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The band has been founded in 1995 as a duet of composers and performers of electronic music. They were: Barbara Zielinska-Van and Sabina Borner. Both artists got interest in this kind of music when they were studying at K. Szymanowski Musical Academy in Katowice. Their compositions enjoy frequent airplay both at local radio stations and at the Polish Radio Programme III, in programmes hosted by Jerzy Kordowicz. The duet also has been asked to play some gigs, the most important are: TenTaTo Galery in Katowice, "Wagary" in sports hall "Spodek" in Katowice, "Music And Show" Festival in Warsaw", "El-Izerie" Festival, "Korez" Teatre, Szuster Palace in Warsaw, etc. Together Van & Borner have beautiful covers of Polish Christmas Carols in their catalogue.
-In February 2003 year Van & Borner records their first studio album "Miracles", where the girls asked to particate in this project Marek Gorlitz on guitars, Darek Budkiewicz on bass and Jola Literska on vocals. This album has its premiere during electronic music meeting in Langenfeld in Germany.
Some of tracks has got the high positions on world radio playlists, "Shadow Dancing" track opens the meddle CD of the british music magazine "Sequences".
To the next track from this album "Walking In Clouds" has been realized the video clip further emited in a prime time daily news in national TV "Teleexpres".
In july the band plays at "ZEF-Reactivation" Music Festival in Pisz. It was the last gig with Sabina Borner
The band change the name in to VAN
- In March 2004 the band play a tour together with russian band Romislokus.
- In March 2005 Van has been invited to play at one of the most famouse progressive worldwide festivals -The Baja Prog in Mexicali, Mexico, near such a stars as: Carl Palmer, Caravan, Taal, Ashtar, Ozric Tentacles, Tryo, Tripod and many many others. Its a ninth edition of this festival and two bands from Poland played there before: Ankh and Quidam.
After their coming back , the band record a new single with new musicians, called "Gate".
-In June 2006 new VAN with: Barbara Zielinska -keyboards, Tylda Ciolkosz on vocals and violin, Adam Jasinski on bass guitar and Pawel Szczubial on guitar played in Germany "Wave Gothic Treffen" Festival, alongside Clan Of Xymos, Lacrimosa and VNV Nation
.-In 2007 we played twice on Emergenza Festival in Belgium,and league of rock in Poland as well as we passed the elimiantions to:Jarocin,MayDay,Rock-Skierniewice,Liga Rocka at Jelenia Gora,Stop Przemocy in Wejherowo,Karuzela 2007 in Warsaw,Elsauria in Warsaw and we finish 2007 year playing in Grodkow and Korez Theatre in Katowice.
- On 1st may we took part at "gramy 2008" elimination and "Bujanka" brought us to the final.
" We are never alone, You can always find the persons ready to take a journey with You.." (Paulo Coelho)
So...we have started our new VAN musical journey with : Karolina "Kara" Mazurska on voclas, Dawid Nakonieczny -on bass guitar, Bikram Singh -on flutes (appears on acceptation of Haadia Galely-mantra moods), Marcin "Lisek"Skaba-on violins and Marcin Siejka on guitars.You can listen to the results of this journey on the latest studio single of the band titled "Surfaces".
-In May 2009 the single had its premiere during the Music Expo in Sosnowiec on Fabryka Zespolow stand.
-At the end of 2009 -we had an appearance in australian media,"The Cliff" became most popular there and is officialy published in 2010 in AnR Licensing cd ,prepared for "Midem" and many others.
The newest studio ep called "Hija" is released in 2010 with : Kasia Suchara on vocals,Arek Suchara on bass,Romek Odoj on guitar,Marcin Skaba on violins,Mateusz Pilot on drums and of course Basia Zielinska on synthesizers.This ep promotes the official video clip titled "Hija" available on official Youtube site of the band.
Age
43
Hometown
Katowice
Country
Poland
Van -knife
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history -some live pictures
Van-Merchant.wmv
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"Surfaces" EP
walking in clouds.mpg
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utwór z płyty "Miracles"
van i fly clip foto
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van-i fly(3).wmv-anima.wmv
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VAN - Hija Official Video HD.mp4
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the newest clip to the newest studio track of Van
The Infant
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The Infant-Belgium live fragment
The Princess
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Jelenia Gora-live-fragment
tarnow
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freetime
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the fragment of the Baja Prog festival
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