Kauan (band)
Encyclopedia
Kauan is a post-rock
band from Chelyabinsk
, Russia formed in 2005. The band consists of Anton Belov (guitar, vocals, keyboards, programming), Lyubov Mushnikova (Violin).
, black metal
, doom metal
band, later moving on to more of an ambient
and post-rock
sound with doom and folk metal
elements with their second album, and now could even be considered a folk rock
band.
In September 2006 Lubov Mushnikova joined the band as a violin player. The band has worked with other people as well but none of them eventually fit the band’s conception. During the recording of their first album some session members were invited to play cello and saxophone.
After the release of the first album, “Lumikuuro” (BadMoodMan Music, 2007), Alexander Borovich left the band. By now Kauan have recorded their second album “Tietäjän Laulu”, which was released by BMM Music in the late 2008.
On 26 June 2011, Kauan's fourth album, Kuu.., was released. The album has a strong post-rock
and ambient
sound with elements of doom metal
.
Compilations
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
band from Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk is a city and the administrative center of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the northwestern side of the oblast, south of Yekaterinburg, just to the east of the Ural Mountains, on the Miass River. Population: -History:...
, Russia formed in 2005. The band consists of Anton Belov (guitar, vocals, keyboards, programming), Lyubov Mushnikova (Violin).
Biography
Kauan was started by Anton Belov in February 2005. They started out as a folk metalFolk metal
Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. As the name suggests, the genre is a fusion of heavy metal with traditional folk music...
, black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
, doom metal
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
band, later moving on to more of an 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 :...
and post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
sound with doom and folk metal
Folk metal
Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. As the name suggests, the genre is a fusion of heavy metal with traditional folk music...
elements with their second album, and now could even be considered a folk rock
Folk rock
Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...
band.
In September 2006 Lubov Mushnikova joined the band as a violin player. The band has worked with other people as well but none of them eventually fit the band’s conception. During the recording of their first album some session members were invited to play cello and saxophone.
After the release of the first album, “Lumikuuro” (BadMoodMan Music, 2007), Alexander Borovich left the band. By now Kauan have recorded their second album “Tietäjän Laulu”, which was released by BMM Music in the late 2008.
Later releases
In late 2009, Kauan released their third album, “Aava Tuulen Maa”. At this point the band changed their genre to atmospheric folk music, post-rock with sad and melancholic variations which has always been a distinctive mark of KauanOn 26 June 2011, Kauan's fourth album, Kuu.., was released. The album has a strong post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
and 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 :...
sound with elements of doom metal
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
.
Current members
- Anton Belov – guitar, vocals, keyboards, programming (2005–present)
- Lyubov Mushnikova – violin (2006–present)
Discography
Studio albums- LumikuuroLumikuuroLumikurro is the first full-length album released by metal band Kauan through Bad Mood Man Music in 2007.-Track listing:#"Alku" - 02:08#"Aamu Ja Kaste" - 07:01#"Lumikuuro" - 07:28#"Savu" - 04:11#"Koivun Elämä" - 06:27#"Syleilyn Sumu" - 05:14...
(2007) - Tietajan Laulu (2008)
- Aava Tuulen Maa (2009)
- Kuu..Kuu..Kuu.. is the fourth full-length album released by post-rock band Kauan through Avantgarde Music in 2011.-Track listing:#"Tähtien Hiljainen Laulu" - 14:57#"Kauniin Kuun Sävelen" - 07:34#"Ikuinen Junan Kulku" - 10:35#"Suora Liila Sydänkäyrä" - 11:45...
(2011)
Compilations
- Der Wanderer über dem NebelmeerDer Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer (album)Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer is a compilation album by the various artists, released on 2010 through Pest Productions. Notable artists like Agalloch and Kauan contributed to this release. The compilation includes metal and non-metal music, all of which are exclusive to this release...
(2010)