Bogdan Irkük
Encyclopedia
Bogdan Irkük a.k.a. BULGARI (Богдан Иркук а.к.а. БУЛГАРИ) is a Bulgaria
n musician
/producer
/DJ. He has previously performed under the name BULGARI.
, Bulgaria
. His mother is of Hutsul ancestry. He grew up listening to the music of his brother's friend's pirate radio station, where he learned to appreciate Chic
, Chaka Khan
, Zapp
, Stevie Wonder
and Electric Light Orchestra
.
He started releasing material after meeting the Rollerboys at a DJ gig in Munich
.
, New York and Chicago House
, and other forms of early styles of Electronic Dance Music
. Use of vocoder
s and analog Synthesizer
sounds are common in his songs. Irkük produces music on Ableton Live
.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
/producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
/DJ. He has previously performed under the name BULGARI.
Biography
Bogdan Irkük was born 1971 in SofiaSofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. His mother is of Hutsul ancestry. He grew up listening to the music of his brother's friend's pirate radio station, where he learned to appreciate Chic
Chic (band)
Chic was an African American disco and R&B band that was organized during 1976 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. It is known best for its commercially successful disco songs, including "Dance, Dance, Dance " , "Everybody Dance" , "Le Freak" , "I Want Your Love" , "Good Times"...
, Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan , frequently known as the Queen of Funk, is a 10-time Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter who gained fame in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk band Rufus. While still a member of the group in 1978, Khan embarked on a successful solo career...
, Zapp
Zapp (band)
Zapp is a soul and funk band formed in 1978 by brothers Roger Troutman, Larry Troutman, Lester Troutman, Terry Troutman, Bobby Glover and Gregory Jackson [Cincinnati Ohio Funk Keyboardist]...
, Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
and Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra were a British rock group from Birmingham who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones...
.
He started releasing material after meeting the Rollerboys at a DJ gig in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
.
Style
Irkük's style draws heavily from Italo DiscoItalo disco
Italo disco encompasses much of the dance music output in Europe during the 1980s. It is one of the world's first forms of mostly electronic dance music and evolved during the late 1970s and early 1980s in Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and other parts of Europe...
, New York and Chicago House
Chicago house
Chicago house is a style of house music, a genre of electronic dance music which emerged in Chicago in the mid-1980s. Stylistically, Chicago house has no widely accepted definition, but generally includes the first house music productions by Chicago-based artists throughout the 1980s, and any later...
, and other forms of early styles of Electronic Dance Music
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
. Use of vocoder
Vocoder
A vocoder is an analysis/synthesis system, mostly used for speech. In the encoder, the input is passed through a multiband filter, each band is passed through an envelope follower, and the control signals from the envelope followers are communicated to the decoder...
s and analog Synthesizer
Analog synthesizer
An analog or analogue synthesizer is a synthesizer that uses analog circuits and analog computer techniques to generate sound electronically. The earliest analog synthesizers in the 1920s and 1930s such as the Trautonium were built with a variety of vacuum-tube and electro-mechanical technologies...
sounds are common in his songs. Irkük produces music on Ableton Live
Ableton Live
Ableton Live is a loop-based software music sequencer and DAW for Mac OS and Windows by Ableton. The latest major release of Live, Version 8, was released in April 2009. In contrast to many other software sequencers, Live is designed to be an instrument for live performances as well as a tool for...
.
Releases
- The Distant EP (Rollerboys RecordingsRollerboys RecordingsRollerboys Recordings is a Swedish independent record label founded by Yourhighness, Elias Raam and Måns Ericson.Rollerboys Recordings originated from Club Rollerboys, and started releasing records in 2007 with Bogdan Irkük a.k.a. BULGARI's "The Distant EP"....
, 2007) - The Coastal EP (Rollerboys RecordingsRollerboys RecordingsRollerboys Recordings is a Swedish independent record label founded by Yourhighness, Elias Raam and Måns Ericson.Rollerboys Recordings originated from Club Rollerboys, and started releasing records in 2007 with Bogdan Irkük a.k.a. BULGARI's "The Distant EP"....
, 2008) - Everything Is Changing (Soul Jazz RecordsSoul Jazz RecordsSoul Jazz Records is a British-based record label. The label started in the 1990s, releasing compilation albums of predominantly black music, including reggae, soul, ska, Dub and jazz...
, 2008) - When I Dream Of New York (Epic Disco Vol. 1) (Rollerboys RecordingsRollerboys RecordingsRollerboys Recordings is a Swedish independent record label founded by Yourhighness, Elias Raam and Måns Ericson.Rollerboys Recordings originated from Club Rollerboys, and started releasing records in 2007 with Bogdan Irkük a.k.a. BULGARI's "The Distant EP"....
, 2009) - The Thracian EP (Rollerboys RecordingsRollerboys RecordingsRollerboys Recordings is a Swedish independent record label founded by Yourhighness, Elias Raam and Måns Ericson.Rollerboys Recordings originated from Club Rollerboys, and started releasing records in 2007 with Bogdan Irkük a.k.a. BULGARI's "The Distant EP"....
, 2011)
Remixes
- Jens LekmanJens LekmanJens Martin Lekman is a Swedish musician. His music is guitar-based pop with heavy use of samples and strings, with lyrics that are often witty, romantic, and melancholic. The English lyrics reflect an advanced knowledge of the language and its idioms...
"Sipping On The Sweet Nectar" (Service/Rollerboys RecordingsRollerboys RecordingsRollerboys Recordings is a Swedish independent record label founded by Yourhighness, Elias Raam and Måns Ericson.Rollerboys Recordings originated from Club Rollerboys, and started releasing records in 2007 with Bogdan Irkük a.k.a. BULGARI's "The Distant EP"....
, 2008) - Al Usher "Lullaby For Robert" (Internasjonal, 2009)
- Sally ShapiroSally ShapiroSally Shapiro is the pseudonym of a Swedish vocalist and the name of the Italo disco/synthpop duo composed of Shapiro and musician Johan Agebjörn.-History:...
"Miracle" (Permanent Vacation, 2009)
Compilations
- Body Language Vol.5 by Chateau Flight "The Distant Message(Arken Remix)" (Get Physical, 2007)
- Nu Balearica by Fred Deakin "Space Reflecting On The Bosporos" (Ministry of SoundMinistry of SoundMinistry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...
, 2008) - Singles 2008-2009 "Everything Is Changing" (Soul Jazz RecordsSoul Jazz RecordsSoul Jazz Records is a British-based record label. The label started in the 1990s, releasing compilation albums of predominantly black music, including reggae, soul, ska, Dub and jazz...
, 2009)