DVA (band)

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DVA
DVA in Futurum Club
DVA in Futurum Club
Background information
OriginHradec Králové, Czech Republic
GenresAlternative rock, Freak folk
Years active2006–present
LabelsLabel Home Table, Indies Records
Websitewww.2dva.cz
MembersBára Kratochvílová, Jan Kratochvíl

DVA is Czech alternative rock music band. It consists of Bára Kratochvílová and Jan Kratochvíl. Their Debut album Fonók succeeded in WMCE hit-parade.[1][2]

DVA consider their music to be of "tango, cabaret, circus, popsongs, kitchen beatbox, freakfolk, acoustick electro a electrical acousto in double-layer packaging." They described Fonók as a Folklore of non-existent nations while their second album is described as "pop of non-existent broadcasters." Their music is typical by use of fictional made-up languages that mixes German, Hungarian or Swedish.[3][4]

DVA have also composed the soundtrack for the videogame Botanicula. The soundtrack has received the IGF Award for Excellence in Audio. In 2018 DVA completed the soundtrack for "Chuchel", creator of Botanicula Jaromír Plachý's next project.[5][6] The soundtrack was released as their sixth album.[7]

Label Home table[]

Label Home Table is DVA's private record label. They use it to publish their own music.[8]

Discography[]

  • 2006: Bezděčné vítězství – broadcasting sci-fi game
  • 2007: Kapitán Demo – compilation of mini albums Nunovó Tango and Elektro a kustofrom previous year
  • 2007: Lappop – soundtrack for theatre show in DNO called Ledové techno, tedy lapohádky
  • 2008: Zvonění do mobilních telefonů – Creative Commons licensed album
  • 2008: Mélies (Label HomeTable, ) – soundtrack for Georges Méliès films
  • 2008: Caligari – soundtrack for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
  • 2008: – the first album
  • 2009: – compilation of some previous works
  • 2010: – second album
  • 2012: – soundtrack for Botanicula video game
  • 2014:
  • 2018: Cherries on Air – – soundtrack for Chuchel video game

References[]

  1. ^ "'Tamti' Dva z Hradce Králové nabízejí desku Kollektt8 zadarmo | Kultura". Lidovky.cz. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  2. ^ webmaster@tyden.cz, TYDEN, www.tyden.cz, e-mail (15 April 2010). "Hudba české skupiny DVA zní z německé reklamy". TÝDEN.cz. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  3. ^ Matas, Jakub. "Formace DVA v M-klubu představí hudbu neexistujících národů | Kulturní zařízení". www.kzvalmez.cz. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  4. ^ Tesař, Milan. "DVA z neexistujících rádií – Radio Proglas". hudba.proglas.cz. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  5. ^ "The 17th Annual Independent Games Festival". igf.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  6. ^ Dobrovský, Pavel. "Chuchel – představení nové hry od autora Botaniculy – Games.cz". Games.cz. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  7. ^ "DVA (3) – Cherries On Air (Chuchel Soundtrack)". discogs.
  8. ^ "Novinky • Fléda". fleda.cz. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.

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