Ifwe is a musical group from St. Petersburg , formed in 2011 by brothers Mikhail and Alexander Pletnev.
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 Ifwe Performs at the Electro-Mechanics Festival November 26, 2011 | |
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| Genre | indie pop |
| Years | since 2011 |
| A country |  Russia |
| Where from | St. Petersburg |
| Language of songs | Russian |
| Label | Bullfinches |
| Composition | Alexander Pletnev Mikhail Pletnev Dmitry Zvezdin |
| Other projects | File foreli Ponty mython Umdieecke |
Content
History
The Pletnev brothers grew up in Cherepovets and moved to St. Petersburg, realizing the futility of provincial life. They started making music in their hometown: Alexander worked as a DJ [1] , Mikhail was a guitarist in several local rock bands , and after moving he was a member of the File Foreli duet, who performed electro- dance [2] . Life in St. Petersburg rallied brothers who previously did not like each other, and their musical preferences did not always coincide [1] . In February 2011, indulging in their dreams of summer, they recorded the song “My Coast” and, after the approval of friends, made a few more notes that made up the mini-album Red [3] . The attention to their music was attracted by publications in the Look At Me project [2] and on the Afisha magazine website, where their style was dubbed “Russian chillwave ” [4] . The musicians themselves denied this comparison: “It seems to us that in our latest compositions there is nothing in common with this direction,” Mikhail Pletnev said shortly after the release of his debut album [5] .
In the same year, the bass duet Dmitry Zvezdin joined the duo. The group performed at festivals such as "Stereoleto", "Picnic" Posters "" and "Electro-Mechanics" [6] [7] . In the fall, Ifwe recorded the third mini-album, “Teach Me to Fight,” the title track of which was included in the Apples compilation, compiled by David McFadyen, creator of Far from Moscow [8] .
In January 2012, among the 20 other performers, the Pletnevs took part in creating their own version of the Chronop group's song, entitled Birds Night; their processing was included in the single of the same name, where it was designated as "Panno rework" [9] . In the spring, Ifwe were selected as part of the “10 Young Musicians” project on Look At Me and collaborated with Knight Jewel , who worked on the sound of their song “All My Joy” [10] , which became the title track for the band's debut album. The release was announced on the sites Lenta.ru [11] , OpenSpace.ru [12] and Posters [13] and posted on Yandex. Music [14] ; the disc was released on physical media on June 13 under the Snegiri label; on the same day, the presentation of the plate took place in the Moscow club “ 16 tons ” [15] . On June 28, the trio received the Steppe Wolf award in the Debut category [16] .
Other projects
Alexander and Mikhail Pletnev participated in the creation of the Russian Adults blog, in which they paid attention to Russian music recorded at home [17] [18] . Alexander Pletnev has his own musical project Ponty Mython; under this name, he records tracks in the styles of disco and house [19] . He is also a co-founder of Beats Delivery Records [19] .
In February 2014, the Pletnev brothers presented several electronic compositions in the Umdieecke project (translated from German “around the corner”) [20] .
Discography
Studio Albums
- “All My Joy” (2012)
Mini Albums
- Red (2011)
- “Living Alone (Seagulls)” (2011)
- Teach Me To Fight (2011)
- The North (2013)
- Silent Parade (2014)
Singles
- “On the Sails” (2013)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Maria Tarnavskaya. Tender com // Rolling Stone Russia . - 2012. - No. 2 (91) . - S. 104-107 .
- ↑ 1 2 Chernov, Vadim. Alexander and Mikhail Pletnev // Sobaka.ru / SPb. - August 2011.
- ↑ Music . ifwe.info. Date of treatment June 13, 2012.
- ↑ Alexander Gorbachev . Ifwe: romantic chillwave from St. Petersburg . afisha.ru (May 3, 2011). Date of treatment June 13, 2012. Archived on September 25, 2012.
- ↑ IfWe prize winners of the Steppe Wolf Prize do not seek mass recognition . RIA Novosti (June 29, 2012). Date of treatment June 30, 2012. Archived on September 25, 2012.
- ↑ Evgeny Stakhovsky. “Latin Hendrickson” will come to seek out the hallmark of Moscow . News FM (June 12, 2012). Date of treatment June 13, 2012. Archived on September 25, 2012.
- ↑ Radif Kashapov. Electro-Mechanics: ... and one girl . Sounds.ru (November 28, 2011). Date of treatment June 13, 2012. Archived on September 25, 2012.
- ↑ Dmitry Ukhov. Music of the peoples of Eastern Europe . Radio of Russia (November 4, 2011). Date of treatment June 13, 2012. Archived on September 25, 2012.
- ↑ “Chronop” released the single “Night of the Birds” with 12 remixes . NEWSmusic.ru (February 28, 2012). Date of treatment June 13, 2012.
- ↑ Tatyana Andrianova. 10 young musicians: Ifwe and Nite Jewel . Look At Me (May 16, 2012). Date of treatment June 13, 2012. Archived on September 25, 2012.
- ↑ Coast and train . Lenta.ru (May 17, 2012). Date of treatment June 14, 2012. Archived on September 25, 2012.
- ↑ Alexander the Great. Ifwe. “All my joy” . OpenSpace.ru (May 25, 2012). Date of treatment June 14, 2012. Archived on September 25, 2012.
- ↑ Alexander Gorbachev. "People come to the conclusion that there is no need to fight for happiness." The first album by Ifwe . afisha.ru (June 1, 2012). Date of treatment June 14, 2012. Archived on September 25, 2012.
- ↑ D. D. Ifwe released their debut album All My Joy on the Net . fuzz-magazine.ru (June 1, 2012). Date of treatment June 14, 2012. Archived on September 25, 2012.
- ↑ Sergey Mudrik. Sleep, my joy . Sounds.ru (June 14, 2012). Date of treatment June 15, 2012. Archived on September 25, 2012.
- ↑ Laureates of the independent music award “Steppe Wolf” Have been announced . Lenta.ru (June 28, 2012). Date of treatment June 28, 2012. Archived on August 8, 2012.
- ↑ Radif Kashapov. Back to the Dandy . OpenSpace.ru (July 19, 2011). Date of treatment June 14, 2012. Archived on September 25, 2012.
- ↑ Alexander Gorbachev. "Good New." Premiere of the collection "Be My Friend Again & Again" . afisha.ru (May 17, 2012). Date of treatment June 14, 2012. Archived on September 25, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Misenko, Sergey. Alexander and Mikhail Pletnev (Ifwe) // Sobaka.ru. - June 2012.
- ↑ Ifwe members created a new project . Poster Wave . Date of treatment February 9, 2014.
Links
- Ifwe ( Music ) on MusicBrainz
- Nikolai Ovchinnikov. Behind a closed door: IfWe group and kindness as an escape . Paper (March 15, 2013). Date of treatment June 11, 2013. Archived June 11, 2013.