Never Sol is the alias of Prague-based musician, composer, and producer Sara Vondrášková. With modular synths and vocal at the forefront of her creative process, she creates emotionally charged compostitions that fuse analog synths, reverb-heavy production and cathartic vocal textures.

Once rooted in cinematic dark pop, her music has shifted into a more heavier, noisier sound full of distortion- processed vocals are treated both as narrative and abstract sonic elements and rythmical foudnations lay grounded in heavy industrial drums. Built on feedback, drone, glitch, and deep introspection, her new language embraces fragile resistance, vulnerability and existential sonic urge that’s marked marked by the post-industrial grit of Eastern Europe.

Her latest release Tell The Sea I’m Coming Back (Stoned to Death) is a 23-minute long mini album consisting of three compositions for pipe organ and voice. With solo project Never Sol she released two studio albums: Under Quiet (Denovali Records)  and Chamaleo (Supraphon) with which she toured in Europe and performed in venues and festivals like Lunchmeat Festival, Superbooth Berlin, Eurosonic Noorderslag, Pohoda Festival, Colours of Ostrava, Electronic Music Festival EMAF Tokyo, Knockdown Centre, Union Pool, Alphaville, Non Plus Ultra, Open The Portal, Essen Denovali Festival, Haldern Pop Festival and more.

Monikino Kino sú Monika Midriaková a Petr Marek/MIDI LIDI.

Album Prázdniny vyšlo 1. septembra/září 2014 na labeli SLNKO RECORDS

https://monikinokino.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/monikinokino
www.monikinokino.cz
http://www.slnkorecords.sk/

Pavla and Marka started Zuby nehty/ Tooth and Nail with a poet Nada Bilincová in 1987. Tomas Mika and Michal Pokorny joined on saxophones and Jan Lorenc on drums. The formation performed at Slunecnice and Lucerna.
Mira Wanek of Uz jsme doma proposed in 1991 to produce Dybbuk songs for Punc, and the original set-up (Marka Mikova, Katerina Jircikova, Pavla Slaba, Hana Repova and Eva Trnkova) decided to continue with a new repertoire. The band toured Europe, especially Germany.
The first Zuby nehty album Utíkej/Running came out in 1993, followed by the Král vysílá své vojsko/Red Rover from 1995, Dítkám/For the Children in 1997, and Loď odplouvá/The Ship is Sailing Away in 1999. The band produced a film and several videos for Czech TV, theatre soundtracks and a book for poetry for Mata. In 2000 Zuby nehty stopped rehearsing and met occasionally for recording soundtracks for Marka’s theatric productions. In 2003 Indies Records released a double CD Best of/ Rarities. Rarities include four theatre soundtracks, relics by the „dammed“ poet Naďa, and ‘up our sleeve’ - Marka and Pavla on basses and Kat on flute and sax. The group played at special occasions, e.g. the release of digitalized film Hudba Praha 85 at Archa Theatre, various benefits and festivals like Mikulov and Unijazz events.
In 2010 decision was made to start rehearsing the piled-up songs in the band members‘drawers. Romek Hanzlik’s agency AMP signed the band to regular concerts, including participation in Czech Center in New York street festival October 2, 2010.

Bára Ungerová and Jan Kratochvíl - have carved out a niche with their rich, complex musical landscape. Established in 2006, the Czech project have toured the world and received numerous awards for their idiosyncratic “pop for non-existing radios” or “folklore of non-existing nations”. With three acclaimed albums under their belt, an award for best soundtrack, and a growing global fanbase, DVA are one of the most successful Czech bands to emerge in the last decade. 

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Operating in their own microcosm, DVA have stood out with an idiosyncratic sonic lexicon – “pop for non-existing radios” or “folklore of non-existing nations”, as they say. The duo – it takes two “dva” in Czech, to tango - Bára Ungerová and Jan Kratochvíl, have carved out a niche with their rich musical landscape. Established in 2006, the Czech project have toured the world, playing at esteemed festivals including SXSW, Eurosonic, Fusion, Incubate or OFF charming their growing global fanbase with smart sophisticated pop. In 2012, DVA toured the US twice and played more than 80 concerts in 10 countries. DVA's soundtrack for the computer game Botanicula scooped the main prize at Independent Games Festival awards in San Francisco last year, and was also nominated for the UK Sound & Music Awards. 

DVA's much-acclaimed debut album Fonók was released in 2008 which was followed by Hu in 2010, and an eponymous soundtrack for the aforementioned video game in 2013 with a new record in the works. Their lyrics, written in an imaginary language, remain abstruse, yet universally comprehensible, while the music is similarly peculiarly universal – an aural collage of “pop, kitchen beatbox, tango, cabaret, circus, radio noise”, bearing their unmistakable stamp - quirky, but accessible. Championed by critics - from the BBC to national and specialist music press and beyond - and fans alike, DVA are one of the most successful Czech bands to emerge in the last decade. Aside from music, they are also active in theatre whose features they have transferred into the music as well. It is not surprising then that the project's seeds were sewn during the recording of the science fiction radio play by I. Asimov – Victory Unintentional. DVA are a living and breathing aural organism, its own thing.


