Lenny Valentino was a dream pop

Dream pop

Dream pop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid-1980s, when bands like The Passions, Dif Juz, Lowlife and A.R. Kane began fusing post-punk and ethereal experiments with bittersweet pop melodies into dreamy, sensual soundscapes. The term was almost...

 band from Mysłowice, 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...

 formed in 1998. They disbanded in 2001. Lenny Valentino formed in 1998, with guitarist/vocalist Artur Rojek

Artur Rojek

Artur Rojek is the guitarist and lead singer of the Polish alternative rock group Myslovitz. He and the lead guitarist Wojciech Powaga founded the Mysłowice-based group in 1992...

 (of the band Myslovitz

Myslovitz

Myslovitz is a Polish rock band, whose music incorporates elements of college rock, shoegazing, and, arguably, Britpop. Since 2003, EMI Group has been attempting to establish them internationally, with considerable support from MTV Europe...

) as the primary songwriter. Mietall Waluś (bass), Michał Koterba (guitar), and Wojciech Kuderski (drums) completed the band. The band's name is taken from a song by British group The Auteurs

The Auteurs

The Auteurs were a British alternative rock band of the 1990s, and a vehicle for the songwriting talents of Luke Haines .-Career:...

: "Lenny Valentino" appears on the 1994 album Now I'm a Cowboy

Now I'm a Cowboy

Now I'm a Cowboy is the 1994 second album by british alternative rock band The Auteurs.-Track listing:*CD/LP # "Lenny Valentino" - 2:20# "Brainchild" - 3:43# "I'm a Rich Man's Toy" - 2:54# "New French Girlfriend" - 4:15...

. Kuderski was replaced on drums by Bartosz Królikowski in 1999. In 2000, Lenny Valentino underwent further personnel changes and added all three members of Ścianka

Scianka

Ścianka is a Polish rock band formed in 1994 in Sopot by guitarist Maciej Cieślak. In 1998 Ścianka were signed by independent label Biodro Records and recorded their debut album entitled Statek kosmiczny Ścianka . After its release, the group received critical and audience acclaim...

—Maciej Cieślak (guitar), Arkady Kowalczyk (drums), and Jacek Lachowicz

Jacek Lachowicz

Jacek Lachowicz is a Polish musician, author and producer. He began his musical career playing synthesizer in the alternative rock group Ścianka from 1996 to 2005...

 (keyboard).

Their first and only album, Uwaga! Jedzie tramwaj (roughly: Warning! The tram is coming), was recorded in April 2001 and produced by Cieślak. The album was released 12 November 2001 on Sissy Records, a branch of BMG. Uwaga! Jedzie tramwaj received mostly positive reviews, including an MTV Poland

MTV Poland

MTV Polska is the Polish version of the international music channel MTV. It was launched on July 7, 2000 and replaced the music channel Atomic TV after it was purchased by MTV Networks Europe. It is currently operated by Warsaw-based MTV Networks Polska and is available on cable and digital...

 award.

After touring Poland in support of their album, Lenny Valentino disbanded in December 2001 and the members focused on other projects. Rojek continued to work with Myslovitz

Myslovitz

Myslovitz is a Polish rock band, whose music incorporates elements of college rock, shoegazing, and, arguably, Britpop. Since 2003, EMI Group has been attempting to establish them internationally, with considerable support from MTV Europe...

, Waluś focused on Negatyw's debut album Paczatarez, and the other three returned to Ścianka

Scianka

Ścianka is a Polish rock band formed in 1994 in Sopot by guitarist Maciej Cieślak. In 1998 Ścianka were signed by independent label Biodro Records and recorded their debut album entitled Statek kosmiczny Ścianka . After its release, the group received critical and audience acclaim...

.

In 2006, they performed at Off Festival

Off Festival

OFF Festival is alternative music festival held annually since 2006, sponsored by mBank and Lech, and promoted by one of Poland's national radio stations, Program 3 Polskiego Radia. Until 2009 it was held at Słupna Park in Mysłowice, Poland in August and lasts four days...

, of which Rojek is creative director, in their hometown Mysłowice.

Members

• Artur Rojek (1998–2001) — vocals, guitar; member of Myslovitz
  Myslovitz
  Myslovitz is a Polish rock band, whose music incorporates elements of college rock, shoegazing, and, arguably, Britpop. Since 2003, EMI Group has been attempting to establish them internationally, with considerable support from MTV Europe...
  
  
• Mietall Waluś (1998–2001) — bass; member of Penny Lane, Negatyw, Kurtyna
• Michał Koterba (1998–2000) — guitar; member of Corporation of Wood
• Wojciech "Lala" Kuderski (1998–1999) — drums; member of Myslovitz, Penny Lane
• Bartosz Królikowski (1999–2000) — drums
• Maciej Cieślak (2000–2001) — guitar; member of Ścianka
  Scianka
  Ścianka is a Polish rock band formed in 1994 in Sopot by guitarist Maciej Cieślak. In 1998 Ścianka were signed by independent label Biodro Records and recorded their debut album entitled Statek kosmiczny Ścianka . After its release, the group received critical and audience acclaim...
  
  
• Arkady Kowalczyk (2000–2001) — drums; member of Ścianka
• Jacek Lachowicz
  Jacek Lachowicz
  Jacek Lachowicz is a Polish musician, author and producer. He began his musical career playing synthesizer in the alternative rock group Ścianka from 1996 to 2005...
  
   (2000–2001) — keyboard; member of Ścianka, Kobiety

Discography

• Uwaga! Jedzie tramwaj
  1. "Zniszczyłaś to czy zniszczyłem to ja?" – 3:35
  2. "Karuzele skutery rodeo" – 3:41
  3. "Jesteśmy dla siebie wrogami" – 1:57
  4. "Chłopiec z plasteliny" – 3:25
  5. "Dzieci 2" – 5:02
  6. "Uwaga jedzie tramwaj" – 7:25
  7. "Dom nauki wrażeń" – 4:12
  8. "Dla taty" – 2:47
  9. "Trujące kwiaty" – 5:19
  10. "Otto Pilotto" – 4:46
  • Released 12 November 2001, Sissy Records

• "Dom nauki wrażeń" (single)
  1. "Dom nauki wrażeń"
  2. "Dom nauki wrażeń" (acoustic version)
  3. "W-21"
  4. "W-34"
  • Released 22 October 2001, Sissy Records

• "Chłopiec z plasteliny" (single)
  1. "Chłopiec z plasteliny" (radio version) – 3:30
  2. "Dom nauki wrażeń" (live) – 4:05
  3. "Otto Pilotto" (live) – 4:35
  4. "Uwaga jedzie tramwaj" (live) – 5:23
  • "Dom nauki wrażeń" (video)
  • "Chłopiec z plasteliny" (video)
  • Released 4 February 2002, Sissy Records