Won James Won

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Name = Won James Won


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Origin = Saint-Petersburg / Moscow, Russian Federation
Genre = Experimental rock
Years_active = 2003 – present
Label = R.A.I.G.
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Current_members = Danila “Muscular” Smirnov Tikhon “Hee-Haw” Kubov
Past_members = Ivan “Mandwill” Ljudewig Alexander “Edward” Telpook Vadim "Nos" Ludewig Alexander Bochagov Vasily Nikitin
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Won James Won is a noise rock/experimental band based in Saint-Petersburg and Moscow, Russia. They formed in February 2003 and are signed to R.A.I.G. (Russian Association of Independent Genres) label. Members of the band also play in nationally acclaimed professional hardcore bands Kirpichi and I.F.K. Won James Won musical approach combines noisy rock-instrumentations, sampled electronics, wild vocalizations, ambiguous texts and eccentric shows. The group released their debut LP Tol's Toy in 2004 and the second studio album Theorist Attack in 2006. Both albums represent the wild array of styles and sonic methods. In 2005 they released a live auto-bootleg "The Drisneyland Chronicles Vol.I". In Spring 2007 the core band members composed an ambient soundtrack "Dante. Moscow" for a photo installation based on Dante’s “Divine Comedy”. In November 2007 the third official album for RAIG entitled "The Hollow Grail" was released. It consisted of live material and marked the return to more abrasive direction. Currently the band is working on the third studio album. Won James Won are members of ZveZdaZ art-movement. The band is considered as one of the most prolific on Russian independent scene. Their albums are distributed by such well-known underground labels as Cold Spring (U.K.), Amanita (France) and Crucial Blast (US).

Discography

LPs

* "Tol's Toy" (RAIG, 2004)
* "The Drisneyland Chronicles Vol.I" (ZveZdaZ, 2005)
* "Theorist Attack" (RAIG, 2006)
* "Dante.Moscow" (DVD, Arbor, 2007)
* "The Hollow Grail" (RAIG, 2007)

External links

* [http://www.zvezdaz.com The official ZveZdaZ movement website]
* [http://www.raig.ru/wonjameswon.asp The official RAIG label website]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=99981012 The official myspace page]
* [http://deafsparrow.com/Won-James-Won-review.htm "Theorist Attack" review]
* [http://www.soundsect.com/review/159.html "Theorist Attack" review]
* [http://www.aural-innovations.com/issues/issue34/wonjames1.html "Tol's Toy" review]
* [http://www.monochrom.at/cracked/reviews/Rev%20wonjameswon.htm "The Hollow Grail" review]