Discography:
2024 Piri Piri (album)
2014 Nipomo (album)
2012 Botanicula (soundtrack)
2010 HU (album)
2009 Kolektt8 (compilation)
2008 Fonók (album)
2008 Ringtones for mobile uPhones 
2007 Caligari (soundtrack) 
2007 Kapitán_Demo (demo)

DVA online
linktr.ee/dvamusic
instagram@dva_music_official
www.dva2.bandcamp.com
www.facebook.com/hudba2
www.myspace.com/hudba2
www.2dva.cz

contact / live booking:
prokop@bumbumsatori.org
www.bumbumsatori.org

MIDI LIDI are Petr Marek, Prokop Holoubek, Marketa Lisa, Tomino Kelar.

Active since 2005, based in Czech Republic. Except regular albums composing music for movies.

contact / live booking:
prokop@bumbumsatori.org
www.bumbumsatori.org

Buy CD's: http://eshop.xproduction.cz/band/49/midi-lidi/cz
Buy on I-tunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/midi-lidi/id277914152

MIDI LIDI online
www.facebook.com/midi.lidi
www.myspace.com/midilidi
www.midilidi.cz

Presskit (photos+bio) download: http://www.unarclub.cz/MidiLidi.rar

Complete discography download: https://archive.org/details/midi-lidi-komplet-diskografie-2006-2023

DISCOGRAPHY

Albums:
2011 Operace "Kindigo!"
2009 Hastrmans, Tatrmans & Bubáks 
2007 Čekání na robota 

Soundtracks:
2014 Televise bude!
2013 Pirátské sítě 
2012 Polski film 
2011 HeartBeat 3D 
2010 Marijine
2010 Český mír
2010 Závod ke dnu / Robota
2010 Ubu se baví
2009 Krajina se zbraní 
2009 Protektor  
2009 Nejlepší playbacková zpěvačka na světě 
2007 Metropolis live

Compilations and misc:
Demo (2006)
Bujon - kompilace Veveří 2006 ImiAFan: Toothpaste (Midi Lidi 1991 Remix) - kompilace Zvuková vlna (2007)
Junák (2008)
Ledy (2008)
Pár psů (2008)
Inbox (audio i video znělka pořadu TV Óčko 2008)
Der Film (znělka festivalu, režie Štěpán Vodrážka 2009)
Co jsem měl dnes k obědu (píseň pro kompilaci For Semafor 2009)
Na jih (píseň pro kompilaci Brzo na mě přijde řada 2011)
Lékaři bez hranic - Stovka (hudba k TV spotu, režie Radim Špaček 2011)
Pete Best (píseň pro kompilaci Mňága a Žďorp: Dáreček 2012)
Ostrava Kamera Oko (znělka filmového festivalu 2011)
Lékaři bez hranic - Světlo (Hudba k TV spotu, režie Radim Špaček 2012)
Glass Coffee (skladba pro kompilaci Glass Is Not That 2012)
Poledne na Hané (skladba pro kompilaci Acuo Urban Symphony 2012)
Podzimní serenáda
Znělky MFDF Jihlava (režie Petra Nesvačilová 2012)
Kde jinde se mají děti naučit spolupracovat než ve škole? (hudba k TV spotu, režie: Bohdan Sláma 2012)
Český žurnál (hudba k TV znělce 2012)
The Day The Lady Died (Chumbawamba - In Memoriam: Margaret Thatcher EP 2013)
Du Has Schöne Bluse (píseň z film Celnice - Návrat ztraceného pokladu, režie: Petr Marek)
Kde domov moj? (slovenská verze české státní hymny)
Náměšť (coververze písně Jaroslava Hutky)
Panáčik - Jahody feat. Petr Marek
Země se točí dokola (píseň pro kompilaci Abraxas Tribute)
Tuzex - Šejk tancuje shake  (píseň pro kompilaci Abraxas Tribute)



Remix:
ImiAFan - Toothpaste (Midi Lidi 1991 Remix)
Peoples - Zrádzam (Midi Lidi remix)
Sporto - B&B (Midi Lidi Remix)
I love 69 Popgeju - Adam (Midi Lidi Short Twist)
Sporto - Sideways (Midi Lidi Ranch Remix)
Chumbawamba - El Fusilado (Midi Lidi Remix)
DVA - Valz liepaja (Midi Lidi mix)
Die Alten Maschinen - To be or not (Midi Lidi Remix)
Typ Skrsin - Boty (Midi Lidi "Ale jdem!" NDW remix)
OTK - Kreativita (Midi Lidi Remix)
Richard Gotainer - La Sampa (Midi Lidi Remix)
The Blow - Hey boy (Midi Lidi Remix)
Miwon: Sommersprossen (Midi Lidi Remix)
Midi Lidi: Láska (Midi Lidi Marsh Mix)
Kazety - Smutná (Midi Lidi remix)
Kazety - Depilace_(Midi_Lidi_remix)
Emil Klotzsch - Koenig In Thule (Midi Lidi Remix)
Prodigy vs. Elan - No Good Kaskader (Disjockejove mash-up)
One Piece Puzzle - Paranoja (Midi Lidi Remix)
One Piece Puzzle - Princeza Polucija (Midi Lidi Remix)
Protektor - Kdyz zavru oci (Midi Lidi remix)
Valravn - Kelling (Midi Lidi remix)
Midi Lidi: Strejdo (Midi Lidi Remix)
Midi Lidi - Bujon (Tomino Remix)
Charlie Straight - Earrings (Midi Lidi Remix)
Citron - Valašský rok (Midi Lidi Dub)

