In Recent History
2003 - 2005
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2000 2001 2002 2003 |
2004 2005 |
2003 |
| January The group released its third single from Korova Milky Bar, "Chciałbym umrzeć z miłośći" [I would like to die from love] early this year. It contained the regular version, as well as remixes by Blimp vs. Silver Rocket, Adamus and Matt Kovalsky. Like the two singles before it, "Chciałbym umrzeć z miłośći" was not for sale and was only given to radio stations. It hit the airwaves on the 27th. The music video for this song (produced by Anna Maliszewska) was based on an idea from Artur and Przemek. March On 12 - 13 March, Myslovitz began working on the music video for "Sound of Solitude" (the English version of "Długość dźwięku samotności"), shot in the old factory hall of Polska Hala. The video was directed and co-produced by Janusz Kamiński, one of the world's leading cameramen and winner of two Oscar awards. Kamiński collaborated with Bogumił Godfrejow, who himself had been nominated for an Oscar for his work in the film "Only for Men" (directed by Sławomir Fabicki). Later, they and the group participated in a press conference held at the Marriott Hotel about the event. April Once again, Myslovitz was nominated for the Frederyk Awards. They had various nominations this time! - "Band of the Year" - "Album of the Year" - Przemek was nominated for "Composer of the Year" - Artur was nominated for "Vocalist of the Year" The prizes were handed over on April 1st at the Traffic Club in Warsaw, but the ceremony was not televised. The band shares one statuette for "Album of the year, 2002" for Korova Milky Bar. On April 17th, Myslovitz participated in recording "The European Concert" for the National Polish Television Channel 1. The concert took place in honor of the pro-European campaign, before the referendum on Poland's joining the European Union. At the concert, Myslovitz performed Joe Dassin's song "Et Si Tu N'existis Pas" ["And if you didn't exist"] which was later on included on the B-side of their next European single "Acidland", along with their cover version of Black's "Wonderful Life". The previous/original edition of "Acidland" was released in April 2001. The video for "Sound of Solitude" was released on April 28th, and the single was given to radio stations around Poland. May - June The band reached another landmark when Korova Milky Bar went platinum on May 14th, having sold over 70,000 copies! On May 17th, the European Concert aired on television. On May 26th, the 16-track album Trójkowy Ekspres: Polska-Europa prepared by Paweł Kostrzewa, a journalist of Trójka Polish Radio and the show host of "Trójkowy Ekspres", was released. Myslovitz earned a place as track 15 with "Szklany człowiek". Sometime this month, the band began touring Poland, and in the latter part of June they also did two gigs abroad - one in Germany, the other in Denmark - both as Iggy Pop's support. ("Opening act" as we Americans like to say!) On June 9th, the group released their Best Of... album and a little prior to that, the "Kraków" single. ( Look for the girl holding a sign! I'm on top of the label, in the album cover, and somewhere towards the bottom of the single!) July The English version of Korova Milky Bar (which I will refer to as Korova Milky Bar - ENG to avoid confusion) was released in 27 countries (including Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Holland, France, Spain, Russia, Turkey, South Africa) from 7 - 18 July. Everyone else (including Poland) must wait until December to buy it. The USA didn't get the album, either, I don't think, but in the countries that it was released in, the album was generally received warmly. The album is a mix of some songs from Korova Milky Bar and Miłóść w Czasach Popkultury, just with the songs translated into English. The lyrics weren't the only changes to the tracks. There are a few subtle differences (production nuances, they called them) thanks to Tomasz Bonarowski, to polish up the tracks. The booklet includes new artwork from Sławek Jurek, the band's official artist. September-October On September 29, Myslovitz and Skin opened for Travis during their free concert in London as part of the 10th anniversary celebration of the MTV Europe Music Awards. The concert, which was one of the few acts in the "Road to Edinburgh" (a set of concerts that took place all over the UK in October, ending in Edinburgh, Scotland), was set to air all over Europe on October 9-16. About 113 million people tuned in to watch! To add to this wonderful event, Myslovitz was voted "Best Polish Act" during the MTV EMA! The group was extremely thrilled by this honor, which was the direct result of the fans. December On the 9th, Korova Milky Bar ENG was finally released in Poland. As mentioned before, the album had been released in 27 other countries in July. |
2004 |
| Myslovitz have been nominated for the Frederyk awards in two categories: Band of the Year, and Singer of the year. The ceremony was held on 9 March, but I don't know if they won anything. Later, Artur and Przemek gave an accoustic performance of two Myslovitz songs for WDR Radio at the "Europe Mon Amour" festival in Cologne, Germany. May During 41st Opole National Polish Song Contest on the 29th, Myslovitz was presented with the Rock Album Award for Korova Milky Bar ENG during a special "Superjedynki" (National Television Stars) concert. They performed "Dreamsellers" and "Acidland". The group wishes to thank everyone who contributed to their growing success! October-November To stylishly sum up three great years of international touring, Myslovitz joined The Corrs' European Tour to play for the total of 200,000 people at 19 venues. It gave the band a great opportunity to promote their music to a demanding UK audience. December The album Skalary, Mieczyki i Neonki ["Angelfish, swordtails, and neon tetras", three types of common aquarium fish, btw] was released on the 4th. Recording for this concept album began in 2002, at the same time as recording for Korova Milky Bar. In the end, there were 9 hours of material, of which 74 minutes were singled out for the album. They were inspired after director Edward Porembny saw them perform at a London concert and suggested that they write music for his film "Polish Kiss". (The film, by the way, was written by Andy Hislop and Delphine Dewulf, and stars Tomas Norstrom and Anna Powierza, among others. Supposedly based on real-life events, the plot revolves around an expatriate who returns to Poland after 25 years and is surprised at how much had changed in the ex-communist country. He finds a new girlfriend, but to his horror, he finds that she's not only a porn star, but also his daughter!) |
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