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Glintshake

Glintshake (Russian: ГШ) is a Russian rock band formed in Moscow in 2012, consisting of the vocalist and guitarist Ekaterina Shilonosova, the guitarist Yevgeni Gorbunov, the bass guitarist Yegor Sargsyan and the drummer Alexey Yevlanov.

Glintshake
Glintshake at Saint Petersburg on 11 July 2014
Background information
OriginMoscow, Russia
GenresGarage, indie, psychedelic, punk rock, art punk, post-punk
Years active2012 (2012) – present
Members
Past members
  • Dmitry Midborn
  • Vasily Nikitin

History edit

2012–2014 edit

The founders of the band, Shilonosova and Gorbunov, met in Kazan. In 2011, Shilonosova moved to Moscow, where the band was formed the next year.[1] Glintshake's first EP, Freaky Man, was recorded by Shilonosova and Gorbunov and published to the web in June 2012.[2] In October, a music video was released for the title track, "Freaky Man",[3] starring the artist Alexander Krivoshapkin.[4]

The first gig took place in Kazan on 17 November 2012.[5] In March 2013, Glintshake released their second EP, Evil,[6] after which they were invited to several major festivals in Moscow: Bosco Fresh Fest, Afisha Picnic and Faces & Laces.[7] In August 2013, the band opened for The Smashing Pumpkins at Stadium Live in Moscow.[8] In autumn 2013, Midborn left Glintshake and was replaced by Yegor Sargsyan from the band Trud.[9] At the beginning of 2014, drummer Nikitin was replaced by Alexey Yevlanov from The Twiggys.[10]

In May 2014, the band released its first album, Eyebones.[11]

Rock quartet Glintshake started with a few simple and fast songs in the spirit of the nineties slacking alternative – on the new album the band played harder and more inventive, because of what it's natural to compare them with Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine. Glintshake promise to make a "magic and hypnosis session", and thanks to their new songs it sounds very believable. The current Glintshake is not going to spare the listeners – they sound noisy, violent, but at the same time very beautiful.

— Afisha[12]

In May 2014, Glintshake released a video for the song "Wiuwiuwiu", which was filmed on an iPhone and edited in a single day.[13] In November, the Nano Banana EP was released, recorded in a new studio near Moscow owned by the Xuman Records label.[14] According to Gorbunov, the EP was "free in terms of style", due to the band moving away from its 1990s music influence.[15] At the end of 2014, Glintshake recorded the song "New Year of Hate" for Afisha's New Year's project.[16]

2015–present edit

Early in 2015, Glintshake re-recorded the song "Mu" from the Nano Banana EP in Russian. According to Shilonosova, the original English text had little overlap with the Russian lyrics, but its meaning and general atmosphere were not changed.[17] The re-recorded version of "Мu" and "New Year of Hate" were released on the deluxe version of Nano Banana in June.[18] In September, a music video for the song "Wrong Anthem" was released, created by the illustrator Alexander Kostenko.[19]

At the same time, the band announced that "good old Glintshake is coming to an end, but new and evil one is starting off".[20] In an interview with the website Furfur, Gorbunov said that the band had decided to withdraw from 1990s alternative rock influence, stop singing in English and make a full turn in work: "…We've got a whole bunch of our own stuff: Zvuki Mu, russian avant-garde."[15] In October, Glintshake released a single from an upcoming album, the song "Без пятнадцати пять" (Bez pyatnadtsati pyat', A quarter to five) along with a music video.[21] In November, "Тени" (Teni, Shadows) was released.[22]

In 2016, the band released an album of songs in Russian called ОЭЩ МАГЗИУ — a cryptic acronym in Russian, which can be transliterated in English as OESCH MAGZIU.

In 2018, Glintshake's cover of Talking Heads' song "Psycho Killer" was used in the film Leto.[23]

Band members edit

Discography edit

Albums edit

  • 2014 – Eyebones
  • 2016 – ОЭЩ МАГЗИУ
  • 2018 – Польза
  • 2020 – Гибкий график

EPs edit

  • 2012 – Freaky Man[24]
  • 2013 – Evil[6]
  • 2014 – Dive
  • 2014 – Nano Banana[14]

References edit

  1. ^ Сергей Миненко (13 May 2013). "Пена Катина: Glintshake и возрождение русского гаражного рока". Rolling Stone Russia (in Russian). Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  2. ^ Максим Берг (24 October 2012). "EP нового московского проекта Glintshake". Rolling Stone Russia (in Russian). Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Клип Glintshake "Freaky Man"". Look at Me (in Russian). 31 October 2012. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Фрикимен из клипа Glintshake". WUT. ВКонтакте. 11 September 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  5. ^ "GLINTSHAKE — Запись на стене". 29 October 2012. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  6. ^ a b Григорий Пророков (18 March 2013). ""Если у тебя во сне остановится сердце, знай — это я" Премьера новой EP группы Glintshake". Afisha (in Russian). Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Концерт — Glintshake, Jack Wood". "16 tons" club. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  8. ^ Рудавина, Яна. (7 August 2013). "The Smashing Pumpkins выступили в Stadium Live". Русский блоггер. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  9. ^ a b Ряполова, Ульяна. (23 September 2013). "Poko Cox о старости и грусти – ВОС". W-O-S. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Pussy Riot, Four Tet, "Кровосток", The Horrors и другие". Afisha (in Russian). 25 February 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
    - "В субботу в Солянке — рок-вечеринка". Glintshake. 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Glintshake "Eyebones"". Afisha. 21 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Концерты недели. Bosco Fresh Fest, Sun Rooms, Behemoth, Glintshake, "День винила"". Afisha. 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  13. ^ "Glintshake выпустили клип, снятый на айфон". Afisha. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  14. ^ a b "Glintshake – "Nano Banana"". Afisha. 10 November 2014. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016.
  15. ^ a b Сколков, Саша (30 October 2015). "Интервью с Glintshake: Женя Горбунов о переменах в группе и новой русской волне". Furfur. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  16. ^ "Glintshake "New Year of Hate"". Afisha. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  17. ^ Биргер, Катя. (27 February 2015). "Женский сборник "Girls on Fire": новая песня Glintshake". Wonderzine. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  18. ^ "Nano Banana EP (Deluxe edition)". Glintshake. 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  19. ^ Сколков, Саша (24 September 2015). "Премьера: Видео группы Glintshake "Wrong Anthem"". Furfur. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  20. ^ "Концерт в "Конструкторе"". Glintshake. 18 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  21. ^ Сколков, Саша. (21 October 2015). "Премьера клипа Glintshake — перерождение шумной рок-группы". Furfur. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  22. ^ "Новинки: Glintshake – Тени". Radio Factory. 16 November 2015. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  23. ^ "Interviews – In Writing". The Wire. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  24. ^ "Премьера альбома: Glintshake "Freaky Man EP" Жени Горбунова и Кати Шилоносовой". Look at Me (in Russian). 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.

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