Music videos:
Bujon (dir. Midi Lidi 2007)
Agent (dir. Midi Lidi 2008)
Pokoj (dir. Jitka Čechová 2009)
Pouzdro (dir. Jan Šrámek aka VJ Kolouch 2009)
Příběh (dir. Midi Lidi 2010)
Do člna (dir. Monika Midriaková 2011)
Noc (dir. Petr Marek 2011)
Praděd (dir. Zuzana Skopalová 2012)
Mejdan století (dir. Midi Lidi 2012)
Rád vařim (dir. Midi Lidi + Monika Midriaková 2012)
Rozhledna (dir. Jan Duksa 2013)
Doktor (dir. Midi Lidi 2013)

http://www.discogs.com/search?q=midi+lidi

MIDI LIDI

Electro-pop band „Midi Lidi“ formed in 2006 and was built up around the backbone of the group "Krásný Stěhovák Gerard & Sexuální Nábytek" ("The Beautiful Removal Man Gerard & Sexual Furniture“). Up until 2011, the band members were Petr Marek (vocals, electronics, keyboards), Marketa Lisá (vocals, electronics, keyboards, saxophone), Prokop Holoubek (vocals, drums, keyboards, clarinet, guitar) and three visual artists Filip Cenek, Magdalena Hrubá and Jan Šrámek (aka VJ Kolouch), all of whom were responsible for creating the live visuals, album covers, posters and T-shirts. In 2011 new permanent member Tomino Kelar (drums, keyboards, vocals, ex Mountaineers (Mute records)) joined in the mayhem along with visual artists Teresa Ruller aka VJ TEXA and Roman Přikryl (Fiordmoss). Marketa Lisa decided to take a break. 

2007 saw Midi Lidi release their first album "Cekani na robota" ("Waiting for the robot“) at the Brno based "Xproduction" label. The album was nominated for the Czech 2007 Grammy equivalent „Andel“. With the album's critical success and nation-wide audience appreciation, the band began to tour extensively. In 2009, the band began work on their second release, as well as music for the film "Protektor" (dir. Marek Najbrt). Both albums, "Hastrmans, Tatrmans & Bubáks“ (Xproduction / Malaria) , „Protektor“ (soundtrack, Negativ s. r. o.) were released within a month of each other in the autumn of 2009. The „Protektor“ soundtrack was awarded the prestigious „Cesky lev“ film award and „Hastrmans, Tatrmans & Bubáks“ was again nominated for the „Andel“ music award. Having completed their 70-gig „Bubaks tour", 2010 saw the band pen music to the theatre performances "Krajina se zbrani" (Dejvicke divadlo) and  „Ubu se bavi“ (Divadlo Na Zabradli), as well as music to the critically acclaimed documentary film „Czech Peace“ (dir. Vit Klusak and Filip Remunda - music awarded by "Cena ceske filmove kritiky") as well as the 3D movie „Heartbeat 3D“ (dir. Jan Nemec). The band also performed in the film „Marijine“ (directed by Ales and Zeljka Sukova). Midi Lidi's third release „Operace "Kindigo!" was released in the autumn of 2011 (Xproduction) for which they were nominated for the „Apollo“ music award. In 2012 the soundtrack for "Polski film" (d. Marek Najbrt) was again nominated for "Cesky Lev" and "Cena ceske filmove kritiky" film awards. In 2013 music for short film Tram (d. Michaela Pavlatova), based on music for "Protektor" was awarded on couple of film festivals in France.

Midi Lidi are known for their vast touring and appetite for live performances, which are well renowned for their immediate energy.  Since the founding of the band, Midi Lidi have played hundreds of concerts in the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic as well as Poland, Russia, England, Germany, Spain and Croatia. The band has quickly established itself as a must-see festival band. They performe DJ sets aswell. All current band members are actively involved and respected in various arts within their own country and abroad.  On the rapidly growing creative scene in the Czech Republic, Midi Lidi members are respected individually as filmmakers, actors, theatre artists, promoters, visual artists and graphic designers.

Mydy Rabycad - the very first czech electroswing/modern swing band from Prague.
Four young musicians with sense of humor trying to act and play like real stars :D!

MR:
Žofie Dařbujánová - Vocals
Mikuláš Pejcha - Saxophone, EWI, vocals, programming, 
Jan Drábek - Double bass, bass guitar, vocals, synths, programming
Nèro Scartch - Synthesizers, vocals, programming

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