Iza Byra - magic voices from female throat, rhythmical stuff, other strange things Robert Jaworski - hurdy gurdy, renaissance fidel, lute, flute, bagpipe, viola, 'overdrive animal vocals and unnatural sounds of agony' ;-) Maciek Dymek (ex drummer-Maciek Labudzki) - baraban, czynel, other drums and percussions Anna Piotrowska - vocals, djembe Robert Wasilewski - lute, bass guitar, dark vocals
Word Zywiolak (Were-Upheaval, Were-Element) has no direct meaning, it’s no name of any mythical character. It’s just a word-game which is common in contemporary Slavic-type literature. Such words are to be found in book of beasts of Polish issues of RPGs, in poetry of Boleslaw Lesmian , or in artworks of modern generation - author of many lyrics used by Zywiolak - Zgorzelec-based multiartist Grzegorz Zak.
The Band:
The name Zywiolak is to explicitly define energy of our music… Zywiolak is the creation of our Slavic imagination… Zywiolak is the music of elements…
The music:
The music of Zywiolak is a resultant of such music styles as: folk, punk, rockmetal, accoustic transtechno or drum..n..bass. It also takes an application from elements of: dub, chillout or ambient music. This is joined by the sounds of reconstructed ancient instruments, recent time inventions and archaic or contenporary vocal techniques.
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 162 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001
Where traditions are not so rare; Sea, country and works scent the air; A multitude of monuments, Planted tubs and patterned pavements.
The longish pedestrian malls; The remnants of defensive walls; Historic buildings are a gauge Of the respect for heritage.
Wheat, rape and pines in the fields; Estuaries guarded by shields; Long sandy beaches and wide scenes; Romantic-ruin go-betweens.
Rivers in parts licked by trees, Or fringed by boat clubs, wharfs, gantries, And crossed by practical delights - Varied spans, forming pleasing sights.
Fine churches headed at Durham; Football kits ad infinitum; Kept castles - one for study; Masonry behind masonry.
And, with moulding-works out that way, It’s somewhere for a longer stay..?
