the uniques
Soon after the fall of the iron curtain, after a period that strained the cultural progress in the former eastern block, in the cement structures that the government called apartment complexes, a new generation was born; a generation whose creative ability would dissolve the uniformed world that their parents called home.
Two representatives of this generation meet, two childhood friends, who after moving around the country multiple times, find themselves in the capitol of Slovakia. At the rightest time, the bassist joins, who luckily responded to a distressed musician-wanted add, and the three pool their cards onto the table of the music scene of the country. The trodden paths of Pišta Kráľovič, Pavel Javorník a Jakub Joštiak often brought them onto the stages of churches, which is evident in their technical sovereignty, angelic voices, neo-romantic lyrics, and somewhat provocative stage presence. All this is enriched by the charisma of Pista’s vocals and the mystical symbology that the boys like to subtly weave into their work. The reoccurring themes that appear in all of the boys' artistry is hopefully evidence of shitfree minds of the trio.
The Uniques can appreciate good composition, especially the best of the decades past. The harmonies and sounds of the 80's, the forceful rhythm of the 70's, the colors and melodies of the 60's, held together with the raw electro that the 21st century has woken us with. The Uniques hold so true to the validity of their signature, that they let none of the many aspiring hopefuls influence their debut, From the Dust. From the production and the mixing, through the mastering and the cover design, to the releasing and distribution of the album, it is theirs. It seems that their trial and error approach was successful, evidence of which is that ‘From The Dust’ has been awarded by various critics as an Album of the Year at Radio_Head Awards 2010. Their name also resonated as a nominee of all 5 categories of this prestigious national awards.
Their first single, ‘Get Your Point
Two representatives of this generation meet, two childhood friends, who after moving around the country multiple times, find themselves in the capitol of Slovakia. At the rightest time, the bassist joins, who luckily responded to a distressed musician-wanted add, and the three pool their cards onto the table of the music scene of the country. The trodden paths of Pišta Kráľovič, Pavel Javorník a Jakub Joštiak often brought them onto the stages of churches, which is evident in their technical sovereignty, angelic voices, neo-romantic lyrics, and somewhat provocative stage presence. All this is enriched by the charisma of Pista’s vocals and the mystical symbology that the boys like to subtly weave into their work. The reoccurring themes that appear in all of the boys' artistry is hopefully evidence of shitfree minds of the trio.
The Uniques can appreciate good composition, especially the best of the decades past. The harmonies and sounds of the 80's, the forceful rhythm of the 70's, the colors and melodies of the 60's, held together with the raw electro that the 21st century has woken us with. The Uniques hold so true to the validity of their signature, that they let none of the many aspiring hopefuls influence their debut, From the Dust. From the production and the mixing, through the mastering and the cover design, to the releasing and distribution of the album, it is theirs. It seems that their trial and error approach was successful, evidence of which is that ‘From The Dust’ has been awarded by various critics as an Album of the Year at Radio_Head Awards 2010. Their name also resonated as a nominee of all 5 categories of this prestigious national awards.
Their first single, ‘Get Your Point
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