- Longital
Longital (until
2006 known as Dlhé diely) is a Slovak music group. They take their name from the old name for theBratislava suburb,Dlhé diely , in which they live.Members
The group consists of
Daniel Salontay andShina or Šina Lo (real name Jana Lokšenincová). They also credit a third, electronic member of the group, Xi-di-nim (a back formation fromminidisk ), consisting of a laptop and Lemur Jazz Mutant, which provides the percussion and other electronic elements.Salontay studied mathematics and formerly taught computer programming; between 1997 and 1998 he studied guitar at Tri-C College,
Cleveland , but left due to dissatisfaction with the school's curriculum [http://www.spectator.sk/articles/view/14608/9/] . In the group he plays the guitar, often bowed, and sings.Shina studied engineering and worked as a graphic designer. She plays
fretless bass and takes most of the vocal responsibilities.tyle
The group's website describes their songs as, "drifted by ambient sounds, organic electronics, eastern European beats and a touch of psychedelia" [http://www.longital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=29&lang=en] , while on their Myspace site they categorise themselves as, "Alternative/electronica".
Discography
* Dlhé diely. "September". (
Slnko records , 2001)
* "Šinadisk". (Slnko records, 2001)
* Dlhé diely. "Tu". (Slnko records, 2002),
* Šina. "In Virgo". (Slnko records, 2003)
* Dlhé diely. "Sveta diely" (Slnko records, 2004)
* Longital. "Výprava / Voyage". (Slnko records, 2006)References
* Smillie, Eric. Slovak Spectator 8 December 2003. [http://www.spectator.sk/articles/view/14608/9/]
External links
* [http://www.longital.com/ Official site]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=123565263 Official Myspace]
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