Dymna Sumish ( uk, Димна Суміш) is a Ukrainian musical band. Founded on 3 December 1998 in

Chernihiv Chernihiv ( uk, Черні́гів, , russian: Черни́гов, ; pl, Czernihów, ; la, Czernihovia), is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, which serves as the administrative center of Chernihiv Oblast and Chernihiv Raion within ...

, the group plays a mix of

hardcore Hardcore, hard core or hard-core may refer to: Arts and media Film * ''Hardcore'' (1977 film), a British comedy film * ''Hardcore'' (1979 film), an American crime drama film starring George C Scott * ''Hardcore'' (2001 film), a British documen ...

punk Punk or punks may refer to: Genres, subculture, and related aspects * Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres * Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...

and

psychedelic rock Psychedelic rock is a rock music Music genre, genre that is inspired, influenced, or representative of psychedelia, psychedelic culture, which is centered on perception-altering hallucinogenic drugs. The music incorporated new electronic sound ...

. Winners of the festivals « Chervona Ruta» (Ukraine), «Pearls of the Season» (Ukraine), «Boards» (Moscow), «

Woodstock Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held during August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, United States, southwest of the town of Woodstock, New York, Woodstock. ...

» (Poland). Its name means ''Smoking Mix''. All members of the group are

vegetarian Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, insects, and the flesh of any other animal). It may also include abstaining from eating all by-products of animal slaughter. Vegetarianism m ...

s. They openly express their opinion against violence, drugs and alcohol, trying to convey to the listeners with their music and lyrics the value of life. In April 2012 the participants of the group said that the group temporarily stop their activity because of inability to cope with the situation in Ukraine - when a culture isn't valued, but instead all the power has

policy Policy is a deliberate system of guidelines to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes. A policy is a statement of intent and is implemented as a procedure or protocol. Policies are generally adopted by a governance body within an organ ...

, social experiments and "

totalitarianism Totalitarianism is a form of government and a political system that prohibits all opposition parties, outlaws individual and group opposition to the state and its claims, and exercises an extremely high if not complete degree of control and reg ...

Past members

Oleksandr Chemerov Oleksandr "Sasha" Chemerov (born 4 August 1981; uk, Олександр Валерійович Чемеров, Oleksandr Valeriyovych Chemerov) is the Ukraine, Ukrainian rock musician, songwriter, DJ and the frontman of Ukrainian rock band Dymna S ...

- vocals, guitar, screaming * Serhiy Martynov - guitar,

sitar The sitar ( or ; ) is a plucked stringed instrument, originating from the Indian subcontinent, used in Hindustani classical music. The instrument was invented in medieval India, flourished in the 18th century, and arrived at its present form in ...

* Ihor Herzhyna - bass * Oleh Fedosov - drums

Albums

* Ty zhyvyi (2005) (''Ти живий'') * V kraini iliuziy (2008) (''В країні ілюзій'') *

Dymna Sumish Dymna Sumish ( uk, Димна Суміш) is a Ukrainian musical band. Founded on 3 December 1998 in Chernihiv, the group plays a mix of hardcore, punk and psychedelic rock. Winners of the festivals « Chervona Ruta» (Ukraine), «Pearls of the S ...

(2009) (''Димна Суміш'')

Music videos

* «В Країні Ілюзій» (2007) * «Псіходелічні Краї» (2008) * «Вкрай Стомлений» (2008) * «Океан» (2008) * «Танцюй, Танцюй» (2008) * «Кожної весни» (2009) * «R'n'R» (2009) * «Кращий друг самурая» (2009) * "Карма" Archived a
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References

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External links

Official site
Ukrainian rock music groups