Two Faces of Rock Music
Two totally different bands will play within two days of each other in two clubs that happen to share the same building.
On Thursday, Nov. 15, the Rotunda Community Centre will host a performance by perhaps the most famous Polish gothic rock group – Closterkeller, and on Saturday, Nov. 17, the Students’ Club Zaczek will welcome the young, eccentric, indie rock band going by the wordy name of Kombajn do Zbierania Kur po Wioskach.
Closterkeller’s show is certainly not a proposition for spending a joyful night for the average music listener. However, in the nearly twenty years of existence, they have reached a high position both in Poland and abroad in their own musical genre ? they have received acclaim on such festivals as Castle Party in Bolkow, Poland or Wave Gothic Treffen in Leipzig, Germany.
Their musical style is easily recognizable – mostly thanks to the distinguishable voice of the vocalist, Anna Sabiniewicz, going by the curious stage name of Anja Orthodox.
Being the only original member in the band since its creation in 1988, she has had a major influence on the musical side of the group, which include inspirations from cold wave and heavy metal, all blended into a melancholic mix with gothic-rock style.
The Krakow concert will be a part of the “Abracadabra 2007 Gothic Tour,” which features songs from the upcoming new record.
Kombajn do Zbierania Kur po Wioskach (which can be translated as “A Machine Used for Harvesting Chickens in the Villages”) is a young, promising alternative rock band.
As for their musical creed – it’s there, in the name itself, which can be deciphered as meaning “an image of the machine for sharing and collecting feelings, impressions and thoughts – and converting them into our own language.”
Strange as it may seem, the aforementioned mechanisms have not only worked to produce two LPs – “Osme Pietro” (“Eighth Floor”) in 2005 and “Lewa Strona Literki M” (“The Left Side of the Letter M”) a year later – but, more importantly, to create the lively, melodic, somewhat eccentric, but nevertheless highly emotional style of the band.
Those who understand Polish should also take notice of the witty and somewhat psychedelic lyrics that help to create the intense atmosphere of the songs. Their live performances sound even better than their records, thanks to Kombajn’s ability to share their emotions with the audiences.
Kombajn do Zbierania Kur po Wioskach will be supported by the promising, alternative band Kid A, the winner of this year’s Przeglad Kapel Studenckich (a festival of student music groups in Krakow).
Closterkeller will begin their concert at 19:00. Tickets, costing 15-20 zloty can be purchased at the ticket office of the Rotunda Community Center, from Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 13:00 and from 16:00 to 19:00 and within one hour before the concerts.
The club is on ul. Oleandry 1.
Kombajn do Zbierania Kur po Wioskach will enter the stage of Zaczek at 20:00. Tickets cost 15-20 zloty can be bought at the ticket office daily.
The club’s address is al. Maja 3/5.
Closterkeller will begin their concert at 19:00. Tickets, costing 15-20 zloty can be purchased at the ticket office of the Rotunda Community Center, from Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 13:00 and from 16:00 to 19:00 and within one hour before the concerts.
The club is on ul. Oleandry 1.
Kombajn do Zbierania Kur po Wioskach will enter the stage of Zaczek at 20:00. Tickets cost 15-20 zloty can be bought at the ticket office daily.
The club’s address is al. Maja 3/5.