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IC3PEAK

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IC3PEAK
2019 IC3PEAK concert at protest against isolation of the runet
2019 IC3PEAK concert at protest against isolation of the runet
Background information
OriginMoscow, Russia
Genres
Years active2013 (2013)–present
LabelsManimal Vinyl
The Orchard
Stellar Kinematics
STYLSS
MembersAnastasiya Kreslina
Nikolai Kostylev

IC3PEAK are a Russian experimental electronic music duo from Moscow that formed in October 2013. The duo initially recorded songs almost exclusively in English, however, they later began to record almost exclusively in Russian. In 2018, a series of the band's concerts were cancelled or disrupted by law enforcement, and the duo were detained in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk with no probable reason, and were not released from custody in time to perform at the show.[1]

History

The duo currently consists of vocalist Anastasiya 'Nastya' Kreslina (born November 13, 1995) and producer Nikolay Kostylev (born August 31, 1995). The band describes itself as an "audio-visual project".[2]

The duo’s first performance took place in Saint Petersburg, followed by a concert in Moscow as the second part of the series "W17CHØU7" ("Witchout"),[3] to an audience of around 600 people.[4] The band released their debut EP "Substances" on the Portland-based label STYLSS in 2014, featuring the track "Ether", for which they released their first music video. The band then released the EP "Vacuum" later in the same year, on French label Stellar, Kinematics, allowing them to widen their audience in Europe. Their first European performances took place in Paris, Bordeaux, Riga, Prague and Helsinki, followed by more shows in their homeland of Russia.[5] In 2016, the band toured Brazil and filmed the music video for the track "Go With the Flow".[4] In the same year, their first tour of the U.S. and a performance in Mexico took place. In 2017, IC3PEAK won the Electronics category in the Jägermeister Music Awards[6][7] and the Golden Gargoyle Award for "best experimental project of the year". In November 2017, the band released their first Russian-language album "Сладкая Жизнь" (Sweet Life), with the track "Грустная сука" (Sad Bitch),[8] receiving more than 10 million views on YouTube.

The duo's second Russian language album "Сказка" (Fairytale) contains songs on social themes. In the song "Смерти Больше Нет" (Death No More), Nastya Kreslina sings from the perspective of a riot squad member, facing the Lubyanka jail-headquarters of the FSB (Federal Security Service). The song features the lyrics "Together with others you will be twisted in the square" and "I go outside to caress a cat while a cop car runs it over".[9][10] In the fall of 2018, the group, like a number of other Russian independent performers, started having problems with the cancellation of concerts in Russian cities by local security forces.[9][11] The band have been caught up in a crackdown on popular music acts across provincial Russia, where shows have been cancelled in a flurry of local pressure that is said to have provoked an intervention by the Kremlin.[12]

Against the isolation of Runet (2019-03-10) 103

Discography

Studio Album

  • IC3PEAK (2015)
  • Fallal (2016)
  • Сладкая Жизнь (2017)[13][14]
  • Сказка (2018)[15][16]
  • До Свидания (2020)

Singles

  • "Ellipse" (2014) / Electronica Records
  • "I’ll Be Found Remixes" (2014)
  • "Really Really" (2014)
  • "Kawaii" / "Warrior" (2016) / Manimal Vinyl
  • "КТО" (2017) / Self released
  • "Monster" (2017) / Manimal Vinyl
  • "THIS WORLD IS SICK" (2018)[17]
  • "Fairy Tale/Сказка" (2018)
  • "Death No More/Смерти больше нет" (2018)
  • "Boo-Hoo / Плак-Плак" (2020)
  • "TRRST" (featuring ZillaKami) (2020)

EP

  • SUBSTANCES (2014) / STYLSS
  • Vacuum (2014) / Stellar Kinematics

Collaborative work

  • "Mirror" (2017) (with  [ru])
  • "CRY" (2017) (with Tommy Cash)[18]
  • "Burns" (2018) (with )

Videos

No Year Title Russian title
1 2014 Ether
2 2014 Vacuum
3 2016 Go with the flow
4 2017 Kawaii warrior
5 2017 So safe
6 2017 Make you cry
7 2017 Sad bitch грустная сука
8 2018 This world is sick
9 2018 Fairy tale сказка
10 2018 Death no more смерти больше нет
11 2020 Marching Марш
12 2020 Boo-Hoo Плак-Плак

References

  1. ^ "News From Russia: What You Missed Over the Weekend". The Moscow Times. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  2. ^ "IC3PEAK — "Грустная сука". Премьера клипа одной из сам��х успешных российских электронных групп, которая теперь поет по-русски". Meduza (in Russian). 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  3. ^ Макарский, Артем (2015-01-22). "Почему в России так популярен витч-хаус". Afisha Daily (in Russian). ООО «Компания Афиша». Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Редькин, Николай (2016-08-22). "IC3PEAK: "аудиовизуальные террористы" из Москвы". The Flow (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  5. ^ Кокоулин, Дмитрий (2014-10-24). "Электронный дуэт IC3PEAK - о визуализации смерти, "терроре" и попрошайках в сети" (in Russian). Moscow 24. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  6. ^ "Объявлены шорт-листы премии Jägermeister Music Awards" (in Russian). TNT Music. 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  7. ^ "Монеточка стала "Лучшей группой" на Jager Music Awards" (in Russian). Intermedia. 2018-11-19. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  8. ^ "IC3PEAK выпустили мрачный клип "Грустная сука"". Wonderzine (in Russian). 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Gorbachev, Aleksandr (2018-11-23). "В Казани силовики сорвали концерт IC3PEAK, другие выступления тоже под угрозой. Недавно группа начала петь про митинги, Россию и смерть". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  10. ^ ""Выхожу на улицу гладить кота, а его переезжает тачка мента" Премьера клипа IC3PEAK "Смерти больше нет"". Meduza (in Russian). 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  11. ^ "Участников группы IC3PEAK задержали в Новосибирске". MediaZona (in Russian). 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  12. ^ Roth, Andrew (2018-12-12). "'Even a half-finished show is a victory': Russian bands fight new crackdown". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  13. ^ Mezenov, Sergey (2017-12-12). "Что слушать в декабре". Colta (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  14. ^ "50 отечественных альбомов 2017. Часть 2". The Flow (in Russian). 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  15. ^ Mezenov, Sergey (2018-10-18). "Что слушать в октябре — 2". Colta (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  16. ^ Mazhaev, Aleksey (2018-10-12). "Рецензия: IC3PEAK - "Сказка" ***". Intermedia (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  17. ^ IC3PEAK (2018-04-03). "IC3PEAK - THIS WORLD IS SICK". Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  18. ^ €A$H, TOMM¥ (2017-11-14). "TOMMY CASH X IC3PEAK - CRY". TOMM¥ €A$H via SoundCloud. Retrieved 2017-12-23.

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