"Koniec Kryzysu" - koncertowy teledysk ze studia im. Agnieszki Osieckiej w Trójce
Facts:
* our history started in 1999, in a small town, OSTRÓWEK, 30 km from Warsaw
* we've got three albums and one ep:
- 'Studio Pustki' (Antena Krzyku, April 2001, very good critics, debut of the 2001 by Machina, a Polish musical magazine)
- '8 Ohm' (Polskie Radio, April 2004, by many journalists already considered as an alternative album of the year)
- 'Do Mi No' (Polskie Radio, premiere March the 20th 2006), one of the most awaited albums this year in Poland
- 'Nic do powiedzenia EP' with film 'Próba Sil' about Pustki
* first album was distributed also in USA and Czech Republic by Tamizdat
* over 150 concerts played mostly in Poland not only in clubs, but also
sessions for the radio stations (concerts live at Polish Public Radio studios) and concerts in France, Germany and UK
* songs of Pustki were published on 4 singles and many compilations
* single videos were broadcast by Polish music televisions: Viva, MTV and during film festivals
* in June 2004 the band toured with No Means No as special guest of the legendary band (Canadians bought Studio Pustki during their previous visit to Poland)
* soundtrack to a USRR silent movie (AELITA, 1924, Yakov Protazanov, science-fiction) played live with the film (tour in Poland and Germany)
* music composed for two theatre plays: 'Cokolwiek sie zdarzy, kocham cie' at the TR/PL Rozmaitosci Theatre (Warsaw, 2005), the band plays live during the shows, and Predicatorum Gedanensis music for a play with visualizations about history of Gdansk (Danzig) August 2001
* soundtracks for 2 Polish movies ('Dokonale Popoludnie', dir. by Przemyslaw Wojcieszek, 2005 the only Polish movie presented at the Berlinale festival in February 2006, or 'Marco P. i zlodzieje rowerów', dir. by Bodo Kox; Grand Prix at the Oskaradia Polish festival of alternative cinema)
* in one of the projects (Broniewski, in co-operation with the RASTER art gallery) Pustki composed a song with Muniek Staszczyk, leader of the popular Polish band, T.Love.
MUSIC:
Journalists have always problems with describing the music of Pustki with one term. For those who read the critics of 'Studio Pustki' (LP, Antena Krzyku, 2001) the mysterious inventions like: proto-rock, impro-pre-punk-rock, are, if nothing else, meaningless. The members of the band say that their music is to be emotional, unpredictable and of a noble simplicity.
In reality, Pustki (The Empties) play songs which are very melodic on one hand, and raw, on the other. The tunes, the way of recording them and the archaic sound of instruments may remind the listener about the rebellious music of 60 and 70, but the compositions and arrangements sound quite modern. These songs are often catchy enough to become single hits. The second album '8 Ohm' released in may 2004 is already considered by Polish critics as an alternative album of the year. It shows another face of the band: more melancholic and calm, but with more sophisticated arrangements (strings, vibraphone, harmonium, electronic rhythms).
The band call it MUSIC OF THE EASTERN EUROPE, and indeed, it doesn't sound like music from California, England or France. It is the sound of this part of the world. During the very energetic concerts the group shows also its another feature: the improvisation. This element makes the performances varied and difficult to foresee.
