Glintshake

Glintshake Biography

Glintshake - a Russian rock band, that performs music in the genres of garage, indie, psychedelic and punk rock. The band was formed in the city of Moscow in 2012 The founders of the band are Ekaterina Shilonosova (who also performs solo as Kate NV) and Jenya Gorbunov. Their debut mini-album Freaky Man was written and recorded by Kate and Jenya. It was released in June 2012. The same year, in October, a video on the title track (Freaky Man) was presented, starring the artist Alexander Krivoshapkin. The complete line-up of the band had also been settled in October 2012: Dmitry Midborn joined the band as a bassist and Vasily Nikitin as a drummer. Each of the participants already had experience in musical projects: Shilonosova - in MAKE and NV , Gorbunov - in NRKTK and Stoned Boys , Midborn - in Tesla Boy and On-The-Go , Nikitin - in Foojitsu . The first gig of Glintshake took place in Kazan, November 17, 2012. In March 2013 the band released their second EP - Evil, and was invited to several major festivals in Moscow: Bosco Fresh Fest, Picnic "Afisha" and the "Faces & Laces". In August of the same year Glintshake were the opening act for The Smashing Pumpkins on the stage of "Stadium Live" in Moscow. In 2013 both Midborn and, eventually, Nikitin left the band , and the rhythm section was completely replaced by Yegor Sargsyan (member of Труд) on bass, and Alexey Evlanov, formerly of Twiggys, on drums. The debut album Eyebones was released in May 2014. It was followed by a DIY­ video for the song Wiuwiuwiu, shot by the band members with an iPhone. The video includes animation and footages, which are recently used as visuals for the live performances.