Pidżama Porno (Porno Pyjamas) is a Polish
punk rock
Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced sh ...
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reggae
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ska
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band.
History
The band was founded in December 1987 in
Poznań
Poznań ( ) is a city on the Warta, River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's ...
, by
Krzysztof "Grabaż" Grabowski and
Andrzej "Kozak" Kozakiewicz, students of
Adam Mickiewicz University
Adam is the name given in Genesis 1–5 to the first human. Adam is the first human-being aware of God, and features as such in various belief systems (including Judaism, Christianity, Gnosticism and Islam).
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, who originally come from the town of
Piła
Piła (; ) is a city in northwestern Poland and the capital of Piła County, situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. Its population was 71,846, making it the city in the voivodeship after Poznań and Kalisz and the largest city in the north ...
. Two years later they recorded their first material, named ''
Ulice jak stygmaty'' (''Streets Like Stigmata''). The band played at the
Jarocin Festival
Jarocin Festival was one of the biggest and most important rock music festivals in 1980s Europe, by far the biggest festival of alternative music in the Warsaw Pact countries.
Founded in 1980, the festival was based on the earlier ''Wielkopolskie ...
and in 1990 went on a tour to
Czechoslovakia
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as the first underground group from Poland.
In 1990 Pidżama Porno recorded their second album ''
Futurista''. Although, it was released in 1996, the demo was copied on MC's and shared through the fans. To this day it remains very popular among Polish listeners. Soon afterward the group disbanded, to return in 1995. Their first material recorded after the break, ''
Zamiast burzy'' (''Instead of Storm'') was very popular and made the band famous.
Pidżama Porno started playing numerous concerts across Poland as well as Europe. Their songs were played frequently by various radio stations and subsequent albums confirmed the band's popularity.
[ Also, Grabowski's intelligent lyrics greatly helped establish the group's position.][
In 1996 Pidżama Porno signed a contract with S.P. Records, publisher of ]Kult (band)
Kult is a Polish Rock music, rock band formed in 1982 in Warsaw.
Kult's early works were strongly influenced by alternative rock, alternative, progressive rock, progressive and punk rock, as well as the British New wave music, new wave, but th ...
and Kazik. Their first achievement was '' Złodzieje zapalniczek'' (''Thieves of Lighters'') published in 1997. In 1998 Pidżama Porno released their next album called ''Styropian
Styropian – Pidżama Porno's fifth album, released in 1998 by S.P. Records. Album was recorded in Studio CZAD in Swarzędz.
Track listing
Videos"Do nieba wzięci""Gdy zostajesz u mnie na noc" The band
* Krzysztof "Grabaż" Grabowski – voca ...
''. This album included a song called "Antifa", which has become an anti-racist anthem amongst Polish youth.Marchef w butonierce
Marchef w butonierce – Pidżama Porno
Pidżama Porno (Porno Pyjamas) is a Polish punk rock / reggae / ska band.
History
The band was founded in December 1987 in Poznań, by Krzysztof Grabowski, Krzysztof "Grabaż" Grabowski and Andrzej Kozaki ...
''. Many young fans know this band only from the song "Twoja Generacja" ("Your Generation") released as the first single from this album. This is why Grabaż didn't like to play this song.Koncertówka part 1
''Koncertówka part 1'' is Pidżama Porno's first bootleg, and their eighth in career album, released on 2 September, 2002. This album contains tracks recorded on XII birthday in Poznań - December 2000 (tracks 1–15). Tracks no 16 and 17 are from ...
'' and '' Koncertówka 2. Drugi szczyt'' were bootlegs from Pidżama Porno's birthday concerts. In the meantime Grabaz formed a group called Strachy na Lachy
Strachy Na Lachy (properly Międzymiastówka Muzykująca Strachy Na Lachy) is a Polish rock band (originally known as ''Grabaż + Ktoś Tam Jeszcze'' before becoming ''Grabaż i Strachy Na Lachy'').
Strachy Na Lachy (Empty Threats) is led by Krz ...
. As the time went on, as Strachy na Lachy became popular in the media. Their last studio album was ''Bulgarskie Centrum
Bułgarskie Centrum was Pidżama Porno's tenth studio album. It was released in 2004 by S.P. Records. The CD included 8 new tracks and 4 covers: "Wódka" by Kult (band), "Rockin' in the Free World" by Neil Young
Neil Percival Young (born No ...
'' (''Bulgariam Centre'') released in August 2004. In the opinion of fans this was Pidżama Porno's worst album, very similar to Grabaz's newer projects. At that time the band started to consider breaking up, which was announced on 13 July 2007. The band bid goodbye to their fans on their 20th birthday tour and by releasing a concert DVD titled '' Finalista''. Their very last concert song was "Droga na Brześć" ("Road to Brest") from the "Bulgarian Centre", ending with "...Droga na Brześć, 666, trzymaj się, cześć!" ("...Road to Brest, 666, fare well, bye!").
The band reunited for the 30th anniversary of the Jarocin Festival
Jarocin Festival was one of the biggest and most important rock music festivals in 1980s Europe, by far the biggest festival of alternative music in the Warsaw Pact countries.
Founded in 1980, the festival was based on the earlier ''Wielkopolskie ...
and played one more concert on 17 July 2010.
The band consists of:
* Krzysztof "Grabaż" Grabowski – vocals
* Andrzej "Kozak" Kozakiewicz – guitar
* Slawek "Dziadek" Mizerkiewicz – guitar
* Julian "Julo" Piotrowiak – bass guitar
* Rafal "Kuzyn" Piotrowiak – drums
Discography
Studio albums
References
External links
Official webpage
Do Nieba Wzieci video
Live performance
Ezoteryczny Poznań video
Twoja Generacja video
Antifa
(live at Przystanek Woodstock
Pol'and'Rock Festival, formerly known as Woodstock Festival Poland, (Polish language, Polish: ''Przystanek Woodstock''; "Woodstock Station"; English-language materials often referred to it simply to the ''Woodstock Festival Poland'') is an annual ...
)
"Droga na Brzesc" and the final goodbye with the fans, Poznan, 8.12.2007
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Musical groups established in 1987
Polish rock music groups