Open Space is a pop rock and indie rock band from Minsk, Belarus.[3][4] Formed in 2006 with an English repertoire and a few Belarusian songs,[5] they later adapted mostly Russian lyrics. The band has released two full albums and several EPs and singles, but in recent years the musicians play together mostly as a cover band.[6][7] Since 2017, frontman Vitaliy Matievskiy has focused on his synth-pop duo Days of Days,[8] and since 2018 he also writes music for his solo electronic music project MATIVI.[9]
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Origin | Minsk, Belarus |
Genres | pop rock, indie rock, britpop[1] |
Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | West Records, Vigma |
Members | Vitaliy Matievskiy Seva Maslov Andrey Malashenko Artem Buryakin |
Past members | Maxim Mestovskiy Roman Sorokaletov |
Website | osband.com |
History
editOpen Space was formed in 2006 by Seva Maslov (bass) and Vitaliiy Matievsky (vocals, guitar).[10] They were later joined by Maxim Mestovskiy (guitar) and Andrey Malashenko (drums).[11]
In 2007 the band recorded their first demo EP Wake Up at the Graffity club in Minsk. They began performing regularly in Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia. In 2008 they released the 5-song EP Beautiful.[12] In 2009 the band was nominated as Best New Artist at the annual Rock Coronation Awards in Belarus.[13] In 2010 they won the award for Best Pop-Rock Band.[14]
Open Space released their first full-length album Deal With Silence on the local label West Records in 2010.[15][16] Also in 2010, the band played on main stages at the Be2gether and Basovišča music festivals.[17][18] The EP Let It Go was released later that year.
Their second full-length album Pressure was released in 2012.[19] At the 2012 National Music Awards presented by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus and Capital TV, Open Space was honored as Best Rock Band.[20]
Musical style
editA columnist for the newspaper Muzykalnaya Gazeta described the Open Space sound: “It felt like an overdose of Coldplay in the music. The only difference is that it is easier, more primitive, not so nice, and does not cling.”[21] The band has been noted for memorable dance rhythms decorated with heavy guitars.[22] The band has “clinging, catchy songs designed for a wide audience,” wrote the Belarusian music portal LiveSound, and “Open Space is a very strong band. The guys play great and will play for a very long time”.[23] The same publication described the sound of the band as soft Britpop, played very smoothly and professionally, though it is occasionally “boring”.[24] In 2010 hosts from European Radio for Belarus noted that the band is often confused with Hair Peace Salon and Coldplay.[25]
Band members
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Discography
edit- Wake Up (EP, 2007)[10]
- Beautiful (EP, 2008)
- Deal With Silence (LP, 2009)
- Let It Go (EP, 2010)
- Bookseller (EP, 2011)
- Do You Remember (maxi single, 2012)
- Pressure (LP, 2012)[26]
- Сделай Шаг (single, 2014)
Participation in collections
edit- «APS Sound» Volume 1 (2012)[27]
Press
edit- Ultra-Music.com "Deal With Silence review", January 30 2010
- Far From Moscow "Cambridge and Open Space: Pacific Fairy Tales and a Belarusian Happy Ending", January 6 2010
- Rolling Stone #65 January 2010, Disc review
- Far from Moscow "Open Space: Beautiful", January 23 2009
- Adekvat.us Open Space - Beautiful review, May 2008
- Livesound.by Boudless rock, May 2008
- Relax.by Beautiful presentation review, April 2008
- Euroradio.fm presentation review, April 2008
- Relax.by press release for Beautiful EP, April 2008
- Livesound.by concert review, November 2007
- Xlam.by concert review, November 2007
- Mass.by concert review, June 2007
- Generation.by portal concert review, June 2007
- Livesound.by disc review, September 2007 Archived 2008-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Press release for Wake Up EP, September 2007
- Pozerov.net Interview with OS guitarist, August 2007
- British Spirit vol.1 concert, 3 May 2007
- Livesound.by portal review, June 2007
- Musical Newspaper interview, August 2006
Notes
