Nasekomix (''Насекомикс'') are a Bulgarian musical group from Sofia. Their style could be described as an avantgarde

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mixture of

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, jazz-rock, punk, indie, fusion' and trip-hop. The group themselves define it as 'melodramatic pop' with

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and electronica influences. The band's name is a

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words ''nasekomo'' (insect) and ''komix'' (comics).

Beginning

The band was established in 2001 by Andronia "Roni" Popova (Monday Morning), Alexander Yanev (ex Panican Whyasker), Todor "tkrst" Karastoyanov (ex

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) and Michail Yossifov (Vendetta, SkinFlick, B.F.D.M.). The reason for the assembly was an invitation from a youth music festival in Padua, Italia, received by Monday Morning but rejected by the members apart from Roni, who urgently gathered a new group. Later on Nasekomix were joined by Alexander "Sandi" Daniel (drums, Ambient Anarchist) and George Donchev ( electric upright bass, double bass) while Alexander Yanev and tkrst left the band.

Backgrounds

Andronia Popova's background includes graduation of piano and classical singing in secondary school and later art-management in the

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and vocal pedagogy in the Sofia University, which led to acceptance in the prestigious Mannes College of Music in New York; she failed to graduate due to lack of money to sustain living in New York. George Donchev studied

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in the

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, U.S. and had played with famous performers as Nigel Kennedy.

Discography

The band has digitally produced one multimedia album, ''Insectomix'', with the single 'gradAD', meanwhile gathering popularity with the songs 'Inject me with Love' and 'Lady Song' included in the soundtrack of the critically acclaimed film ''

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'' by

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. Toward the end of 2009 Nasekomix released their first studio recording LP ''Adam's Bushes, Eva's Deep'', produced by the band in collaboration with the English producer Ilian Walker (a.k.a. DJ iLS) and Anguel Christanov (Art Eternal production house). The album was praised by the critics and soon acquired popularity.

Concerts

Nasekomix have toured with plenty of concerts in Bulgaria but mainly abroad: Italy, France, Spain, Poland. In 2009 the band performed at the

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of ''

'' at the Sarajevo Film Festival and the

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. In March 2010 the band performed for the Paris

of ''

'', and soon afterward participated in the Viennese Balkan Fever Festival 2010 (feminin), having a concert in the OST club, Vienna. In March 2010 the group toured in concert in Bulgaria: in Varna, Veliko Tarnovo, Rousse, Plovdiv and Sofia.{{cite news, url=http://www.dnevnik.bg/razvlechenie/2010/05/09/897202_nasekomiks_trugvat_na_turne_iz_bulgariia/, title=Насекомикс" тръгват на турне из България, date=9 May 2010, publisher=

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Members

* Andronia Popova (Roni) — vocals,

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, keyboards * Michail Yossifov – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals * George Donchev — electric upright bass, double bass * Alexander Daniel (Sandi) — drums Ex members: * Todor Karastojanov (tkrst) — keyboards, drums * Alexander Yanev Lyrics: * Mariy Rosen ( Help me Jones) * Andronia Popova (Roni)

References

External links

Nasekomix page at Myspace

Official website of the British co-producer iLS

Official website of the Art Eternal, co-producer
Bulgarian musical groups Trip hop groups Culture in Sofia