Celelalte Cuvinte
Encyclopedia
Celelalte Cuvinte is a Romania
n rock
band from Oradea
, founded in December 1981, in Timişoara
and still active to this day. Although it is generally accepted that Celelalte Cuvinte is a Heavy Metal
band, the members experienced some other genres like doom metal
in the Armaghedon album - an almost unique experience in Romanian rock music, some influences being present also in the Destin album of the band Cargo
- or, recently, like alternative rock
- in the NOS album.
Celelalte Cuvinte is the first Romanian rock band that actually got the attention of the audiences that wanted elaborated music, after Phoenix
left the country. However, the Armaghedon album is definitely an underground
one, so the band is both important for mainstream and underground Romanian music.
On September 12, 2008, the band has decided to make two songs form the new album - "Stem" and "Zmeie", the single that promotes the new album, available for streaming on their MySpace page. The album, called "Stem", was released in October 2008.
The band continues to play concerts all over Romania.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band from Oradea
Oradea
Oradea is the capital city of Bihor County, in the Crișana region of north-western Romania. The city has a population of 204,477, according to the 2009 estimates. The wider Oradea metropolitan area has a total population of 245,832.-Geography:...
, founded in December 1981, in Timişoara
Timisoara
Timișoara is the capital city of Timiș County, in western Romania. One of the largest Romanian cities, with an estimated population of 311,586 inhabitants , and considered the informal capital city of the historical region of Banat, Timișoara is the main social, economic and cultural center in the...
and still active to this day. Although it is generally accepted that Celelalte Cuvinte is a Heavy Metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band, the members experienced some other genres like doom metal
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
in the Armaghedon album - an almost unique experience in Romanian rock music, some influences being present also in the Destin album of the band Cargo
Cargo (band)
Cargo is a well known Romanian Heavy Metal band from Timişoara, founded by guitarist Adrian Bărar in 1985.-Biography:Two of the current members are from Arad - Adrian Igrişan and Octavian Pilan , one is from Hunedoara - Cristian Pup and another one is from Deva - Alin Achim - but they are all...
- or, recently, like alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
- in the NOS album.
Celelalte Cuvinte is the first Romanian rock band that actually got the attention of the audiences that wanted elaborated music, after Phoenix
Transsylvania Phoenix
Transsylvania Phoenix is a Romanian rock band formed in 1962 in Timişoara by guitarists Nicu Covaci and Kamocsa Béla. Guitarist Claudiu Rotaru, vocalist Florin "Moni" Bordeianu and drummer Ioan "Pilu" Ştefanovici completed the early lineup...
left the country. However, the Armaghedon album is definitely an underground
Underground music
Underground music comprises a range of different musical genres that operate outside of mainstream culture. Such music can typically share common values, such as the valuing of sincerity and intimacy; an emphasis on freedom of creative expression; an appreciation of artistic creativity...
one, so the band is both important for mainstream and underground Romanian music.
On September 12, 2008, the band has decided to make two songs form the new album - "Stem" and "Zmeie", the single that promotes the new album, available for streaming on their MySpace page. The album, called "Stem", was released in October 2008.
The band continues to play concerts all over Romania.
Line-up
- Călin Pop - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Marcel Breazu - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Leontin Iovan - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Tiberiu Pop - keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Ovidiu Rosu - sound engineer
Discography
- Formatii Rock 8 (Rock Bands 8) (LP, 1984) (tracks were republished on the Celelalte Cuvinte CD in 2006)
- Celelalte Cuvinte (The Other Words) (LP, 1987) (republished on CD in 2006)
- Celelalte Cuvinte II (The Other Words II) (LP, 1990) (republished on CD in 2006)
- Se lasă rău (Evil is coming) (LP, 1992)
- Armaghedon (Armageddon) (MC, CD, 1995) (republished in 2007 as a limited edition digipack)
- Vinyl Collection (MC, CD, 1996) (contains most tracks from the first three LPs)
- Ispita (The Temptation) (MC, 1997)
- NOS (MC, CD, 2004)
- Stem (CD, 2008)
Trivia
- Celelalte Cuvinte is the only Romanian band that considers its sound engineer a full band member.