edit- ^ Валынскі, Дохтур (2009). "Хварэем на Brit Pop" (in Belarusian). European Radio for Belarus. Archived from the original on 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ ""Лермонт" выпустит дебютный альбом осенью (+песня)" ["Lermont" will release its debut album in the autumn (+song)]. experty.by (in Russian). 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ^ "О группе | Группа Open Space — официальный сайт". www.osband.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- ^ "Open Space". www.radiohit.by. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
- ^ "Концерт группы "Open space" на СТВ" [Concert of the "Open Space» band on CTV]. Capital TV. 2012-06-23. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ^ "Группа Open Space — кавер бэнд, кавер-версии и собственные песни". Группа Open Space. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- ^ Весялуха, Марына (2016-08-18). "Open Space: "Мы чужыя песні граем як свае"" [Open Space, “We play other people's songs as ours”] (in Belarusian). Zvyazda. Archived from the original on 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
- ^ Виталий Матиевский (2017-05-17), Day of Days - Miracle, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2018-11-14
- ^ "Минская волна - В гостях Виталий Матиевский". mvradio.by (in Russian). 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- ^ a b "Wake Up – мини альбом от группы Open Space" [Wake Up - mini album from the Open Space band]. LiveSound.by (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
- ^ Сакович, Екатерина (2007). "OPEN SPACE :: Wake Up". Muzykalnaya Gazeta (in Russian) (34). Archived from the original on 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
- ^ Богнат, Екатерина (2008-04-27). ""Open Space" — брит-рок по-белорусски" [“Open Space” is Brit-rock in Belarusian] (in Russian). BelaPAN. Archived from the original on 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ "ESPRIT — "Адкрыцьцё году" па вэрсыі наведнікаў ТГ". Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2009-03-18. Retrieved 11 February 2009
- ^ ""Рок-корону-2009" получила группа "Без билета"" [beZ bileta received the “Rock Crown 2009”]. naviny.by (in Russian). BelaPAN. 2010-03-05. Archived from the original on 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- ^ Калеснікава, Маша (2010-01-14). "Аглядача: Open Space "Deal with Silence"" [Review: Open Space "Deal with Silence"] (in Belarusian). European Radio for Belarus. Archived from the original on 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "Каталог". rollingstone.ru. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
- ^ "B2g.lt – Tai, kas naudinga, aktualu ir įdomu".
- ^ "PROGRAM FESTIWALU / ПРАГРАМА ФЭСТЫВАЛЮ". Archived from the original on 2004-06-18. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- ^ "Проект "СТАрт"" [Project «СТАрт»]. СТА Логистик (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
- ^ Чернухо, Александр; Бегункова, Марина (2012-12-13). "Национальная музыкальная премия: "С умением переставлять ноты туда-сюда в нашей стране проблем нет"" [National Music Award: “There is no problem with the ability to rearrange notes back and forth in our country”] (in Russian). Ultra-Music. Archived from the original on 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- ^ Слэп. (2006). "АЎСЯНКА, СЭР!" [Oatmeal, sir!]. Muzykalnaya Gazeta (in Belarusian) (10). Retrieved 2018-12-03.
- ^ Соболевская, Елена “Aresha” (2007-07-03). "Белорусские бритрокеры: кто сильнее?" [Belarusian brit-rockers: who is stronger?] (in Russian). LiveSound.by. Archived from the original on 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
- ^ Aresha. "HPS не гости, а хозяева" [HPS are not guests, but the hosts]. LiveSound.by | Белорусский музыкальный портал (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ duckling; Fobia_L. "Contr-US-тный Brit Rock" (in Russian). LiveSound.by. Archived from the original on 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ^ Еўрарадыё; Ждановіч, Аляксандр “Tarantino” (2010). "Open Space: "Скарыць Мінск — гэта свайго роду вайнушка!"" (in Belarusian). European Radio for Belarus. Archived from the original on 2010-04-27. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
- ^ Подберезский, Дмитрий (2012). "Pressure" (in Russian). ej.by. Archived from the original on 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
- ^ ""APS Sound" Volume 1". APS. 2013-01-18. Archived from the original on 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-01-11.