Koniec Świata
Encyclopedia
Koniec Świata is a polish
musical band which plays a mixture of punk, rock
and ska
music. The band has been founded in 2000 in Katowice
by Jacek Stęszewski who is the only member in the band from its beginning. They have issued six albums so far: Korzenie (Roots), Symfonia Na Sprzedaż (Symphony For Sale), Kino Mockba (Moscow Cinema), Burgerbar (Burgerbar), Oranżada (Orangeade) and X-lat (X-years). The last album is a 10th anniversary compilation of their greatest hits
. The current line-up is: Jacek Stęszewski (vocals, guitar
), Jacek Czepułkowski (lead guitar
), Szymon Cirbus (trumpet
), Marek Mrzyczek (bass guitar
) and Michał Leks (drums). The band's style evolved in time, and on the first two albums punk and ska are more noticeable, while on the next albums the music is going towards the rock style. Almost all lyrics are in polish by Stęszewski. Koniec Świata have played on the biggest fetivals in Poland, such as Jarocin Festival
and Przystanek Woodstock
. Currently it is one of the most popular punk/rock/ska band in Poland
.
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
musical band which plays a mixture of punk, 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...
and ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
music. The band has been founded in 2000 in Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
by Jacek Stęszewski who is the only member in the band from its beginning. They have issued six albums so far: Korzenie (Roots), Symfonia Na Sprzedaż (Symphony For Sale), Kino Mockba (Moscow Cinema), Burgerbar (Burgerbar), Oranżada (Orangeade) and X-lat (X-years). The last album is a 10th anniversary compilation of their greatest hits
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
. The current line-up is: Jacek Stęszewski (vocals, guitar
Guitar
The 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...
), Jacek Czepułkowski (lead guitar
Lead guitar
Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
), Szymon Cirbus (trumpet
Trumpet
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
), Marek Mrzyczek (bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
) and Michał Leks (drums). The band's style evolved in time, and on the first two albums punk and ska are more noticeable, while on the next albums the music is going towards the rock style. Almost all lyrics are in polish by Stęszewski. Koniec Świata have played on the biggest fetivals in Poland, such as Jarocin Festival
Jarocin Festival
Jarocin Festival was one of the biggest and most important rock music festivals in the 1980s Europe, by far the biggest festival of alternative music in the Warsaw Pact countries....
and Przystanek Woodstock
Przystanek Woodstock
Przystanek Woodstock is an annual free rock music festival in Poland, inspired by and named for the Woodstock Festival, that has taken place since 1995...
. Currently it is one of the most popular punk/rock/ska band in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
.