience and podcast DJ's.[5][6]
On July 1, 2013, All Tomorrow's Parties published a do-it-yourself music video for "Arctic Monkeys Mash-up", which was made for the contest organized by the "Pop Farm" concert agency. The author of the best cover version of any Arctic Monkeys song would meet them face to face during their Moscow date. Even though All Tomorrow's Parties didn't win the contest, the video became quite popular on YouTube and VK. "Arctic Monkeys Mash-Up" consists of nine blended Arctic Monkeys songs, played and recorded by All Tomorrow's Parties.[7]
In July 2013, the band moved to Moscow, Russia and published their demo album, "3", produced and mastered in Tashkent by a fellow musician and a home studio owner Alexey Polyakov. It was self-released on 8 July 2013 as a download via a pay-what-you-want model.[8][9] The album was acclaimed by the fans and musical experts.[10]
In September 2013, All Tomorrow's Parties became a laureate of "Indushata 2013", the oldest rock festival in Russia, which was held in the Moscow concert venue "Sixteen Tons".[11][12][13][14][15]
The band's song "Kleptomania" was featured in a 2013 short film "I'm Here About The Ad" by Uzbek director Daniel Musayelov.
In 2014, the band played at several notable events held in Moscow, including "Syntax" party at Solyanka club. On 1 May 2014, All Tomorrow's Parties appeared as the musical guests on the live broadcast show at Radio Mayak where they performed several acoustic songs. The live video stream was available online.
In June 2014, All Tomorrow's Parties performed at Motherland Summer, the annual festival created by Motherland, a growing organization which supports and promotes Russian independent musicians.
On September 13, 2014, the band presented a new single "Behaving", their first professionally recorded work. They played shows in Moscow and Saint-Petersburg in support of the release.
Cruel Tie
During the 2014-2015 winter the band worked on a four-song EP which would include two old re-arranged compositions, "Nerd" and "I Know I Know Nothing".
In February 2015, the band announced the renaming. They published the promotional single "I Know I Know Nothing" under the new name.
The reference to The Velvet Underground song wasn't a problem for us. The more considerable reason for renaming is the existence of ATP Festival, the major British musical festival, and its eponymous recording label. All Tomorrow's Parties is a registered brand. As we always had a definite plan to attract an international audience we had to make this inevitable decision some time or other.
Cruel Tie.
The name came up suddenly and suited every band member right away. We believe that its pronunciation and signification suit the nature of our music perfectly. It's kind of a metaphor for freedom - from the patterns imposed by a conformist society."— The band's facebook post in 2015, explaining the reasons for renaming.[16]
On March 4, 2015 the eponymous extended play was premiered online on Afisha-Volna.[17]
Band members
- Current members
- Władek Sheen – (vocals, guitar, keyboards) (2010–present)
- Vadim Tikhonov – (vocals, guitar) (2011–present)
- Ruslan Tikhonov – (bass guitar, backing vocals) (2011–present)
- Denis Kuznetsov – (drums and percussion) (2013–present)
- Former members
- Yevgeniy Smatrakov – (drums) (2011–2013)
Discography
As All Tomorrow's Parties
- Singles
- Nerd (20 November 2012)
- I Know I Know Nothing (7 December 2012)
- 07:20 PM (7 January 2013)
- Russian Watermelon (9 February 2013)
- Just Crap or Something (28 March 2013)
- Motion Sensor Light (31 May 2013)
- Behaving (13 September 2014)
- Albums
- 3 (8 July 2013)
As Cruel Tie
- Singles
- IKIKN (promo single) (28 February 2015)
- Extended plays
- Cruel Tie (4 March 2015)
References
- ↑ The former name of the band was taken from the title of The Velvet Underground's song "All Tomorrow's Parties"
- ↑ IosisFest.com. "Become a Headliner/Become a Co-Organizer 2012".
- ↑ IlkhomRockFest Community. "All Tomorrow's Parties — "On the Roof"".
