Daimonion (band)
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Daimonion are a Polish
band from Piotrków Trybunalski
established in 1994
. They play an energetic, colourful and spatial variety of atmospheric rock, rooted somewhere in the gothic
scene of the 80s and 90s. The musical formula of the group is constantly enriched with elements characteristic of such genres as: trance
, ambient
, post rock or shoegaze.
They have released several demo and promo tapes and CDs as well as one full length studio album entitled "Daimonion" (Love Industry, 2007
). Their tracks have been released in various compilations including: "Castle Party Compilation 2001", "In Goth We Trust" DVD medley (Metal Mind Productions
2003
) issued to show an overview of the Polish
dark and goth scene.
Daimonion have played many concerts in Poland, including major events and festivals: Jarocin Festival
(Jarocin
1994) Castle Party, (Grodziec 1994, 1995, 1996, Bolków
1998, 2001), Dark East Music Meeting (Warsaw
2005), supporting Fields of the Nephilim
(Warsaw
2008), Love Like Blood
and Breath of Life (Cracow 1995) and developed a moderate following. Their visits abroad include playing at two editions of the Dark Nation Day Festival in Vienna
(2001) and the Lithuanian Creeper Fest (Vilnius
2008).
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...
band from Piotrków Trybunalski
Piotrków Trybunalski
Piotrków Trybunalski is a city in central Poland with 80,738 inhabitants . It is situated in the Łódź Voivodeship , and previously was the capital of Piotrków Voivodeship...
established in 1994
1994 in music
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. They play an energetic, colourful and spatial variety of atmospheric rock, rooted somewhere in the gothic
Gothic rock
Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
scene of the 80s and 90s. The musical formula of the group is constantly enriched with elements characteristic of such genres as: trance
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
, ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
, post rock or shoegaze.
They have released several demo and promo tapes and CDs as well as one full length studio album entitled "Daimonion" (Love Industry, 2007
2007 in music
This 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...
). Their tracks have been released in various compilations including: "Castle Party Compilation 2001", "In Goth We Trust" DVD medley (Metal Mind Productions
Metal Mind Productions
Metal Mind Productions is a Polish record label founded in 1987. Currently it is one of the lead independent labels in Poland with over 1000 of licences and over 10 million of data mediums sold. The label focuses mainly on rock and heavy metal genres...
2003
2003 in music
-January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested...
) issued to show an overview of the Polish
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...
dark and goth scene.
Daimonion have played many concerts in Poland, including major events and festivals: Jarocin Festival
Jarocin Festival
Jarocin Festival was one of the biggest and most important rock music festivals in the 1980s Europe, by far the biggest festival of alternative music in the Warsaw Pact countries....
(Jarocin
Jarocin
Jarocin Jarocin Jarocin ( is a town in central Poland with 25,700 inhabitants (1995). Since 1999 Jarocin has been located in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, prior to that it was located in the Kalisz Voivodeship (1975–1998).- History :...
1994) Castle Party, (Grodziec 1994, 1995, 1996, Bolków
Bolków
Bolków is a town in Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Bolków and part of the Neisse-Nysa-Nisa Euroregion....
1998, 2001), Dark East Music Meeting (Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
2005), supporting Fields of the Nephilim
Fields of the Nephilim
Fields of the Nephilim are an English gothic rock band formed in Stevenage, Hertfordshire in 1984. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Carl McCoy, saxophonist Gary Whisker, Tony Pettitt on bass, guitarist Paul Wright and drummer Alexander "Nod" Wright...
(Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
2008), Love Like Blood
Love Like Blood
Love Like Blood is a German gothic rock/gothic metal band.- Biography :Its nucleus consists of Eysel brothers . The band was active in the years 1989-2001 and is now on hiatus. Its early sound reminisces the style of The Fields of the Nephilim...
and Breath of Life (Cracow 1995) and developed a moderate following. Their visits abroad include playing at two editions of the Dark Nation Day Festival in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
(2001) and the Lithuanian Creeper Fest (Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
2008).
Discography
- Daimonion - Love Industry, 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...