Pavel Stoychev – Surbahar is a musician and music producer from Sofia – Bulgaria. 

He started producing electronic music in 2002. Pavel was playing in different bands such as: Band of Mad Women, Bluba Lu, Mescalitto, Pumpal and more. He is also working in two other projects - Samodelia & TubeFx.

For himself and his music he says: “My inspiration is the nature and the science of the inner knowledge. 
Our consciousness has a lot of questions whose answers are forgotten. Creating music helps me to remember them.”

Surbahar live band:

Pavel Stoychev - programming, drums, percussions;

Georgi Gogov - piano, sinths, clarinet;
Desislava Petrova - vocal;
Orlin Cvetanov - violin;
Dimitar Bakardjiev - sax & flute;
Miroslav Cvetkov - gutar;
Daniel Eliseev - guitar;

Todor Kiurkchiev - live visuals


Some unforgettable gigs on festivals:

Sub fest 98'99
Music&Film fest'99
Sola Rama festival'99
XPO festival 2002
Ozora festival 2005
No Mans Land festival 2007
Transylvania Calling festival 2007
Gathering of the Tribe 2007
Sziget festival 1998/99/2001/05/06/07/09/11
Earthdance festival 2006/07
Surbahar India tour 2009
Artmospheric festival 2007/08/09/10/11/12/13/14
Poetics festival 2010/11
Melow Festival 2011
Tangra festival 2011/12/13
Alarma Punk Jazz fest 2012/13/14
In the Palace - Balchik film festival 2014


The idea of Artmospheric team was born in the beginning of 2006. This is our independent artist organization. More info: artmospheric.org

Upcoming:

- Electronica / Progressive album (TBA)

Discography

- Ambient album - The Om Remains the Same - Chill Om Rec 2011
- VA Sugar Gets Me Hi (Surbahar Remix) by Chill Om Records 2010
- Money YaY - VA (Brocoli compilation) 2009
- Swa-Raaj - VA (Chill Om Records 2008)
- AZAAD-E - VA (Chill Om Records 2007)
- Port 1 VA (Port 1 Records, BG, 2006)
- Artmospheric VA (Altera magazine, BG, 2006)

Online releases:

- Volume 10 VA (Blocksonic 2007)
- Kioto Hine VA (Controne Records 2006)
- Gopal (Ouim 2006)

Hivemind is an electronic music label and podcast platform, aiming to connect audiophiles and discover talents.

English

Thug life urban areas give birth either to crime, or to art. In the case of Kaloyan Gavrailov (aka KANZ), the shady Lyulin neighbourhood of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, thankfully sparks the latter.

Kaloyan discovers music production in 2004. Captured by breakbeat, in 2007 together with Dimitar Slavkov - Dickie, creates the colourful live act duo 80s Clash. Flowing through genres such as deep and progressive house, he settles in dub techno and ambient, and embarks on his KANZ live act alias.


In 2015 he releases the emblematic "Sea of Uncertainty" trough  Stephan Panev’s KOMPONENTI Imprint. Two years later, KANZ takes off on yet another artistic adventure, resulting in the foundation of the experimental techno live act LESNIK with Kalin Baychev SuB (Porno BPM). With him he rocks the Sofia nightlife scene, performing at various events - ФАЗА, Subfactor radio show, and others.

Throughout the years, labels such as [-M-E-L-M-A-K-], Audio Avantgarde, Adultempo Specialists, KOMPONENTI, Mahorka, WTF is SWAG, Axaminer Records and Amek Collective see KANZ on their release titles. In 2021, the artist's pandemic soul finally pours into his first album “Remind Me Tomorrow” on Mahorka.

It is there where the musical direction of KANZ can be sensed best - ranging from ambient to dub techno, through IDM, generative music and psychedelic electronica. It is where one dives deep. No reminders needed.

Bulgarian

Всеизвестно е, че нелекият живот по крайните квартали ражда или престъпност, или изкуство. В случая с Калоян Гавраилов (известен още като KANZ), съмнителният столичен ж.к.Люлин за щастие го тласка към второто.

Калоян открива продуцирането на музика през 2004 г. Запленен от брейкбийта, през 2007 г. заедно с Димитър Славков - Дики, създава колоритния лайв дует 80s Clash. Преминавайки през жанрове като deeep и progressive хаус, той се "настанява" в дъб техно и ембиънтa, и се впуска в музициране под псевдонима KANZ.

През 2015 г. издава емблематичното "Sea of Uncertainty" за лейбъла на Стефан Панев - KOMPINENTI. Две години по-късно KANZ отпътува на поредното артистично приключение, което води до основаването на експерименталния техно лайв акт LESNIK с Калин Байчев SuB (Porno BPM). Двамата редовно разцъкват софийската нощна сцена, изявявайки се на различни събития - ФАЗА, радиопредаването Subfactor и др.

[-M-E-L-M-A-K-], Audio Avantgarde, Adulttempo Specialists, KOMPONENTI, Mahorka, WTF is SWAG, Axaminer Records и Amek Collective са част от лейбълите, чиито рилийзи "краси" името на KANZ. През 2021 г., пандемичната му душа най-накрая се излива в първия му албум озаглавен „Remind Me Tomorrow“, и издаден за лейбъла Mahorka.

Именно там музикалният път на KANZ може да се усети най-добре – криволичещ по ембиънт и дъб техно калдъръми, пресичащ IDM мостове, отправен към генеративната музика и психеделична електроника. Там човек се впуска дълбоко. Без необходимост от напомняне.

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