"We had gone a long way before we met, we traveled across the ocean to become a pair, we sacrificed proper jobs to create music, we are changing the inner world, thus changing the world around us. There is no boundary except for the one we have created inside ourselves." *** Daniel and Shina, February 25, 2008
THE STORY
He dreamed a lot * She wrote poetry.
He sharpened his imagination and built aeroplanes and ships * She sang and played piano.
He got a guitar and loved jazz * She ran college radio and played folk.
They both loved music and skiing
He graduated in maths * She graduated in engineering.
He taught computer science and played the blues * She did graphic design and photography
He found some wrecked guitars and rescued them * She left some old friends.
They met and became friends
He went to Cleveland to study jazz * She stayed in Bratislava
He missed her * She missed him
They met again in the US
They fell in love
They returned home
He discovered bow * She got bass guitar
He wrote songs * She wrote songs
They moved to a beautiful place on a hill called Dlhe Diely (Long Yards)
They formed the band Dlhe Diely with some friends
They started their record label Slnko records (www.slnkorecords.sk)
They quit their proper jobs
They recorded few albums and lost few drummers
They discovered electronics and started to use ambient sounds and loops
They discovered that the hill Dlhe diely was previously called Longital
They formed the new band Longital
And finally came the dream of White Tiger telling them the SECRET
SELECTED FESTIVAL SHOWS
UK - The Big Chill (2005), Small Nations (2008) / SK - Pohoda (2001-2007) /
Ie - International Guitar festival Clonakilty (2006) / HU - Mediawave (2005) / CZ - United Islands of
Prague (2004, 2006), Colours of Ostrava (2004, 2006, 2008) / D – Nacht der Schonheit Berlin
(2007) / FR - Les Oreilles en Pointe Unieux (2006), Europavox Vichy (2007), Mimi Marseille (2007),
Electro choc Bourgon (2008), Gare aux Oreilles Coustellet (2008), Musiques Innovatrices St.Etienne (2008), Les Nuits Europeennes Strasbourg (2008), Regionconference Budapest (2008)
SELECTED CLUB GIGS
UK - London (Cargo, Spitz, The Big Chill Bar) / IE - Cork (Cyprus Avenue), Clonakilty
(Debarra) / CZ - Prague (Palac Akropolis, Delta, Lucerna music bar) / FIN - Turku (Koulu) / RU - Moscow (OGI), St.Petersburg (Platforma) / HU - Budapest (Trafo, Take5), Gyor (Romer Haz) / PL - Krakow (Lokator, Re, Gwarek), Warszawa (Jazzgot), Poznan (Eskulap) / AT – Wien (Ost-klub, Wuk), Salzburg (Rockhouse), Graz (Orpheum), Linz (Posthof) / D - Berlin (Kulturforum) / FR – Marseille (Le Balthazar), Grenoble (La Bobine).
LONGITAL SHARED STAGE WITH Moloko, Tujiko Noriko, Lali Puna, Black, Claire Di Terzi, Aaron, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova (recent Oscar winners for music in the movie Once), Emiliana Torrini, Medeski-Martin-Wood, Ralph Myerz, The Levelers, Susanne and the Magic Orchestra, AND TOURED WITH The Frames, Nina Hynes.
TOURS 2002-2008 UK, France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Ireland, Russia, Finland, Hungary.
RECORDINGS OF LONGITAL Gloria (2008), Vyprava/Voyage (2006), Sveta diely/Continents (2004).
All releases of Longital are available on www.slnkorecords.sk, and also available on iTunes and Cdbaby.com
Shina and Salontay previously recorded with the band Dlhe diely, albums : Å ina In Virgo (2003), Tu (2002), Å inadisk (2001), September (2001).
LONGITAL REMIX Of COLDCUT‘S “EVERYThING IS UNDER CONTROL†won top ten award in Ableton remix contest, selected by Matt Black/Ninja Tune.
BAND CONTACT: [email protected]
MANAGEMENT: [email protected] , gsm ++421 918 956 555
BOOKING:
CZ, Europe: [email protected] , gsm ++420 608 010 978
France : Agence Delalune / Johann Nomberg / [email protected] / +33 4 76 03 03 05 / +33 6 16 61 90 78) _______________I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4
