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Open Space is a 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 Minsk

Minsk

- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...

, Belarus

Belarus

Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

comprising Vitaly Matievsky (lead vocals, guitar

Acoustic guitar

An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...

), Maxim Mestovsky (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...

, backing vocals, occasional harp

Harmonica

The harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...

), Seva Maslov (bass

Bass guitar

The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

) and Andrei Malashenko (drums

Drum kit

A 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 ....

, percussion

Percussion instrument

A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...

). Open Space have recorded their first demo EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

"Wake Up" in summer 2007.

History

Band's history dates back to January 2006 when Seva Maslov and Vitaly Matievsky first met. They had one thing in common – they wanted to start a rock

Rock music

band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...

. By that time both had some music training and Seva played in a few local bands before. The band's first rehearsal on 12 March 2006 became the date of the band's birth, but it was only after Maxim Mestovsky (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...

) and Andrei Malashenko (drums

Drum kit

) became part of the band, when Open Space was complete. Maxim joined the band after second rehearsal and Andrei came in September 2006, when Open Space decided to replace their previous drummer

Drummer

A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...

. Andrei was already a local music scene veteran, as he played in popular Belarussian bands Indiga, Papenkinz Band, Leprikonsi, L.I.P, Po Glazam, Impat.

In June 2007 Open Space have recorded their first demo EP

Extended play

-disk

Compact Disc

The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

"Wake Up". The presentation of an album has taken place in the Minsk "Graffity" club on September 13. All tickets have been sold out in a few hours. With the growing popularity Open Space made a tour across Belarus

Belarus

and Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

. Soon songs 'In My Head', 'Today', 'Song of the Seaman' and 'Wake Up' from their first EP became very popular and are still broadcasted at prime time on most popular Belarussian radiostations.

During 2008 Open Space played concerts with popular Russian, Ukrainian and international bands: Morandi

Morandi (band)

-Studio albums:-Singles:The single "Angels" sold 1.45 million copies in Russia and went 7x platinum as ring-back tone and gold as realtone. The single "Save me" went 2x platinum with 400,000 copies sold...

, Segodnyanochyu, Multfilmy, Sergei Babkin (former of 5'nizza

5'NIZZA

5'nizza was an acoustic group formed in 2000 in Kharkiv, Ukraine that disbanded in 2007. It was made up of two friends: Sergey Babkin , and Andrey “Sun” Zaporozhets ....

), Singleton and Bi-2

Bi-2

Bi-2 is a Russian rock band with Belarusian origin, formed in the 80's in Minsk, Belarus. It was one of the most successful with many sales and chart-hits in Russia. Bi-2 was awarded MTV Russian Music Awards for Best Rock Act in 2007.-Pre-history:...

.

In April 2008 Open Space released their new EP

Extended play

album "Beautiful", which consisted of 5 songs recorded at Maple Tree studio in Minsk

Minsk

, Belarus

Belarus

. Open Space celebrated the release of their new single “Beautiful" with a big sold-out show in Minsk "Bronx" club on April 25. After what band had a lot of gigs in Belarus

Belarus

, Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

and Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

.

In the fall of 2008 Open Space released their debut video for the song "Beautiful". On November, 23rd the video was broadcast nationwide for the first time.

In February 2009 the band have been nominated as "Best New Artist" at the annual "Rock Coronation 2008" awards in Belarus, but they didn't get the main prize. But already in May 2010 they get award on Rock Coronation 2009" as "Best Pop-rock band".

On January 21, 2010 Open Space have released their first long-playing album "Deal With Silence" on the local label "WestRecords". Also in 2010 band played on main stages at popular Be2gether and Basovišča

Basovišca

Basóvišča — the festival of Belarusian alternative and rock music, which is annually conducted by Belarusian Association of Students since 1990.The festival takes place during two July days in the Borak forest near Gmina of Gródek, Poland...

music festivals with Skunk Anansie

Skunk Anansie

Skunk Anansie is an English rock band whose members include Skin , Cass , Ace and Mark Richardson .Skunk Anansie formed in March 1994, disbanded in 2001 and reformed in 2009...

, Empire Of The Sun

Empire of the Sun

Empire of the Sun is a 1984 novel by J. G. Ballard which was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Like Ballard's earlier short story, "The Dead Time" , it is essentially fiction but draws extensively on Ballard's experiences in World War II...

, Rubl, Alina Orlova

Alina Orlova

Alina Orlova is a Lithuanian sung poetry singer and musician.- Performing career :Orlova both composes her own songs and performs other musicians' cover versions...

, Haydamaky

Haydamaky

Haydamaky may refer to:* Haidamakas, an 18th-century Ukrainian rebellion against the Polish nobility* Haydamaky...

, Lyapis Trubetskoy

Lyapis Trubetskoy

- Early years :The band was formed in Minsk in 1990. By the end of 1990s it received serious popularity in Belarus and other countries of the Russian speaking world....

, Lipali, Rima

Rima

Rima, also known as Rima the Jungle Girl, is the fictional heroine of W. H. Hudson's 1904 novel Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest. In 1974, she was adapted into a comic book character and featured in the short-lived monthly series Rima the Jungle Girl, published by DC Comics...

and others.

On December 1, 2010 Open Space have released their third EP "Let It Go" consisted of 4 songs, which will appear on their new long-playing album in autumn 2011.

Discography

Wake Up (EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

, 2007)
Beautiful (EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

, 2008)
Deal With Silence (LP, 2009)
Let It Go (EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

, 2010)

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