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Everything Is Made in China or Eimic is a Russian three-piece indietronica
band formed 2005 in Moscow
and composed of Max Fedorov on vocals, lead guitar and percussion, Phil Premyak on bass guitar and keyboards and Alex Zotov on the drums. Their music draws on influences such as Mogwai
, Broken Social Scene
, The Most Serene Republic
, Radiohead
and Smashing Pumpkins.
The band's music has minimalistic melodies while experimenting widely with vocal, electronic and instrumental samples in a manner reminiscent of Sigur Rós
. They sing in English, however, they do not accentuate on lyrics. Their first release "4" appeared in summer 2007 after being recorded at Chemical Sound Studios
in Toronto, Ontario. Supported by an internet campaign this album received good critics and inchoated successful touring in Russia. Rolling Stone
pronounced eimic to be the most promising Russian post-rock band.
Eimic is one of the participants of the Open'er Festival
2008 in Gdynia
, Poland
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Indietronica
Indietronica is a music genre that combines indie, electronica, rock and pop music. Typical instruments used in indietronica music are electronic keyboard, synthesizer, sampler and drum machine...
band formed 2005 in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and composed of Max Fedorov on vocals, lead guitar and percussion, Phil Premyak on bass guitar and keyboards and Alex Zotov on the drums. Their music draws on influences such as Mogwai
Mogwai
The word mogwai is the transliteration of the Cantonese word 魔怪 meaning "monster", "evil spirit", "devil" or "demon".-Mogwai/Mogui in Chinese culture:...
, Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band, a musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed in 1999 by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. Most of its members currently play in various other groups and solo projects, mainly based around the city of Toronto...
, The Most Serene Republic
The Most Serene Republic
The Most Serene Republic is a Canadian indie rock band based in Milton, Ontario. It takes its name from the sobriquet of formerly independent Venice under the Doges, which was regarded as "The Most Serene Republic of Venice".-Members:...
, Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
and Smashing Pumpkins.
The band's music has minimalistic melodies while experimenting widely with vocal, electronic and instrumental samples in a manner reminiscent of Sigur Rós
Sigur Rós
Sigur Rós is an Icelandic post-rock band with classicaland minimalist elements. The band is known for its ethereal sound, and frontman Jónsi Birgisson's falsetto vocals and use of bowed guitar. In January 2010, the band announced that they will be on hiatus. Since then, it has since been announced...
. They sing in English, however, they do not accentuate on lyrics. Their first release "4" appeared in summer 2007 after being recorded at Chemical Sound Studios
Chemical Sound Studios
Chemical Sound is a recording studio located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1992 by record producer Daryl Smith , it is known for its “no frills” interior design, a large selection of vintage recording equipment and API mixing console.In 2006, the original location...
in Toronto, Ontario. Supported by an internet campaign this album received good critics and inchoated successful touring in Russia. Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
pronounced eimic to be the most promising Russian post-rock band.
Eimic is one of the participants of the Open'er Festival
Open'er Festival
The Heineken Open'er Festival is a music festival which takes place on the North coast of Poland, in Gdynia. The first edition of the festival was organized in Warsaw in 2002 as Open Air Festival. The main organizer of the festival is the concert agency Alter Art, but the performance took its name...
2008 in Gdynia
Gdynia
Gdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
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Studio albums
- 4 (20072007 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame...
) - Automatic Movements (20092009 in musicThe following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year...
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Singles
- Catch & Carry (2007)
- Automatic (2009)