On 29 March IlkhomRockFest invites everybody to visit the Concert on the Roof. The Tashkent group All Tomorrow's Parties will help all the spectators to climb sky-high to a true roof to be made from the Ilkhom Theatre stage. All Tomorrow's Parties is our city's youngest rock-group will appear for the first time at the Festival with an unusual stagy music project On the Roof.
- ↑ Neweurasia.net (31 March 2013). "All Tomorrow's Parties in Uzbekistan. Culture and History, Photoblog, Uzbekistan". Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ David MacFadyen. FarFromMoscow.com (9 June 2013). "Evolution: Bad Samurais, All Tomorrow's Parties, A Model Kit, and Nikomu".
Any examination of All Tomorrow's Parties will probably begin with a geographic reference: the band is based in Tashkent. And, according to a related logic, the musicians themselves speak predictably enough of some local challenges in a recent interview: «Tashkent has its own, unique problems. Then there's the fact that Uzbekistan itself offers no real opportunities for breaking out - to a more professional level. That situation is going to remain unchanged for a very long time, despite the fact there's a real demand for what we do.»
- ↑ Snapbox.ru. "Sample: All Tomorrow's Parties".
- ↑ All Tomorrow's Parties Official YouTube Channel (1 July 2013). "All Tomorrow's Parties - Arctic Monkeys Mash-Up".
- ↑ All Tomorrow's Parties Official Bandcamp Page (8 July 2013). "Digital Album "3". Name your price".
Immediate download of 17-track album in your choice of high-quality MP3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.
- ↑ Britishwave.ru (8 July 2013). "News. All Tomorrow's Parties represented their debut album "3"".
- ↑ Denis Lyubich. Alter Ego Magazine (4 November 2013). "All Tomorrow's Parties - "3" Album Review".
- ↑ "Kushnir Production" PR agency official site. "Indushata 2013. Short Press-Release".
- ↑ RIA News (19 August 2013). "Indushata 2013 Festival Announced The Participants Lineup".
- ↑ Moskva 24 TV channel (7 September 2013). "Indushata 2013 Festival will take place in Moscow".
- ↑ Moskovskij Komsomolets (13 September 2013). "№ 26332".
Young Uzbekistani band All Tomorrow's Parties, whose name is taken from The Velvet Underground's eponymous song, has recently moved from Tashkent to Moscow, and, apparently, they did it at the right time. The four guys play garage American rock with a furious animal power, singing about kleptomania and stubborn chicks. Obviously future favorites of "Solyanka" and other hipster-oriented venues, they gathered a crowd of screaming hotties around the stage, and it looks like this is just the beginning of their rise. The "Audience Award" is a kind of an advance to a surely promising rock quartet.
- ↑ Russian Music Box TV Channel (19 September 2013). "News Box".
- ↑ "Cruel Tie Facebook Official". 2 March 2015.
- ↑ "Volna Records. Cruel Tie - "Cruel Tie"". 4 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
External links
- Official Page on Facebook
- Official Public on VK
- Official Channel on YouTube
- All Tomorrow's Parties lyrics on MetroLyrics
- All Tomorrow's Parties on Last.fm
- "The Indushata 2013 Gala Will Be Held At The End of October" — RIA News (17 October 2013)
- Time And Place Show — "Park Razvlecheniy" TV channel. All Tomorrow's Parties at Indushata 2013 Rock Festival (fragments of 22 October 2013 broadcast with English subtitles)
- Across The Universe. All Tomorrow's Parties — Rolling Stone Russia (24 October 2013)
- Far From Moscow — David MacFadyen. "Raucous music for kindly souls." Plenty of noise from WLVS, Bears Garden, Looch, and All Tomorrow's Parties. (6 November 2013)
- Volna Records: Cruel Tie - "Cruel Tie" Archived 2015-03-06 at the Wayback Machine — Afisha-Volna (4 March 2015 г.)
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