Vilkduja is a dark music band from Lithuania, started by Povilas Vaitkevičius, who is also the creator of the band's music and lyrics.[1]
Vilkduja | |
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 Performing at "Mėnuo Juodaragis 2013" festival | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Genres | trip-hop, dark cabaret, neofolk, experimental music, post-punk |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Dangus |
| Members | Povilas Vaitkevičius |
History edit
Since the early 1990s, Povilas Vaitkevičius (a.k.a. PoPo) has participated in various dark and alternative Lithuanian musical projects. He has collaborated with underground metal, folk-rock, and electro music groups including Peorth, Ugnėlakis, Spanxti, Lauxna Lauksna, Andaja, Letarg, and Žalvarinis.[2] In addition to Vilkduja, he also worked on a ritual ambient music project called Oorchach.
The name Vilkduja comes from a folk tale written by Mečislovas Davainis-Silvestraitis. The word literally means "the time when wolves rove",[3][4] and is used to refer to twilight.
Although it is generally accepted that Vilkduja was created in 1999, Vaitkevičius himself considers his early records as experiments and considered the album Vakar duona (2008) the band's true beginning.[5]
Vilkduja is a frequent participant at the Mėnuo Juodaragis and Velnio akmuo festival. The band played in Estonia and the Netherlands and has arranged solo concerts in Lithuania.
Style edit
Vilkduja's musical style has been characterized as trip-hop, experimental music, post-punk, and dark cabaret. "Cold" electronic rhythms are often mixed with elements of noise and lyrics from esoteric magic-related texts.[6] It has been described as "modern folklore" that "creates new from what is old".[7]
Vilkduja's lyrics are characterized by vivid mythical and poetic imagery, such as light and space (e.g. the sun, stars, twilight, and the moon), lively and even mythical creatures (e.g. cats, fish, devils, birds) and motifs of fluidity. Vilkduja's numinous music contrasts vocals with moments of silence to create fantastical effects and aspires to cross geographic boundaries.[4][8]
Discography edit
- Prieblanda ir žemės arbata (2001)
- Vakar duona (2008)
- Dabartis (2009)
- Nežinau (2010)
- Auštanti / Nušviesta (2012)
- Viduje (2012)
- III (split with OBŠRR and Rumunija, 2015)
- Insomnia (EP, 2015)
- Cosmogonia (2018)
- Purvinas ir šventas (EP, 2019)
References edit
- ^ Rimdžius, A. 2012, „Vilkduja“ – kai plaukia laivai ir žydi katės (albumo apžvalga ir interviu).
- ^ Povilas, metal-archives.com
- ^ Raibytė, G. 2010, „Vilkduja“: purvas – būtina muzikos gyvybės sąlyga (interviu).
- ^ a b Šarūnas Šimkus. Mitopoetiniai vaizdiniai „Vilkdujos“ dainose. Magistrinis darbas. Kaunas: VDU, 2020.
- ^ Kunčinas, D. 2018, „Vilkduja dalinasi keisto traškančio laužo patirties šiluma" (interviu).
- ^ Vilkduja, music.lt
- ^ Romualdas Apanavičius, Eglė Aleknaitė, Eglė Savickaitė-Kačerauskienė, Kristina Apanavičiūtė-Sulikienė, Ingrida Šlepavičiūtė. Etninės muzikos gaivinimo judėjimas Lietuvoje. XX a. 7 dešimtmetis–XXI a. pradžia. Vilnius: Versus Aureus, 2015.
- ^ Šarūnas Šimkus. „„Vilkdujos" dainų mitopoetiniai ataidai". Būdas, 2020, Nr. 2, p. 43–55.