P.I.F.

P.I.F. is a Bulgarian alternative rock band with lead singer Dimo Stoyanov, known as Dimo. During the 1990s inspired by the grunge sound Dimo and Ivan (guitarist), the core of band, found "Resemblance" with musicians from later formed group Crowfish. In 1992 they had already created around 40 records in English. They even lived in Hungary and held performances there for a month. After that period they decided to return to Bulgaria and try singing in their mother language. They moved to the capital - Sofia - and Resemblance fell apart. Liubomir (pianist), Jelyaz (drummer), and Emilian (bassist) joined Dimo and Ivan. It was then that P.I.F. was born.

Patriots In Fashion

In 2000 their first album P.I.F.(Patriots In Fashion) is released. The song called Prikazka (in Bulgarian Приказка) became an unprecedented hit. Since then they gain many fans with numerous songs from this album such as- Kolelo (Колело), Vali (Вали), Patuvane (Пътуване), Nevidimo Dete (Невидимо Дете), Kambanite (Камбаните). Each song has its own history and Dimo often tells it to the public at their live performances. Patriots In Fashion won an award for Best Album Of The Year the same year it was released.

Pictures In Frames

Their second album is also called P.I.F. (Pictures in Frames), released in 2001. In an interview the band says they have separated themselves from the hustle-bustle in Sofia for several weeks in a villa in the Rila Mountain. This explains why its sound is a bit out-of-time-out-of-space. With their unique ways of creating music, the group continued gaining popularity. However, Dimo shares that the album was created in a very difficult period for the band- at that time he was divorcing his wife, and pianist Liubо was leaving the band etc. It was that time that a song called Obarkvacia (Обърквация) was created and a video was released. The song is not included in the album because P.I.F. say that it represents the confusion and chaos of the time it was composed.

Passion In Fact

Three years later, after a tour around Europe P.I.F. stabilized and enlarged into six members. Guitarist Hristo Hristov, bassist Martin Nikolov, drummer Atanas Kasabov joined the group and Liubo returned as the band's pianist. They made their tour in December and destinations included Paris, Cologne, Bohum, Karlsruhe, Viens and others. In 2006 a new album was released- P.I.F. (Passion in Fact). It is free for everyone to download it at www.pifbg.com. Dimo explains this 'gesture' as a gift from the band to the public. He says he is interested in making P.I.F.'s music available for as much people as possible, because their aim is not to fill some manager's pocket with money, but to inspire.

Track listing

Patriots In Fashion

1. Приказка (Prikazka, A fairy tale)
2. Пътуване (Patuvane, Journey)
3. Вали (Vali, It rains)
4. Колело (Kolelo, Bicycle)
5. Сам (Sam, Alone)
6. Камбаните (Kambanite, The bells)
7. Песен (Pesen, Song)
8. Невидимо дете (Nevidimo dete, Invisible child)
9. Горим (Gorim, We burn)
10. Събота вечер (Sabota vecher, Saturday evening)
11. Весели хора (Veseli hora, Joyful people)
12. Колибри в цвете спи (Kolibri v cvete spi, Hummingbird in a flower bed)
13. Акзакирп (Akzakirp, Elat yriaf a, reverse for "A fairy tale")

Pictures In Frames

1. Мечта (Mechta, A dream)
2. Ти не знаеш (Ti ne znaesh, You don't know)
3. Цялото небе (Cyaloto nebe, The whole sky)
4. Не боли (Ne boli, It doesn't hurt)
5. Нощта на слънчогледа (Noshtta na slanchogleda, The night of the sunflower)
6. Букет цветя (Buket cvetya, Bunch of flowers)
7. Отлъчен (Otlachen, Excommunicated)
8. Там назад (Tam nazad, There, before)
9. Не знам (Ne znam, I don't know)
10. Нова вяра (Nova vyara, New faith)
11. Рисуваш в мен (Risuvash v men, You paint inside of me)
12. Есен (Esen, Autumn)
13. Сезоните говорят (Sezonite govoryat, The seasons speak)
14. Той (Toy, He)

Passion In Fact

1. Кой си ти? (Koi si ti?, Who are you?)
2. Лебед (Lebed, Swan)
3. Времето внезапно спря (Vremeto vnezapno sprya, The time suddenly stopped)
4. Спомен (Spomen, A memory)
5. Всеки ден, acapella (Vseki den, Every day)
6. Ноемврийски ден (Noemvriiski den, November day)
7. Всеки ден, radio edition (Vseki den, Every day)
8. Ти (Ti, You)
9. Свято (Svyato, Holyness)
10. No Name

Non-album Songs

1. Obarkvatzia (Confusion)
2. Ne spya (I can't sleep)
3. Obeshtavam (I promise)
4. Messiah
5. San v sanya (A Dream Within a Dream)

External links

• Official Website of P.I.F.
• P.I.F.'s place at MySpace
• An interview in Bulgarian
• Short biography in Bulgarian