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Tramplini
Tramplini formed originally in Liepaja back in 1997, when some old school mates, namely Janis Birznieks, Martins Rencis and two brothers Maris and Juris Peterlevics came together. In 1998 they released debut EP Planetas. After a short period of silence Tramplini ganged up again but his time in Riga.
This is when one of the most beautiful Latvian female vocalists Anete joined the band...
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El Mars is a one man band based in Riga, Latvia. The band under such name appeared for the first time at the opening of the art exhibition of a friend, local artist Flera in May 2007. Been recording under such name ever since and have put out a first single “Craving Images” along with “Bare Love” and earlier recorded “Space Casualties” on internet in January 2008. El Mars mostly plays all instruments by himself and most often it is acoustic guitar, accordion, flutes and whistles.
The musical influences are really broad ranging from contemporary artists, classics, to ethnical and world music and the current sound can fall in the same category of Colin Meloy and The Decemberists, Iron and Wine, Sufjan Stevens, Beirut etc.
The man behind the project is Raimonds Gusarevs (born October 19, 1981) who is known on a local scale for his involvement in skateboarding scene. In 2003 he created a first latvian skateboard brand Treesounds and made several videos the most successful of which was Skateradio “Videoparade” in 2006.
Musically Raimonds Gusarevs involved himself at the age of 14 by forming a punk/hardcore band Take up Arm, which later transformed into Shove-it. The band existed for 4 years (1996 - 2000) and never released any recording. He started playing accordion and piano at the age of 8 but never developed his skills academically.
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Anete, together with her friends, family members and producer Janis Kalnins, have recorded some of her songs in a very special and intimate atmosphere at her home, that made the feeling yet more special.
The song Tik daudz is a story and joy for Today, for Yesterday, for Tomorrow gratitude for every single day, that is particular and beautiful for it self, for so much laugh have never rained, so much.
BackMetanoia
At the end of year 2004 Uldis joined Jānis, Krists and Kristaps and mixing light guitar rock passages with pop-rock rythms they put their musical experiments and searches under a name “metanoia”.
When they started to do more concerts outside Latvia in Germany, Estonia and Lithuania, debut album Ordinary was recorded, which was recognized as a brightest debut in Latvian guitar-music for last few years and was nominated to Latvan Music award.
The future plans are to provide metanoia music spread over the borders of Latvia.
“We’ll have to work hard, but at the same time we’ll have to day-dream a lot, because dreams and desire to realize them makes us work even more enthusiastic/harder. All we want to do is to be in this world and share with what we have received. After all, if we can stir up imagination, open up ones mental outlook and to help to find revelation – we couldn’t wish for more. The highest thing what we could hope is that in this big triad, there would be involved all parts – God, metanoia and listener. “
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