Nasekomix

Nasekomix
Origin	Sofia, Bulgaria
Genres	Indie rock, Trip hop, experimental music
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Nasekomix, Art Eternal, ILs
Website	[1]
Members
Andronia Popova (Roni) Michail Yossifov George Donchev Alexander Daniel (Sandi)
Past members
Todor Karastojanov (tkrst) Alexander Yanev

Nasekomix (Насекомикс) are a Bulgarian musical group from Sofia. Their style could be described as an avantgarde minimalistic mixture of electronic music, jazz-rock, punk, indie, fusion' and trip-hop. The group themselves define it as 'melodramatic pop' with drum & bass and electonica influences.^[1]

The band's name is a portmanteau blending the Bulgarian words nasekomo (insect) and komix (comics).

Beginning

The band was established in 2001 by Andronia Popova - Roni (Monday Morning), Alexander Yanev (ex Panican Whyasker), Todor Karastoyanov - tkrst (ex Animacionerite) and Michail Yossifov (Vendetta, SkinFlick, B.F.D.M.). Reason for the assembly was invitation from an youth music festival in Padua, Italia, received by the Monday Morning, however rejected by the other members apart from Roni, who urgently gathered a new group with other musicians.^[2][3] Later on Nasekomix were joined by Alexander Daniel - Sandi (drums, Ambient Anarchist) and George Donchev (electric upright bass, double bass)^[4] while Alexander Yanev and tkrst left the band.

Background

Andronia Popova's background includes graduation of piano and classical singing in secondary school and later art-management in the NBU and vocal pedagogy in the Sofia University,^[5] which led to acceptance in the prestigious Mannes College of Music in New York, although she failed to graduate due to lack of money to sustain living in New York.^[3]

George Donchev had studied jazz in the Berklee College of Music, U.S. and also had played with famous performers as Nigel Kennedy.^[6]

Discography

The band had published digitally one multimedia album - 'Insectomix' - with the single 'gradAD', meanwhile gathering popularity with the songs 'Inject me with Love' and 'Lady Song' included in the soundtrack of the critically acclaimed film 'Eastern Plays' by Kamen Kalev.^[7][8]

Towards the еnd of 2009 Nasekomix published their first studio recording LP 'Adam’s Bushes, Eva’s Deep',^[9] produced by the band in collaboration with the English producer Ilian Walker (a.k.a. DJ iLS) and Anguel Christanov (Art Eternal production house).^[10] The album met the superlatives of the critics^[11] and soon acquired popularity.

Concerts

Nasekomix on stage, Cinema House, Sofia, 3 February 2010

Nasekomix have toured with plenty of concert performances in Bulgaria,^[1][12] but mainly abroad - Italy, France, Spain, Poland. In 2009 the band performed at the première of Eastern Plays at the Sarajevo Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival. In March 2010 the band performed for the Paris première of Eastern Plays,^[13] and soon afterward participated in the Viennese Balkan Fever Festival 2010 (feminin), having concert in the OST club, Vienna.^[14]

In March 2010 the group toured in concert in Bulgaria - in Varna, Veliko Tarnovo, Rousse, Plovdiv and Sofia.^[15]

Members

• Andronia Popova (Roni) — vocals, accordion, keyboards;
• Michail Yossifov — guitar, keyboards, backing-vocals;
• George Donchev — electric upright bass, double bass;
• Alexander Daniel (Sandi) — drums.

Ex members:

• Todor Karastojanov (tkrst) — keyboards, drums;
• Alexander Yanev.

Lyrics:

• Mariy Rosen (Help me Jones);
• Andronia Popova (Roni).

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Nasekomix with new show in Sofia’s Modern Theatre". The Sofia Echo. 13 January 2010. http://sofiaecho.com/2010/01/13/841533_nasekomix-with-new-show-in-sofias-modern-theatre. Retrieved 14 August 2010. 
2. ^ Popova, Adriana (7 March 2010). "Андрония от Насекомикс" (in Bulgarian). Eva magazine. http://www.eva.bg/categories/звезди-и-лайфстайл/50-звездни-интервюта/5837-андрония-от-насекомикс.html. Retrieved 14 August 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Rosberg, Elena (28 June 2010). "Излюпването на Насекомикс и полетът им нагоре" (in Bulgarian). Rolling Stone. http://rollingstone.bg/?p=4620. Retrieved 14 August 2010. 
4. ^ "Nasekomix page on MySpace". 8 July 2010. http://www.myspace.com/nasekomix. Retrieved 18 August 2010. 
5. ^ "Andronia Popova art projects co-ordinator, musician". Interspace web-site. unknown. http://www.i-space.org/index.php?oldid=21&page=28. Retrieved 18 August 2010. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ Vaneva, D. (28 February 2010). "Насекомикс: "Процесът на създаването на музиката … е някаква алхимия" (in Bulgarian). Public Republic. http://www.public-republic.com/magazine/2010/02/39846.php. Retrieved 14 August 2010. 
7. ^ "Soundtracks for Eastern Plays". IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1426361/soundtrack. Retrieved 14 August 2010. 
8. ^ "Eastern Plays (2009)". kalafudra blog. http://kalafudra.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/eastern-plays-2009/. Retrieved 14 August 2010. 
9. ^ "Група Насекомикс с дебютен албум" (in Bulgarian). bTV. 24 November 2009. http://www.btv.bg/news/story/146067. Retrieved 2010-08-14. 
10. ^ Lilova, Sibila (29 December 2009). "Nasecomix band - new album". Bulgarian National Radio. http://www.bnr.bg/sites/en/Music/Pages/291209_Nasecomix.aspx. Retrieved 14 August 2010. 
11. ^ Shahpazov, Nicola (31 December 2009). "Насекомикс: Adam’s Bushes Eva’s Deep" (in Bulgarian). Rolling Stone. http://rollingstone.bg/?p=1849#more-1849. Retrieved 14 August 2010. 
12. ^ "Bulgarian artists perform for Haiti". The Sofia Echo. 27 January 2010. http://sofiaecho.com/2010/01/27/848594_bulgarian-artists-perform-for-haiti. Retrieved 14 August 2010. 
13. ^ Lilova, Sibila (23 March 2010). "9 марта авангардная болгарская группа "Nasekomix" выступила с концертом в Париже" (in Russian). Bulgarian National Radio. http://www.bnr.bg/sites/ru/Music/Pages/hronika-230310.aspx. Retrieved 14 August 2010. 
14. ^ "NASEKOMIX feat. Andronia Popova PHUTURE SHOCK feat. Desy Andonova (Bulgarien)" (in German). Balkan Fever Festival web-site. http://www.balkanfever.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=70. Retrieved 14 August 2010. 
15. ^ "Насекомикс" тръгват на турне из България" (in Bulgarian). Dnevnik. 9 May 2010. http://www.dnevnik.bg/razvlechenie/2010/05/09/897202_nasekomiks_trugvat_na_turne_iz_bulgariia/. Retrieved 14 August 2010. 

External links

• Nasekomix page at Myspace
• Official web-site of the British co-producer iLS
• Official web-site of the Art Eternal, co-producer