Ubyk
Matryoshka
© 2008 Ubyk (181345001225)
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Psychedelic singer/songwriter acoustic songs with male and female vocal harmonies, breathy melancholic tones, cinematic soundscapes, heavenly intonation, and lyrics that ride a fine line between perceptive and poetic.
tracks
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albums you will love
- THE SQUEEGEES: Meet The SqueeGees
- UBYK: Ubyk
- THE SQUEEGEES: Meet the SqueeGees
- SAMANTHA TOBEY: Samantha Tobey
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links
- Ubyk official MYSPACE page
- Electric Roulette Review - Apparently we should be British!
- Bluesbunny Review - We should be doing soundtracks!!!
- Leonards Lair Review - 20 minutes of understated miserablism (and he likes it!!)
- Our kid friendly alter-ego Official SqueeGees Website
- Samantha Tobey's (from Ubyk) official myspace page
- Roman Bluem's (from Ubyk) official website
- Ubyk producer Alex Newport's Official Myspace Page
notes
Ubyk is the brainchild of Russian born singer/songwriter Roman Bleum.
The band's moniker, (pronounced yoo-bik) is derived from legendary sci-fi writer Philip K.
Dick’s story of a homogenized world run by a powerful and ambiguous organization that owns, creates, and markets everything in existence.
Like Dick with his writing, Ubyk’s musical ambition is to bring the anomic state of the world to the forefront of the listener’s consciousness.
Bleum’s soothing vocal delivery blended with Tobey's "narcotic harmonies" perfectly compliment the band’s simple musical elements (guitar, percussion, “secret weapons”) but neatly juxtaposes the cynical subject matter of the lyrics.
Subtle build-ups, sound effects, and vocal harmonies all come together to serve as an eerily relaxing vehicle to convey Ubyk’s haunting message.
The group performs as a two-piece with Roman and singer/songwriter Samantha Tobey sharing both vocal and multi-instrumental duties.
Working together as a duo forces the band to embrace their limitations, and include only the elements necessary to support their concept of a “song”.
As Ubyk is intent on recreating their recorded songs in a live atmosphere, they do not add any superfluous or arbitrary elements to their material.
By simplifying the equation, the band has created a sound that is sweet, surreal, and psychedelic! The band has recently completed recording their first EP "Matryoshka" with producer Alex Newport and it is now available for purchase right here at CDbaby and at Itunes!